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ReedPOP => C2E2, ECCC, and All Other ReedPOP Events => Topic started by: debster on August 06, 2020, 03:15:45 PM
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https://www.findthemetaverse.com/
Looks like the panels are free but you can pay for an online Meet and Greet and Autographs.
There are Doctor Who and Picard panels announced so far.
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So this whole event confuses me... they only talk about buying meet & greets and photo ops. Where is the panel schedule? Is there any cost for badges?
Feels like they are putting the cart before the horse.
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So this whole event confuses me... they only talk about buying meet & greets and photo ops. Where is the panel schedule? Is there any cost for badges?
Feels like they are putting the cart before the horse.
I'm not sure why they haven't put the panel schedule on this website (bad web design?), but they have been posting on the NYCC Facebook page some of the panels they have scheduled. Some of the postings said the panels are free, but some don't mention whether it costs anything.
They're supposed to be streaming here: YouTube.com/NYCC
Here's what they have so far:
Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill panel is at August 15 at 11:40 AM ET
Black Lightning Panel - Nafessa Williams (Anissa Pierce/Thunder) and Christine Adams (Dr. Lynn Pierce) is on August 13 at 12:30 PM ET
CW’s “In The Dark” Panel with Creator & Cast August 13 at 4:25 PM ET
5th anniversary of the hit blockbuster, Mad Max: Fury Road (writer and director George Miller and moderator Josh Horowitz (MTV, Comedy Central)) on August 14th 6:50 ET
LIVE Overwatch Plays Jackbox! • Sat. 8.15 • 1:55 PM ET
Rick and Morty VS Dungeons & Dragons LIVE PLAY! • Sat. 8.15 • 7:25 PM ET
R.A. Salvatore in Conversation • Sun. 8.16 • 10:00 AM ET
Dicebreaker Presents: Let’s Play Blades in the Dark RPG • Sun. 8.16 • 4:45 PM ET
J. August Richards Aug 14 at 11:40 AM ET
VIZ Media Presents: Creator Drawing and Commentary with Eisner Award Winner Junji Ito • Thurs. 8.13 • 6:20 PM ET
In Conversation with Anime Limited • Thurs. 8.13 • 10:50 AM ET
Life in 2.5D: Anime in Theatre • Fri. 8.14 • 5:25 PM ET
Anime Queen Realness: Get Ready with Kim Chi • Sun. 8.16 • 7:00 PM ET
Picard (Evan Evagora, Michelle Hurd and Isa Briones) Fri. August 14 at 2:40 PM ET
Ashley Eckstein Sunday, August 16th 1:05 ET
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popminded As promised, we will release additional Star Wars Imperial Probe Droid Keepsake Ornaments during the #Metaverse Online Convention. A limited number will be available on Thursday, August 13 starting at 9am PDT / 11am CDT. Copy link to purchase: https://bit.ly/2DDJ6oo
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDmSlr6JIAa/
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From the IG in the previous post.
Q: Now it's for sure 9am pdt?
A: that’s the plan, and what we’ve been assured will happen
Q: Anymore snape being released?
A: not until New York Comic Con in October. More details to come on that as the event gets closer.
Hallmark will only be offering two of its convention exclusives at Metaverse on Thursday, Probe Droid and the Deapool itty bitty.
From Hallmark Newsroom (https://corporate.hallmark.com/news-article/popminded-by-hallmark-announces-2020-event-exclusives-for-fan-conventions/)
UPDATE: August 7, 2020
PopMinded by Hallmark will be participating in Reedpop’s Metaverse August 13-16 via an online exhibitor page that will feature links to core product shopping as well as two exclusives, the Deadpool itty bittys and The Star Wars Imperial Probe Droid. Due to the overwhelming demand of the Probe Droid Event Exclusive, additional inventory is available for sale on August 13, at 9AM PDT / 11AM CDT. Go here to purchase that directly. Item will be one per customer on a first come, first served basis while supplies last. In addition, to support this demand, we are doing a small second run to support events throughout the rest of the year, including New York Comic Con, Star Wars Celebration and our Keepsake Ornament Club members. The initial run quantities were 3,200, and we will be increasing the total run quantity to 4,700, still limiting the exclusivity of the item.
