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SDCC 2015: Highlights and Lowlights of the Con

Each year, pop culture fans from around the world make their way to San Diego Comic-Con to bask in the glow of the largest convention of its kind, a singular experience that brings well over 100,000 people together to celebrate comics, film, TV, gaming, and much more. Most attendees differ in their primary interests, but …

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SDCC 2015: Tales from a First-time Cosplayer

I’ve been attending San Diego Comic Con and covering it for Sound on Sight for the past four years. This year, prompted by my sister, I decided to cosplay at the Con, wearing a different costume each day, from Thursday through Sunday. I dusted off some Halloween costumes from years past, did repair and prep …

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SDCC 2013 Wrapup- Part 6: the Exhibit Floor, Costumes, and Starship Smackdown

I left Hall H a bit dispirited to say the least, but trudged forward determined to make the most of my final day at ComicCon. After meeting up with Todd VanDerWerff to record about the convention for the Televerse, I headed to the exhibit floor, hoping to snag a few gifts for my friends less …

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SDCC 2013 Wrapup- Part 5: Sunday and the Hall H line

  My Sunday SDCC 2013 coverage was supposed to be filled with TV talk, with some of my favorite series getting panels back-to-back: Supernatural, Breaking Bad, Doctor Who (pause for Community), and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Unfortunately, though I got up before 5am and paid $25 for a taxi to make sure I’d get …

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SDCC 2013 Wrapup- Part 4: Small Room Saturday brings surprises

I kicked off Saturday at SDCC 2013 almost indulgently, skipping the crazy lines in favor of a sit down breakfast with a group of lovely, intelligent ladies. Then I made my way over to the convention center to get in for the Ray Bradbury panel- as a fan of his, I was disappointed to miss …

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SDCC 2013 Wrapup- Part 3: Friday brings Adult Swim and the always awesome Indigo Ballroom line

On Friday, the convention kicked into full gear, with more people in attendance than the previous two days and the start of the big ticket programming in Hall H (The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones). Many of those following the TV programming at the Con opted for Ballroom 20, with Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. among …

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SDCC 2013 Wrapup- Part 2: Small Panel Thursday focuses on production and philosophy

Thursday was a big day for television, with a full day of programming in Ballroom 20 (including Sherlock and the X-Files 20th anniversary panel). Given the craziness of Ballroom 20, I opted for the smaller rooms, starting the day off at a panel called The Anatomy of Superhero Film Music. A group of composers for …

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SDCC 2013 Wrapup- Part 1: Preview Night

San Diego Comic Con International 2013 kicked off on Wednesday with Preview Night. The events started up at 6pm, though people had been lined up, sometimes necessarily, sometimes inexplicably, all afternoon. For those so inclined, the exhibit floor was delightfully open and upstairs in Ballroom 20, Warner Bros. once again screened a handful of their …

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Watch the full “Hannibal” panel from the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con

One of the surprises of the 2012-2013 television season has been the NBC show Hannibal. Initially decried by many as another serial killer show in the television season, the show nonetheless had some intrigued by the selection of Wonderfalls and Dead Like Me creator Bryan Fuller as its showrunner, and the casting of acclaimed actor …

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