Spotlights at conventions are a little different than your normal panel. The only person on stage is the guest (and maybe an MC to keep things moving forward) and the fans have an opportunity to ask (virtually) any question they want. The first Spotlight we attended was John Barrowman’s. He’s widely known for being hilarious and unfiltered at his panels and we definitely weren’t disappointed. A lot of the questions asked were about his role as Jack Harkness on BBC’s hit series Doctor Who and the spinoff, Torchwood, but there was also a lot of talk and excitement about his reappearance on the CW’s series Arrow.
While I was making my way to see Stephen Amell’s Spotlight, the line already forming for Nathan Fillion’s Spotlight was already the breadth of the convention hallway and around a corner. The ballroom was packed with fans dying to interact with Fillion, whether it was to question him about his roles as Captain Hammer from Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, Richard Castle from ABC’s Castle, or Captain Malcom Reynolds from Fox’s Firefly. Apparently it’s a Fillion trademark to bring items to give away to the curious fans who ask questions, and this convention’s giveaway was watches. It started off as if he was giving the first fan his own watch, but it was quickly realized that he had a whole bag to give away. Fans seems to really connect with Fillion’s all-inclusive attitude and good-natured personality, as some had been waiting hours for his Spotlight.
Sunday’s big Spotlight
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