San Diego Comic Con

COMIC-CON NEWS: SUPERNATURAL Panel with Surprise Guest Felicia Day

by Susan Gittins
July 21, 2013August 5, 2013
Comic Con, News, Supernatural

Sunday, July 21, 2013. 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Hall H. A surprise guest appearance by geek goddess Felicia Day (Charlie Bradbury) on stage. Jensen Ackles (Dean… Read More »COMIC-CON NEWS: SUPERNATURAL Panel with Surprise Guest Felicia Day

COMIC-CON NEWS: BATES MOTEL Panel with Freddie Highmore & Vera Farmiga – Updated

by Susan Gittins
July 20, 2013August 21, 2013
Bates Motel, Comic Con, News

Saturday, July 20, 2013. 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Room 6A [sz-youtube url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIThHmkCxVw” /] Bates Motel panel opened with a missing Freddie Highmore (Norman Bates) . His… Read More »COMIC-CON NEWS: BATES MOTEL Panel with Freddie Highmore & Vera Farmiga – Updated

COMIC-CON NEWS: ARROW Panel With Surprise Guest John Barrowman

by Susan Gittins
July 20, 2013August 5, 2013
Arrow, Comic Con, News

Saturday, July 20, 2013. 5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Ballroom 20.

A surprise guest appearance by John Barrowman (The Dark Archer/Malcolm Merlyn) on stage wearing an Arrow t-shirt. But it appears his character is dead although Stephen Amell (Oliver Queen/The Hood) left an opening: “From what everyone tells me, it’s pretty much impossible to kill you.” Barrowman joked that if he had been invited back for season two of Arrow it would be bigger than Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary show (to which he famously wasn’t invited).

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Opening and closing sizzle reel shows the highlights of season one and gives us a glimpse of season 2 premiere titled City of Heroes with an introduction to Summer Glau’s character and some footage filmed in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside of someone who looks a lot like the Black Canary. But it is only the beginning of that character’s story, producers say. This must be the epic overnight fight scene the Arrow Stunt Department spoke of. Meanwhile, Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy) is going to start kicking butt, too. Where will this intersect?
Everyone seems to be shipping #Olicity — Oliver and Felicity as a couple. Emily Bett Rickards (Felcity) told the crowd that “shipping” was never part of her vocabulary before. Read More »COMIC-CON NEWS: ARROW Panel With Surprise Guest John Barrowman

COMIC-CON NEWS: ONCE UPON A TIME Panel With Little Mermaid Sighting

by Susan Gittins
July 20, 2013August 5, 2013
Comic Con, News, Once Upon a Time

Saturday, July 20, 2013. 11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Ballroom 20.

Sneak peek of season three shown at the end of the panel with first look at the red-headed Little Mermaid, Ariel, from showrunners Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. She steals a fork from Grumpy (Lee Arenberg)’s lunch.
Season 3 will be focused mainly on the “Jolly Roger gang” — Emma (Jennifer Morrison), Snow (Ginnifer Goodwin), Charming (Josh Dallas), Rumple (Robert Carlyle), Regina (Lana Parrilla) and Hook (Colin O’Donoghue) — and their bid to save Henry (Jared Gilmore) from Peter Pan. Read More »COMIC-CON NEWS: ONCE UPON A TIME Panel With Little Mermaid Sighting

COMIC-CON NEWS: FALLING SKIES Panel With 2nd Mass & Cochise

by Susan Gittins
July 19, 2013April 24, 2014
Comic Con, Falling Skies, News

Friday July 19, 2013. 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Room 6BCF. Cast: Colin Cunningham, Will Patton, Maxim Knight, Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Doug Jones, Connor… Read More »COMIC-CON NEWS: FALLING SKIES Panel With 2nd Mass & Cochise

COMIC-CON NEWS: ALMOST HUMAN Panel With Karl Urban & Michael Ealy

by Susan Gittins
July 19, 2013September 27, 2013
Almost Human, Comic Con, News

Friday, July 19, 2013. 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Ballroom 20.

“Are you out of your Vulcan mind?!” human Karl Urban (Star Trek’s Bones) says as he walks out on stage
Michael Ealy, the other half of the Bromance, says he modelled android Dorian on Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne, Jeff Bridges as Starman and Robert Patrick as Terminator.
Fringe and Almost Human showrunner Joel Wyman says he created Almost Human to “keep Fringe fans happy”.
Set in 2048, Almost Human features technology butis more about relationships andthe people dealing with world of the future, Wyman says
“I truly believe the best science fiction always reverts back to what it’s like to be human,” Wyman says.
Almost Human premieres Monday, November 4th on FOX in the U.S. and Global TV in Canada.

COMIC-CON NEWS: PSYCH Panel – James Roday Joins Twitter

by Susan Gittins
July 18, 2013August 5, 2013
Comic Con, News, Psych

Thursday July 18, 2013 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Ballroom 20.

