San Diego Comic Con

POSTED BY: Piffle101
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PIFFLE101

Friday, July 15, 2005 7:26 PM

ha! Im first to start the Comic Con thread for Saturday. The day where our BDH come and chat about our beloved movie, Serenity.
Here is the place to post the pictures, reports, funny quotes. And anything else relating to the Comic con and/or our BDH.

Post away!

I dont wear underwear...You know that...I mean!?!

EVILBUNNIES

Sunday, July 17, 2005 5:26 AM

First off, hi! I'm new here, but still a faithful Browncoat for almost a year now. I know PsychicRiver very well, so he got me to finally register here.

Anyhoo, the Comic Con. Well, just got back from it today, and I can just say...wow. It was amazing. The Serenity Pannel started at 2:15 today, and at about 1 pm, there was already a line outside. The line extended around the building (which is a pretty damn big one too) and came back around, coming opposite of the first part of the line. The hall could fill 65,000 people....and it was pretty damn full! I was so happy to see so many Browncoats there supporting the film. Anyways, I'm sure there will be a recording of the pannel online soon, so you'll be able to see for yourselves how amazing it was. Everyone was there but Alan, who is off filming. It was a great time. Nathan was as funny as ever, Joss spoke in his regular Joss fashion, and poor Jewel was almost forgotten when Joss was introducing the cast out.

Unbeknowst to me, there was actually a screening of the movie there earlier in the morning, which I was mad because I didn't know about it. I heard from many others that it was good. Also, we got a sneak peek at a scene from the film, which kicked major ass.

All in all, a good con for the cast and fans. I'm hoping they return next year as well. I know I will be back if they do.

JIMBAUGH

Sunday, July 17, 2005 1:28 PM

The H-Hall only hold 6500 people. Lots of the people there were not serenity people they were the overnight campers that stay in the hall the entire day.

The sound screwed up in the new serenity clip. Serenity should look hot on a real screen with a real sound equipment.

San Diego ComicCon had lots of technical problems in H-Hall this year.

INEVITABLEBETRAYAL

Sunday, July 17, 2005 1:53 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Jimbaugh:
The H-Hall only hold 6500 people. Lots of the people there were not serenity people they were the overnight campers that stay in the hall the entire day.

The sound screwed up in the new serenity clip. Serenity should look hot on a real screen with a real sound equipment.

San Diego ComicCon had lots of technical problems in H-Hall this year.

Don't be such a humbug!

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I wish I had a magical wish-granting plank.

UNCHARTEDOUTLAW

Sunday, July 17, 2005 2:15 PM

Gawd-dangit! I hear everyone stays at the Marriott at the Marina. I'm coming into San Diego this afternoon for a teaching conference for the next three days. Are any Comic-Con folk still going to be left around?

-Taylor

The Uncharted Outlaw!

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http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/SiliconGulchBrowncoats

TRACY

Sunday, July 17, 2005 2:44 PM

The line went out the building to the end, turning to the side not once, but thrice, like a coiled snake. I got in on time for the "Aeon Flux" panel (by then it was doubtful I'd get in for "Serenity" if I went to do something else like I wanted to), in between that panel and Kevin Smith I moved up some seats, and did the same after Kevin Smith. I was still far behind, and had to make do with shooting pictures of the screen. The scene we were shown (and it's not a spoiler as part of it is already on the trailer) was the extended River fight scene. It's really, really, really, really shiny!!! There was a roar of approval after that and much clapping, and Summer got very shy and nodded thanks to us. Point of interest: after the "Serenity" panel had concluded, a good 65-70% of the people got up... and left! I kept on bumping into other browncoats around the convention center later in the day, and we'd point at each other's shirts and nod. I'll post more later (including links to the good pics), as I need my coffee IV to get going.

Oh! I bought the first issue of the comic - in all three covers. The girls at Dark Horse Comics booth looked at me and went, "Browncoat!" It's rather shiny and it made me laugh out loud on the way back from SD (my friends gave me a ride...)

Tracy

MAL: If anyone gets nosy, just, you know... shoot 'em.
ZOE: Shoot 'em?
MAL: Politely.

NYWOE

Monday, July 18, 2005 4:41 AM

My husband and I camped out all day in H Hall, with the primary goal to be able to sit close to the Serenity panel (but it helped that most of the presentations in that Hall were really awesome, too). It's actually a good thing that some of those audience members saw the Serenity panel as they were waiting for future panels like King Kong and Tenacious D. Maybe they'll be interested and check out the show. :)

My husband got a chance to represent the AZ Browncoats and ask the panel a question, so he was really happy about that. Here's my report which I'll copy from the official board, 'cause I'm lazy:

It was a great show! I was alternating between laughing, clapping, and tearing up, moving back and forth so quickly that I couldn't keep up. The very funniest part of all though-- Joss forgot to introduce Jewel Staite! He just started into the presentation after introducing the other 7. (They were all there except Alan.) The audience (all 6500 of us) and the other cast members had to remind him that Jewel was still waiting behind the curtain! Then Jewel came in and acted all pissed and Joss bowed down before her in apology, and it set the tone for the rest of the panel. They were so funny and sweet! I'm sure some other people will go into more detail. I hope someone puts up a video of the panel, because it was truly wonderful and I want everyone to share in it. I'm SO glad we went to Comic-Con! P.S.-- Tenacious D rocked the house later that night. It was the best day ever.

