Well, the Legends have certainly done it this time! As if a time-demon and a giant Beebo weren’t crazy enough, now they have dragons and unicorns to deal with in addition to skipping across time. Luckily, they have John Constantine (Matt Ryan) on their side to help. He’s not the only new addition though. Ramona Young will be joining the cast as Alaska Yu, a fantasy-obsessed young lady with more than the normal amount of knowledge in regards to magical creatures.
Check out the trailer and let us know what you think!
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow season 4 will premier on Monday, October 22nd at 8/7c.
Supergirl was the first of the DC panels at San Diego Comic Con. However, we didn’t get a lot of information about the plot for Supergirl‘s fourth season. The trailer that was released was just a mishmash of scenes from the previous seasons. The one major difference was a major upgrade in Supergirl’s costume. It seems a bit much for the Girl of Steel, but I guess we’ll have to wait to see the reason for the change. From the executive producers: “Kara Danvers the reporter will be as big a hero this season as Supergirl.” It looks like both Supergirl and The Flash will be showcasing the power of journalism.
Nicole Maines
We did find out that we have some cast additions. We already knew that Jesse Rath, who plays Brainiac, has joined as a series regular. In addition to him, we welcome April Parker-Jones as military badass Colonel Haley and David Ajala as Manchester Black, a brutal, yet charming guy who seems to have luck to go along with his skill. The addition of transgender activist Nicole Maines is very exciting! Nicole will be playing Nia Nal, a transgender woman who will be finding her way to her destiny of becoming Dreamer.
Let us know what you think of Kara’s new suit, and what you’re hoping to see on the next season in the comments below!
Supergirl season 4 will premier on Sunday, October 14th at 8/7c.
San Diego Comic Con had a big turn out for The Flash and the cast had a great time. Here are some of the things we learned!
The Flash has a theme this season and it’s “Legacy.” It’s not hard to see why considering Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) and Iris West (Candice Patton) get to meet their daughter, Nora West-Allen (Jessica Parker Kennedy). Nora is a speedster just like her dad, but we learn that she’s managed to get herself stuck in the past. Her reasons for coming back have yet to be revealed, but it seems like we can expect it to come to light soon. Grant said at the panel that Nora is clingy towards Barry, yet distant towards Iris. I think the reason for her going back may have something to do with that.
The big bad of the season was revealed to be Cicada, played by American Pie alum Chris Klein. His electric dagger looks awesome, as well!
One of the things that I was most excited about was the continuation of Killer Frost’s story. Killer Frost is the meta alter-ego of Caitlyn Snow (Danielle Panabaker). We were told to expect more about what exactly makes Killer Frost tick, as well as to see how she came to be in the first place. Additionally, Danielle will be making her directing debut with episode 18. She’ll be the first woman from the Arrow-verse to do so!
The epic 100th episode will be taking place this season and it will be directed by none other than Tom Cavanagh who plays (many versions of) Harrison Wells. (This season, he said to expect “Sherlock Wells”.) The episode will be the mid-season finale and will feature a big twist.
While they won’t say what that big twist is, of course, they did mention a few other things we could expect, including a showdown between King Shark and Grodd. (My money’s on Grodd.) A bromance between Cisco and Ralph is in the future, as well, as Ralph helps his colleague and friend deal with the heartbreak over breaking up with Gypsy. Barry will also be going back to work this season and Ralph will dig into being a detective more.
Grant said that the season 5 premiere is “the best script since the pilot.” Take a look at the trailer and tell us what you think!
The Flash will air on Tuesday, October 9th at 8/7c.
Even though we have to wait until midseason (2019) for the rebooted Roswell, New Mexico to start, people at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) were treated to the trailer today! It introduces us to Liz Ortecho (Jeanine Mason) and Max (Nathan Parsons) reuniting later in life.
The Arrow team came to San Diego Comic Con with loads of information for us. For starters, the theme of the season is “redemption.” While Oliver (Stephen Amell) certainly needs to be redeemed, both in the eyes of the city and his friends and family, he won’t be the only one. Roy Harper (Colton Haynes) will also be returning to the cast, but he is adamant that it won’t be the Roy we know. Perhaps, he’s coming back to make some changes, as well. Felicity Smoke (Emily Bett Rickards) is also stepping up this season – it seems like she might be more than a keyboard warrior.
Oliver, of course, is the person most in question. He’s in prison and looking ripped (as seen in the trailer posted below) but he’s also looking pretty banged up. He’s surrounded by a lot of people that he put away and they are all very happy to see him within reach. Stephen said at the Arrow panel that Oliver does some pretty bad things in prison, things that we may not have expected, and that fans are going to mad at Oliver over it. He said that “there’s nothing heroic” about Oliver in the premier.
Another topic of interest is, of course, the much-hyped crossover episode that will happen in episode 9. Most people are aware that Batgirl will be joining the team, but Stephen said he’s more excited about Oliver interacting with another character during the crossover. We weren’t giving any information beyond that, but it’s sure to start a lot of speculation.
