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Fan Expo: The Conventioneers

By Doug Groves | Published: September 3, 2008
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 [...]
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Fan Expo: Kevin Eastman Interview

By Doug Groves | Published: August 27, 2008
_______________ The world wide web isn’t just a place for posting pictures, watching streaming videos, and playing poker online – it’s also a great source of celebrity interviews like the one on this page. The interview features, Kevin Eastman, the American comic book hotshot who is best known for his role in the creation of Teenage [...]
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Fan Expo: John Meadows Interview

By Doug Groves | Published: August 27, 2008
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 [...]
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FanExpo : Random Fandom 1

By drsquid | Published: August 26, 2008
What happens when fans of Team Fortress 2 dressed in opposing teams meet for the first time on the convention floor?
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Fan Expo: Aaron Douglas Interview

By Doug Groves | Published: August 26, 2008
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 [...]
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Fan Expo: Rick Green Interview

By Doug Groves | Published: August 26, 2008
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, [...]
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Fan Expo: 4 Interviews In 8 Minutes

By Doug Groves | Published: August 26, 2008
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:  [...]
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Fan Expo Day 3: Videodrome Wrap Up

By Doug Groves | Published: August 25, 2008
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 [...]
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Fan Expo: Tobe Hooper Interview

By Doug Groves | Published: August 25, 2008
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 [...]
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Fan Expo: Brian Bolland Interview

By Doug Groves | Published: August 25, 2008
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 [...]
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Fan Expo: Eddie Olmos & Aaron Douglas talk about the next Battlestar feature film

By RebelScum | Published: August 24, 2008
Almost live from Fan Expo, Admiral Adama himself is talking about directing the next feature-length Battlestar Galactica film. Olmos describes the project as a “Major motion picture”, although that appears to be a slip of the tongue, as Aaron Douglas later confirmed with rgbFilter’s Alex that the project is in fact a 2-hour television event that [...]
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Fan Expo: Mega64 Interview

By Doug Groves | Published: August 23, 2008
Alex talks with Rocco and Shawn from Mega64.com, in what is the funniest interview of the show (so far?). Everything from outside projects and bodily mutilation via Blendtec blenders is discussed. NSFW, but only if you work someplace where they take NSFW seriously.
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