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protest at the beggining of the x-play panel

grkpektisgrkpektis Registered User regular
edited March 2011 in PAX Archive
Before the x-play panel started about 50 people came in and did some kind of protest (I don't know what else to call it) for about two minutes then left.

I am a fan of x-play but I have to admit that protest was entertaining. Can anyone who was a part of it explain how it came about.

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    OcTavius12OcTavius12 Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    it was keith apicary from talking classics with 50 of his fans

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    PittskiPittski Registered User new member
    edited March 2011
    Keith was there and he wanted to get on the xplay panel, we all know Olivia Munn holds grudges since he hopped on stage at E3, so he wanted to see if Xplay was different with Morgan Webb

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    arcadegamerarcadegamer longtime gamer and cartoon/anime watcher Westport ,MARegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    oh that who that guy was i was there

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    BostonPokeBostonPoke Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Thanks for the info, I was curious about that. So... people find him entertaining? I mean, besides the <50 people following him around? Cool Tron outfit, but the stunt was weak.

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    OcTavius12OcTavius12 Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    ya his videos are really funny

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    natedoggcatanatedoggcata Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Was that the guy with the tron suit? I thought he was part of the show at first. I had no idea who he was or what he was saying

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    OcTavius12OcTavius12 Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    natedoggcata wrote: »
    Was that the guy with the tron suit? I thought he was part of the show at first. I had no idea who he was or what he was saying

    wasent a tron suit it was his virtual boy suit

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    Mike TooleMike Toole Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    natedoggcata wrote: »
    Was that the guy with the tron suit? I thought he was part of the show at first. I had no idea who he was or what he was saying

    Yeah, he wasn't mic'ed, so I couldn't hear what he was saying. I thought he was part of the show too, until he got hustled offstage by the staff after about a minute of wandering around onstage. Nice Tron costume, though!

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    CheebusCheebus Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I was the one who escorted him of the stage. Amusingly, he was begging (in character) to address the crowd - when I told him to leave the stage or I would pull his badge and remove him from PAX he dropped character for a moment, said "OK" and then put it back on as we headed off. I didn't know this was a character he played, so it seemed really odd until i researched him.

    I am not a fan at all (how's that for putting things mildly) of his approach - but I think he handled things right by leaving the stage without issue while still being able to continue his schtick. I just wish he would be that cooperative with the other folks - he can get away with a LOT if he does some pre-planning and it keeps the same audience impact without being actually problematic. Win-win, unless he just wants drama. And really, it's entertainment - why make real drama when you can get much better end-results via cooperation and the audience is none the wiser? (Though yeah, this is an idealistic approach.)

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    BursegSardaukarBursegSardaukar Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    When these guys get in character, like Borat or Apicary, they want the reaction to be real. They want genuine awkwardness, caused by the realistic reaction of security and those that would be tyically "in the know." If he gave prior warning, he'd either have a watered down, fake response or even be told "no." It's the whole "easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission."

    I personally didn't catch the protest, but Apicary's panel was amazing. And part of the bonus of Apicary being an unknown character, opposed to the hugely popular Borat, is that he can still remain in character and get genuine reaction from people that truly think he is who he's pretending to be. I have massive respect for the man.

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