July 28, 2007
A view from the San Diego Convention Center at Comic-Con 2007. Definitely an experience!
Panels attended (4):
- Supernatural
- The Rays: Bradbury & Harryhausen
- The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- Smallville
Supernatural was great, but Jared Padalecki had missed his flight, so it was just Jensen Ackles and the writers/producers/directors. There was good information on the upcoming season. Jensen talked about having to film scenes where Jared was dead, and how emotionally draining that was. They shared stories of on-set pranks, aired a couple videos, and answered fan questions.
The Rays were very interesting! I went to this panel on a whim, as everyone else I'd come with had gone off to various things and I had some time to kill by myself. It was really cool to listen to Ray Bradbury talk about having sold stories because he desperately needed $20. The two Rays have been friends their entire lives, and they're 87 now. They talked about influences, the "old days", their creative processes... it was enjoyable!
The Sarah Connor Chronicles is a TV show spin-off from the Terminator movies. They showed the pilot and then had discussion afterwards. While I thought the episode was very well done, well-acted, and overall quite good, I don't really see where it's going as a series show. I love the idea of Summer Glau as a Terminator. We'll see what kind of story arc they come up with.
Smallville was by far my favorite panel. Everyone in attendance was fabulous; engaging, entertaining, and happy to be there. There was a clip show of past highlights as well as from the first few episodes of the new season. Exciting! There were tidbits about the upcoming storyline, discussion of favorite moments, and the unveiling of Justice League action figures. Hee.
I ran into everyone I knew that was going to be there, which was cool. I camped out in the same room basically from before the Supernatural panel until after the Smallville one, which was a total of about five hours. I was SO GLAD to be out of that room when it was over! Afterwards, we met up with Elaina and her crew for dinner, and then went back to their hotel for a game of Munchkin Bites.
Panels attended (4):
- Supernatural
- The Rays: Bradbury & Harryhausen
- The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- Smallville
Supernatural was great, but Jared Padalecki had missed his flight, so it was just Jensen Ackles and the writers/producers/directors. There was good information on the upcoming season. Jensen talked about having to film scenes where Jared was dead, and how emotionally draining that was. They shared stories of on-set pranks, aired a couple videos, and answered fan questions.
The Rays were very interesting! I went to this panel on a whim, as everyone else I'd come with had gone off to various things and I had some time to kill by myself. It was really cool to listen to Ray Bradbury talk about having sold stories because he desperately needed $20. The two Rays have been friends their entire lives, and they're 87 now. They talked about influences, the "old days", their creative processes... it was enjoyable!
The Sarah Connor Chronicles is a TV show spin-off from the Terminator movies. They showed the pilot and then had discussion afterwards. While I thought the episode was very well done, well-acted, and overall quite good, I don't really see where it's going as a series show. I love the idea of Summer Glau as a Terminator. We'll see what kind of story arc they come up with.
Smallville was by far my favorite panel. Everyone in attendance was fabulous; engaging, entertaining, and happy to be there. There was a clip show of past highlights as well as from the first few episodes of the new season. Exciting! There were tidbits about the upcoming storyline, discussion of favorite moments, and the unveiling of Justice League action figures. Hee.
I ran into everyone I knew that was going to be there, which was cool. I camped out in the same room basically from before the Supernatural panel until after the Smallville one, which was a total of about five hours. I was SO GLAD to be out of that room when it was over! Afterwards, we met up with Elaina and her crew for dinner, and then went back to their hotel for a game of Munchkin Bites.