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The panel thing for me isn't really about the panel itself. Usually, with SDCC being such a huge consumer of energy, it's nice to take one of the days and just do nothing but veg out in one of the panel halls for half the day. I try to make it one of the halls I genuinely want to see, but the whole "waiting in line" thing doesn't become an issue since the whole point is "not to walk around the exhibit hall for a bit." I definitely agree that some of the lesser known panels are genuinely great. The only big panel that I thought was really great was the WB/Legendary one from 2012 that was basically a rock concert. But, even then, the best parts weren't the big Hobbit panels or anything. Instead, I loved the surprise appearances from Will Farrell and Zach Galifinakis where they just riffed each other for half an hour. Or, before the WB panel, Sony had a small presentation for "End of Watch" of all things, which was absolutely gripping even though it was mostly just filler for people sitting in the hall waiting for WB or the Avengers later in the day. I think I'm gonna take my "panel day" to some of the side rooms this year for like Vertigo and stuff. I'm sure my GF will want to go to the Arrow panel or something, though, so we'll see how that goes. Hope she knows what she's getting into!
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RevKrule posted:Harrison Ford I hear is a close second to bad panelists, although it depends on the tone set during the questioning. If you jump right out with the Indy and Han questions, he'll just shut the gently caress down but if you actually engage him beyond those characters, he's much better, not great but definitely better. When I saw Harrison Ford he was great as even though all the questions directed at him were really dumb he answered them amusingly or acted super droll about it rather than give awkward polite answers. When he actually got to speak at length about something that wasn't stupid he was intelligent. The worst are any action star actresses or those with a heavy fan following. They always get at least one super awkward inappropriate question from a sweaty nerd.
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FuzzySlippers posted:The worst are any action star actresses or those with a heavy fan following. They always get at least one super awkward inappropriate question from a sweaty nerd. I was sitting thru a Spartacus panel and one of the nerds pretty much admitted to  to the actresses on the panel
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Dr Tran posted:I was sitting thru a Spartacus panel and one of the nerds pretty much admitted to A few years ago during a Spartacus panel, someone at the mic thanked Lucy Lawless personally for her scenes in the show and his subsequently not having had to look at porn mags for x years (since the series started). I can only imagine how flattered she was.
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FuzzySlippers posted:When I saw Harrison Ford he was great as even though all the questions directed at him were really dumb he answered them amusingly or acted super droll about it rather than give awkward polite answers. When he actually got to speak at length about something that wasn't stupid he was intelligent. I was at the Hawaii 5-0 panel before the show came out and seriously, someone asked Grace Pak straight up if she was going to be only wearing bikinis through the show. After laughing it off, he kept pushing it. It got so loving creepy and uncomfortable for anyone sitting in the same room. This brings me to another point. Do you take photos at con? Do you take cosplay photos at con? Do you take primarily girl cosplay photos at con? Then stop being so loving creepy about it! Open your god damned mouth and ask the girl if you can get a picture, don't just loving take creepy rear end shots while you think no one's looking. Hell, most girls would be more than happy to pose for a picture in costume. Just don't be loving mouth breathingly creepy about the whole situation. Also, don't do this: http://ladynoctis.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/cosplayers-beware.html RevKrule fucked around with this message at 04:36 on Mar 20, 2014 |
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Is that link about the Nazi guy who stalked cosplayers and some other things? It doesn't seem to be working but I remember the link and info making the rounds.
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Aerofallosov posted:Is that link about the Nazi guy who stalked cosplayers and some other things? It doesn't seem to be working but I remember the link and info making the rounds. Drats. It does appear down. It was basically something that happened at LSCC recently where you had a film crew that went up to cosplayers and just degraded them and treated them like meat.
