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Half-Ass Productions

Half-assing it for over a decade and a half! Pioneers of the game show track, even before this production group had it's name, Half-Ass Productions has lived up to its name from ALL-CON 2006 to the present day! JediCole and Mrs. JediCole have proudly brought a myriad of game show productions to ALL-CON over the past 18 years from incarnations of Match Game to the ever-popular Don't Lose Your Geek Card series. Join us all weekend long for the full Games and Theory experience in Lantana I!

Website:
www.jedicoleuniverse.com

THU 5:00 PM: Screen Time (45 mins.)

Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Everyone

Produced By: ALL-CON Games and Theory; Half-Ass Productions

The ever-popular Screen Time game show returns with lots of movie trivia and movie quote surprises! Four games in one show--the biggest challenge being recognizing famous movie quotes that are read as if you typed them out and gave them to your grandma to read! If you love movies, really LOVE movies, you have found your game show with Screen Time. ** As with all game shows, get there early to get in on the potential contestant pool. Some game shows have a pre-show qualifying quiz and contestants are chosen at random from the contestant pool.

Category: Game Show

THU 9:00 PM: Don't lose your Geek Card Classic: At the Movies (45 mins.)

Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Everyone

Produced By: ALL-CON Games and Theory; Half-Ass Productions

ALL-CON's longest-running game show returns with a new slate of challenging trivia  For the first time in years, however, there is a theme to this incarnation....movies!  Eight categories to test the cinematic knowledge of the biggest fans of the Silver Screen. Three contestants are issued three Geek Cards which they must defend by correctly answering questions. Every correct answer garners a point, but incorrect answers cost a Geek Card. Lose all three and you're out! But don't fret! The board is littered with Bonus Cards that act as extra Geek Cards (if you get the answer right), plus there are a variety of Prize Cards as well. One lucky contestant goes home with his or her choice of a variety of prize offerings!

Category: Game Show

THU 10:00 PM: Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-duh Bat-Trivia!  (In Color) (45 mins.)

Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Everyone

Produced By: Half-Ass Productions

Speaking: Cole Houston

Go West, young man!  Over half a century ago Adam West and Burt Ward introduced television audiences to a new spin on an old Bat. Celebrate the 1966 phenomenon that was Batman!  A veritable tour-de-force of celebrities lent their talent to the campy series that took an iconic DC Comics character and erased all the grit and angst. In its place you got pithy quips, humorous situations, and over-the-top villains that are part of the live-action comics vernacular to this day! While some days you just can't get rid of a bomb, your Bat-Host JediCole hopes this new game show will be anything but a bomb! Oh, and the 1966's Batman movie will also be in the mix! ** As with all game shows, get there early to get in on the potential contestant pool. Some game shows have a pre-show qualifying quiz and contestants are chosen at random from the contestant pool.

Category: Game Show

FRI 5:00 PM: Jurassic Parts (45 mins.)

Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Everyone

Produced By: ALL-CON Games and Theory; Half-Ass Productions

Game Shows...find a way...In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's ''Jurassic Park'' (and the franchise it spawned), Half-Ass Productions proudly presents a game show 200 million years in the making! Test your knowledge not only of the genetics-gone-wrong cinematic series but also actual dinosaurs and other dinosaur movies and television shows! Jurassic Parts is a veritable paleontological dig of fun trivia, facts, and dino goodness!** As with all game shows, get there early to get in on the potential contestant pool. Some game shows have a pre-show qualifying quiz and contestants are chosen at random from the contestant pool.

Category: Game Show

FRI 6:00 PM: B.S. …or Not?? (45 mins.)

Room: ONYX (Lincoln, Upper) Rated: Everyone

Produced By: ALL-CON Games and Theory; Half-Ass Productions

It started innocently enough. A little challenge for Mrs. JediCole when she was a guest on the ''Hey Kids, Comics!'' podcast's 99th episode. Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston challenged her to determine if various characters were part of the Great Lakes Avengers or just ones they made up in advance. It was so much fun that now it has become a new feature for ALL-CON!

