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Here is a brief clip from our interview with Michael Papajohn at the 2009 Wizard World Chicago Comic Con. In an exclusive with The Danger Geeks, Michael provides clarification behind the rumors that surround Spiderman 4 and the possibility of a return of “Uncle Ben’s killer.”

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[Note: Sorry about the late post. Having a few issues with YouTube and Wordpress. Stay tuned for the full interview coming on August 12, 2009!]

Hello Danger Geek fans. Welcome to  day two coverage of the Wizard World Chicago Con.

This was the day we were to enter the “Great Hall”.I must admit, entering the main exhibit hall was a bit overwhelming. There were movie stars, artists, writers, professional wrestlers, American Gladiators, vendors and more. There were some incredible costumes (and not so great) and the entire exhibit hall floor was bustling with activity.

After walking around for a bit, the majority of the Danger Geeks crew attended the Cabonaughts panel hosted by Nichelle Nichols and Hayden Black. We got an exclusive look at the rough cut of the pilot episode for a web series named “The Cabonauts”. According to the website:

It’s the single-most most unique web series ever produced; a sci-fi musical comedy starring all your sci-fi favorites in brand new roles – and singing and dancing as well. Think Hitchhikers Guide meets Flight of the Conchords, and you’re halfway there.

Nichelle stars in “The Cabonauts” and it was great to see Nichelle get into character during the Q & A with the audience. As one audience member pointed out, she seemed to really enjoy herself. The video from the panel will be posted in the next couple of days.

After the panel, we went our separate ways for a bit, with Matt and Hillary going to meet Nichelle Nichols, Ryan attending the Marvel panel and Halbert working the exhibit hall floor. He gave out so many cards and was successful in arranging the interview with Michael Papajohn. Full interview will be posted in a day or two.

I am a personal fan of Michelle Rodriguez, and happy to say I got to meet her.

She was incredible and I’m sure other attendees would agree because the line to get an autograph or photograph with Michelle stretched along the far aisle of the main exhibit hall.

Later, we met back up and attended the costume contest in the main lobby. Standouts included “Rocksteady” and “Bebop”, “The Sentinel” and “Optimus Prime“. We took an incredible amount of photos and while I have uploaded some to my online album here, check back on the main Danger Geeks website for even more photos.

We spent some time working through the vendors and picking up random objects of interest. Afterwards, we walked back to the hotel, grabbed some pizza from a local eatery then headed out for “Danger Geeks After Dark”. Matt performed some magic for bar patrons, Halbert received a text from Michael Papajohn about the Sunday morning interview, and Ryan provided drunken entertainment on the shuttle ride back to our hotel. All in all, it was a great experience!

[We have an incredible amount of pictures and videos to sort and edit. We promise we will update the site galleries with all the media that makes the cut!]

Hello Danger Geek fans! Here we are at the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con.

After a long trip, we all made it safely, minus a small complication with a parking break at a gas station. The traffic on I-90 was horrible but we kept ourselves entertained through delirium-induced dialog and conversations with vehicle drivers that would never be heard. I even learned a bit of Chinese along the way (Ni Hao).

Once we arrived, we picked up our press passes at the convention center. Here’s a view of the activity outside the exhibit hall as we were waiting for our passes.

Halbert and Ryan opted to walk throughout the exhibit hall while the rest of the crew headed back to the hotel to get settled in. Highlights from their exhibit hall excursion include speaking with Kynt and Vyxsin from the “Amazing Race”, Jamie Kovac of the “American Gladiators” and Martin Klebba of the “Pirates of the Caribbean”. Fast forward a few hours later and we all got back together to get something to eat.

After dinner, we headed back to the hotel, grabbed a drink from the bar (image below) and started filming the first episode of “The Danger Room”

We streamed the filming of the show live from our website. We had some great outtakes and finally got the primary footage completed for the show. We have a fair amount of editing ahead of us but look for the first episode of “The Danger Room” to be released this Thursday.

Going into day #2, we are looking forward to various panels, such as the “Cabonauts” panel with Nichelle Nichols (Uhura), the Q & A with Michelle Rodriquez (“Avatar”, “Fast and Furious”) and meeting Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters). And of course, the after hours festivities are going to be fun.

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• Matt
• Halbert
• Ryan
• Gary
• Hillary

Day 2 here we come!