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Fan Expo 2010 starts this Friday

The end of August is the one time of year where the various geek and nerd subcultures collide in a heady mix of homebrew costumes and unadulterated hero (and heroine) worship. Fan Expo, the ultimate Canadian merger of fandom takes place August 27-29, and brings together the Canadian National Comic Book Expo, the Science Fiction Expo, the Festival of Fear, the Anime Expo and the Gaming Expo once again under the roof the the Metro Convention Centre. Over the past couple of years, we’ve been lucky enough to cover Fan…

The Hand Eye Society meets for the 9th time

August 24, 2010August 24, 2010 Doug Groves canada, event, Fan Expo, Gaming, Hand Eye Society, iteration games, jph wacheski, Metanet, PC gaming, social, Toronto0 comment

The 9th iteration of the Hand Eye Social is only a couple of days away, and if you haven’t been to one, I’d highly recommend it. The socials bring together the Toronto indie gaming scene and are always a blast, whether inside the venue itself, or outside taking a breather and talking with others (it CAN get noisy inside – people are gaming after all). All the details are below, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that you really should visit iteration games now, and check out…

Fan Expo: The Conventioneers

September 3, 2008July 25, 2009 Doug Groves Conventioneers, Fan Expo, FXC 2008, interview4 Comments

Outside the entrance to Fan Expo there was a table, a couple of guys in waistcoats and their crew. They were The Conventioneers, a show found on bitetv.ca that covers conventions of all sorts. A while ago, the irreverent commentators were banned from getting inside. Alex and Ryan ask them why. **Please excuse the audio issues. Our mic was acting up **

Fan Expo: Kevin Eastman Interview

August 27, 2008December 6, 2010 Doug Groves Fan Expo, FXC 2008, Heavy Metal, interview, Kevin Eastman, TMNT6 Comments

As Ryan mentioned before, sat down with Kevin Eastman, co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles during Fan Expo. They about leaving Mirage, starting Tundra Press, running Heavy Metal magazine and his disappointment with the second Heavy Metal movie after losing creative control. He also talks about the third movie, which will be an anthology like the first, with animation done by blur.com. David Fincher is executive producer and plans on directing a segment. During the interview, Eastman also mentions directors Zack Snyder, Guillermo Del Toro and Gore Verbinski all want…

Fan Expo: John Meadows Interview

August 27, 2008July 25, 2009 Doug Groves Fan Expo, FXC 2008, interview, John Meadows0 comment

Alex has a conversation with John Meadows, instructor at Vancouver Film School and writer for Lost: The Video Game, for Ubisoft amongst other things. They touch on challenges writing for the video game medium vs. film, working with an existing property, and the different storytelling sensibilities of North America vs. Europe and Japan, and Ubisoft as a French company producing games in Montreal.

FanExpo : Random Fandom 1

August 26, 2008July 25, 2009 drsquid Fan Expo, FXC 20080 comment

What happens when fans of Team Fortress 2 dressed in opposing teams meet for the first time on the convention floor?

Fan Expo: Aaron Douglas Interview

August 26, 2008July 25, 2009 Doug Groves Aaron Douglas, Battlestar, BSG, Fan Expo, FXC 2008, interview4 Comments

Alex talks with Aaron Douglas, who plays Chief on Battlestar Galactica. It starts off as a mutual Ricky Gervais / Stephen Merchant / Karl Pilkington fan chat (Aaron want to work with them, hint hint), then turns to discussions about the announced BSG TV movie being directed by Edward James Olmos and his roles in The Bridge and Blood: A Butcher’s Tale and what it’s like to work on a fully green screened set. NOTE: This is a repost because the earlier version contained an error.

Fan Expo: Rick Green Interview

August 26, 2008July 25, 2009 Doug Groves Fan Expo, FXC 2008, Hoverboy, interview, Rick Green1 Comment

Ryan talks to Rick Green about the hilarious history of Hoverboy, and Doug pops in to find the truth behind the fate of the Prisoners Of Gravity chair. “The chair ended up in our garage after the series ended and I just knew that someday it would be worth something as a collector’s item, but, you know, raccoons pooed all over it and it went in the garbage eventually…” Rick summarized. A sad end to a beloved prop indeed.

Fan Expo: 4 Interviews In 8 Minutes

August 26, 2008August 31, 2015 Doug Groves Buzz Aldrin, Fan Expo, FXC 2008, Henry Winkler, interview, Kate Mulgrew, Wes Craven0 comment

Ryan and Dave spent part of the day Saturday hanging in the Media Room area, and managed to have some brief chats with Wes Craven, Kate Mulgrew, Buzz Aldrin and Henry Winkler, in no particular order. Buzz describing getting the shot of the earth rise is a particular highlight, in the science fact department. NOTE: The end credit in this video is wrong. It’s Ryan on the mic, and Dave (mostly) shooting. He vanished before the Kate Mulgrew interview, so Kate’s assistant Holly deserves a thumbs up for taking over…

Fan Expo Day 3: Videodrome Wrap Up

August 25, 2008July 25, 2009 Doug Groves Fan Expo, FXC 20080 comment

Fan Expo 2008 wrapped up yesterday, and we’re still reeling from it all. We’ve logged a lot of hours of footage, including what I think are some great interviews with guests from the show. Besides the already posted interviews with Tobe Hooper, Brian Bolland, Rocco and Shawn of Mega 64, Mike Pasley director of Frag, and others, we still have tons to come. Currently in the hopper are sit downs with Kevin Eastman, writer John Meadows, Major League Gaming co-founder and chairman Mike Sepso not to mention extended interviews with…

Fan Expo: Tobe Hooper Interview

August 25, 2008July 25, 2009 Doug Groves Fan Expo, FXC 2008, interview, Tobe Hooper2 Comments

Dave sits down with legendary director Tobe Hooper, who clears up his inspiration for Texas Chainsaw Massacre (hint: it’s NOT Ed Gein). “It occured to me if I start one up, you know that the people would part like the waters… that’s the true story.” Put that line in context, and you’ll get the point. Beyond that, he also discusses his influences, why torture porn has seen such a rise in popularity, and has a tip for budding film makers.

Fan Expo: Brian Bolland Interview

August 25, 2008July 25, 2009 Doug Groves Brian Bolland, Fan Expo, FXC 2008, interview, Killing Joke41 Comments

Alex sat down with Brian Bolland, legendary comic artist behind Batman: The Killing Joke, Judge Dredd and Animal Man. They discuss the recolouring of The Killing Joke for the recently released ‘Remastered‘ edition, Mr. Bolland’s process, including drawing on a Wacom tablet, as well as the British comics invasion and more. We also managed to score a signed copy of the ‘Remastered’ Killing Joke that we will be giving away in a contest. Check back for more details soon.