Comic-Con 2011

[E-Man]

lol I remember that in the avatar thread

everyone was irate!

Damn. I hate that I missed that. It sounded like it could be some real comedic whining.

 

[Harry_Lime02]

It's become a bandwagon for TV shows to jump on to get more publicity, often exploiting the geek appeal of a main actor to shoehorn themselves into an event that is really nothing to do with them (eg: Nathan Fillion, Castle)

And why on Earth does "Weeds" have a comiccon panel?

 

[BizarroAids]

It's become a bandwagon for TV shows to jump on to get more publicity, often exploiting the geek appeal of a main actor to shoehorn themselves into an event that is really nothing to do with them (eg: Nathan Fillion, Castle)

And why on Earth does "Weeds" have a comiccon panel?

Because a lot of attendees smoke pot?

That does seem a little weird to have that panel there. But, what can ya' do right?

 

[SpiderByte]

ComiCon? Mainstream?

Awesome things get into ComiCon. Like Psych. Who doesn't like that show?

 

[Kane52630]

Like Psych. Who doesn't like that show?

Me?

 

[SpiderByte]

I think it's cool, anyway.

Point is, ComiCon is a great opportunity for promotion. Batman is pretty mainstream, everybody's heard of him, and you'd be hard pressed to find a person who just absolutely dislikes him.

Weeds, however, I can't really see fitting in. There are a few categories apart from comics I could see fitting in:

Sci-Fi
Horror
Mystery

But Weeds? Not so much.

 

[MadVillainy]

Too mainstream? No.
Too expensive for me to go? Yes

 

[Prison Mike]

Glee also doesn't seem to fit in here but I still like the show.

 

[Scourge2099]

I think it's getting too mainstream , but I'd like to go at least once before I turn 30.

 

[MadVillainy]

I know it's not over yet, but I'm curious, especially to the out of state people, how much did it cost for you to attend SDCC this year? Transportation cost, ticket/pass price, etc.

 

[Sam Fisher]

$0

 

[Crook]

Yeah, I'm curious to know this as well, since I'm planning to make my first Comic-Con next year. I'd like a good range so I can plan this early.

 

[Matt Mortem]

I'm with Crook. I'd like to know so I can plan accordingly

 

[MadVillainy]

@Crook same with me I really wanna go next year

 

[Chewy]

An estimated range would be somewhere between $500 and an eye

 

[Harls]

An eye? Phew, that's a relief. I thought I'd have to give an arm or a leg.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

I think that was a joke in reference to the stabbing that took place at the con.

 

[knowsbleed]

Stabbing, eh? http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-comic-con-stabbing-rumors,0,2336793.story

 

[\S/uperman]

$0

 

[Harls]

Oh. Lol.

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

@Crook same with me I really wanna go next year

yeah me and my bro are planning on going but we are worried on how much money we need to save up as well

 

[THE MR. TERRIFIC]

http://www.**************.com/fansites/MovieAddict/news/?a=20555

Someone got stabbed in Hall H during a scuffle over a seat!
SAN DIEGO — A stabbing Saturday night in a packed auditorium at the Comic-Con International pop culture convention brought the presentation of some of the most highly anticipated films to a halt.
The incident in Hall H at the San Diego Convention Center occurred minutes before Universal Pictures was to present panels on two upcoming films — its sci-fi adventure Paul and Jon Favreau's Cowboys & Aliens.

Witnesses said that a scuffle broke out between two men in their mid-20s over a seat near the center of the auditorium and one of the men was stabbed in the eye.

Security personnel rushed to the auditorium as attendees stood on their seats to watch. Organizers pleaded with the capacity crowd to take their seats as guards and medics cleared the scene.

Convention officials started a roll of trailers to a chorus of boos from the spectators, some of whom had waited overnight in line to see the panels.

The day was to be one of the biggest for the convention, hosting films for major comics publishers Marvel (Thor, Captain America) and DC Comics (Green Lantern).

Organizers expected the panels to be delayed at least an hour after the early evening incident, but the presentation resumed at about 5:30 PT.

"I've been coming to Comic-Con for nine years and never saw anything like it," says Albert Esparza, 33, of Los Angeles.

Esparza says he was sitting a couple of rows in front of the fracas when he felt "everybody kind of move forward. Then there was a lot of yelling."

Esparza says he turned to see a man's face in profile, covered in blood. Another attendee grabbed the assailant and held him until security arrived, Esparza said.

"I don't know what would have happened if someone didn't step in," he says. "You don't think of people going off here because we're at Comic-Con for the same reason. But tempers were really fired up."

Identities of the victim and assailant have not been released.

San Diego Police Sgt. Gary Mondesir said, "Two males got into a dispute and one male stabbed the other male with a pen around the eye socket. Parademics arrived almost immediately and took the victim to the University of California/San Diego hospital. The suspect was taken away.

"We had officers inside the convention center and they were there relatively quickly, and citizens had actually detained the suspect," said Mondesir.



This is crazy! Someone gets stabbed in the eye over a SEAT at COMIC-CON!!! What is the world coming to?

 

[\S/uperman]

Old news already.

Look around various threads, it's been talked about.

 

[MadVillainy]

Where would you be setting out from?

 

[THE MR. TERRIFIC]

Sorry, CLOSE!!