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| Mikel O.D. and Shia LeBeouf |
I was going to call this post “My Weekend Hanging with Shia
LaBeouf” but that would probably be a bit a bit of an overstatement as I only
spent about 2 minutes with Shia, but I did get that great picture with him.
What can’t be overstated was the incredible time I had this weekend at
C2E2 –
Chicago’s best comic and entertainment expo. Here’s a rundown on what I saw and
took part in:
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| Alison Haislip |
So, let me just say that
Alison Haislip of G4 and the
Nerdest Podcast Family is one of the cutest women I’ve had my picture taken
with. She was part of the Nerdist Panel on Friday where Chris Hardwick talked about his growing Nerdist empire. Chris has several podcasts, a Youtube
Channel, his ongoing Nerdist BBC show and Talking Dead shows. Which all makes me
wonder if he doesn’t have clones sharing his workload, how else does he get it all
done? The panel was an inspiration to media content creators, like myself who
take what they are passionate about and turn it into a viable media outlet. To
hear more on this, Chris is in town at
Royal Oak Music Theatre this Friday,
April 20, with his Nerdist Podcast show.
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| Cosplayers |
It’s not a comic convention without cosplayers (nerds in
superhero costumes) and C2E2 has scores of cosplayers, especially on Saturday,
where cosplayers could be seen with every head turn and some of the costumes
definitely turned heads.
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| John Cusack |
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| Nicholas Brendon |
Two of my favorite “everyman” actors from my generation
spoke at the show. Nicholas Brendon who played the ever amusing Xander on Buffy
the Vampire Slayer and can be seen today on Criminal Minds was very
entertaining as he spoke about his times on the set of BtVS and his acting
life. I was surprised how candid and “blue” he spoke about things. John Cusack
on the other hand was pretty low-key as he talked about his upcoming film “The
Raven.”
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| Stephen Rannazzisi |
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| Kevin Brown aka Dotcom |
The surprise of the weekend, was the hilarious comedy show
that featured Kevin Brown (Dotcom from 30 Rock) and Stephen Rannazzisi from The
League. While they were both completely out of their element doing standup in
front of a crowd of over 250 nerds – several in costume, they did routines that
had the crowd laughing the entire evening. If either of them come to a comedy
club in the local area they are well worth plunking down some cash to see their
routines.
The floor was filled with comic artists, writers and
vendors, all which made my weekend fly by and my wallet a little thinner. C2E2
is definitely a con I will come back to. Some big recognition should go to the
show promoters and staff as they made this show one of the best cons I’ve been
to yet.
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