I honestly didn’t bother to go around the entire floor just through some favorites that I knew from previous events. My entire group had a hard time shopping because it was hard to see anything or go anywhere due to the crowed. However, due to how close they were to each other and how many people were present it was really cramped. They had a great selection of vendors including Colorworld which I have nothing but good things to say about. Overall the panels lacked organization and the convention didn’t do all that they could to make everything easy to find.įinally I’ll talk about the vendors. Furthermore the lack of signage had multiple people, including myself, initially try to line up in the VIP not knowing we were in the wrong spot. I thought maybe it was just me but I found out from other fans that they made the same circle. I used signage for the building to try and find the panel room, which I did, but didn’t realize I made a complete circle around the 2nd floor in the process because there was next to nothing indicating where to go from the convention. One of the other things I didn’t care for was the lack of signage. Overall I don’t know why this happened but it was frustrating. The panel was still a whole lot of fun but it was cut short even after extending all the other panels. Unfortunately the music didn’t work and they didn’t have anything for him to play videos on and he didn’t hesitate to voice some frustration about that. I do know that John Barrowman was noticeably annoyed because like all panels he likes to make a big flashy entrance with music and dancing plus he now likes to have a screen around so he can play videos to entertain the audience. I’m not a fan when this has to happen but I won’t be too harsh because at the time of writing this I don’t know why this happened. Now these things do happen but the panel was over 30 minutes late and was only supposed to be 45 minutes so they had to push their entire schedule forward to make time to do a panel at all. However, this event started so late that it nearly started at the time the panel was supposed to end which was, in my opinion one, of the most extreme late starts I’ve seen in a long time. Now I only went to one panel and that was the one for John Barrowman because I greatly enjoy any time I’m at one of his panels just like earlier this year at Megacon. So I will give them kudos for how well this went, sadly this is where the kudos end. The lines actually weren’t even that bad as my wife and I managed to meet everyone we planned to go see in a very timely manner. This time the guests were at the back of the vendors like most events do and they were not only easier to get to but easier to find and I’ll say that was a very welcomed change. Now last time I went I expressed frustration on how the guests were packed into a corner and it felt cramped in that area, but at least here they actually improved it. They had people from Doctor Who, The Flash, Arrow, Supernatural, My Hero Academia, Star Wars it really was an incredible variety of people that represented different fandoms. Now I’ve been to this event before and thought it was ok, but I was hoping that maybe my thoughts would change going to it a second time and sadly they did not.įirst I’ll talk about guests as this event did have a great line up. This event’s about three hours from my home so not a horrible drive, but I mainly went because I wanted to go to a convention on my birthday for the first time. Want The Cinema Guys merch? visit our TeePublic shopĬontact, subscribe and much more at wearethecinemaguys.So normally my reasoning for why I go to a specific convention is to either meet specific people or because they are just a couple of hours from home however, neither was the case here. Thanks for listening!īecome a patron of the show and open up a ton of bonus content! Of course as always we finish with “At Home Recommendations”. After that Brad takes a seat as Justin and The Cinemaiden dive into the new film The Woman King starring Viola Davis. Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSSĪfter another amazing weekend at Cincinnati Comic Expo the gang is back together! In this episode they will recap some of their time at this years expo. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 39:41 - 27.3MB)
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