Cast: Kirsten Nelson, James Roday, Maggie Lawson, Dule Hill, moderator Cary Elwes,Timothy Omundson and Corbin Bernsen.

James Roday is on Twitter.
Let me repeat. James Roday is on Twitter.
Psych showrunner Steve Franks is on Twitter too.
Psych-Os chose Dream Therapy for the fan episode. Synopsis: From acclaimed director, James Roday (Mr. Yin Presents…Heeeeere’s Lassie), comes a new vision in terror: “Nightmare on State Street”! An exhausted Gus enters dream therapy to understand the cause of his recent night terrors and nothing is ever again what it seems… In dreams, no one can hear you scream… no matter how high pitched and lady-like you sound. Dule Hill previewed a Gus scream at the panel.
Psych the Musical airs Sunday, December 15th, on the USA Network.
Psych season 8 coming this winter. Waiiit for Eight….

WEEK: July 8-14, 2013

by Susan Gittins
July 14, 2013July 28, 2013
News

Sunday, July 14th – Vancouver-cop-from-the-future series Continuum 2×10 Second Wave airs on Showcase: Kiera (Rachel Nichols) attends one of Julian (Richard Harmon)’s anti-corporate rallies filmed in Gastown’s Blood Alley Square with 250 police/protester background performers.
Sunday, July 14th – The Killing 3×08 Try airs on AMC: Pastor Mike (Ben Cotton) abducts Sarah Linden (Mireille Enos). Bullet (Bex Taylor-Klaus) makes a choice to save Lyric (Julia Sarah Stone). The Province’s Glen Schaefer interviewed Julia Sarah Stone about her street kid role last month.
Sunday, July 14th – Falling Skies 3×07 The Pickett Line airs on TNT: Tom (Noah Wyle) and sons Hal (Drew Roy), Ben (Connor Jessup) and Matt (Maxim Knight) leave Charleston to look for Anne (Moon Bloodgood) and baby Alexis, who have been captured by Karen (Jessy Scram). And the mole is revealed.
Sunday, July 14th – Legendary Pictures releases a pre-taped message from Godzilla director Gareth Edwards about San Diego Comic-Con viral campaign.
Saturday, July 13th – Glee star Cory Monteith, age 31, found dead at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel. My brief post.
Saturday, July 13th – Dinosaurs-run-amok-in-Vancouver series Primeval: New World 1×06 Cleanup on Aisle Three airs on Syfy in the U.S. Filmed in a Canadian Tire store and directed by Amanda Tapping.
Friday, July 12th – Arrow Season 2 films overnight near Hastings Overpass in east Vancouver. Crew celebrated Colton Haynes’s 25th birthday with a cake. Stephen Amell on set in full costume as The Hood. And his stunt double Simon Burnett did stunt which hoisted him up in the air for three takes. Nearby Raymur Street was dressed as The Glades post-earthquake.
Friday, July 12th – Continuum 2×11 airs on Syfy in the U.S.: Kiera (Rachel Nichols) sees the work of a future serial killer in a murder.
Friday, July 12th – The CW airs Cult‘s the final final episodes 1×12 and 1×13 , starring Matt Davis, in a two-hour block.
Friday, July 12th – Once Upon a Time films season 3 on its sound stages at The Bridge Studios in Vancouver.
Friday, July 12th – Northern adventure series Arctic Air season 3 starring Adam Beach, Pascale Hutton and Kevin McNulty has an August 6th start date for filming via BC Production List.
Friday, July 12th – The CW mid-season series The 100 starring Eliza Taylor has an August 26th start date for filming via BC Production List.
Friday, July 12th – TVLine’s Michael Ausiello reports Virginia Madsen cast in recurring role on Witches of the East End.
Friday, July 12th – Cyclist writes letter to editor of Vancouver Courier calling $100-million movie Godzilla “trash” for delaying his ride up Cypress Bowl Road in West Vancouver for several minutes.
Thursday, July 11th -Vancouver whydunnit Motive 1×05 Public Enemy airs on ABC with talented BC Film guest stars: Molly Parker, Camille Sullivan and Cameron Bright.
Thursday, July 11th – Psych season 8 films Shawn (James Roday) & Gus (Dule Hill) talking smack to Tom Arnold’s character Read More »WEEK: July 8-14, 2013

COMIC-CON PREP: GODZILLA Sets Up Its Viral Marketing Campaign

by Susan Gittins
July 10, 2013February 10, 2014
Comic Con, Godzilla

Update: Godzilla director Gareth Edwards pre-taped a message for San Diego Comic-Con fans to preview the GodzillaEncounter.com viral campaign about “something very big heading to San Diego.” He must have done this standup in Vancouver late last month on the Main Street set in south Burnaby, dressed as San Francisco’s Chinatown.

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Legendary Pictures shared a news item about the disappearance of a Japanese fishing vessel Sun Five bound for San Diego [Comic-Con] which reported a collision with a “black iceberg”, with the ominous last words: “The iceberg….it saw us.” Uh-oh.