The Browncoat booth was incredible. They had enough stuff on those tables (flyers, products for sale, raffle items on display, etc.) that they could probably have easily used up 10 tables instead of the 2 they had. But they made it look incredible, eye-catching, and very classy, and whored out our beloved show pretty good. I'll be very interested to see if the DVD sales go up this week. If they do, I think we can owe a lot of the credit to the incredible SF Browncoats team. Go Browncoats!

The CD (which was given away at the Browncoat Booth) contained some very brief snippets of the movie soundtrack. I haven't been to a screening yet, so I don't know if the screenings have had the finished music in them, or a temp track. But I do know that I was diggin' this music as I was driving home today. It helped that I was driving from CA to AZ through "western country" and there were trains riding parallel to the freeway. I felt like I was flying Serenity over a border planet with Reaver tail-gaters coming down on me. Many thanks to Hasufel for scoring me a CD and being so helpful in other ways (to me and the SF Browncoats) during the Con! You are a gem.

Oh, and also: They revealed the official movie poster and it looks sweet!

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If you're an Arizonan and a Browncoat, come join us:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/AZ_Browncoats/

THEREUR

Monday, July 18, 2005 7:20 AM

Here's my stream of consciousness recollection of the Comic-Con panel (not in accurate order) as I keep replaying it in my mind (mostly cross-posted from OB):

Overall: Cool to see all them gathered (except for Alan who is on Broadway --great for him, sad for us:-( Nathan was also with the Slither panel which preceded Serenity during the same session. Nathan was a cut up in both panels. BTW, the Sheriff from "The Train Job" is also in Slither and was on that panel.

As the Serenity panel began, Joss came out and introduced the cast one at a time, and then began to talk, when the cast and the mumbling from the audience alerted Joss to an error: he had forgotten to introduce Jewel Staite :o He humbly introduced as the beautiful woman about to kick his ass :-) She came out play-huffy and JOss got on his knees in repentance.

Clip from movie shown (sound too damn loud BTW), then questions.

Q to Joss: You're known for planning story lines out far in advance. How did you adapt what you had in mind for the series to a feature film.
A: Joss answered that he took a couple major storylines that were going to be dominant in the first two seasons, and then had to jettison some cool storylines and streamline the rest. He made a comment how he'd've loved to make a six hour movie, but he wasn't sure too many folks would see it. Someone in the audience yelled "We'd've watched it", and Joss said "well you can see the two hour one three times" (hee hee). Joss added that he has a number of storylines in his head that he hasn't shown [significant pause]... yet, as he broadly hinted at sequels to cheers.

Q to panel: How much of yourself do you see in your character?
The ones I remember best:
* Adam said he saw Jayne as a man alone who deep down is looking for the closeness of family as he is far away from his own. He said there were parts of him he could draw on for playing that.
*Morena said something about she likes to believe she is playing a character, without Morena showing through, and she'd like to keep believing that :-) [as in don't burst my bubble]
*Gina said that Zoe didn't get much of chance to show her feminine side, and she'd like to see her in a dress, and that Gina is actually girly.
*Jewel said Kaylee is very innocent and brightly cheerful, and that Jewel is more sarcastic than Kaylee at times (Ron said "Oh no, not at all :), and Jewel said, Ron's more sarcastic than Book too) and Jewel can be mean (maybe a little, but pretty unconvincing--sorry Jewel )
*Nathan joked about having a bracelet that says "What would Malcolm Reynolds do?" (he said he actually has a couple so no need to rush out and make one for him).
*Joss spoke up and said that in his experience with characters in his shows, over time especially after 2-3 years, there is a natural influence on the writing having seen the actor work with the character and knowing the actor better. He said with Firefly the melding was almost instantaneous, that he had seen Malcolm Reynolds and the other characters walk the earth. He said that was a big part of why he couldn't let go, because they were all born to play these characters, and that they were a crew, a family.

At various times Adam quite eloquently expressed gratitude: the cast's deep gratitude to the fans for our support which had made it possible to do what they love, his gratitude to Joss for fighting for Serenity, and to Nathan for leading their crew on screen and off.

Question to Joss: Will there be sound in space?
Answer: There will be no sound in the blackness of space. On the edge of space, there will be some sound... and on the planets there will be lots of talking.

Question: I saw you at Borders last night, so I know you like Harry Potter. Who's your favorite character?
Joss: Chyuh! Hermione!

Question: What are some differences between working on the series and working on a film?
*Joss: there are lots of things we couldn't do on TV something something
*Gina: Catering was better :)
*Adam: It was great having so much time to prepare--it was like doing a giant episode with lo

CEDRIC

Monday, July 18, 2005 4:05 PM

Wow! Thanks for the account; I laughed aloud several times.

"You can't take my show from me,
Because I've got the DVD."

BLEYDDYN

Monday, July 18, 2005 5:07 PM

Just a quick note to say I had a great time at Comic-Con. My wife and I were both very busy helping out with the fan table, although not anywhere near as busy as some of the organizers.

The fan table was great looking and seemed to draw larger crowds than any of the other fan tables.

I met (and re-met) a lot of great Browncoats, got to see the movie again, got my brown coat signed by Joss , got to watch a few minutes of a Serenity RPG test game.

And much more.

--Bleyddyn

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