Given my own disillusionment after the finale and the thoughts expressed in the "Anyone Else" thread by chaseisgod, who had previously committed to attending the convention, I think it's fair to ask who is still interested in getting together.
The last forecast was for a gathering in September or October. I had already concluded that I would be unable to do anything before October because I've been spread so thin lately between a heavy workload and a number of huge but very necessary household chores and projects. There was also a special project that I started months ago and wanted to present at the convention for the enjoyment of the attendees, but if I'm able to do that at all now, we would have to push the date as late in October as possible to allow time for its completion.
The other factor is Chase himself. My last communication with Jason Minter was about two weeks after the finale. I emailed him one night about the pictures in Holsten's. He replied early the next AM, just before departing for a trip to LA, and said he would be happy to answer my questions when he got back but didn't have the time at that moment. I never heard from him after that, although I presume he just forgot.
I've been deliberately holding off contacting him again because, frankly, my own enthusiasm for organizing the gathering has waned considerably after the finale. Some of that is a natural shift in life priorities, but most of it is due, I think, to the let down I described in CIG's thread.
It's a very awkward mix of feelings. On the one hand, I've been as obsessed as anyone with the show. I've been as vocal as anyone in suggesting that we do this and had volunteered to organize it all. My enthusiasm was through the roof at the start of season 6B. I had written a rough draft of an "award" that we would present to Chase at the event to express, hopefully with a lot of humor, our admiration for his masterwork. On the other hand, there's no denying that, right now, I just don't feel much enthusiasm for any of that. Yet I'm incredibly concerned about letting others down or being perceived as someone who talks big but doesn't deliver what's promised.
For that last reason alone, I'm more than willing to still put this together if the majority of those committed to coming still want to do it. And, of course, all this presumes that Chase himself hasn't been too put off by some of the negative commentary towards the finale/series ending generally by myself and others. I presume that if we still want to do it he would still do it out of respect for his prior commitment, but I don't know that for sure.
Who knows, perhaps if he were very open to talking about his thought processes and reasons for doing what he did long term with Tony and family as characters, I would have a different view of his ultimate choices. But he's not known for interpreting or explaining his work, so that may be an unrealistic hope.
In any case, this thread is to find out who still wants to get together and what time frame is acceptable, all assuming Chase still attends. Please weigh in.
Who still wants to get together?
1Tony, his spirits crushed after b-lining to the fridge first thing in the morning: "Who ate the last piece of cake?"