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Breaking News: Warner Bros. at Comic Con

Posted in Breaking News, Comic Con, Convention/Event, News, Television on June 7, 2012| Leave a Comment »

The following is verbatim from the folks at Warner Bros.:

The world’s leading pop culture convention is set to begin in just over a month, and Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) will be back with a Bang at Comic-Con International: San Diego in 2012. With a star-studded lineup of performers and producers from Warner Bros. Television and Warner Bros. Animation series and the Studio’s massive, must-visit booth on the convention floor, WBTVG will once again deliver an unforgettable experience for fans, with a packed schedule of screenings, panel sessions, autograph signings and media appearances.

SPECIAL SNEAK PEEK PILOT SCREENINGS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 • BALLROOM 20

For the fifth straight year, WBTVG gets Comic-Con off to a dramatic start by hosting a special sneak peek, world premiere screening event on Preview Night.

This year, the Studio is offering fans the opportunity to see five of the most anticipated new drama series of the year, for the first time ever in public.

666 Park Avenue (Sundays 10/9c ABC): Lost’s Terry O’Quinn and Desperate Housewives’ Vanessa Williams headline this seductive drama from Alloy Entertainment as the owners of a Manhattan apartment building who recruit an idealistic young couple to manage the historic site where anything you desire can be yours … for a price.

Arrow (Wednesdays 8/7c The CW): From Greg Berlanti (Green Lantern), Marc Guggenheim (Green Lantern), Andrew Kreisberg (Warehouse 13, Fringe) and David Nutter (Smallville, Supernatural, Game of Thrones), this hard-hitting action series reinvents the DC hero. After being marooned for five years on a remote island, billionaire Oliver Queen returns home with a mysterious agenda and very lethal new set of skills that he uses in a war on crime.

Cult (Midseason The CW): In this visceral thriller from the creator of Farscape and the producers of Chuck, a bright and driven reporter teams up with an inquisitive television researcher to investigate a series of disturbing disappearances all tied to a wildly popular new television show called … Cult.

The Following (Midseason Mondays FOX): Golden Globe winner/Emmy® nominee Kevin Bacon and Rome’s James Purefoy star in this cat-and-mouse thriller from Kevin Williamson (The Vampire Diaries) about a diabolical serial killer (Purefoy) and the psychologically scarred ex-FBI agent (Bacon) called in to stop him and the cult of serial killers he has created.

Revolution (Mondays 10/9c NBC): In this epic adventure thriller from Supernatural’s Eric Kripke, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions and Iron Man’s Jon Favreau, a family struggles to reunite in a post-apocalyptic landscape of empty cities, local militias and heroic freedom fighters where every single piece of technology — phones, computers, cars, even lights — has mysteriously blacked out … forever.

TV SERIES SCHEDULE

PLEASE NOTE: Series stars and creative teams scheduled to attend are subject to change. Additional information on panel sessions, signings and other events will be provided as news breaks. Panel times will be announced in the coming weeks.

THURSDAY, JULY 12

MAD (Mondays 8:45/7:45c Cartoon Network): Get a glimpse behind the MADness with MAD television show producers Kevin Shinick and Mark Marek. Room 6DE

Nikita (Fridays 9/8c The CW): Series stars Maggie Q, Shane West and Lyndsy Fonseca join executive producer Craig Silverstein. Room 6BCF

FRIDAY, JULY 13

The Big Bang Theory (Thursdays 8/7c CBS): The Big Bang Theory gets even bigger —for the first time ever in Hall H! Series stars and executive producers will be on hand to answer burning questions (liftoff! handholding! was that really Mrs. Wolowitz?) and tease what’s to come in season six. Hall H

Cult: Things get scary on Friday the 13th with stars Matt Davis, Jessica Lucas, Alona Tal and Robert Knepper joining executive producer Rockne S. O’Bannon. Room 6BCF

666 Park Avenue: Familiarize yourself with the luxurious, yet mysterious, New York City high-rise known as The Drake with series stars Terry O’Quinn, Rachael Taylor and Dave Annable joining executive producers David Wilcox (Fringe) and Matthew Miller (Chuck). Room 6BCF

