This past weekend, November 8th
to the 10th, I attended the first Long Island Who Doctor Who
convention at the Clarion in Ronkonkoma.
It was a wonderful three day event where fans could sit in on panles
that featured guests 7th Doctor Sylvester McCoy, Frazer Hines who
played 2nd Doctor Companion Jamie McCrimmon, Daphane Ashbrook who
played Grace from the 8th Doctor movie and 11th Doctor
returning characters Ian McNiece and Simon Fisher- Becker who played Winston Churchill
and Dorium. There were many actors from
Doctor Who’s history to listen to and hearing about the different era’s was one
of the highlights of the weekend for me.
What I really liked about L.I.
Who was that it wasn’t crowded at all.
Since there was a cap on the amount of people to attend the convention
it was not overcrowded like a San Diego or New York Comic Con. While those
other have something for everyone and cater to a large audience L.I. Who was
able to keep it a small affair. This
really worked as it gave the convention an intimate feel to it. You were able to talk to the same fans all
weekend which gave you the opportunity to make new friends and to get reacquainted
with old friends you haven’t seen in a long time. It was also great that you were able to move
around the convention without being bogged down in a big group of people not
moving at all. That is one of the things that infuriate me with the bigger
conventions.
What was truly amazing about this
weekend’s convention was the amount of young people at it. I wasn’t expecting there to be that many
young people there because there were more classic Doctor Who guests. I was wrong.
There was tons of young fans at this convention and they filled the
ballrooms were the panels were being held.
I was amazed at how many people attended Sylvester McCoy and Frazer
Hines panels. They were both filled to
people standing in the back listening to actors that were in the show 25 and 47
years ago. It was so cool seeing the new
and younger fans taking an interest in the shows history and with the convention
being capped at 1000 or so they had the opportunity to do so without being shut
out because the room was full.
Cosplay is a very hot trend that
will not be going away anytime soon and L.I.Who sure had its fair share of
cosplayers. L.I.Who had a costume
contest later at night and during the day you could see all the people dressed
up as their favorite Doctor Who characters.
Thinking that there was a lot of young fans you would expect quite a few
New Series characters walking around.
Not true. There was a lot of
classic characters represented also. In fact all 11 Doctors were represented at
this convention and it was good to see classic Doctors mixed in with new
characters.
L.I. Who was a really fun time
and I had a blast attending the first Doctor Who convention put on by Ken Deep
and his crew. From the panels to the
dance to watching Sylvester McCoy walking through the seats with the microphone
to get questions for him it was just an all-around fun time. My son had a blast also as this convention
was really kid friendly especially with the game section on the top floor
overlooking the lobby. I’m really
looking forward to coming back next year and celebrate Doctor Who and just have
a really fun time. In fact I will be as
I have already bought my 3 day ticket for next years show. So if you are
looking for a fun time and to hang out with Doctor Who fans and actors from the
show in an intimate setting then L.I. Who is the convention for you.
Enjoy these pictures I took during the weekend.
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