Episode 11 this season will be directed by David Ramsey, who plays John Diggle, and he’s promised us lots of action. The rest of the cast completely agrees that the whole season is going to be just as action-packed. Showrunner Beth Schwartz has said that she’s put a new spin on the show; things may be getting dark. Compared to shows like The Flash, Arrow is already dark so I’m curious to know where she takes it.
The new season premiers on Monday, October 15th at 8/7c.
Misha Collins appeared on IGN’s Heroes of Fandom panel today at San Diego Comic-Con!
According to SDCC, the panel was about actors and creators “who have bridged the gap between fame and fandom, using their platform to reach their followers in groundbreaking and sometimes world-changing ways.”
Misha appeared alongside Milana Vayntrub (Marvel Rising), Yetide Badaki(American Gods), and Olan Rogers (Final Space).
Welcome to our series on Kings of Con! We’ll be posting a few articles throughout this week, which include our favorite moments, favorite moments from the cast and crew and so much more. So, make sure to stay tuned!
Kings of Con, a show created, written and directed by the dynamic duo of Rob Benedict and Richard Speight, Jr., has been a favorite of ours since it debuted in November of 2016. Two years later, we’re still talking about it and feeling as passionate as ever about the series, and rallying behind the show for a second season. To us, it really is the best con-related show aimed towards fandom ever made. It’s the only show to really get what it’s like in a fandom and for fans to attend conventions, without using them as the joke, as so many shows seem to do.
So, Let’s go back to the beginning.
Rob and Rich developed the concept for the show while traveling around the world for Supernatural conventions, which the two frequently host together. Rob had played Chuck/God on the show, while Rich played The Trickster/Gabriel. Both were fan favorites, which led to them being asked to appear at conventions around the world. The audience loved the two and their interactions so much, they quickly became guests that appeared on all days of the conventions, and were soon asked to host them, while Rob’s band, Louden Swain, eventually became the “house band” which plays between panels and hosts their own special concert on Saturday nights, called “Saturday Night Special.”
The two launched an IndieGoGo Campaign in 2015 to help raise money so they could meet their goal to help make the series. What they raised far surpassed their goal – by over $150,000. The two worked hard, along with a passionate cast and crew, to hopefully deliver a fun, entertaining show.
The show would later be picked up for distribution on Comic-ConHQ.com – a new streaming service by Lionsgate and Comic-Con. This was a huge win for the duo, as the service was just starting to grow (they were hosting Pop Culture Quest with Mark Hamill and Con Man with Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk), and it seemed like a really great fit for the show and for the audience.
Kings of Con officially premiered on November 15, 2016 – releasing their first two episodes. The response was incredible – their audience was loving it. Comic-ConHQ.com also posted the first two episodes to their Youtube page – which as of the time of writing this article, have a combined total of over 215,000 views.
With the launch of the show, Rob and Richard embarked on something else – Kings of Conversation. Kings of Conversation was a live-streamed “after show” where Rob and Rich went live to talk about the episode that had just been released, invite some of their friends and people who have appeared on the show on, as well as play games – like having everyone line up for a photo-op and having a scenario shouted out to them and they have to quickly pose as that scenario. Rob hosted by himself for the first show due to Richard directing an episode of Supernatural, and he really held the fort down. Kings of Conversation was a great place to see more about what goes on behind-the-scenes, as well as letting fans interact with the actors and crew involved – they had Twitter polls, showed fan-art, etc. It’s also where Jayden Lund (who appeared on Kings of Con as the Con Photographer) took over Louden Swain, who was playing music for the after show, in what fans now call “Jayden Swain”.
Kings of Conversation streamed over many platforms – Comic-Con HQ, Facebook and Youtube. On Youtube alone, the streams have a combined total of over 46,000 views.
The Kings of Con social media page numbers are incredible – their Facebook page has over 77,000 followers. Their twitter has over 49,000. Rob has over 497,000 followers on Twitter. Rich has over 627,000 followers on Twitter. Their fan base is powerful.
Two fan artists, Scout Villegas and Angèle Desjardins, even ended up designing some amazing fan art centered around the show. These quickly became fan – and cast – favorites. You can see examples from the two artists below.
Kings of Con had 10 episodes, all around 10-15 minutes long. The show centered around Rob Bennett and Richard Slate, both heightened and exaggerated versions of Rob and Rich. It showed the two attending conventions, while having side-stories such as Rob going through a divorce, the two getting accidentally married, and more crazy adventures. Rob and Rich have said that they often pulled from experiences that had happened in real life, but made them more dramatized for the story. Rob and Rich enlisted actors from Supernatural as well as other popular fandoms on the show to appear, which the audience loved. Actors such as Matt Cohen, Kim Rhodes, Osric Chau, Kurt Fuller, Mandy Musgrave, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Sebastian Roche, Carly Nykanen, Gil McKinney, Alaina Huffman, Lindsay Sloane, Josh Meyers, and more appeared, making it fun to see who would appear next.