Arrow: Chills turn to thrills in this session when Arrow cast members, including Stephen Amell, join producers for a special pilot screening and discussion. Ballroom 20

Childrens Hospital (returning in August, Adult Swim): Star/executive producer Rob Corddry and executive producer Jonathan Stern join stars Lake Bell, Erinn Hayes, Rob Huebel, Megan Mullally, Henry Winkler and Ken Marino. Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Indigo Ballroom

SATURDAY, JULY 14

The Vampire Diaries (Thursdays 8/7c The CW): Seductive stars Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder and more join executive producers/writers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec. Ballroom 20

The Following: Series stars Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy join executive producers Kevin Williamson and Marcos Siega. Room 6BCF

Person of Interest (Thursdays 9/8c CBS): The stars and creators of this smash hit drama series discuss season one and give a sneak preview at what’s to come. Room 6BCF

Revolution: Series stars Billy Burke, Giancarlo Esposito and Tracy Spiridakos join creator/executive producer Eric Kripke and director/co-executive producer Jon Favreau. Room 6BCF

SUNDAY, JULY 15

Supernatural (Wednesdays 9/8c The CW): Returning to Hall H are series stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, joined by recurring guest stars Misha Collins, Jim Beaver and Mark A. Sheppard, as well as new executive producer Jeremy Carver and consulting producer Ben Edlund. Hall H

Fringe (Fridays 9/8c FOX): Celebrating its upcoming fifth and final season, Fringe has its first-ever Sunday panel at Comic-Con … in Hall H for the first time. Series stars Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Lance Reddick, Blair Brown, Jasika Nicole and John Noble join the show’s executive producers for the panel. Hall H

DC Nation (Saturdays 10:00–11:00 a.m. ET/PT Cartoon Network): Come get an exclusive sneak peek at what’s in store for this action-comedy packed programming block. Producers to be announced. Room 6BCF

ME:  It looks like Warner Bros. will be providing the Comic Con attendees with an amazing set of panels and screenings!

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Reminder: Hotel Registration for Comic Con Opens TOMORROW MORNING

Posted in Comic Con, Convention/Event, Geekdom, Messages, Movies, News, Reminder, Television on March 28, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Mark your calendars all those of you out there who are braving the insanity (or, more importantly, were able to get passes) that is the San Diego Comic Con.

Hotel registration will open TOMORROW morning (March 29) and it will be assuredly be a free-for-all once again if open registration for day and weekend passes are any example.

You can learn more details on early bird hotel registration here (be forewarned these hotels are a farther distance from the hotel that you might think) or watch this page for updates on the March 29 hotel registration.

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Reminder: Hotel Registration for Comic Con Opens in Two Weeks

Posted in Comic Con, Convention/Event, Geekdom, Movies, News, Reminder, Television on March 15, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Mark your calendars all those of you out there who are braving the insanity (or, more importantly, were able to get passes) that is the San Diego Comic Con.

Hotel registration will open on March 29 and it will be assuredly be a free-for-all once again if open registration for day and weekend passes are any example.

You can learn more details on early bird hotel registration here (be forewarned these hotels are a farther distance from the hotel that you might think) or watch this page for updates on the March 29 hotel registration.

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Comic Con Bagdes on Sale TOMORROW

Posted in Breaking News, Comic Con, Convention/Event, Geekdom, Movies, News, Television on March 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »

The following is a direct excerpt from an article from The L.A. Times:

Comic-Con International, the massive San Diego expo celebrating entertainment of the fantastic, is more than four months away, but it will be the hot topic this weekend: Entrance badges go on sale online Saturday at 8 AM Pacific Standard Time.

Fans that met the February 28 registration deadline to register for a Member ID (a new first step added to the process this year) can purchase badges via Event Planning International Corp. (EPIC). Here’s hoping the rush to secure admittance to the event doesn’t launch the flurry of “epic fail” puns that followed last year’s online badge sales, which crashed Comic-Con’s website on three separate registration opening days. Eventually, on the final attempt in February 2011, the badges sold out in less than one day.

