Jim Yelton

Host/Producer/Author

Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment

Participates in 10 items

Jim Yelton is the host of the nationally syndicated radio talk show “Geek Universe with Jim Yelton” and has been creating in one way or another since his early teens. Starting in theater as an actor and becoming a director while still in high school, he has been involved in over 30 stage productions. Jim is an experienced radio talk show host and always found a way to sneak in his passion for movies and assorted geeky topics way before it was cool. But his real love has always been writing and Jim has written for various media including Radio Dramas, graphic novels, short stories, stage productions, and screenplays. A child of the 70’s and 80’s, he has channeled his love of the two “Stars”-Trek and Wars, Marvel Comics, and horror movies into projects including the space adventure radio drama The Swindlers of Doom, a superhero illustrated novel series called Extra Ordinary, and is currently working on an action/horror screenplay entitled “Devil’s Tower.” Very opinionated and knowledgeable about a wide variety of Pop Culture topics, Jim has been a convention panelist and podcast guest covering everything from Battlestar Galactica to his love of all things Buffy and Joss Whedon-y as well as workshops covering Screenwriting and Beating Writer’s Block. He teaches Screenwriting and Novel Writing courses in the Mid-Missouri area and is also the editor behind the “Geek Universe Guide to the ‘80’s”, with numerous contributors waxing nostalgic all things geeky and nerdy about the 1980’s.

Sessions in which Jim Yelton participates

Friday 29 September, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

4:00 PM

Creating Dynamic Characters

50 minutes, 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Kasey Mackenzie (Moderator)

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Participant)

Lettie Prell (Participant)

John Hornor Jacobs, Hornor and Son (Participant)

Deborah Millitello, SFWA (Participant)

5:00 PM

The Changing Face of Cons

50 minutes, 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Panel

Linda Wyatt, MillenniCon (Moderator)

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Participant)

M. R. Sellars, I'm so disorganized... You have no idea. Srsly... (Participant)

Michael Z. Williamson, SharpPointyThings.com (Participant)

Mr Thomas Stratman, Self (Participant)

Twenty years ago, it was pretty much about Authors and Artists. Now it's Media, Anime, Costuming, and Gaming. How have conventions grown, and where...

7:00 PM

Trivia Thunderdome

1 hour 50 minutes, 7:00 PM - 8:50 PM

Gateway Center - Ballroom A

Game

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Moderator)

9:00 PM

In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream: Horror Beyond the Stars

50 minutes, 9:00 PM - 9:50 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Participant)

Mr. Bryan Schmidt (Moderator)

Wyatt Weed, Pirate Pictures (Participant)

Some of the scariest stories take place in space. Some of our favorites are Alien, Event Horizon, Pandorum, and Riddick. Come discuss the best an...

Saturday 30 September, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Star Trek Discovery: Our First Thoughts

50 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Moderator)

Mr Paul Hahn, Washington University Libraries (Participant)

John Hornor Jacobs, Hornor and Son (Participant)

12:00 PM

Q & A with Archon 41 Media Guests of Honor Mike Zapcic & Ming Chen

50 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Panel

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Moderator)

Ming Chen (Participant)

Mr. Mike Zapcic, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash (Participant)

2:00 PM

Stephen King: Is He Leaving Horror Behind?

50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette B

Panel

Jan DiMasi, self employed (Moderator)

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Participant)

Joey Froehlich (Participant)

5:00 PM

The Dark Universe: New Universal Monster Movies

50 minutes, 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Panel

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Moderator)

Jimmy D. Gillentine (Participant)

Sherri Dean, n/a (Participant)

Joey Froehlich (Participant)

This year welcomed the first film from The Dark Universe - the franchise that will eventually offer us remakes of our most beloved classic Universa...

Sunday 1 October, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

11:00 AM

The Evolution of Fanfiction

50 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Gateway Center - Marquette B

Panel

Cindi Gille-Rowley (Moderator)

Susan Baugh (Participant)

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Participant)

1:00 PM

You're My Only Hope: Did Lucas Save Star Wars When He Sold to Disney?

50 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Moderator)

Wyatt Weed, Pirate Pictures (Participant)

Donald Price (Participant)

Matthew Edward Munro Wagenblast (Participant)

Most Star Wars fans are lukewarm at best on George Lucas - but did his 2012 sale of Star Wars to Disney actually take the franchise in a positive d...