I Dig Crazy Flicks with @CatBusRuss
Episode 232: 'God Bless America (2011)' & Fan Expo Chicago 2022 - Sympathy for the Cannon Group
It is a #TossBackTuesday for "I Dig Crazy Flicks" as CatBusRuss gets himself in the mindset to just hang out at Fan Expo Chicago by revisiting the first Fan Expo Chicagoland ever hosted.
Russ is a little bit in the dumps since this is the first time that Fan Expo has rejected his panel suggestions, but he looks to have a fun time seeing the likes of Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Orlando Bloom, John Cena, etc. Of course, once you here about 2022's event, you may appreciate the irony of attaching a review to Bobcat Goldthwait's satire "God Bless America" to this rewind rendition of "Ninety For Chill - The Podcast".
CatBusRuss was able to binge "Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi" in 48-hours to prepare for Fan Expo in Rosemont, IL. Did he have the energy to thoroughly enjoy the reskin of Wizard World (and Chicago Comic Con before that)? There was Carl Weathers, Ron Perlman, Boyd Holbrook, and a bunch of Hobbits, but since there is only one "Return" (and it is not "of the King"), Russ was dedicated to the Kevin Smith content. Was he willing to put up with the challenges and lack of encouragement to get his Bluntman and Chronic Funko Pop! 2-Pack autographed? Here is his story.
Bonus Episode - 'Torso (1973)' & Johnnie Walker Redpool at Fan Expo Chicago 2025 - Day 1
When CatBusRuss is at a comic convention where he is not serving as a panelist, the experience can be about remembering the sweet is never as sweet without the sour. (Anyone want to Zoom about "Vanilla Sky"?) This trip is virtually all inclusive (sans alcohol), so can there really be much to be sour about? Then came the journey of finding a Funko Pop! for an actor who was a last minute scratch from the Fan Expo Chicago line up (after he did the same at ATL Comic Convention).
Fortunately, the cosplay was great for the first day of a con (an anomaly), the visitors and exhibitors were friendly, the booze was easy to find, and CatBus got to end the night wailing on millennials and gen Z kids with foam swords and shields for 45 minutes. Aside from chasing Darkseid, it was a grand time.
There was no tattoo alley at this Fan Expo Chicago (a first), so maybe he will use the extra funds to get that Ewan McGregor autograph.
Hopefully the next day's panels will be as fun as "The Voices of Your Childhood: Bob West, Phillip Glasser, and Kate Micucci" and "Bursting into the Scene with the Cast of Aliens". They better be because its costing Russ's sponsors $40 to see one of them.
For those who cannot be sold on spending a grand for hotel and merch, our host has included a review for a giallo classic, "Torso". As these Fan Expo episodes drop, the films will only get weirder.
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