Events
Bad Turned Best: Five Minutes With Mark Pellegrino
I had the opportunity to meet up with Mark Pellegrino (Bad Turned Worse, Lost), who spoke about his experiences at Fan X, his personal fans, an “in the works” project with his wife Tracy Aziz and his up coming series The Return. … read more
Anime Happy Hour: Latest and Greatest
The people from Anime Happy Hour—John Evans, Breeane Evans, Brittany Evans and Lindsay Starke—hosted the panel, and they have quite the list of animes they all love. … read more
Carrie Fisher Panel
Carrie Fisher’s panel was a last-minute addition to the panel schedule on Saturday. It was only scheduled for half an hour, which means after all the people sat down we had about 20 minutes with Fisher on stage. … read more
D&D Will Never Be LOTR, and That’s Okay
What separated this panel from others was the thought each author had dedicated to the topic of creating a D&D movie, not only in regards to cinematography, but special effects and storyline as well. … read more
Gender in Comics: Is There a Double Standard?
FanX’s token Gender in Comics panel was marred with rehashed, tired arguments about how much clothes women in comic books should wear. On top of that, these two women on the front row completely hijacked the whole first half of the panel—what a train wreck. … read more
Disabilities in Pop Culture
The panel featured a number of different people who have close ties to the disability community, as well as Josh Twelves, an actor that was born with Arthrogryposis who featured in Ephraim’s Rescue and Unaccompanied Minors. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Hot Girls Wanted
Hot Girls Wanted principally examines Tressa’s (aka Stella May) foray into amateur porn. She is a case study for this documentary that reveals the competitive reality of the amateur-porn machine that renders 18- and 19-year-old girls starry-eyed once they learn—often via Craigslist—of how much money they can make per scene. … read more
The Tween-Targeted Vampire Program Showcase: Paul Wesley and Phoebe Tonkin
They were both actually pretty great and a bit odd. Most of it was, as expected, Wesley smiling and girls screaming but then saying “Why isn’t Ian here?” … read more
LGBTQ: Moving Forward In Popular Culture
A few relevant discussions did pop up during the Q&A session, but it still felt more like an impromptu gay pride assembly rather than a pertinent discussion about homosexuality in pop culture. … read more
Felicia Day: Celebrity Spotlight Panel
Day’s breezy conservative flow with each audience member created a more engaging atmosphere. Despite talking to a packed auditorium, she managed to make the event feel personable, more one-on-one in demeanor. This was partially because her spotlight didn’t have a moderator. … read more