Salt Lake City & FanX - Day 3

Third and final day at FanX. Another busy day where I was at the convention pretty much from start to finish.

After walking around the huge convention floor to see the vendors, I went to a panel with actress Dana Wheeler-Nicholson. She's been in a bunch of TV shows and movies over the years, but her most well-known is probably as the female lead in Fletch. Starring alongside Chevy Chase, it's one of my fav comedies from the 80s, so it was fun to hear about her experiences from working on the movie.

I stayed in the room for another panel - this one focused on the 1993 movie Hocus Pocus. Three members of the cast: Doug Jones, Vinessa Shaw and Omri Katz. While I'm not super familiar with the movie, it was a fun panel, and they talked about a lot of other projects as well.

I then had a photo with Beverly D'Angelo from the Vacation movies, followed by a photo with Melissa Benoist, whom I also met yesterday for an autograph.

In keeping with the Vacation theme, I went to get an autograph from Chevy Chase. Growing up watching his movies, it's always surreal to meet someone like him in person, who was such a big part of my childhood.

Then I attended a panel with Matthew Modine, another actor with a long and storied career, having starred in many blockbuster movies over the years. Most recently, he is probably best known for his stint on Stranger Things.

Next up, a panel with the lovely Emily Hampshire who played Stevie on the hugely successful Schitt's Creek. Fans of the show, affectionately known as shitheads, filled the room and even Emily was blown away by the love from the fans. Apparently, it took a long time for the show to really take off, so it was interesting to hear more about how it all started.

The biggest panel of the day was probably the one with the legendary William Shatner. The guy is 94 years old now and has been active in showbiz since 1951. He is sharper than ever and is such a great speaker. There was no moderator at the panel, so it was basically just a one-man show from Shatner, talking about complex topics - most of which were entirely unrelated to his career in TV and film. It was super interesting though, and he could have talked for hours.

The final panel of the event that I attended was a reunion for a show called Sliders. I have personally never watched it, but I was interested in seeing the cast members Jerry O'Connell, Cleavant Derricks, and the one and only John Rhys-Davies. John was also at the very first panel I attended at the con this year, so it's funny that he was also at the last one. He is always entertaining, and Jerry was also really good.

Later tonight, I have a very late flight to Miami and then it's almost time for my cruise!もっと詳しく