Vic said he has absolutely no recollection of this whatsoever.
EDIT: After reading thru other posts for more context and sharing that with Vic, he does remember this incident:
Vic and Todd had something called a "Tribute War" at one point. They each made a series of videos kind of punking each other. In classic pseudo-sibling rivalry fashion (which has always been their dynamic as long as I've known them), each video got more elaborate in order to one-up each other. The fans LOVED this and they both played it up for them often.
The panel in question was the premier of "
Todd of the Rings." As you can see from the video, making it was no small task! Much was shot on location in NZ at Hobbiton, many professionals were involved, Vic spent months working on the editing, music and special effects, etc. The DP had even flown from Vermont to be there for this. And yes, that's Michele Specht as Gimli. The whole panel was FOR this premiere of this thing he had worked so hard on and was very proud of.
The video plays, the crowd (around 3000 people) was cheering, and as soon as the credits start to roll, the screen goes black and you can hear Todd laughing and saying something like, "You think you've won, but this isn't over! LOL" Vic's recollection is that Todd had arranged with the AV staff for this to happen ahead of time.
Vic was pissed that Todd had hijacked his panel and premiere, and he was also pissed that the staff had allowed it to happen. He said that he was so angry that he had to leave before he minecrafted Todd on the spot. He doesn't remember yelling at staff, but he probably did. He does NOT remember making anyone cry over it. I would have made several people cry myself, but that's just me.
