On February 20-22, 2009, the second edition of the Sue Thomas F.B.Eye
Fan Convention took place in Toronto. Maybe some fans have lost
interest, or maybe it was the economic situation, but our group was much
smaller this year compared to the last time… So THANK YOU Alfred,
Annie, Cath, David, Doris, Elaine, Élaine, Jim, Lindy, Maria, Peggy,
Ricki and Sylvie!!!!! Yes, add me to this list and we have the names of
everyone who attended the Convention. Small group indeed, but such
fantastic people!!



On Friday night, we met at Tucker's Marketplace for a simple
get-together, to meet new friends or match a face to a name we've
known for a while. It was the perfect setting to chat with each other,
learn new signs and succumb to the temptation of a delectable dessert
buffet table!



Saturday, the activities took place at the Four Points Toronto Airport.
We started with a short video, the greetings Deanne, Enuka, Marc, Rick
and Tara had filmed for us last time. We continued with some useless
trivia (Did you know that the dot over the letter 'i' is called a
tittle?) and a very imaginative game of Pictionary. In the afternoon,
everyone could test their memory with questions about major facts and
tiny details from the show. In the evening, we had booths with
different information about the actors and the characters (did you know
that one of Deanne Bray's favourite movies is "The Sound of
Music," or that Tara's character was originally meant to be a
man?). During the auction, the well-known generosity of the fans helped
us to raise $500!!! That is awesome!



Oh, I almost forgot… On Saturday afternoon, we had a chat with Gary
Johnson, one of the creators of the show – we had a live video feed
from his home in Los Angeles. He generously answered fans'
questions for almost 45 minutes, and we learned a lot about how the show
was created, why it was filmed in Toronto, if the chemistry on the set
was as good as the chemistry on the show, etc. We also received some
privileged information – the show will be back in the US with reruns
on Animal Planet very soon and they are working on having the show
available on DVD. Will we ever see Jack and Sue as a couple? Probably
not, but we might see the whole team again because there is a project in
the air – a Sue Thomas movie with the original cast!! No date has
been announced yet for this, but we'll let you know when the
information is available.




On Sunday, we hopped on a bus for a special guided tour. We started
with the studios where the show was filmed, and then we visited the Deaf
Culture Centre, where Anita Small gave us more details about one of the
charity we support, the ASL Dictionary for Children. After a quick
lunch at the Distillery District, we took a walk in the streets of
Toronto to discover different locations that were used to film scenes
from the show, such as the park where Jack brings Sue roller-skating in
the first episode, and the façade of Sue' and Lucy's
apartment.





This concluded a great weekend… Lots of fun and amazing new
friends! And now, what is coming up? There will be an internet
auction, just like we did last time, but prizes and details will be
posted later on… As usual, stay tuned for more details…



Thank you everyone for your support!!!



Katerie



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