Showing posts with label Beth Crookham. Show all posts
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Sunday, April 8, 2018

Sunday Evening Almost Monday Morning Musings - Nibbles 'n Bits


Good Day to all!  Just a few matters of business this morning today because we can't ignore other news items just because we have 30 Days of Jake and Austin, right?  ;-)

1) When you feel like you're watching puzzle pieces falling perfectly into place...





Such is the case watching this whole One Tree Hill EyeCon vs. Hilarie Burton/Sophia Bush battle, one which began as a Twitter "fan reply" mess, but quickly elevated into a Just Jared/Page Six/US Weekly/Fox News/UPI/PopSugar  and People.com exhibition.  When you see a story escalate to such visibility, there's a reason.  

Even before Eyecon3000 took place in March 2018, One Tree Hill fans were badmouthing Eyecon on Twitter left and right:






And there were plenty of tweets which repeated how former regular Hilarie Burton would never attend an EyeCon event:


 


 

"pretty common knowledge for a couple years now"?  Well, that's interesting.  


 

 

Three years ago, which would have been in 2015.  Hmm, must have been right after she attended the first Eyecon Return to One Tree Hill.


Eyecon held its first One Tree Hill convention in Wilmington NC in 2015:


"EyeCon’s “Return to Tree Hill,” which brought in massive crowds at its first convention last year. The Florida-based company touted it as the first of its kind in the country. It sold out so fast, in fact, that EyeCon scheduled a second event in August before the initial convention had even been staged. And a third, featuring the first appearance of James Lafferty, will be held March 11-13 at the Wilmington Convention Center." - Local Film Producer Promises Personal Perspective to Own One Tree Hill Convention




You don't say, Daffy?  Interesting, isn't it?  EyeCon holds the first One Tree Hill convention in 2015 in Wilmington NC and it is so successful, that it prompted an "idea" from a former producer of the show, Beth Crookham. The concept came from this article "Local Film Promises Personal Perspective to Own One Tree Hill Convention" which is dated February 2016 and followed the large success of EyeCon's first round of conventions. Let's just say that the timing of this "casual" water cooler chat is certainly interesting.

About a year ago, Crookham and some fellow “One Tree Hill” crew members were chatting about how much fun it would be to organize their own fan convention.


And Crookham asked, "[edit] so who better than the people who worked on the show to give them that behind-the-scenes peek?”  Aaaah, indeed!

 In the same article, it becomes clearer there is an association between Crookham and Hilarie Burton.

Crookham explained she and Hilarie Burton, one of the stars of the Wilmington-based show, wanted to give back to future filmmakers.
“Hilarie is all about North Carolina film, and we were talking about how do we give back” Crookham explained. “We started kicking that idea around, and because we're working right here with CFCC in the Wilson Center, somebody said, 'you know, we've got the video and film technology program.'” The "we" sure sounds like Beth Crookham and Hilarie, doesn't it?  Here are Beth and Hilarie on the Inside One Tree Hill Instagram page:

  
Eyecon held its first OTH con in March 2015, followed by one in August.  The company's third event occurred in March 2016, but the fourth, which was to be in July, was going to fall one week before Inside One Tree Hill would hold their first in Wilmington.  As a result, it looks like EyeCon might have made a business decision and moved their convention to Chicago in the fall of 2016.

 Frankly, without being a deeply involved active OTH fan, I'm not quite sure what happened with the new Inside One Tree Hill organization in 2017; it doesn't appear there were any additional conventions, though.  They have a new website and new activities, but something seems to have caused a stall as far as the next One Tree Hill convention. 

 Which brings us to 2018 and the dragging down of EyeCon on social media, which mushroomed after a seemingly "innocent" tweet from a fan who inquired if she could hope to see Hilarie attend a future Eyecon convention:


 
Of course, it was at this same "sistah-hood" which proceeded to be blow-horned on major gossip sites and on Sophia Bush's twitter.  For any of those who would like to read Sophia Bush's cap-filled, angry series of "I've Got Your Back, Burn It Down Sis" rants, please feel free to peruse right here.  

Although Hilarie had attended EyeCon's first convention in 2015, she had not agreed to any of their subsequent events.  She did, however, attend Inside One Tree Hill's convention in 2016, and since the showrunner Beth Crookham refers to her and Hilarie as "we," as stated above, Narnia has to wonder if Burton doesn't have money invested in Inside One Tree Hill?  In other words, is there perhaps a business conflict of interest going on here?

After all, there is big money involved.  In "New One Tree Hill Convention Moves In On Established Event's Wilmington Territory" , written in 2016, Eyecon's Guest Relations Director Autumn Dawn Nierode states that they'd spent about $100,000 locally on the convention (with about 1200 attendees) and these con-goers spent about $500,000 at the event and local businesses.   That's a pretty good return and chunk of change, isn't it?  Daffy?


So.   What now?   Well, perhaps Hilarie Burton gave a clue with this reply tweet to Sister Sophia Bush:


 

"We'll figure out something fun to meet up for."  

I'm sure there will be something lined up.   I know that we here at Narnia are waiting to see just what that something might be. [Insert Daffy Duck, bulging $$$ eyes gif here.]


2)  Supposedly Jake was in attendance at a ritzy, swingin' wing ding in San Francisco, CA on Thursday evening, April 5.  We have stills and one 2 second video of Jake at the affair which was to celebrate the launch of the Santos de Cartier, of which Jake is the face of.



????


 

When there were folks like Lily Collins, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Sienna Miller, Aaron Paul, Jeremy Renner and Liev Schreiber in attendance, well, let's say that there should have been no shortage of folks for Jake to be seen schmoozing with.   But instead, what do we have?  Green Screen material:


 

and pre-recorded "Tony's Hottie" videos like this:


 

Any other sign that Jake was really there?  M&M consulted the San Francisco Chronicle and here's what they had to say about Jake's alleged presence:



Jake Gyllenhaal, the face of the Santos, showed off his timepiece on the red carpet, then was quickly ushered away before answering questions. News of his presence quickly spread to the main party with more than one fan starting search parties to find the actor. - San Francisco Chronicle source
 

Alrighty then.....

Let's put it this way, in actuality this was Jake the face of Santos de Cartier's and his team phoning it in that night:


3)  In flick news, Jake has another future project lined up, Welcome to Vienna:


 

If you're curious about the premise, Welcome to Vienna is described as:

The plot centers on a civilian surveillance contractor named Freddie Makin (Gyllenhaal) who is suddenly hunted after acquiring some intel about a Chinese academic. As unknown agents break into his home and attempt to take his life, Makin realizes that he must have witnessed something he shouldn’t have. This opens up a slew of questions about who hired him in the first place and the people currently after him. Further complications arise because Makin himself has something to hide: a “past he’s running away from.” - source


Looking forward to a new week and perhaps some new music from Zayn Malik.  

And we'll leave you with these ponderings...What will Harry Styles' next suit look like?  Donde esta Liam Payne?  Why won't Kris Allen venture west of the Mississippi River?  When will Louis Tomlinson be freed?  Will Spn_Goss ever turn another web page or remain on Page 2 this entire week?

Stay tuned for answers to these questions....no, no, no, no!!!  We don't have the answers, lol.   Enjoy your Monday!  Hours are countin' down!
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sources:  WECT.com, Star News Online, Port City Daily, WBTV.
               com, Giphy,  GrabCAD, Inside One Tree Hill Instagram
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