An email Comic-Con International sent out to those with Member IDs today declared, “As you know, because of limited space at the San Diego Convention Center we have had to cap attendance for the last few years. The new Member ID registration process is an attempt to streamline the process of purchasing a badge and hopefully reducing, to a great number, those who purchase badges only for resale.”

The pop culture event runs July 11-15, 2012. Over 126,000 attended last year.

Mark your calendars and be prepared!

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Comic Con Report: The Magic of Merlin

Posted in Comic Con, Geekdom, News, Television on August 22, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Colin Morgan (Photo Credit: Jennifer Schadel)

On the last day of Comic Con last month, most of the cast and creative minds behind the popular European series Merlin – which airs on Syfy here in the States – visited the annual fete where they were greeted by a rousing round of applause from a packed and appreciative audience.

Led by moderator Jenna Busch, writer extraordinaire for outlets like Moviefone, AOL, Blastr and the Huffington Post (among many others), cast members Colin Morgan (Merlin), Anthony Head (Uthur), Katie McGrath (Morgana) and Bradley James (Arthur) as well as recurring cast member Santiago Cabrera (Lancelot) and executive producers Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy took the stage to enthrall fans with stories of filming the series, what to expect in the new season while whetting our appetite for what is ahead.

Katie McGrath, Anthony Head and Bradley James (Photo Credit: Jennifer Schadel)

Not only was a special sneak peek trailer from the upcoming season presented to the ecstatic audience but also a special recorded message from cast member Angel Coulby (Gwen) – who could not attend the panel – where she introduced a new recurring character for the upcoming season as well as a blooper reel from the past season.

Among the good news shared by the executive producers were that they are currently filming season 4, which is expected to air in 2012; new storylines for that season will be darker, have some interesting twists, will focus more on the knights of the round table and that Morgana will be even more powerful. Best of all, they shared that the BBC has ordered a fifth season of the series.

While a return date has not yet been announced by Syfy, fans can look forward to the magic of Merlin continuing for a while yet to come.

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Comic Con Report: The Last Stand for NBC’s Chuck

Posted in Comic Con, Holiday, News, Television on August 18, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Yvonne Strahovski and Zachary Levi (Photo Credit: Jennifer Schadel)

One of the best panels that I was able to attend at last month’s Comic Con in San Diego was the (presumed) last time the cast and creative minds behind the NBC series Chuck would be taking the stage as a collective group.

It was a bittersweet moment to see nearly the entire cast – except for an absent Sarah Lancaster (bummer!) – and Executive Producer Chris Fedak take the stage after another hysterical video presentation of Awesome training Morgan to deal with now being the holder of the intersect.

Joshua Gomez (Photo Credit: Rueben)

To the resounding sound of Zachary Levi as Chuck stating, “we’re doomed” in reference to Morgan being the intersect, the video came to an end with the cast being individually introduced to the stage to thunderous applause by the over-capacity audience.

The panel consisted of Mark Christopher Lawrence (Big Mike), Scott Krinsky (Jeff Barnes), Vik Sahay (Lester Patel), Ryan McPartlin (Devon “Captain Awesome” Woodcomb), Adam Baldwin (John Casey), Yvonne Strahovski (Sarah Walker), Zachary Levi (Chuck Bartowski), Joshua Gomez (Morgan Grimes) and Executive Producer Chris Fedak.

Adam Baldwin (Phot Credit: Rueben)

Like I said in one of my other Comic Con reports, a picture says a thousand words, so I will be providing a number of pictures from the panel and press room for folks to enjoy and will share some of thegreat tidbits from the panel, including the following:

• When asked what having this final season means to him, Zachary said, “We get to say goodbye to you”;

• When asked about Morgan now being the intersect Joshua said “holy crap”;

