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One of the best things we can do is bring someone.
Me and a co-worker having been attending together for the past several years, and we have now managed to get someone else interested in going, but this individual is in the process of buying a home and starting a family so more than likely he will not become a regular I'm afraid. But in any case we will continue to try. Me and my friend are facing several problems however. Everyone we know either doesn't like sci-fi, thinks anything old that doesn't have megabudget effects is crap or cannot attend due to their work schedule or limited time off.
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the only way to see most of the films was either to perhaps catch them on something like Night Owl Theater
Hell yeah! Fritz the nite owl is God!!!!!
Well, uh okay maybe not

, but he still kicks ass! Ah the memories.
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I agree that the internet and DVDs, etc., I'm sure have contributed to declining interest. It is probably challenging to "sell" the event to the average schmoe. I just wish there were more loyalists out there and more people who understand that the whole experience is enhanced by the environment and it's not just about watching something you can see on TV whenever you want.
Thank you! If someone else wasn't going to say it I was. The crowd and the atmosphere is half the reason that I attend. There have been thons where I had almost every single movie being shown either on dvd or vhs but it still didn't matter. This is probably a stupid question, since the rest of you may be more privy to this information than I am, but how much advertising for the thon is there? Is there anyway to boost that by any chance? I know that it was mentioned that it would be nice if the thons would sell out without the need for it so as to save money, but what if a bunch of us took it upon ourselves to make flyers or something or post things on the internet that address or get the attention of the local community, I dunno, I'm kinda grasping at straws here. Thoughts?