San Diego Comicon 2010 - Day 3 - Saturday

One thing about Comic Con is that it's filled with difficult decisions. Do you try your luck on the floor and see what you can see, or do you get in line for a panel that you may or may not get into? Well, looking at the schedule this year I made my decision early that Saturday was going to be my big "panel day". Luckily for me, my wife agreed.

The schedule made it easy for me: Venture Brothers, The Guild, Community, and Attack of the Show all in the same room?! It was like they read my mind... thank you!



After only 4 hours of sleep, we made our way down to the new Indigo Ballroom in the nearby Hilton. The line at 8:30 am wasn't bad at all, but after an hour of waiting it grew to an astronomical size. I kid you not, the end of the line went far out of my visual range. It appears people enjoy the same things as us...

The good news was that we arrived early, and were in a great spot. The new hall had a capacity of about 1800 people and we were probably within the first few hundred people there.










After sitting through the panel for SyFy's Sanctuary and quite possibly one of the worst Christopher Walken impressions I've ever seen it was time to witness the Venture Brothers panel!

Venture Brothers - I had seen this panel a few years ago, and was interested in seeing what they had to show us this time around. The audience was treated to creators Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer as well as the voice talent of Patrick Warburton (Samson) and James Urbaniak (Doctor Venture). For the next hour the cast told ridiculous stories and were exceptionally hilarious. My only qualm with this panel was the extreme lack of direction. For example, Doc Hammer talked about some obscure Jason Patrick movie about a guy who reproduces famous art for a living... for about 15 minutes.








Next up was The Guild. I've been a fan of The Guild for a few years now, and love that the show has become so popular. From what I understand the hall was completely full by this point, and hundreds of Guild fans could not get in (sorry guys). The entire cast was on hand as well as the co-creator and producer Kim Evey. Wil Wheaton who plays the villain Faux was there to tell stories and reflect about his past as Wesley Crusher on Star Trek. The cast gets along so well and it's awesome to see a group of people who are so passionate about their ever expanding project. I also love that Microsoft is giving them the cash to fund the show so they don't have to produce it out of pocket. Felicia Day really appreciates her growing legion of fans, you can just tell. We also got a glimpse of their new music video "Game On!" which was so well done.

After a few more panels I won't even mention, it was time for Community. The Community panel was probably my Comic Con highlight for 2010. The cast of Community was just brilliant, and so full of raw energy. Seeing Chevy Chase up close and personal after watching him my entire life was cathartic. He essentially is his character from Community, there is very little acting going on.





Allison was charming and even fielded a few questions about her upcoming role in Scream IV. The cast discussed their first encounters with one another, and how they get along when not at work. Troy and Abed bonded instantly when Abed offered to help Troy move. Chevy really liked the script and now just shows up for work because they're his friends. And Gillian said that she pretty much IS Britta, just hopefully not as boring.


The Community Rap, I managed to record!

Finally it was time for the Attack of the Show panel. I've attempted to get into this panel for two years, but this time I made sure it happened. Why do I love AOTS so much? It's a show specifically designed for ME. With; crappy internet videos, toilet humor, video games, movie reviews, pop culture, and hosts I can really relate to, Attack is just what I need before I go to bed. I watch AOTS almost every night and always laugh at least half a dozen times. I'm a big fan, what can I say.



The panel was pretty awesome, but the cast seemed exhausted having just finished a live 4 hour broadcast minutes before the panel started. Many odd things were witnessed from double rainbows to Sasquatch reading twilight. Sadly, the audience questions were pretty awful (I should have asked some myself).







After a long day in the Indigo ballroom we were free to roam the town and see more unique and bizarre sights. The decision to stay in Indigo all day was well worth it!