Welcome to Rhode Island Comic Con week!
Last weekend, Mrs Dex and I went to RICC. Usually, when these
things come around, we go just on Saturday and end up waiting in lines most of
the day for autographs and photo ops. This time, we went for the whole 3 day
weekend and it was a much better experience. If you've never gone to a
con on a Friday, I highly recommend it! It's easier to get around
without huge crowds to battle and there's a lot less waiting in lines.
Shortly after we got checked in, I ran into John Kotrides (aka GenxJono) who I didn't know was going to be there. John is a...I'm not sure what the word would be. I hate to use "influencer" because I tend to think of that as a negative, maybe social media presence? Anyway, his posts are Gen X-centric. It was a little odd at first seeing someone in real life that you only know from a screen. If you're of a certain age, you should definitely check him out on Threads and TikTok.
I hadn't even planned on getting Brian O'Halloran's autograph but he was generous with his time and fun to talk to. We got in early and there was no one at his booth. We love The Floor and ended up talking to him about his appearance on the show last season for a good 20-25 minutes.
He was more than happy to chat with us and get into some behind the
scenes info on how the show is put together. Did you know they film in
Ireland? Once you're eliminated, you're on your way to the airport to go home!
The biggest reason behind us going to the con was to meet some of the stars on
the show Psych. Unfortunately, due to the current state of air travel, Maggie
Lawson cancelled last minute. When we got Tim Omundson's autograph, he had a little fun at her expense (above). We also met Kurt Fuller and Corbin
Bernsen.
We got to attend a live recording of the
Psychologists are In (A Psych Rewatch) podcast, with Corbin subbing in for
Maggie.
I also got to meetup with some friends from my childhood: Will and Holly from Land of the Lost! They had a panel where they talked about their experiences on the show and they led the audience in a sing-along of the show's theme song. So now I can say that I've sung the Land of the Lost theme with them. They were so much fun to listen and talk to. On the far right is Sid Krofft.
We chatted with him briefly as well while getting his autograph to tell him how much we still love these shows that were part of our childhood. He was really appreciative to hear it! He said it's been quite the thing for him to be on the road and hear the nice things people say after all this time.
Here's some other panels we saw.
The Mallrats 30th anniversary panel. There is a script for Mallrats 2 but after Shannen Doherty passed away, Kevin Smith put it on hold. Jason Lee was late to the panel because he had a long line of autographs to finish up.
Pretty in Pink with Andrew McCarthy, Jon Cryer, and Molly Ringwald.
RICC is Jon's first con appearance and he was loving it. He donated his signing proceeds to The Trevor Project for LGBTQ+ youth and raised $86k over the weekend!
Lastly, a Supernatural panel with Kathryn Newton, Richard Speight Jr, Rob Benedict, and Misha Collins. Kathryn was really funny. I think she qualifies as a modern day scream queen and I really should have gotten an autograph.
There were a more celebs there than I can remember but some I do recall are Charlie Cox, Michael Rooker, Katee Sackhoff, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jason Mewes (Kevin Smith cancelled) and a whole lot more. There's a pretty complete list posted here.
That's all for today but stay tuned for more this week!
If you want a sneak peek at what's coming up, you can check out my photo gallery on Flickr.
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