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Police were called following an argument between two rival groups of sci-fi fans at the event in Norwich
Police were called to a science fiction convention after an argument between two rival groups of fans.
Trouble flared at the fourth Norwich Sci-Fi and Film Convention at the University of East Anglia, organised by Norwich Star Wars Club.
Police were called after members of the rival Norwich Sci-Fi club arrived to get autographs from two Doctor Who actors at the event on Sunday.
Norfolk Police confirmed officers attended and spoke to both parties.
A spokesman said they had been called to reports of a man being assaulted at the convention.
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This wasn't a fight between Star Wars fans and Doctor Who fans with lightsabres and sonic screwdrivers drawn”
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Jim Poole
Norwich Sci-Fi Club
'Rivalry and disputes'
"After a lengthy investigation, talking to witnesses and reviewing good CCTV footage, it was confirmed that there was no assault," the spokesman said.
"The two rival groups were spoken to and advised to keep out of each other's way."
Jim Poole, treasurer of Norwich Sci-Fi Club, said there was a history of rivalry and disputes between the two clubs, which both hold their own conventions in the city.
He said he had attended Sunday's event with another club member to get the autographs of actors Graham Cole and Jeremy Bullock for a Doctor Who diary to be auctioned for charity.
Mr Poole said he was wearing a club top and his fellow member was dressed as the fifth Doctor, as played by Peter Davison.
Jim Poole of Norwich Sci Fi Club Jim Poole said there was a history of disputes between the clubs
He said once inside the hall, he received verbal abuse from a member of the rival club and called the police.
'Sad and pathetic'
"I was put in a police car. We were both interviewed by the police and told to stay away from each other," he said.
Mr Poole said two other members of his club, one dressed as the 10th doctor and the other as Judge Dredd, had waited outside the venue.
"This wasn't a fight between Star Wars fans and Doctor Who fans with lightsabres and sonic screwdrivers drawn," he said.
"It's a bit sad and pathetic. We're all in the same boat. We're not in competition.
"We'd like to extend the hand of friendship."
Mr Poole said his club was considering having uniformed security guards at its own Norwich Sci-Fi Convention in September in case of further trouble.
Dominic Warner, secretary of Norwich Star Wars Club, said: "It's been blown up as if it was a fight. There was no fighting."
He acknowledged there had been disputes between club members in the past, but said: "There is no bad feeling between the two clubs. We have never interfered with them.
"It does sound comical. People that dress up in costume are labelled geeks and some people laugh at us, and this just makes it even more so."
He said the two clubs were having discussions about a meeting to resolve their differences.
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Yeah, them nerds shouldn't be messed with.
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Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
Whovian chavs, why do they have to pick on the poor Stormtroopers?
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English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark alleyways and mugs them for loose grammar.
Some tart remark about how heavily reliant on deus ex machina Doctor Who is, which naturally prompted a snarky retort over the failings of the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
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But that's part of the appeal of Doctor Who. Its "deus ex machina" pretty much every episode. It doesn't really take itself seriously so OTT stuff is par for the course.
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Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
People do not want their favorite fantasy worlds put down, wouldn't want to point out flaws in their "happy place".
Both groups could easily say that either show is non-competing.
To get jailed over a TV diversion is really hard core. I only wish I could drum up that kind of enthusiasm. Priorities are a wee tad out of whack but we all have our hobbies.
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This story sickens me. It is peoplw like them who cause chavs and stuck up sportsplayers to pick on Sci-fi fans in school.
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Well, that was...amusing, if I'm honest.
Anyone else reminded of the part of Gulliver's Travels where the denizens of Lilliput have been engaged in long and bloody war over which end to open an egg from?
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
I love Star Wars and I love Dr Who but part of me can't help but be depressed that someone, who clearly has a talent for painting, decided that creating this would be a valuble way to spend their time.
Photoshop mashups are one thing but painting?
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Most certainly, he also had some of the most memorable eps as well. Who can forget him in 'dalek' really? He was amazing.
Ah, yes! 'The Doctor Dances' (the one with all the gas masks) is probably the only episode where I was (slightly) scared. I think David Tennant and Matt Smith definitely made the show too funny (or unfunny) and not enough scariness.
I suppose you could blame it on the scripts, as they get wackier and wackier every week... Have you seen the one with that Victorian alien-investigating trio? The Sontaron and the Silurian and the human? It's just so weird.
Sith are fairly hardcore, but messing with The Doctor is generally a bad idea. He appears so harmless.
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He is if you just shoot him. None of that timey whimey if he has a light saber through the chest.
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