Salt Lake City & FanX - Day 2

Quite a long day at FanX. I got there pretty much when they opened and stayed until early in the evening.

My first panel of the day was also one of my most anticipated - a panel focusing on the legendary comedy, National Lampoon's Vacation. Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo from the Vacation movies were present to talk about their memories of working on the films, the first of which came out over 40 years ago.

I've always been a huge fan of Chevy Chase, and of these movies in particular. He seems to have some health problems nowadays, and it didn't feel like he was very present for the panel, but there were some funny moments and interesting stories, and it's always a treat to see such a legend in person. Randy Quaid was also meant to be present, but unfortunately, he cancelled at the last minute.

Next up was a panel with the amazing Sean Astin from Lord of the Rings, Stranger Things, and so many other movies and TV shows over a very long career. He was a great speaker and eager to share stories from his career, and from his perspective as the new president of SAG-AFTRA, the union for people in this industry.

Then followed a panel with Supergirl herself, Melissa Benoist, and Tyler Hoechlin who has portrayed Superman in Supergirl and other shows, most notably Superman & Lois. I really enjoyed Supergirl when it aired for six seasons, and both Melissa and Tyler were great at the panel. I got an autograph from Melissa afterwards, and she was super nice.

Then I attended a panel with composer Danny Elfman, who has worked on over 100 movies. He is probably best known for his work with Tim Burton on classics like Batman, Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas and so many others. He was such an engaging and gifted storyteller at his panel, and super interesting to listen to.

I then went to one of the smaller rooms for a panel with Laura Prepon from That 70s Show, Orange is the new Black and October Road, just to name a few. She was great as well, and this was only her second convention.

Later, I went to a panel with Dylan McDermott and his adorable dog Otis. As mentioned earlier, he starred in the show The Practice that I really enjoyed, so it was cool to hear him talk about that, and other moments from his long career.

My final panel of the day was with two of the stars from Tulsa King, Frank Grillo and Garrett Hedlund. The show, featuring Sylvester Stallone in the lead role, is relatively new and I've only watched the first season so far. But it was a cool panel and a nice way to end my second day at the convention.Читать далее