• When asked if he could share any spoilers for the final season, EP Chris Fedak shared that there will be a romantic interest for Casey – which was revealed a few weeks later to be actress Carrie-Anne Moss; Mark Hamil from Star Wars fame will be the first villain of the final season; the team (Chuck, Sarah, Casey and Morgan) will run afoul of people they ‘worked with’ in the past and it may not always end pretty with those people; General Beckman (Bonita Friedericy) will be back; he would love to have Linda Hamilton back on the show; he would love to do an episode where Chuck actually goes to Comic Con since there has been a poster for the event in Chuck’s room since the beginning of the show and he shared that “someone might not survive this season”;

• When asked what Chuck will do without the “Chuck Fu” (aka the intersect), Zachary shared that, “Chuck has to be far greater and be a real spy now”;

• When asked if Awesome would be getting back into Chuck’s spy world, Ryan said that he would be, but now “with Clara (he and Ellie’s little baby) the stakes are pretty high”;

• Scott shared that, “this is the season where there (will be) a war between Jeff and Lester;

• Yvonne joked with both Zach and Joshua about the faces they make when they “flash” (aka get information from the intersect in their brains) that had the audience laughing heartedly;

Ryan McPartlin (Photo Credit: Jennifer Schadel)

• When asked by an audience member who would win – Casey or Jayne (the character Adam played in the short-lived Firefly series), he answered, “this is a Chuck panel so Casey would win” and,

• When asked what his favorite memory is from Comic Con, Zach shared it was the first time Chuck was there for a panel back in 2007 before the show debuted; the pilot episode was played to a packed room (one that was much smaller than the room this year’s panel was held in) and he loved how the fans were supportive even then, giving the show a standing ovation

Each of the cast had a chance to say how they think the final season of Chuck will end and here are their answers:

Zachary: “Awesomely!”
Joshua: “I don’t (think it will end).”
Yvonne: “I don’t have a say in things so…”
Adam: First he joked it would end with the death of Vik Sahay (Lester), but then he turned serious and said, “I’m still not convinced it will end this year”.
Ryan: He believes there will be a “feature trilogy ahead”.
Vik: (It will) go out with a glorious death, preferably in slow-mo”.
Scott: He stated he thinks there will be a “mini Jeffster created.”
Mark: “It (will) end funny”.

Mark Christopher Lawrence, Scott Krinsky and Vik Sahay (Photo Credit: Rueben)

Before the panel came to a close it was very touching to see Zach get a little emotional because this was the last panel they would be doing for Chuck at Comic Con and he shared whole-heartedly how appreciative he and the entire cast are for fans’ continual support all these years. And with those kind words and lots of waves to the audience, the Last Stand for Chuck came to a close.

Chuck will be back for its fifth and final season starting on its new night Friday, October 21 at 8 PM.

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Comic Con Report: TV Guide’s Fan Favorites Panel

Posted in Comic Con, Geekdom, News, Television on August 11, 2011| 1 Comment »

Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec (Photo Credit: Rueben)

Last month at the annual San Diego Comic Con, the folks at TV Guide Magazine held a special panel honoring “Fan Favorites” – those actors/actresses (or Executive Producers) and shows that have really won over the TV viewing audience or new shows that hope to become fan favorites in the upcoming 2011-2012 TV season.

The panel was moderated by TV Guide Magazine Senior Editor Debra Birnbaum and featured the following panelists:

Nestor Carbonell (Photo Credit: Rueben)

Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, Executive Producers for the popular CW series The Vampire Diaries;

Actor Nestor Carbonell, who was part of the large cast of the ABC juggernaut series Lost and who will be seen in the new CW series Ringer that welcomes the return of Sarah Michelle Gellar (BUFFY!) to TV;

Jorge Garcia and Zachary Levi (Photo Credit: Rueben)

Actor Jorge Garcia, who was also a cast member on Lost for its entire duration on TV as well as the star of the upcoming mid-season FOX series Alcatraz;

Actor Zachary Levi, the lead in the cult- and fan-favorite NBC series Chuck, which is going into its fifth and final season this fall;

Johnny Galecki and Matt Smith (Photo Credit: Rueben)

Actor Johnny Galecki from the popular CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory, which will be returing for its fifth season this fall;

Actor Matt Smith from the longest-running sci-fi TV series Doctor Who, which will celebrate it’s 50th year of TV next year;

Actress Kristin Bauer van Straten and actor Nelson Ellis from True Blood, which is currently airing new episodes on HBO; and,

Kristin Bauer van Straten and Nelson Ellis (Photo Credit: Rueben)

Actress Leslie Hope, who appeared as Terri Bauer, the wife of Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) in the first season of the groundbreaking FOX drama 24 and who will be one of the lead characters in the new supernatural ABC series The River, which debuts this fall.