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I did a bit of research Pre-Registration timeline: 9:09 Registration opened 9:29 Preview Night sold out 10:28 Friday and Saturday sold out 10:51 Thursday sold out 11:35 Sunday sold out Open-Registration timeline: 9:12 Registration opened 9:56 Preview Night sold out 9:58 Friday and Saturday sold out 10:20 Thursday sold out 10:24 Sunday sold out Hotel Reservations are rumored for April 8 or 9 Noticed this in my spam box, Video Games Live tickets are already on sale for Thursday 7/24 http://www.sandiegosymphony.org/calendar/view.aspx?id=4248
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RevKrule posted:This brings me to another point. Do you take photos at con? Do you take cosplay photos at con? Do you take primarily girl cosplay photos at con? Then stop being so loving creepy about it! Open your god damned mouth and ask the girl if you can get a picture, don't just loving take creepy rear end shots while you think no one's looking. Hell, most girls would be more than happy to pose for a picture in costume. Just don't be loving mouth breathingly creepy about the whole situation. This really goes for anyone in cosplay regardless of gender. People don't like pictures being taken of them without knowledge or consent especially since most will say "yes" if you ask and will be glad you did. Last con I went to, this one really sweaty dude walked right up in front of me, slowly took out his camera and snapped a picture (trying to act all discrete even though I was looking right at him). So now there is someone out there with a picture of me with a disapproving, angry face he won't read. Just ask for a picture, most are proud of their cosplays and see pictures as a huge compliment. Satorr posted:Questions from the audience at Comic-Con panels are always a train wreck waiting to happen. It's some of the best schadenfreude ever. People ask some really weird poo poo sometimes and you can feel the entire room squirming. Oh, no question, if anything it's a confidence booster because while I'm kind of awkward and shy myself I think to myself "Well, at least I don't openly admit to someone that they are my wank material in front of 100+ people over a microphone". Justin Godscock fucked around with this message at 00:57 on Apr 2, 2014 |
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Justin Godscock posted:This really goes for anyone in cosplay regardless of gender. People don't like pictures being taken of them without knowledge or consent especially since most will say "yes" if you ask and will be glad you did. Last con I went to, this one really sweaty dude walked right up in front of me, slowly took out his camera and snapped a picture (trying to act all discrete even though I was looking right at him). So now there is someone out there with a picture of me with a disapproving, angry face he won't read. Were you in costume? If someone did that to me I'd be more confused than anything really
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Justin Godscock posted:This really goes for anyone in cosplay regardless of gender. People don't like pictures being taken of them without knowledge or consent especially since most will say "yes" if you ask and will be glad you did. Last con I went to, this one really sweaty dude walked right up in front of me, slowly took out his camera and snapped a picture (trying to act all discrete even though I was looking right at him). So now there is someone out there with a picture of me with a disapproving, angry face he won't read. I get pretty bothered whenever I see candid pictures of cosplayers texting or eating show up on Reddit or a blog post. If you're going to take a picture, at least have some courtesy and let the person give you a good photo. After one con, I was looking through a Kotaku recap post and saw a lovely cell phone photo of myself playing Dance Central in costume. It's super loving creepy seeing a photo of yourself on a major Gawker blog that you had no idea was being taken.
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 This is one of my favorite photos I've ever taken, does that make me a douchebag? I'm ok with that. I didn't realize it was a thing hating people taking pictures without saying anything. I always worry about slowing people down, because I know if I'm in the walkways I'm running from one place to another as fast as I can, and if I'm in the exhibit hall I'm trying not to block traffic.
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Shawn posted:I didn't realize it was a thing hating people taking pictures without saying anything. I always worry about slowing people down, because I know if I'm in the walkways I'm running from one place to another as fast as I can, and if I'm in the exhibit hall I'm trying not to block traffic. I don't even go into the exhibit hall after Thursday because of all the people taking photos and slowing poo poo down.
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I think as long as you aren't being really goony like shoving it in someone's face and running off or doing the upskirt thing
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Dr Tran posted:Hotel lotto is Tuesday April 8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b62PRo8hKs Looks like the same system as last year. I guess that's not surprising. A hotel lotto queue would be a mess.
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Dr Tran posted:w00tstock goes on sale Friday for their Thursday 7/24 show Reminder that this is open now and already filling up fast. Absolutely a blast and one of my favorite parts of ComicCon years past.
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Dr Tran posted:Hotel lotto is Tuesday April 8 Welp, first time I'll be doing this the day of reservations, so time to start freaking the Hell out. If all else fails, we stayed at the Sheraton Marina a ways away last time and it wasn't too bad but I'd really like to get in Downtown this year. At least the prices are a lot better than I expected this year. Hoping being there and ready at 9AM with our list gives us a chance. 
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Updated the offsite events page. Some good concerts at the Embarcadero. Danny Elfman is not scheduled for the Tim Burton concert, but you never know.Jimmy James posted:So which hotels have the most rooms? Is it usually easier to get a room in those? Worth a try.
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Autofill is my friend. The stupid "book at higher rate is available" option tripped me up but I was done inside 2 minutes. The fact that it wasn't one minute has me scared.
