Screening at the Celebration
Comedybuff4000
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Couldn't see a thread for this yet. Is there anyone else going to the Celebration on the 23rd? I'm getting a little bit nervous with the lack of details about the Day of the Doctor screening, and the rumours online suggest that there will only be capacity at the venue for half of the attendees!
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From what I heard, they hadn't even factored in a screening of Day Of The Doctor originally, but that was corrected MONTHS ago.
Sadly, I'd normally defend the BBC to the hilt, but to have months to prepare and make this a big event for all the fans across the globe, then take the fans money and then say a good portion can't watch the episode along with every other fan in the world?
It smacks completely of cock-up - especially when there was a dedicated screening just down the road at the O2 they could have used as an overflow. It's like telling us we're all paying the same, but some of can only watch the support band. I'll be taking my nephew and a friend of his to ExCel - and he lives miles outside of London. So now it's a gamble as to whether he'll be able to watch Day Of The Doctor.
Sorry, Beeb, not fair.
I thought exactly the same. ALL the fans, (who did pay £50 lest we forget) should be able to see the 50th without any being left in the cold. First-come-first serve is literally the worst way to do this. There's what - 5,000 fans on the Saturday? A devoted screening at the O2 is the perfect solution! Otherwise it's just not adequate. You attend a full day of Whovian events only to miss out on seeing the 50th special, one of the major highlights! And for those who are travelling a long way for it, I can't think of much worse than watching the 50th on a small TV in a hotel room - not even in the comfort of one's own home! (Especially if you were expecting a screening at the Excel, thus didn't buy cinema tickets, which has led to some self-kicking *points at self*)
Yet again, normal people make better solutions than the higher ups could ever think of.
I must admit that Saturday would have been my preferred choice of day to attend, what with Tom being there too, but I deliberately opted for a different day because the details about the screening seemed rather vague.
What I don't get is that *nothing* has been put in place for the fans who BBC Worldwide want, at minimum, and extra £50+ from fans going to their event on the day itself. And that's if you didn't spend money on a TARDIS ticket, autograph sessions, photos...