WinchestMidwest 4 -- Day 1
WinchestMidwest is a small fan-only con held in the Chicago area every year. And when I say "small," I mean we average about 25 attendees (it's the only con I've ever been to where the entire con membership and staff can fit into one group photo). It's usually held in the summer, but anteka decided to hedge her bets and move it up this year in case the show got canceled à la Kripke's fabled 5 year plan.
We started out with some time to mingle, and then anteka did a slide presentation on the players in the apocalypse and which side they were on. We had some discussion on which side we thought some of the neutral characters would come down on in the end, and whether we thought either of the Winchesters would say yes to becoming a vessel and why.
That was followed by an hour-long chat with staff from Supernatural's art department (the guys who build the sets and the women who design the graphics) via Skype. There was some uncomfortable staring at first, but after a couple of questions, they warmed to their topics. The show was still filming, so every now and then someone from props or some other department would wander through and get shanghaied into talking to us. There could be anywhere from 2 to 6 people in front of the computer talking to us at any one time. And when they weren't on screen, people were screwing around in the background by flicking the lights on and off and such.
After a short break, we had a 100 episode party complete with cake, champagne (both real and non-alcoholic), and a viewing of "Changing Channels." We also got our supply kits for a panel I'm really looking forward to and will tell you about tomorrow.
We started out with some time to mingle, and then anteka did a slide presentation on the players in the apocalypse and which side they were on. We had some discussion on which side we thought some of the neutral characters would come down on in the end, and whether we thought either of the Winchesters would say yes to becoming a vessel and why.
That was followed by an hour-long chat with staff from Supernatural's art department (the guys who build the sets and the women who design the graphics) via Skype. There was some uncomfortable staring at first, but after a couple of questions, they warmed to their topics. The show was still filming, so every now and then someone from props or some other department would wander through and get shanghaied into talking to us. There could be anywhere from 2 to 6 people in front of the computer talking to us at any one time. And when they weren't on screen, people were screwing around in the background by flicking the lights on and off and such.
After a short break, we had a 100 episode party complete with cake, champagne (both real and non-alcoholic), and a viewing of "Changing Channels." We also got our supply kits for a panel I'm really looking forward to and will tell you about tomorrow.