Comic-Con 2011

So yesterday I decided to have a little fun and roll on down to Comic-con. I've never been, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Whatever I expected, it was a whole lot to take in. First off, it's true: there are tons of people dressed up in elaborate costumes that you know they didn't just throw together the night before. The two below were my favorites:

There are also a ton of panels, discussions, and sneak peaks. In truth, it's nearly impossible to make any sort of battle plan for what you want to see and do because there's just too much. It's overwhelming. At any given time of day, there's at least 10 different things you could go to, if you can get in, that is. I guess if there's a down side to the whole thing, that would be it. Aside from being a convention for comics (and movies), it's a convention of lines. Lines everywhere. Lines that are so long, they have special volunteers to tell you where the end is, where it continues (across the hall, outside, etc), and when to stop to let other traffic through. Lines that are so long, you might not even get to the end of it. But fear not, there's always something else if you can't get in to what you wanted.

I happened to see Francis Ford Coppola unveil what he's thinking with his new movie "Twixt". I'm not sure what to think of the movie, but I do know that this man's enthusiasm for his work is practically palpable, and definitely contagious. I walked out of there thinking about my own work and it's possibilities.

Also saw a couple of TV pilots that are coming this year. It will be interesting to see how they do. One is a JJ Abrams project, so we'll see where it goes. It seems like everything that guy does turns to gold, or at least silver. I think my takeaway from watching these pilots is that it seems like they're trying to mix comedy and horror, which is an uneasy match at best. Not that the shows aren't interesting. It just seems odd to go from cracking jokes to killing from one sentence to the next.

Lastly, I saw some famous people. I'm not one for chasing people down for autographs or pictures, mostly because I can be very lazy and very shy when it comes to stuff like that. However, I did run into a couple of my favorite Fringe characters: Walter (played by John Noble) and Olivia (played by Anna Torv). They were nice enough to let me have a photo.

So that's about it. The last thing, is that during the whole time I was there, I kept thinking that maybe next year I'll be able to come back with my film. Magicians and Comic-con go together like cookies and milk.

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