Comic Con 2009 Not-Live-Anymore Update 3.0
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gracie_musica*WARNING. THIS POST WILL BE IMAGE AND CURSING HEAVY. SORRY TO DIAL-UP READERS*
OH MY GOD I KNOW IT'S TAKEN SO LONG. It was all the pictures.
So... Friday! No, wait, Saturday. The days are jumbling about in my head, apologies.
SATURDAY.
We got to the con a bit late, and lots of staring at John was had. And coffee was handed over. WHILE RTD WAS THERE. We were hoping that they'd hand it over TO HIM, but they didn't.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
correlle, fiancee, her friends and I wanted to get to the Boondock Saints II panel, so we grabbed some lunch and then went and sat in line. We sat through the Umbrella Academy panel -- I had no idea the frontman for My Chemical Romance did comics. They're working on a movie, btw, for any fans.
By the way, if there are any Boondock Saints fans out there? IT LOOKS TOTALLY EPIC. Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Reedus came out recording US with their iPhones. SPF had us say hello to his mother because "Otherwise she won't believe this". They showed the trailer TWICE, and Billy Connolly was being a delightful cad. Much swearing was had because let's face it, it's the fucking Boondock Saints.
Also, Rocco showed up. Completely independently from the panel. He got in line for the Q&A, and they pulled him up into the panel. Ron Jeremy was also there and answered a very pointless, roundabout question someone had asked him in a classroom lecture about ten years ago or something like that.
After the panelcorrelle and co went to go sit through the Mythbusters panel, and thrace_adams, aleja221, totally4ryo and I all went to dinner before trying to get into the Who/Torchwood viewings. We didn't get in, but we DID get pictures with a half-naked Roman Gladiator. Who told me I needed to go Sparta because I looked too hot in my suit.
We went to the Masquerade and had a few delightfully CRAZY conversations about slash and fic and scared people around us, but the shows were sort of lame this year so we went home early. The funniest one was a Muppets take-off, where they had the two old men in the balcony box make fun of the rest of the skit. I want to see a group do something like this one day, damn it.corelle and I suggested doing an MST:3K bit... We're thinking of a scene from Shark Attack 3 as the Experiment. Y/Y?
Sunday I woke up at 7 to a text fromthrace_adams saying that the LINE FOR THE DOCTOR WHO PANEL HAD ALREADY STARTED. So after much cussing and running about like chickens sans heads, totally4ryo and I made it to the con. We separated because totally4ryo needed to get her Sunday pass (thank you cjharknessgirl!) and she met up with thyme_enough. WE ALL MADE IT INTO THE PANEL AND HAD FANTASTIC SEATS THANKS TO thrace_adams AND aleja221!
David was charming. Julie was sweet. Eros was... British (WHAT?! I BARELY REMEMBER THE GUY!!!) RTD was a smug Welsh bastard. We fangirled and yelled and got to listen to David in his full Scottish Glory.
The American Dad panel followed Doctor Who, and I love the way they do that panel: First they have the entire cast do a table read of the first act, then they show a storyboard version of the second act (with prerecorded sound), and the third act is the full animation. It's really interesting to see how the show comes together!
After that they did three back-to-back Indie film panels. Paper Hearts is a sort-of documentary about love. It's Michael Cera's new film, and because the actors on the panel pulled out a HUGE BLACK DILDO (no, seriously) I will go see it if it comes out in my town.
Mystery Team was the second one and looks wrong in the WORST best sort of way. Imagine the Scooby Doo gang minus the drugs and plus a boatload of naivete. Here's an image that'll stick with you forever: Used. Condom. Balloon. I think that sums it up.
The third Indie movie panel was about Eric McCormic's latest thing. They're doing a 50s homage-type movie, but a serious homage. Complete with rubber alien that's going to be completely disappointing the moment you see it.
THEN.
THE TORCHWOOD PANEL. Okay, Being Human was there too, but that's not what I was there for.
THERE WERE 'WE WANT IANTO' CHANTERS.
