SciFi World was given 24 hours to vacate the building it had leased in Santa Monica. That is that.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02n5DuWqFWd6JvSdXZCrKywPZGoDYB5xiw2bWAKfEn9JGUqRL5Eex8YHEHzYKTbyVPl&id=100069092586577 I’ve repeatedly asked on social media for the names of who is currently in charge of everything that is/was SciFi World. Their responses are always vague and noncommittal, probably because people donated time, materials, and money for this non-profit, and now there’s nothing to show for it, and people are going to get sued. Kevin M. (RPCV) On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 6:28 AM Tom Wolper <twol...@gmail.com> wrote: > At least we got an entertaining story out of it. > > There are always stories out there about cities or small towns whose local > governments are looking to attract out of town tourists by building museums > or halls of fame and they end up being money pits or never opening. > > On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 12:42 AM Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> RIP SciFi World, forced to close its doors before ever actually opening >> them. >> >> >> https://smdp.com/2024/06/19/santa-monicas-sci-fi-museum-goes-from-catastrophe-to-closure/ >> >> >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> >> On Sat, May 25, 2024 at 3:13 PM Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Their grand opening is supposed to be this coming week… it’s not going >>> well >>> >>> >>> https://www.facebook.com/100069092586577/posts/pfbid0de3drxfygD7KqViAR7xxNRgVZQ3GKbb82aK4sB1c2QSRF5HvTfhvBZPXUrYhis7Rl/? >>> >>> “The last couple of weeks have been very rough, as two of our managing >>> staff left before we had everything finished, leaving us volunteers to fend >>> for ourselves, which has not been fun. We have a new CEO whose name we will >>> reveal soon, and is a well-known horror producer/director, but we still had >>> to quickly deal with the owners of our building, the city, and the fire >>> department. They have been extremely helpful, but we just couldn't get >>> everything we wanted done in time and to code with permits, including the >>> ceiling and walls for the Enterprise D Bridge set. We WILL be having our >>> opening Gala on May 27th, but we have to hold it in our parking lot, closed >>> off, with most of our props and video games being brought outside for photo >>> ops. This was the ONLY option the city gave us. After the big party, we >>> will reorganize with our new team, and see what is needed from the city to >>> get us open. Hopefully we can get this done in a few weeks. What we refuse >>> to do is give up, and to quote a certain captain, we don't believe in a >>> no-win scenario. 🖖” >>> >>> >>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 11:59 PM John Edwards <jedward...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> From the people who brought you the Willy Wonka Experience.... >>>> >>>> On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 1:08 AM Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> https://scifiworld.org/ >>>>> >>>>> I started to see posts about a new science fiction “museum” soon to >>>>> open in Santa Monica, but the more I see of it, the worse it seems. >>>>> >>>>> Photos of the replica sets look like they were built by my middle >>>>> schoolers. Posts on their social offer cryptic things like “a big name >>>>> comic will be at our opening night party” but not reveal who. Oh, and they >>>>> brought in an “expert” to determine whether their building is haunted… >>>>> ugh. >>>>> It all feels… well… half-assed and a little loopy. I hope I’m wrong and it >>>>> turns out to be great. >>>>> >>>>> Kevin M. 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