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agt_spooky) wrote2016-03-14 07:26 am
The weekend wrap-up, part 3
And speaking of Gotham I met Bruce Wayne himself! David Mazouz was such a wonderful young man. It was a pleasure chatting with him. He was so pleased when I told him that I started watching Gotham for Bruce and Alfred's story and how impressed I've been with his performance. He also had his dog with him all weekend, walking him around the convention center with a Batman cape on the pup. :-)
Continuing on with Gotham, I met Penguin! Robin Lord Taylor is such a doll! Sweetest guy ever. Had a lovely chat with him. I had no idea that he went to college here in Chicago. I told him he was delightfully creepy as Penguin and he really laughed, said he took that as a compliment. :-) I asked him if his leg hurt walking like that and he said it's actually his other one, since he puts all the weight on it. But said it's worth it since he's having such a blast playing Penguin.
Here I am with Neal McDonough. Had a very nice chat with him at his autograph table. Told him I'd been a fan of his since Medical Investigations. He was really pleased by that! Then we talked about Damien Dhark and playing a bad guy and how it was so much more fun than playing a good guy. :-)
My last photo was with Katrina Law. She was so awesome and so freaking beautiful! She loved hearing that I thought Nyssa was such a strong female character. Then we talked about archery and how she learned it filming Spartacus first so she was well prepared for Arrow. She was so pleasant to talk to.
What I absolutely loved about the autograph experience was that everyone I went to just wanted to take their time and chat with you. They were all truly thankful for the fan support and made sure to tell us. They were all interested in what we thought of their shows and their characters. They just wanted to engage with us. And not only were they taking selfies with fans, but I saw several record video messages for people's friends who couldn't be there. How sweet is that? It was SUCH a contrast to the crappy Creation convention where they push you through the autograph lines and you get 0.5 seconds with each guest.
OH! And get this - take note Creation! This con did ten times the volume of photo ops that a single Creation con does - and the photos were ready IN 45 SECONDS! I kid you not. By the time you left the photo op room and walked down the hallway, the Celeb Photo Op people were literally standing there holding your photo for you. I was dumbfounded! And it takes freaking Creation four hours!
Next up…panel photos!
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I forgot to mention that even though Stephen Amell’s autograph line was huge, he personalized everyone’s. Funny how Creation refuses to let Jensen and Jared do that and there’s a third of the amount of people in line in comparison. Jerks. Weird thing is, I could swear I saw Adam from Creation there, like scouting out the competition. I saw him twice. I hope he’s shaking in his boots. He’s not the only game in town anymore.
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Wizard World cons are ok, but they're so huge that it's still frustrating at times. I cannot stand their policy of making you stand in line to trade in one piece of paper for another one; what a waste of time!! At least Cretin doesn't do that.
The only con I enjoy completely is Shore Leave. It's run by fans, and they know what they're doing. I don't ever remember being angry or frustrated at Shore Leave, and the only long line I ever stood in there was for my David Hewlett photo op lol.
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I have a one day ticket to the SPN one here in Chicago just so I can meet Jeffrey Dean Morgan (finally!) but after that and SG, I’m done. Wanted to go to the last SG and haven’t had any desire to go to an SPN one for the last several years. But JDM had to suck me back in one last time. :-)
Too bad they have the monopoly on Supernatural, that will keep them in business I guess.
I would love to see what kind of contract they have with Jensen, Jared, etc that binds them exclusively to Creation. Like making a deal with a crossroads demon! LOL!
Wizard World cons are ok, but they're so huge that it's still frustrating at times.
I absolutely agree. That’s why I started only going on Sundays. I just couldn’t handle the insanity of Saturday anymore. And about 90% of the guests are there and the crowd is much more manageable.
The only con I enjoy completely is Shore Leave. It's run by fans, and they know what they're doing. I don't ever remember being angry or frustrated at Shore Leave
Since the only con I used to completely enjoy (MediaWest, also run by fans) has gone so far down the toilet, I’m thinking I need to check out Shore Leave instead! Thanks for the recommendation. :-)
I just found out that Heroes and Villains will be back in Chicago next year! Yes! Can’t wait to do it all over again!