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links from SDCC were https://www.hallmark.com/popminded/?prefn0=theme&prefv0=Events#products&adobe_mc_sdid=SDID%3D6F93EB180C71F8DD-219C0118A2EE5B96%7CMCORGID%3D941602BE532956BD0A490D4C%40AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1595442004197&adobe_mc_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hallmark.com%2Fpopminded%2F%3Fprefn0%3Dtheme%26prefv0%3DEvents
Probe Droid https://www.hallmark.com/popminded/star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back-imperial-probe-droid-metal-ornament-1QMP4114.html
Deadpool https://www.hallmark.com/popminded/itty-bittys-deadpool-plush-1KDD1899.html
** the items NOT supposed to be for sale are
Snape https://www.hallmark.com/popminded/harry-potter-professor-boggart-snape-ornament-1QMP4107.html
Tribble https://www.hallmark.com/popminded/star-trek-tribble-fabric-ornament-with-sound-and-motion-1QMP4108.html
The Child pin https://www.hallmark.com/popminded/star-wars-the-mandalorian-the-child-themed-pxl8-enamel-pin-PMPXL820A.html
I'd check the links on Wed night.
Update:The probe droid and Deadpool were the only items and they both were live at 9am.
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Exhibitors list
https://www.findthemetaverse.com/exhibitors
Artist Alley
https://www.findthemetaverse.com/artist-alley
Film and TV Artist Alley
https://www.findthemetaverse.com/film-tv/artist-alley
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Panels & Talks
From entertainment and comics to anime, gaming and books, free panels are available all days of ReedPop Metaverse on YouTube.com/NYCC, so head there to fill up on finest geeky content! Select a tab to see the panels of your choice below, and make sure you smash that subscribe button on our YouTube page to get notified when the panel you want to see starts.
Panel times are subject to change, come back to this page for the most up-to-date info!
https://www.findthemetaverse.com/schedule
Metaverse Day 1 Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHTrAyrk3pFOjzVDtWabspsRsnVM56O9D&feature=share
Supernatural Cast Reunion - The End of the Road
https://youtu.be/_ny5RMOhAoM
Join Mark Pellegrino (Supernatural, The Big Lebowski, 13 Reasons Why), Timothy Omundson (Supernatural, Psych), Osric Chau (Supernatural, Arrowverse, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency), and Lauren Tom (Supernatural, Futurama, Ghost of Tsushima) for a rare Supernatural cast reunion where they will discuss the show’s powerful ending and give whole new insights into their characters and Supernatural experiences.
This free panel will be broadcast on ReedPop’s YouTube channel on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 7:00AM PT/10:00AM ET/3:00PM BST and will be exclusively available to watch on demand for the rest of the Metaverse event.
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Managed to snag the probe droid. As a Hallmark crown rewards member, I also got free shipping and was able to apply this week’s $4 off coupon. 8)
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I tried watching some of this, but found it depressing.
First, I don’t think ReedPop could figure out whether they wanted to associate this with ECCC, NYCC, or a completely new event. It was a week from when the rescheduled ECCC was supposed to be and some of the “guests” overlapped with the original ECCC March lineup. But they never specifically mentioned it as being a virtual ECCC. The panels were on the NYCC YouTube channel. Thy had the logos for NYCC, ECCC, C2E2, Keystone, FL Supercon, BookCon and London MCM at the top of the page. They heavily advertised the content on ECCC and NYCC Facebook pages; less so (but still some) on the pages for the other cons.
ReedPop’s websites have been one of their weakest points. They are ugly and hard to navigate. The Metaverse Website was no exception. They usually have good merch...but not for this event. Most of the t-shirt designs were sad and depressing. The only interesting thing for sale was the badge for $6. They also had merch on two different sites (there was merch on the ReedPop official webstore, and merch on the autograph/meet & greet site, some merch overlapped but not all and there was no rhyme or reason why they were split between two different sites.)
I generally avoid paid autographs/photographs completely, but noticed they had virtual meet and greets (most about 3 min.) This in itself is probably a good idea. But they were extremely expensive, even moreso than the usual price of photo ops or autographs. Most were in the low to mid $100s. Misha Collins was like $362. They also sell prerecorded messages which were a bit cheaper but still high. But as I don’t ever pay for these, I’ll defer opinions on whether they were overpriced to those who do.
Panels were free, so I can’t complain about the price but most of them were kind of depressing too...mostly Zoom meetings on an ugly background. ECCC panels are usually pretty bare bones to begin with, but with a fuzzy facecam with no audience energy they were even less enticing. The most interesting one was a live (or live recorded?) drawing by Junji Ito. For virtual cons, a screen is required, so they really need clips/previews, excellent production, or some other way to make the screen an advantage rather than an obstacle.
This may have just been a test run for their virtual NYCC.