And I know there have been some grumbles among fandom over John's behavior at the panel? SHUT UP. No seriously. SHUT THE HELL UP. JOHN WAS FUCKING CHARMING AND JOHN BARROWMAN-Y (he flirted with the moderator like whoa) AND HE SAVED RTD'S ASS WHEN RTD STARTED GETTING MAD ABOUT THE IANTO PROTESTS. John just jumped right in and mentioned the Children in Need page. Which he totally supports, because he's John and it's something he'd totally be into. Anyway. John did an outstanding job with what was probably the most hostile panel ever. SO SHUT UP, HATERS. I know, I wanted him to get all indignant over it too, but the man's a professional.
At least John STILL HAS A JOB, amiright? He's not gonna fuck it up. And also, he gave me fic ideas. Shut up.
After the TW panel,aleja221, thrace_adams and totally4ryo stayed for the Buffy musical panel. I met up with correlle for one last go at the Exhibit Hall before they went home, and then aleja221, thrace_adams, totally4ryo and I went to dinner for one last huzzah.
Much collapsing was had when we were done.
Monday was my free day, and I really wanted to go to the zoo.totally4ryo stayed at home and recovered, while I went AND HAD A BLAST. It turned out when I went that they were having special extended hours that week, so instead of just being open until 5:30 IT WAS OPEN UNTIL 9. SO I DID EVERYTHING. I even got to see the elephant handlers/vets cleaning their elephants' feet. It was soooo completely awesome, watching these huge animals calmly lift up their feet and get pampered while they ate apples and other fruit as their rewards.
Oh, and they think one of the pandas may be pregnant, which is awesome.
And now... Some pictures. Which I won't post ALL of, because there are only so many images of panels that people can take, y'know? And sorry, some of them are blurry. Camera fail.
At the pub on Friday. WE WERE CELEBRATING A PROMOTION, MARTINIS ARE REQUIRED.
In order from left to right; me,correlle, fiancee, aleja221, thrace_adams, and totally4ryo
DANCING ASIAN MICHAEL JACKSON.
We got turned around on Saturday and found... HOMELAND PETROLEUM. Serves only blond-haired blue-eyed people.
Friday's coffee packs.
Our two messengers ofpeace dissent!
"You want me to give what to WHO now?"
Saturday's coffee packs.
He laughed.
"Holy shit, it's coffee."
"... Do we give it to him?!"
EX-TER-MI-NATE!
I have to hand it to the man, he showed up.
More to follow!
OH MY GOD I KNOW IT'S TAKEN SO LONG. It was all the pictures.
So... Friday! No, wait, Saturday. The days are jumbling about in my head, apologies.
SATURDAY.
We got to the con a bit late, and lots of staring at John was had. And coffee was handed over. WHILE RTD WAS THERE. We were hoping that they'd hand it over TO HIM, but they didn't.
correlle, fiancee, her friends and I wanted to get to the Boondock Saints II panel, so we grabbed some lunch and then went and sat in line. We sat through the Umbrella Academy panel -- I had no idea the frontman for My Chemical Romance did comics. They're working on a movie, btw, for any fans.By the way, if there are any Boondock Saints fans out there? IT LOOKS TOTALLY EPIC. Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Reedus came out recording US with their iPhones. SPF had us say hello to his mother because "Otherwise she won't believe this". They showed the trailer TWICE, and Billy Connolly was being a delightful cad. Much swearing was had because let's face it, it's the fucking Boondock Saints.
Also, Rocco showed up. Completely independently from the panel. He got in line for the Q&A, and they pulled him up into the panel. Ron Jeremy was also there and answered a very pointless, roundabout question someone had asked him in a classroom lecture about ten years ago or something like that.
