He no-showed for his main panel, but made an appearance after the last panel of the day which was Sony. People got up and left not wanting to stick around for the Disney panel. In what was supposed to be Kevin's panel, Rosario Dawson came out and sang and fielded some questions and she got him on the phone to talk and apologize to everyone while driving down from LA. (He had screened Clerks 2 at the Arclight the night before)

Nice, Bronkster!

I hope to afford a video camera next year to realize my ambition to become the person you just described.

Excelsior, biatches!

I'll be there.

Bump for those who are thinking of getting hotel rooms during Con.

It might not amount to much, or even be a factor, but starting on Saturday July 28 (the height of Comic-Con) the city will also be overrun with American Idol contestants. The San Diego tryouts start that day (wristbands handed out Sat/Sun, competition on Mon), so there's a chance there will be thousands of out-of-towners that will need hotels.

Anyway, just thought I'd put the info out for planning purposes.

1 month to go!

They put up the cover of the souvenir book. Princess Leia, looking rather fetching....

I ended up getting a room at the Marriot Courtyard near my friend on the North side of town. Since I was there in October he has moved a girl in with him. They need their privacy in that one bedroom.

Some friend. He should tell her that SHE needs to get a hotel room for a few days. I'm sure she'd understand.

Comic-Con website has a sneak preview of the programming. Here's a link.

Interesting find for Thursday, Hall H (btw, they've never scheduled Hall H on a Thurs). Very interesting stuff... except for "Hot Rod"

1:30-3:30 Paramount Pictures—Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present a bold new vision for the future of adventure. Join us for a one-of-a-kind presentation put together just for the fans at Comic-Con as we look at such highly-anticipated films as Beowulf, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Stardust, Hot Rod, Iron Man, and the next installments of Indiana Jones and Star Trek, plus a few surprises. Appearing in person: JJ Abrams, Robert Downey Jr., Jon Favreau, Neil Gaiman, Roger Avary and SNL's Andy Samberg. Hall H

Should be good stuff. God damn, it's already coming up quickly. Gotta get my stuff in order! Oooh comic con!

Oh, and for fans of "Heroes", Saturday will be the day:

12:45-2:00 Heroes: Exclusive Volume II Clip and Q&A—Heroes chronicles the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities. Be the first to see an exclusive clip from Volume II and learn more about the DVD, Heroes 360 and more. Moderated by co-executive producer/comic book writer Jeph Loeb, participate in a Q&A session with creator Tim Kring; comic book artist Tim Sale (Batman: The Long Halloween); and the entire cast—Jack Coleman (H.R.G.); Noah Gray-Cabey (Micah Sanders); Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman); Ali Larter (Niki Sanders); James Kyson Lee (Ando); Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura); Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet); Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli); Zachary Quinto (Sylar); Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder Suresh); Dania Ramirez (Maya); Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli); and more. Ballroom 20

Interesting.. I wonder how they will "look at" the new Star Trek since it hasn't even been cast yet and no final approval given on the shooting script? But since JJ Abrams will be there I am sure he will has drop some new secret tidbits. I know they wanted Matt Damon to play Kirk..

I don't know if I'm going or not yet - I usually just tag along with my friend cuz he's a "pro" and gets us in free. But the Con hasn't coughed up his stuff yet.

I registered my pro stuff and got an immediate confirmation. Did he try to pre-reg after the deadline?

I'll be staying at Hotel Circle once again and driving into the convention center. So are we still doing the Hooters thing on Wed?

Shit, I also noticed more exclusives to try and flip on eBay.

Damn!

Yep, as time gets closer we'll firm up the times but we'll usually grab badges and head to Hooters until it's time to head back to the convention center.

He said this is the first time he's had a problem, and hasn't been getting any replies back to inquiries. I'm thinkin' they now see him as the hack I know he is.

the only reason i'm considering it is "tim and eric awesomecon, great job!"

any fresh news about this?

Well I'd agree normally, but she is cute, Asian and she makes more money than him so I want it to work out for him. He and I have been friends for 21 years back when I lived in GA.

Sometimes a relaxing stay at a hotel is better than an uncomfortable couch anyway.

I hear ya. Even though I live here, each year I think about getting a room at the Hilton (right across the street from the convention center). It would be so cool to be able to walk over for a quick bite or a shower and fresh clothes.

and porn.

Perv!

My friends do that, but I don't want to be hang out in a cramped room of 8 people at $250 a night. I don't mind driving in from Hotel Circle. It's close enough...

Hey TomOpus where is the link for all the programming? Looks like you found it.

Oh wait maybe I found it - http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci07prog_peek.shtml

I guess the full schedule is yet to be released?

Yes, that is just a sneak preview. I think (hope) that the full schedule will be out within the week. Once the programming schedule and the autograph schedule is put up, that's when I create my itinerary... which is always tough because there is always something cool that you have to miss due to something cooler going on at the same time.