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Finished at just before 9:01. All of that time spent alphabetizing my report and dissertation references paid off when it came to choosing hotels. Probably would have been quicker if I used my keyboard to punch in the letter to go to the right spot. Here's hoping for Marriott Marquis. edit: And yeah, autofill is wondrous. Filled out all of my personal information in one click. Already knew the other options like upgrading and such, so clicked on them without having to read.
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Had it done within a minute of open and I am still nervous as poo poo. I shouldn't have the shakes over a drat hotel reservation.  Anyone know the approximate timeframe on hearing back? I know it says within 48 hours, but does it typically take that long? I'm probably just as interested in the recap email to see if I even filled the drat thing out right at this point.
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Axel Serenity posted:Had it done within a minute of open and I am still nervous as poo poo. I shouldn't have the shakes over a drat hotel reservation. Same here. Quite an adrenaline rush. Also nervous about whether I accurately entered everything or not. The confirmation email last year was sent in the afternoon/evening. I got mine at 3:45PM PST.
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I clicked submit at 9:00 PST and 50 seconds. So I probably filled the form out in about 45 seconds. Autofill could have saved me about 10 seconds, but my work computers are still on IE8 (What are they on now? 11?). My friend who was using a touchpad instead of a mouse took like 2-3 minutes. I'm nervous as all hell too. I clicked book me at a higher rate even though I'm not sure what that means. I hope it doesn't mean 800 dollars. Edit: looking back at my chat logs it was more like 1 minute and 45 seconds. Time was just a blur. Jimmy James fucked around with this message at 04:19 on Apr 9, 2014 |
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Awesome. Thanks guys! So, what's everyone hoping for? First two I had in were Marriott Gaslamp and then the Omni, but I know those are popular. We made sure to choose some of the downtown hotels about a mile out just in case, too. This really is like the Hunger Games the more you think about it. Jimmy James posted:I clicked book me at a higher rate even though I'm not sure what that means. I hope it doesn't mean 800 dollars. It means going up to a suite/double bed/etc. So, yes, it means possibly $800 (well, maybe not that much, but poo poo ain't cheap) Axel Serenity fucked around with this message at 17:16 on Apr 8, 2014 |
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1. SAN DIEGO MARRIOTT MARQUIS & MARINA 2. HILTON SAN DIEGO BAYFRONT 3. HARD ROCK HOTEL SAN DIEGO-STUDIO ROOM 4. OMNI SAN DIEGO HOTEL 5. MANCHESTER GRAND HYATT 6. HORTON GRAND HOTEL Brother switched the #1 and #2 spot, then picked 4 others in downtown. Stayed in Marriott once or twice, and Hilton a few. Only other hotel we've stayed in is on Coronado, which is great but lining of for the water taxi in the morning is a lame way to start the day.
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Jimmy James posted:I clicked book me at a higher rate even though I'm not sure what that means. I hope it doesn't mean 800 dollars. I think it means "You'll be booked at the standard cost of the hotel during the event" which is probably around $600. Axel Serenity posted:Awesome. Thanks guys! So, what's everyone hoping for? First two I had in were Marriott Gaslamp and then the Omni, but I know those are popular. We made sure to choose some of the downtown hotels about a mile out just in case, too. My group is all trying for the Marriot Marina and everything else close by. This poo poo is awful. Last year I just reserved a hotel through their site and ended up paying out the rear end, funds aren't great this year so it's my first time having to go through the lotto and I'm dreading it.
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XOIC of Radishes posted:1. SAN DIEGO MARRIOTT MARQUIS & MARINA I love Coronado. My wife grew up there so she knows all the ins and outs of it but I will agree, the water taxi is a great tourist attraction but not exactly the best way to get to the convention center, especially if you accidentally take the one that drops you off up by the docked ship. We stayed at the omni last year and hope to stay there again, we really liked it but we also have hilton gaslamp, marriot gaslamp and hard rock in the mix. The one year I stayed in Coronado, I did the water taxi one day and just drove in and parked for the others.
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Done in ~90 seconds. I'm pretty hopeful. Last year I got the Omni after picking it first, same with the year before. I get my badge through work but gotta do the hotels on my own. 1. Omni 2. Hard Rock 3. Hilton Gaslamp 4. San Diego Marriott Gaslamp 5. Residence Inn Gaslamp Quarter 6. Hilton San Diego Bayfront
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