After the panel
correlle and co went to go sit through the Mythbusters panel, and thrace_adams, aleja221, totally4ryo and I all went to dinner before trying to get into the Who/Torchwood viewings. We didn't get in, but we DID get pictures with a half-naked Roman Gladiator. Who told me I needed to go Sparta because I looked too hot in my suit.We went to the Masquerade and had a few delightfully CRAZY conversations about slash and fic and scared people around us, but the shows were sort of lame this year so we went home early. The funniest one was a Muppets take-off, where they had the two old men in the balcony box make fun of the rest of the skit. I want to see a group do something like this one day, damn it.
corelle and I suggested doing an MST:3K bit... We're thinking of a scene from Shark Attack 3 as the Experiment. Y/Y?Sunday I woke up at 7 to a text from
thrace_adams saying that the LINE FOR THE DOCTOR WHO PANEL HAD ALREADY STARTED. So after much cussing and running about like chickens sans heads, totally4ryo and I made it to the con. We separated because totally4ryo needed to get her Sunday pass (thank you cjharknessgirl!) and she met up with thyme_enough. WE ALL MADE IT INTO THE PANEL AND HAD FANTASTIC SEATS THANKS TO thrace_adams AND aleja221!David was charming. Julie was sweet. Eros was... British (WHAT?! I BARELY REMEMBER THE GUY!!!) RTD was a smug Welsh bastard. We fangirled and yelled and got to listen to David in his full Scottish Glory.
The American Dad panel followed Doctor Who, and I love the way they do that panel: First they have the entire cast do a table read of the first act, then they show a storyboard version of the second act (with prerecorded sound), and the third act is the full animation. It's really interesting to see how the show comes together!
After that they did three back-to-back Indie film panels. Paper Hearts is a sort-of documentary about love. It's Michael Cera's new film, and because the actors on the panel pulled out a HUGE BLACK DILDO (no, seriously) I will go see it if it comes out in my town.
Mystery Team was the second one and looks wrong in the WORST best sort of way. Imagine the Scooby Doo gang minus the drugs and plus a boatload of naivete. Here's an image that'll stick with you forever: Used. Condom. Balloon. I think that sums it up.
The third Indie movie panel was about Eric McCormic's latest thing. They're doing a 50s homage-type movie, but a serious homage. Complete with rubber alien that's going to be completely disappointing the moment you see it.
THEN.
THE TORCHWOOD PANEL. Okay, Being Human was there too, but that's not what I was there for.
THERE WERE 'WE WANT IANTO' CHANTERS.
And I know there have been some grumbles among fandom over John's behavior at the panel? SHUT UP. No seriously. SHUT THE HELL UP. JOHN WAS FUCKING CHARMING AND JOHN BARROWMAN-Y (he flirted with the moderator like whoa) AND HE SAVED RTD'S ASS WHEN RTD STARTED GETTING MAD ABOUT THE IANTO PROTESTS. John just jumped right in and mentioned the Children in Need page. Which he totally supports, because he's John and it's something he'd totally be into. Anyway. John did an outstanding job with what was probably the most hostile panel ever. SO SHUT UP, HATERS. I know, I wanted him to get all indignant over it too, but the man's a professional.
At least John STILL HAS A JOB, amiright? He's not gonna fuck it up. And also, he gave me fic ideas. Shut up.
After the TW panel,
aleja221, thrace_adams and totally4ryo stayed for the Buffy musical panel. I met up with correlle for one last go at the Exhibit Hall before they went home, and then aleja221, thrace_adams, totally4ryo and I went to dinner for one last huzzah.Much collapsing was had when we were done.
Monday was my free day, and I really wanted to go to the zoo.
totally4ryo stayed at home and recovered, while I went AND HAD A BLAST. It turned out when I went that they were having special extended hours that week, so instead of just being open until 5:30 IT WAS OPEN UNTIL 9. SO I DID EVERYTHING. I even got to see the elephant handlers/vets cleaning their elephants' feet. It was soooo completely awesome, watching these huge animals calmly lift up their feet and get pampered while they ate apples and other fruit as their rewards.Oh, and they think one of the pandas may be pregnant, which is awesome.
And now... Some pictures. Which I won't post ALL of, because there are only so many images of panels that people can take, y'know? And sorry, some of them are blurry. Camera fail.
