san diego comiccon-related stories
Posted Aug 2nd 2009 3:01PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Celebrities, Reality-Free, Comic-Con
When the San Diego Comic-Con opened its doors to allow
every corner of television onto their floors, they weren't kidding. After seeing the roster of panels, I'm surprised the original panel from PBS's
Washington Week didn't field questions from guys dressed in Transformer cosplay.
Apparently, Warner Brothers set up a panel for just about every television show that have in development including Patricia Heaton's new ABC sitcom
The Middle, making it the most "fish out of water" selection for a panel at the geek confab.
And so did the geeks in attendance. The panel only drew
around 75 attendees and studio heads ordered Heaton not to introduce the panel because the crowd was too small.
Continue reading And the most out of place Comic-Con panel award goes to...
Posted Jul 28th 2009 10:02AM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Reality-Free, Comic-Con
I imagine a lot of stalkers must love a place like
Comic-Con. All of their most sought after celebrities are together in one place for easy pickings. It must be their Costco.
One star, however, decided to turn the tables on his fans and used his own costume to stalk and hunt down a few of his fans on the floor of this year's convention.
To make it even creepier, he dressed up like a clown. That slurping sound you hear is my spine falling out of its socket from uncontrollable shivering.
Continue reading Mythbuster Adam Savage goes undercover at Comic-Con
Posted Jul 26th 2009 6:21PM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Animation, Adult Swim, Reality-Free, Comic-Con
The Venture Brothers have all the trappings of a major, cross-media animated comedy phenomena -- except the popularity and notoriety that comes with it.
Written on the same brilliant scale as
The Simpsons or
South Park and drenched in hip pop culture references,
Venture Brothers remains a show with a devoted cult following that stays just off the mass media's radar. And series creators Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer aren't sure why.
"We didn't even get nominated for an Annie (animation) Award," Hammer told me. "Never mind an Emmy. We thought we could at least get an Annie. We can't explain it. You probably have a better idea of why that is than we do."
Continue reading Venture Brothers creators accept cult following - Comic-Con Report
Posted Jul 26th 2009 3:33PM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Reality-Free, Comic-Con
A new gallery is up and running featuring some of the fun sites of Saturday -- the busiest day of Comic-Con.
Have a look and share the vicarious convention experience here.
Posted Jul 26th 2009 12:31PM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Reality-Free, Comic-Con
Showtime's
Dexter came to Comic-Con International this year and brought along an ad campaign that would be consdiered in poor "taste" anywhere but in this four-day epicenter of debauchery.
As the Comic-Con premiere trailer shows, the
fourth season of Dexter unveils the deadly title character's new arrival, a baby boy (Harrison). The kid is obviously cute (right), and he plays well off of the simmering sinister visage of his fictional fathr.
The little prince is featured in a massive ad campaign throughout downtown San Diego ads, inside the convention center, on buses and cabs, etc.
Continue reading Dexter posts infantile ad campaign - Comic-Con Report
Posted Jul 26th 2009 9:11AM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Reality-Free, Comic-Con
Sunday will bring Comic-Con International to a close. And, folks like me who have been working the convention since Wednesday are feeling a lot like
The Prisoner's poor, run-down Rover (right).
Saturday is usually the busiest at Comic-Con International -- the day when crowds hit their peak. It was certainly the busiest day so far for me on the convention beat.
In an eight-hour period, I piled up several exclusive, one-on-one interviews for TV Squad. They're set to run soon as Comic-Con winds down for 2009.
Continue reading Saturday Recap - Comic-Con Report
Posted Jul 26th 2009 8:50AM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Reality-Free, Comic-Con
While Wedneday brought the rumor that 2010 Comic-Con International's Preview Night would move up from Wednesday to Tuesday here in San Diego, today comes the rumor that the convention might be leaving San Diego altogether.
Word is going around that the popular entertainment world will descend on Los Angeles next year, leaving the San Diego Convention Center behind.
It's not the first time this possibility has been raised, but the sheer and ever-growing size of the convention is making it look more likely.
Continue reading Rumor of the Day: Good-bye San Diego - Comic-Con Report
Posted Jul 25th 2009 8:26PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Reality-Free, Comic-Con
Even though
TV Squad's very own John Scott Lewinski is fighting his way through hordes of
overweight Rorschachs and pre-pubescent Chun Lis to get exclusive interviews and scoops on the newest TV news at the San Diego Comic Con, don't forget that our partners-in-crime from
Cinematical are also there covering the latest flim-flam in film.
The movie side of the annual pop-culture cavalcade opened with one of the biggest names in the history of film and what could very well be one of the biggest names in the future of film. Director James Cameron screened a solid 25 minutes of his forthcoming sci-fi epic
Avatar. Blogger Todd Gilchrist got a hint of the plot and special effects movie-goers can expect when the film hits theaters later this year and said it "promises to be both hugely entertaining and technically groundbreaking." Man, that's got me worried. That's what they also said about
Titanic.
Continue reading Cinematical, TV Squad's detached fraternal siamese twin, also at Comic-Con
Posted Jul 25th 2009 2:29PM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Reality-Free, Comic-Con
Just a quick note here to announce a new gallery we posted showing the random sights of 2009's Comic-Con International.
Check it out and enjoy some shots I took while on the run from event to event -- like the perfect
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Torgo (right) from the Rifftrax panel.
You can check out the gallery here:
Posted Jul 24th 2009 9:13PM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Reality-Free, Comic-Con
It's easy enough to whine about the crowds or the lines or the food, etc., at Comic-Con International. But it's organizers certainly got the press room right.
This is where most of the stories you read online at TV Squad and other sites (at least I think there are other sites) are written and filed. General attendees don't get a chance to see it. It's press-only, huge, air-conditioned, and chock full of free wi-fi. It's a bit of a hike to get to, but that's a quibble.
Since it's a reporter's job to be out collecting news on the floor or in the press conferences and not to sit around, it's half empty most of the time. And, amazingly, a lot of the reporters here don't know it exists and never use it.
So, shush. Let's keep it that way.
Posted Jul 22nd 2009 8:00AM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Celebrities, Reality-Free, Comic-Con
TV Squad will be on hand for all five days of Comic-Con to bring you the breaking news on all of the new shows, returning favorites and anything else cool and TV-ish.
Beginning during tonight's special preview night and running through to close on Sunday evening, I will be hitting every panel, press conference and premiere party he can before collapsing into a stupor Monday morning. My fellow Squadders will also be eyeballing the news coming from the con and providing news reports from TV-related panels and other events that I can't get to.
You'll be able to keep up to date on the breaking news here and via
TV Squad's Twitter Feed.
Continue reading TV Squad cruising to Comic-Con for complete coverage
Posted Jun 29th 2009 2:43PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Reality-Free, Comic-Con
It seems like a no-brainer that television and Comic-Con would go together like peanut butter and jelly. But TV has actually been a bit slow to the game and viewed their presence at Comic-Con as something that goes together like peanut butter and regular butter (trust me, I've tried peanut butter and butter, and it's not good).
This year, studios have recognized the importance of the annual geek con-fab and are presenting more shows and panels than ever before. There is going to be more TV at the Con than you can shake a stick at, so don't forgot your shaking sticks.
Why so many?
Variety reports that studios and networks are recognizing the buzz they can generate at the convention through electronic social networking and good ol' word-of-mouth by showcasing and premiering exclusive screenings of their shows.
Continue reading Comic-Con turning more TV on
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