This year JediCole and Captain Comics will challenge their audience with biographical information on a variety of super-heroes, super-villains, teams, and comic book series (yes, this will run the gamut) that may or may not have ever seen the light of day. With well over a century of history, comic books are a goldmine of obscure, ridiculous, oddball, and downright insane characters and publications. Your hosts' minds are an equal embarrassment of riches when it comes to concocting the fake but real sounding comic book fodder that challenges you to decide is it BS...or not?

Category: Discussion

FRI 11:00 PM: Screen Time: Rated R (45 mins.)

Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Mature

Produced By: ALL-CON Games and Theory; Half-Ass Productions

Screen Time is one of the most popular game shows at ALL-CON. But it can be a bit reserved in keeping with the family atmosphere of the convention. But late at night...that's a different story! Host JediCole reveals that he does in fact know all the ''swear words'' when Screen Time lets loose with the ''Rated R'' version. Expect lots of movie trivia, fun starring role movie games, and all the drolly read movie quotes you love with Screen Time, only with a large volume of cussing found in favorite movies that are assuredly not appropriate for children. Audience members must be 18 years of age or older to attend or be contestants in this edition of the show. ** As with all game shows, get there early to get in on the potential contestant pool. Some game shows have a pre-show qualifying quiz and contestants are chosen at random from the contestant pool.

Category: Game Show

SAT 11:00 AM: JediCole Universe Live! (45 mins.)

Room: ONYX (Lincoln, Upper) Rated: Everyone

Produced By: ALL-CON Games and Theory; Half-Ass Productions

ALL-CON's other talk show, a retooling of the one-time show ''Fandom at Random DFW Live,'' returns to ALL-CON with more talk show fun! If you feel like you just can't make it to JediCole's Morning After, this is your chance to enjoy some similar antics with lots of audience participation.

There is so much more to JediCole (Group Captain of the Game Shows track at ALL-CON) than Star Wars. Attend The JediCole Universe Live to discover this for yourself with a unique edition of ''It Came From the Dollar (and a Quarter) Store!,'' a mini game show, and even (pending) a surprise guest or two!

Category: Discussion

SAT Noon: Raise Your Shield for Captain AmeriDad - A Celebration of the Life and times of Daniel Calhoun (45 mins.)

Room: AMETHYST (Lobby) Rated: Everyone

Produced By: Half-Ass Productions

Speaking: DeNae Cortez; Chris Clinton; Cole Houston

The Texas convention, cosplay, and fandom communities lost one of their brightest stars in 2024, Daniel ''Captain AmeriDad'' Calhoun. DeNae Cortez and Chris Clinton invite DFW area friends and fans of Daniel to join them, along with Games and Theory's JediCole, in a memorial and social gathering in his honor.

Participants are encouraged, but not required, to show up in your costume variation of Captain America! There will be a group photo before the close of the event.

What began at Lubbock-Con 2024 continues at ALL-CON this year with a special event to celebrate one of the great ambassadors of the Texas convention scene. This event is part memorial, part social opportunity. Hosts DeNae and Chris will share their memories and invite others in the audience to do likewise. Given the time limitations, speakers are asked to be brief. Like the costume element, this is by no means a requirement if you simply want to enjoy the company of those who love conventions, just like Daniel did for so many years!

Was Captain AmeriDad the highlight of your convention experience over the years? Did he engage you, entertain you, inspire you? Come and share in some special time with those whose lives Daniel touched in his tireless love of conventions and fans.

No convention badge is required to attend this one hour memorial / celebration of Daniel. All friends are welcome to attend and participate.

Category: Discussion

SAT 3:00 PM: The Collector's Piece (45 mins.)

Room: QUARTZ (Lincoln, Upper) Rated: Everyone

Produced By: ALL-CON Games and Theory; Half-Ass Productions

Are you a collector?