At the pub on Friday. WE WERE CELEBRATING A PROMOTION, MARTINIS ARE REQUIRED.
In order from left to right; me,
correlle, fiancee, aleja221, thrace_adams, and totally4ryo
DANCING ASIAN MICHAEL JACKSON.
We got turned around on Saturday and found... HOMELAND PETROLEUM. Serves only blond-haired blue-eyed people.
Friday's coffee packs.
Our two messengers of
"You want me to give what to WHO now?"
Saturday's coffee packs.
He laughed.
"Holy shit, it's coffee."
"... Do we give it to him?!"
EX-TER-MI-NATE!
I have to hand it to the man, he showed up.
More to follow!
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Date: 2009-08-03 06:25 am (UTC)Can't wait for the 'more ahead'! Again, thank you. :-)
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Date: 2009-08-03 06:41 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-08-03 01:19 pm (UTC)We can do this, right?
RIGHT?? *is aware that she's doomed*
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Date: 2009-08-03 10:12 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2009-08-03 02:09 pm (UTC)hehe The guy you gave the coffee to on Friday looks scared out of his mind! *giggles*
YAY! Dalek! :D
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Date: 2009-08-03 10:10 pm (UTC)And yes, he was very nervous. It was precious.
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Date: 2009-08-05 04:08 am (UTC)Flavia holds the distinction of being some of the worst coffee I've ever had -- and I've been drinking coffee since I was about 3-4 years old!
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Date: 2009-08-03 06:27 pm (UTC)It was so great to meet you!!!
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Date: 2009-08-03 09:49 pm (UTC)*squee* We should totally try to meet up again, it was a blast!
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Date: 2009-08-05 12:00 am (UTC)I need to win a lottery so I could do more cons and more meet ups, because they were made of win. :)
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Date: 2009-08-03 07:23 pm (UTC)It looks like you had an awesome time!
Thanks for the pics and the news!
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Date: 2009-08-03 09:47 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-08-03 07:27 pm (UTC)Besides that, John and David were just brilliant and I had a good time listening to both of them! And they had me laughing. :)
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Date: 2009-08-03 09:47 pm (UTC)John and David DID so make those panels.
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Date: 2009-08-03 08:56 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2009-08-03 10:15 pm (UTC)Also... much love for the Dalek picture. Daleks are of the awesome.
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Date: 2009-08-05 12:09 am (UTC)I cannot wait to hear the Dragon*Con reports.
The Dalek was awesome, but roped off. Alas.
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Date: 2009-08-05 12:13 am (UTC)The local comic book shop had a big Dalek displayed about a year ago. It was very much of the fun.
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Date: 2009-08-05 12:59 am (UTC)THANK YOU!
Date: 2009-08-04 12:36 am (UTC)And the zoo sound cool.
Go JOHN BARROWMAN!
Thanks for the updates from and after the con.
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Date: 2009-08-04 11:34 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-08-04 02:10 am (UTC)And thrace is a KILLER place-in-line holder!! :D
Thank you again for the report!
:D
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Date: 2009-08-04 11:31 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2009-08-08 02:43 pm (UTC)What a great write-up you have. So glad you got to go to the zoo, and awesome pics!
I had forgotten about the HUGE BLACK DILDO! LMAO! I had totally forgotten about those movies...and you are right, the American Dad thing was fascinating and I don't even WATCH that show.
I think I've missed the JB hate...what's up with that? Are there people dissing John and why???? The man is the consummate professional about EVERYTHING. And I completely understand that - his IS his job, he has to market himself *scratches head* Please explain what people are pissed about?? I still love him AND Capt. Jack. *sigh*
GAH I Miss you - wish we lived closer! *HUGS*
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Date: 2009-08-10 01:34 am (UTC)They're all mad that he's not more upset over Ianto. Although Gareth has sad in a Digital Spy episode that when they made him tell John (pussies) that he did get upset.
Like I said -- visits!
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Date: 2009-08-10 04:49 am (UTC)