One of the reasons the show was so popular, was because it added a fresh perspective to the world of conventions that focuses not only on the fans, but the behind-the-scenes trials and wild tribulations of the actors. It’s a show that, instead of taking the easy way out by making fans the butt of the joke, they made the fans in on the joke. Too many times do shows look at conventions and make fun of the fans that attend. Rob and Rich very carefully showed the fans love in a very tasteful way and believe me, the audience took notice. Rob and Rich are often quoted at conventions saying that the fans they have met at conventions are “doctors, teachers, prison guards, etc.” and that they themselves, often feel like the weird ones.
The true heart and soul of Kings of Con is honestly, Rob and Rich. It’s so incredible to watch them on the screen together. Their friendship is so genuine, it is what drives every episode and it’s just so easy to tell this was a labor of love. The show has it’s tender moments, and it’s easy to fall in love with Rob and Rich’s characters as you watch them go through some heartfelt situations. It’s a testament to Rob and Rich of how great of a team they are to show these two characters and all of their dynamics and at the end of the day, have the audience realize that it’s about two really good men trying to get through difficult parts in their lives.
After all of the episodes had been released, fans immediately started asking for more. Rob and Rich were adamant about another season just as much as the fans, and kept up the conversation about the show. After months of supporting the show, fans learned that unfortunately, Comic-Con HQ was no longer participating in any scripted shows, so the show needed to find a new home. Fans launched multiple campaigns, and campaigned to streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon to pick up the series, including the hashtag #RenewKoC.
Rob and Rich have hinted that either way a second season will be made, and often reiterated that at their convention appearances. Speaking in November 2017 at a convention, Rich stated, “Season 2, Robbie and I are in the process of working with Lionsgate’s digital division to find a new home for it. So, we’re excited about doing it, we’re ready to go and now we’re just taking meetings… literally just started last week taking the meetings to figure out where it’s going to land and when we have a home, that’s when we’ll start actually making the show. So we’re sort of in the intermediate process of figuring out where it’s going to be.” Rob stated, “We know basically where the show is going to go and have a few episodes written and everything and like you said, just looking for the home. As soon as we find one, we’ll let you know.” Matt Cohen, who also was at the panel with them chimed in, stating “There WILL be more,” to which Rob and Rich agreed.
Rob and Rich have often been quoted after that, saying they’d make it all themselves if they had to. While there’s no official word yet, there are rumors going around as of late July 2018, that they’re close to finding a home for Kings of Con, which we’re definitely all crossing our fingers for.
You can watch Kings of Con right now by subscribing to Comic-Con HQ’s service. The series is also available on Amazon and ITunes!
Jensen Ackles from Supernatural was interviewed by TV Line while at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, and interviewer Michael Ausiello asked a pressing question the fandom has been wondering: Why are there fewer episodes in Season 14?
Many fans were worried that the shorter season was an indicator that Supernatural was coming to an end. However, it seems that the season count was thrown off years ago by the Writers Guild of America strike in 2007, and it’s being fixed now so that we will continue to have new episodes of our favorite show for more seasons to come.
As Ackles says in the video:
When Jared (Padalecki) and I sit down and we talk about do we want to do this, do we want to continue to do this, it’s not about the things it’s usually about when these types of conversations usually come up. It’s not like, ‘Oh, I want more money, or I want a bigger trailer.’ The conversation is quality of life.”
Ackles goes on to explain that by cutting the season down by three episodes, he and Padalecki get more time at home with their families, adding on almost an entire month to their hiatus.
Ackles ends the interview with a tease about continuing the show for years to come.
“And who knows, if it’s like, all of a sudden, we don’t feel like we’ve run a marathon by the end of the season and we’re actually still pretty energized… then it’s like, hey! I could do this for another several years! I think we just found the pocket here. It’s still giving the network and studio enough content to do what they need to do, it’s just pulling it back a little bit – just a little bit – to give us a little reprieve.”
Check out the entire video below from TV Line, and watch while Ackles talks more about playing Michael, how long that role might last, and how Sam is dealing with his brother being possessed by an archangel.
At San Diego Comic-Con, the trailer for Shazam! was released! The film stars Zachary Levi as the title character, as well as Mark Strong, Adam Brody and Jack Dylan Grazer.
Rob Benedict joined Greg Grunberg and Band From TV for a concert last night at San Diego Comic-Con! The show was free to the public. Adrian Pasdar, who co-starred with Greg on Heroes was also there.
The band played a bunch of classic songs, as well as “Fare Thee Well,” a song Rob sang on Supernatural and frequently plays at concerts. It was really cool to see Rob performing up on a big stage, and we noticed a lot of fans on social media saying the same; it’s where Rob should play all the time.
Thanks to Monica D Photography, for sharing her photos of the concert! See them below!
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