I’m back home and going over the three days I spent at The Con. I’m still a bit overwhelmed and not sure how to write it out. So, here it is in bullet form!
- The new Knight Rider series looks like it has cheesy writing and acting but awesome car stunts and action scenes. In the preview they showed during the panel, KITT…wait for it…TRANSFORMED! Stop rolling your eyes, it was awesome.
- The Tr2n trailer looked pretty cool visually but it stars Jeff Bridges. Unfortunately for me, that is not someone I enjoy watching. I put up with him in Iron Man and still loved the movie so maybe there is hope.
- SUPER EXCITED ABOUT WOLVERINE! Hugh Jackman vs. Liev Schreiber…I need not say more.
- I enjoyed watching the Totally Rad Show guys tape a live version of their show. I was shocked at how few ladies there were in the audience, though. There were probably 3 other girls there besides me (I’m not exaggerating) and those girls looked like they had been dragged by their boyfriends/husbands. Ladies, this is a good show, tune in.
- The Dr. Horrible panel was the most entertaining panel that I attended. That entire cast is hilarious. They took Q&A the full hour and pretty much just performed for the audience. There was one moment when everyone turned to Felicia Day waiting for her to answer a question. She looked up and said, “sorry, I was twittering”. The audience took it a dirty way and made some oohing noise. She turned bright red and flustered and didn’t know how to continue. She finally said, “I’m keeping my hands on the table”. It was very cute and endearing.
- I went to an EW.com panel with Kevin Smith, Judd Apatow, Zack Snyder & Frank Miller. Unfortunately, the moderator was unable to pose an adequate question and the panel of artistic genius’ stammered around mostly confused. Luckily, Kevin and Judd put their sense of humor into it and gave us some laughs. Here’s a bit of video I took of the funny duo…
- I think the highlight of my trip was being able to sit down with Jed & Zack Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, the writers of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. They were really cool and fun to interview. I was super excited to have that opportunity. It was for EPIC FU and will be in Thursday’s episode.
Overall, I was pushed around by crazed fans, rudely spoken to by “security”, financially assaulted by soda vendors, stood in absurdly long lines, walked approximately 3,259 miles throughout the convention center and molested a 13 year old boy as I fell on him while commuting on the trolley. But, pair that with all the cool people I met, including 4 twitter friends and Optimus Prime, I’m a pretty happy gal! My pix are up on Flickr.
7 responses so far ↓
1 brandbulldawg // Jul 28, 2008 at 2:45 pm
hey!
the video link doesn’t work. it says that it is private and I need to accept the sender’s friend request
2 Matt Gowdy // Jul 28, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Sounds like a pretty cool time. I’m starting to plan for cons next year and Comic-Con is definitely on the list.
You don’t like Jeff Bridges? Por que?
I saw the leaked footage and I am really hoping they do Tron justice with the sequel.
Wolverine looks like it’s going to be kick ass.
I wonder if there’s video floating around of that Dr. Horrible panel…
Your YouTube video is private, the embed isn’t working.
So, did you like the con enough to make it an annual trip?
3 sarahatwood // Jul 28, 2008 at 3:25 pm
sorry about the vid, it should be fixed now.
4 sarahatwood // Jul 28, 2008 at 3:33 pm
There is just something about the way Jeff Bridges speaks that bothers me. He has a very specific way he moves his mouth that distracts me.
Not sure if this is something I want to do annually. It will depend on how much energy I have next year.
5 brandbulldawg // Jul 28, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Thanks Sarah. I find that Kevin is funnier when he is doing the Q&As than his actual films. And yes, he does look like he has gained a teenager in weight!
6 Jimmy Rogers // Jul 28, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Thanks for the recap. I can’t really go to all these cool conferences, but I love to hear first hand accounts. I’m getting similar updates from a guy at the ENORMOUS magician’s conference going on right now too.
I too am excited about those two movies…Wolverine is going to rock if they can put together some kind of coherent plot. Not that claw-ripping action really needs too much plot.
I CANNOT WAIT for your interview with the Whedons. I’m sure it was totally awesome!
7 Goosecomics // Jul 28, 2008 at 9:59 pm
First time for as well, but if my friends continue to go, won’t be the last. Talked to a Supervisor guy for Comic-Con, and they said that they might look at other cons to host if San Diego doesn’t shape up. Lines were WAY too long, and being shut out for 3 panels, is not good times.
Anything related to Joss Whedon was totally over crowded. Every single line was an hour+. The TRS show was great. Awesome that you found me in line and meeting up, shocked to see you leave so early.
All in all, great time though.
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