Remember, it is not how much you have in your collection as how much you love it all! From those just getting started amassing a collection of their favorite pop-culture icons to seasoned ''pros'', this is a panel all about the wonders of being a collector. From the thrill of the hunt to the special finds with memories attached, to those ''Holy Grails'' that seem to elude us all, expect some great insights and anecdotes from a pair of life-long collectors.

Join JediCole Houston and Jason Dilworth as they take you on a journey into their own collecting passions.

Category: Discussion

SAT 8:00 PM: Bikini n' S.P.E.C.T.R.E.:  The 007 Trivia Challenge (45 mins.)

Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Everyone

Produced By: ALL-CON Games and Theory; Half-Ass Productions

Dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dah-dum-dah-dah-dum!

In 2022 the James Bond film franchise turned sixty years old! To celebrate the movies that put the sex in sexagenarian, JediCole proudly presents the latest fruits of his Ever-Ticking Brain, a trivia game show all about Britain's greatest spy – James Bond!

From ''Dr. No'' to ''No Time to Die'', Sean Connery to Danial Craig, and everything and everyone in between, if you love you some 007, this is the game show for you! Three contestants will vie for a James Bond Prize Package worthy of the icon of espionage!

If you prefer Brosnan to Moore, Craig to Connery, Dalton to Craig, or you just have a soft spot for the Lazenby, it's no State Secret that Bikini n' S.P.E.C.T.R.E (two words that truly typify the franchise) is going to be a treat for audience and contestants alike at ALL-CON 2024! As with all game shows, get there early to get in on the potential contestant pool. Some game shows have a pre-show qualifying quiz and contestants are chosen at random from the contestant pool.

Category: Game Show

SAT 11:00 PM: Screen Time: Rated R (45 mins.)

Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Mature

Produced By: ALL-CON Games and Theory; Half-Ass Productions

Screen Time is one of the most popular game shows at ALL-CON. But it can be a bit reserved in keeping with the family atmosphere of the convention. But late at night...that's a different story! Host JediCole reveals that he does in fact know all the ''swear words'' when Screen Time lets loose with the ''Rated R'' version. Expect lots of movie trivia, fun starring role movie games, and all the drolly read movie quotes you love with Screen Time, only with a large volume of cussing found in favorite movies that are assuredly not appropriate for children. Audience members must be 18 years of age or older to attend or be contestants in this edition of the show. ** As with all game shows, get there early to get in on the potential contestant pool. Some game shows have a pre-show qualifying quiz and contestants are chosen at random from the contestant pool.

Category: Game Show

SUN 9:00 AM: JediCole's Morning After (45 mins.)

Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Everyone

Produced By: ALL-CON Games and Theory; Half-Ass Productions

ALL-CON's longest running talk show is back! To make it worth sleepy, hung-over, and otherwise worn out ALL-CON attendees' efforts to wake up early on Sunday morning, JediCole brings the fun in the A.M. with all kinds of laughs and surprises. Get over that hangover from Saturday night, drag yourself to the Lantana Room at 9 AM on Sunday, and join in on the annual antics! JediCole and friends will be looking for YOU on Sunday morning!

Category: Discussion

SUN 10:00 AM: Do You Like the Star Wars? (45 mins.)

Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Everyone

Produced By: ALL-CON Games and Theory; Half-Ass Productions

DYLTSW? will feature a category for every one of the nine films of the ''Skywalker Saga''! Three contestants who really know their Star Wars will compete for one of a variety of amazing prizes! All questions will be from Episodes 1 through 9 of the Saga, with a random surprise category sprinkled throughout the game. If you consider yourself an expert on the cinematic incarnations of ''The Star Wars,'' this is your game show!** As with all game shows, get there early to get in on the potential contestant pool. Some game shows have a pre-show qualifying quiz and contestants are chosen at random from the contestant pool.

Category: Game Show

SUN 4:00 PM: It's a Wrap! (45 mins.)

Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Everyone

Produced By: ALL-CON Games and Theory; Half-Ass Productions

We are done. Wrapping it up with all the thank yous and luv yous. We are here because you are here. Heres to 20 more years!

Category: Game Show