Zach Schrotter
Bacon Samurai
Zach Schrotter
Bacon Samurai
Kasi and Zach Schrotter comprise Team Doom! Under the banner of Bacon Samurai, this marital bar trivia team gone bad will be hosting this year’s return of 20 Sided Trivia, and debuting the new game Novel Adaptations for anyone who ever thought the Book was better than the Movie. Their motto: If it’s a game show hosted by us—it must be DOOMED!
THU 10:00 PM: Half-Ass Round Table (45 mins.)
Room: LONGHORN (Lincoln, Lower) Rated: Mature
Produced By: Half-Ass Productions
Moderated By: Cole Houston; Catherine Houston; Andrew Farmer; Zach Schrotter
From the twisted minds of Cole ''JediCole'' Houston and Andrew Farmer comes the most unique two hours you can spend at ALL-CON 2021! An amalgam of two former The JediCole Universe audio podcasts, ''Half-Ass Roundtable'' and ''Super Geek-Out!'', the hosts of ''Hey Kids, Comics!'' are bringing together a to-be-announced panel of guests to talk about movies, television, comics, and other geeky fare in the most random and organic way possible.
This audience participation-heavy panel will feature a rotating cast of participants, the advent of ''Speed Guesting'', a mini game show or two, and an embarrassment of riches in the half-assery department! If you love all things pop culture and don't mind a collection of characters with no filter in place, this is the show for you!
Category: Panel
FRI 10:00 AM: What Were You Thinking? Meet the Dept.of Games and Theory (45 mins.)
Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Everyone
Produced By: Half-Ass Productions
Moderated By: Cole Houston; Catherine Houston; Andrew Farmer; Zach Schrotter
Start your ALL-CON game show experience with a glimpse behind the curtain.
Group Captain Cole ''JediCole'' Houston of ALL-CON Games and Theory, your game show track, presides over an opportunity to meet some of the folks behind your favorite game shows.
This lively, interactive panel will feature scheduling guru Mrs. JediCole as well as a variety of show producers for 2020. Meet the teams from The JediCole Universe/Half-Ass Productions, In Our Nerdy Opinion, Bacon Samurai, Animagic, and more. Discover the creative process, the ups and downs, and challenges behind challenging contestants over the prior 15 years of game shows at ALL-CON.
Keen on joining the Game and Theory team in 2021? Find out how and pick up some tricks of the trade on Thursday.
Category: Presentation
FRI 11:00 AM: Podcasting Day Camp (Day 1) (45 mins.)
Room: LONGHORN (Lincoln, Lower) Rated: Everyone
Produced By: Half-Ass Productions
Moderated By: Cole Houston; Andrew Farmer; Zach Schrotter
Podcasting Day Camp - Day One: ''Accidental Podcaster'' Cole ''JediCole'' Houston brings his popular day camp back to All-Con with special guests and a lot of insights on podcasting in the 21st century. With over 1,500 hours of podcasting logged, much to his surprise, your host has a lot to share with you, campers!
If you are an avid listener, a fellow podcaster, or just someone who's keen to learn all about this phenomenon, you need to attend the Podcasting Day Camps! Get advice and anecdotes from veteran podcasters and find out what it takes to create your own. Plus giant marshmallows on sticks!
If you have a podcast yourself you might just wind up on the panel, so be sure and let old JediCole know!
There will be two Day Camps over the All-Con weekend, one on Friday and one on Saturday, so check the schedule.
Category: Discussion
FRI 7:00 PM: 20 Sided Trivia (45 mins.)
Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Everyone
Produced By: Bacon Samurai Productions
Moderated By: Zach Schrotter
It's the return of The Notorious RPG. You'll need more than just a 17 Charisma to answer general pop culture questions, fight monsters, and roll a giant 20-sided die in your quest for everlasting glory and prizes...well, mostly prizes. Glory is not guaranteed. But still, it's Dungeons, Dragons, and a test of your intellectual mettle. Go forth and conquer.
Category: Game Show
SAT 3:00 PM: Novel Adaptations (45 mins.)
Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Everyone
Produced By: Bacon Samurai Productions
Moderated By: Kasi Schrotter; Zach Schrotter
Do you watch a movie and say things like: ''Wait, that wasn't in the book!'' Do you still have your 6th grade library card next to your Blockbuster card because you can't let either of them go? Were you screaming at your TV at the end of Game of Thrones because that's not how George RR Martin would have ended it? (Okay, we were all doing that.) If so, this is the game show for you! Come test your knowledge about literature so good, they had to make a film about it. We promise, this has a better ending than either version of Stephen King's IT.
Category: Game Show
SAT 6:00 PM: Universal Remote (45 mins.)
Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Everyone
Produced By: Bacon Samurai Productions
Moderated By: Devin Pike; Zach Schrotter
Named Best Quiz Show in the Dallas Observer 2020 Best Of Dallas awards, the game show that takes your knowledge of pop culture and stands it on its head, makes it spin around three times, and then run to the bleachers is back at All-Con! Loosely based on the MTV classic “Remote Control:, contestants are given questions on movies, TV shows, music, and anything else the hosts feel like chunking their way. Prizes will be awarded to all competitors.
Category: Game Show
SUN 4:00 PM: Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! (with Grand Prize Drawing) (45 mins.)
Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Everyone
Produced By: Half-Ass Productions
Moderated By: Cole Houston; Andrew Farmer; Zach Schrotter; Shawn Padilla
Brainchild of Games and Theory Executive Producer Cat Houston, this is the game show where EVERYONE is a contestant!
The Games and Theory producers will divide the audience into teams and then ask each group trivia questions in turn. Anyone who thinks they know the answer is encouraged to raise their hand with an enthusiastic ''Oooh! Oooh! Oooh!'' with the first to acknowledge being picked to answer. A correct answer sends the audience member to the prize table to draw for a prize level and take home something fun. Each team makes the rounds until the questions arrive back at the first team and the rotation starts anew.
Audience members are encouraged to let others have a chance at prizes if they have already won two themselves, insuring everyone gets a little something for joining the fun. By far the most chaotic game show annually. It is also the show that has the highly anticipated Grand Prize drawing! All weekend long Games and Theory game shows, as well as many other non-game show events produced by the Games and Theory crew, give out two-part raffle tickets to all who attend these shows from beginning to end. On Sunday, after Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! concludes, tickets are gathered and one lucky attendee will take home the Grand Prize for 2020!
Last year, courtesy of The JediCole Universe and Half-Ass Productions, the Grand Prize was a 1:1 scale Star Wars Black Series Poe Dameron X-Wing Pilot Helmet with electronic sound effects valued at $90!
It never ha a chance, so...
That prize will FINALLY be given away this Sunday, as well as, a bonus SECOND Grand Prize (to a seperate ticket) for this year! WOW!
Category: Game Show
SUN 5:00 PM: It's a Wrap! (45 mins.)
Room: LANTANA I (Breezeway) Rated: Everyone
Produced By: Half-Ass Productions
Moderated By: Cole Houston; Andrew Farmer; Zach Schrotter; Shawn Padilla
Your Favorite Con is drawing to a close after an amazing four full days. You've attended panels, game shows, parties, costume contests, and gaming events. You've met some great celebrity guests and heard amazing tales in their panels. You've taken in the scope of fandom and have plenty of goodies, photos, and memories.
While all good things must come to an end, following Games and Theory’s annual Grand Prize Drawing (as part of Sunday's ''Oooh! Oooh! Oooh!''), there’s still fun to be had at the ''It's a Wrap!'' panel! ALL-CON Games and Theory’s own JediCole and Happy Cat, along with any of the staff still remaining on site, bring you an interactive post-convention wrap-up. When the last game show has awarded its prizes and a lot of leftover stuff has been given away in raffles, the fun continues as the exhausted crew share the highlights and laughs from the long weekend they looked forward to since last year.
This panel has become a favorite end-of-convention haunt for many who are looking for a chance to share their own experiences with a casual crowd. Close out the weekend in style with the kids from the Game Shows track and friends!
Category: Discussion
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