Episode 111 – Just Three Turkeys
On this episode of Nerd & Tie, we start by discussing how Nobuhiro Watsuki, creator of Rurouni Kenshin, has been
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Wizard World May Not Be Able to Continue After 2018 Without Major Changes
Convention chain Wizard World has had a rocky few years, and things certainly haven’t gotten better. The latest “bad news”
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Episode 108 – Not Quite Drift Compatible
On this episode of Nerd & Tie we talk about Amazon developing new TV shows based on Snow Crash, Ringworld
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Wizard World “Postpones” All But Two Remaining 2017 Shows
In a press release yesterday, Wizard World announced that they were “postponing” five of their remaining seven 2017 shows. While
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Episode 101 – The Mid-Move Mess
On this episode of Nerd & Tie we deal with the ongoing move of our production studio, mourn the passing
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Wizard World’s Money Problems Continue With Shrinking Margins
Convention mega chain Wizard World has had some widely reported financial issues over the last few years, and it looks
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Wizard World Switching From TicketLeap to Ticketmaster Subsidiary Front Gate Tickets
Wizard World announced last week that they would be switching from long time partner Ticketleap to the Ticketmaster subsidiary Front
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Is the ‘Comic Con’ Bubble Finally Bursting?
The last few years have seen a massive increase in the number of cons out there. The most noticeable of
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Episode 85 – Battle Pants (The Pants You Battle)
On this episode of the Nerd & Tie Podcast: Bryan Fuller has stepped down as show runner for Star Trek:
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Wizard World Announces 2017 Convention Dates and Cities
So Wizard World released their list of confirmed 2017 dates. There are only sixteen shows on the list, and while
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Episode 80 – Live at Geek.kon 2016!
This episode of Nerd & Tie was recorded at Geek.kon 2016 at the Madison Marriott West in front of a
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Wizard World Will Not Allow Gun Dealer to Exhibit, They Swear
So, this was a weird article to write, as the facts literally changed while I was writing it. Wizard World
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Episode 76 – Everything is Terrible
On this episode of Nerd & Tie we discuss the tragic loss of young actor Anton Yelchin, the rather craptastic
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Wizard World Comes to Their Senses, Cancels Cruise Con
Earlier this year, convention juggernaut Wizard World announced that they were going to start a convention on a cruise ship.
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Episode 72 – Changing of the Guard
On this episode of Nerd & Tie we discuss Pearl Mackie’s casting as the new Doctor Who companion, Neil Gaiman
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Wizard World CEO John Macaluso Resigns
BleedingCool is reporting that Wizard World’s John Macaluso has resigned from both his position as CEO and his seat on
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Wizard World Lost $4.3 Million in 2015, Is Scaling Back in 2016
In the middle of last year, we reported that Wizard World wasn’t having the best year. Well those losses didn’t
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Out of New Cities to Launch Shows In, Wizard World Puts Convention on a Boat
Over the last few years, Wizard World has been on a binge of expansion, launching new events in city after
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Wizard World Posts Loss For Second Quarter in a Row
Wizard World has been aggressively expanding over the last few years (they’re up to like 24 conventions), and this has
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