As the old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words and I have six to share with you from that panel that provided each panelist a chance to talk about the cultural affect their respective show(s) had on the worldwide audience and their hopes for the futures of each of their shows.

Leslie Hope (Photo Credit: Rueben)

It was a panel filled with a lot of great clips from each of their shows, lots of laughs and very few spoilers; but it was a great panel.

Enjoy the pictures and thanks to TV Guide Magazine for hosting the panel and Comic Con for always providing a great time at the con.

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Comic Con Report: Get Your Jolly On With the Cast of Castle

Posted in Comic Con, Convention/Event, Geekdom, News, Television on August 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Here is an excerpt of my Comic Con coverage of the Castle panel from NiceGirlsTV:

Jon Huertas and Tamala Jones (Photo Credit: Rueben)

Most of the cast of Castle made an appearance at Comic Con last month in San Diego, and as you can imagine, hilarity ensued. With TV Guide columnist William Keck acting as moderator, he introduced cast members Jon Huertas, Tamala Jones, Seamus Dever, Molly Quinn and Nathan Fillion to the stage to the thunderous applause of the over capacity crowd.

Molly, once again, surprised the fans by dressing up – last year she wore a Star Trek dress. This year she was dressed as none other than Malcolm Reynolds, the character that Nathan made famous in the short-lived Joss Whedon-created series Firefly and its box office sequel Serenity.

You can read more of this article at NiceGirlsTV here.

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Comic Con Report: Falling Skies Where Skitters, Mechs and Creepy New Aliens Abound

Posted in Comic Con, Convention/Event, Geekdom, News, Television on August 7, 2011| 1 Comment »

Here is an excerpt of my Comic Con coverage of Falling Skies at NiceGirlsTV:

Last month at Comic Con, cable’s top series launch of 2011 – TNT’s new series Falling Skies – converged on the annual fete, taking one of the ballrooms by storm with an appearance by cast members Noah Wyle (Tom Mason), Moon Bloodgood (Dr. Anne Glass), Will Patton (Captain Weaver), Drew Roy (Hal Mason), Colin Cunningham (John Pope) and Sarah Carter (Margaret) as well as Executive Producers Mark Verheiden, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey. The panel was overseen by moderator Debra Birnbaum, Senior Editor of TV Guide Magazine.

After a rousing round of applause greeted the cast and creative minds, they were all asked what their favorite episode has been thus far. With Noah and Drew agreeing that the pilot was their favorite; Moon saying she liked the episode where Margaret taught Anne how to shot a gun; Sarah sharing she liked the final episode while Colin and Will both said they don’t have a favorite but Colin though the final episode is pretty good and Will saying he likes the episodes with action scenes best.

You can read the rest of this article via NiceGirlsTV here.

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Comic Con Report: Game of Thrones Meet Comic Con

Posted in Comic Con, Convention/Event, Geekdom, News, Television on August 5, 2011| 1 Comment »

Here is an excerpt of my coverage of Game of Thrones from NiceGirlsTV:

GAME OF THRONES: The Hit HBO Series Goes to Comic Con

The much acclaimed new HBO series Game of Thrones, based on the popular book by legendary author George R.R. Martin, made its inaugural appearance at last month’s Comic Con, receiving a raucous round of applause, hoots and hollers from a crowd that would make any lord in the world of Westeros proud.

Among the cast members who appeared on the panel included Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), recent Emmy nominee Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), Jason Momoa (Khal Drogo) and Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen). Also in attendance were Executive Producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss with George R.R. Martin, himself, presiding as moderator.

You can read the rest of the article at NiceGirlsTV here.

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