{"id":25210,"date":"2014-06-27T03:07:52","date_gmt":"2014-06-27T08:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/?p=25210"},"modified":"2015-01-17T13:33:15","modified_gmt":"2015-01-17T12:33:15","slug":"a-love-letter-to-atx-television-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/2014\/06\/a-love-letter-to-atx-television-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"A Love Letter to ATX Television Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

The third season of the ATX Television Festival<\/a> has come to a close and what a fun ride it has been. This festival, which is devoted solely to television and the people behind it, took place in Austin, Texas from June 5 through 8, 2014. Celebration of the history as well as the future of the medium is the main focus of the ATX Television Festival. It\u2019s the first festival of its\u2019 kind to celebrate the history as well as the future of tv.<\/p>\n

Through viewing private screenings and exclusive panels, this intimate festival gave fans a unique look inside the world of television. In a nutshell, it was a dream for us to mingle with these highly creative pros in the field. This festival, alone, should be enough of an excuse for TV fans to make a visit to the capital of Texas. Not only is Austin known as \u201cThe Live Music Capital of the World\u201d but Texans make grade-A food.<\/p>\n

As a television fan from Europe, I have been following up on this festival\u2019s successes since it\u2019s\u2019 inception. I even remember when co-founders, Caitlin McFarland and Emily Gipson, turned to Kickstarter to give it life and when Liz Tigelaar, from the cute but ended-too-soon series, \u201dLife Unexpected\u201d (starring Shiri Appleby), joined the crowdsourcing campaign to spread the word.<\/p>\n

Sadly, Austin is not around the corner from my country in Europe or I would have taken the train versus fly x-hundred miles to the ATX Television Festival. No matter what, it was worth the experience and I wouldn\u2019t change anything about it.<\/p>\n

To be perfectly honest, the deciding factor for me to waive a three week vacation in Europe and exchange it for a short trip to the United States was the \u201cRoswell\u201d Reunion. I loved this show back when it was on the air in 1999 and, apparently, it still has a huge place inside my heart. Even to this day, I concentrate much of my efforts behind supporting former \u201cRoswell\u201d cast and crew\u2019s new projects through managing Crashdown.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As a matter of fact, the ATX Television Festival hosted panels featuring several notable crew members and stars from our show such as: Jason Katims\u2019 for \u201cParenthood\u201d and \u201cAbout a Boy\u201d; Nick Wechsler for \u201cRevenge,\u201d; Brendan Fehr for \u201cThe Night Shift\u201d; and Adam Rodriquez (albeit, he was absent) for \u201cReckless\u201d. It was fun discovering these new shows as well as engaging in dialogue over other panels and screenings. This trip was definitely worthwhile.<\/p>\n

It was also exciting to meet \u201cThe Night Shift\u201d crew face to face since I was a fan of the show from the start. I\u2019m sure Roswell fans who visited the \u201cRevenge\u201d panel enjoyed their \u201cAdvanced Roswell Screening.\u201d Ironically enough, actor Nick Wechsler played Kyle Valenti on \u201cRoswell\u201d and writers Aaron Harberts and Gretchen J. Berg inked notable episodes. It was great to see them speak so passionately about the ABC show.<\/p>\n

The overall festival atmosphere was jovial. I was impressed with smaller details found in the execution and design of the festival such as the amazing pre-screening bumper<\/a> with ATX alums, the trendy Netflix lounge and the goody bags attendees received. Let\u2019s not forget that the ATX staff and organizers were extra supportive and lovely<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I, personally, would like to thank Brendan Fehr for accidentally leaking the news about the Roswell Reunion on his Twitter account. Even if there were some weeks left before ATX was going to officially announce the reunion, there was just so much planning involved with this trip. It would not have been possible without Brendan\u2019s tweet.<\/p>\n

In addition, I had a wonderful time meeting Roswell fans that I have been communicating with, daily, on social media. Thank you for your kindness, inspiration, and heart. I hope we stay in touch and eventually meet again. Maybe in Austin, perhaps?<\/p>\n

I began this journey with two great friends and we ended up having such a wonderful time. Not only did we make so many unforgettable memories but our deep love for television helped foster a stronger friendship.<\/p>\n

I am so in LOVE<\/em> with ATX Televison Festival and hope to come back again someday.<\/p>\n

If you hadn\u2019t had the chance to visit Texas for the festival, we have a little something for you. Brendan Fehr, Nick Wechsler and Shiri Appleby signed some of our 15th Year Anniversary flyers<\/a> just for you. Here\u2019s my insider scoop on our meet and greet with them: they were friendly and awesome.<\/p>\n

Check back Crashdown.com<\/a> for more details about this giveaway and please stay tuned for more updates about our ATX Television Festival experience.<\/p>\n

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