Comments on: I’m going to Comic Con!

By: eureka tv show

eureka tv show — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:30:06 +0000

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By: Naomi

Naomi — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:50:58 +0000

Aww, man! I had JUST recovered from the hit of jealousy when she said she was going (one day, Thursday) for the DW and TW people!

By: Sophia

Sophia — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:17:43 +0000

I live right by downtown san diego , and I was debating going to comic con this year. i’d loved to meet you, phil! I’ve never had the chance to meet anybody I admire in science. I’m going for the star wars fun there. Haha

By: ARealGirl

ARealGirl — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:15:26 +0000

Oh yes. Wil Wheaton just Tweeted that, indeed, now he’s coming to ComicCon.

w00t!

By: BILL7718

BILL7718 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:22:46 +0000

LOL. You said “Woot!” I think that makes us friends.

By: Joe Meils

Joe Meils — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:07:37 +0000

Wow! You get to go to Comic Con on someone else’s dime, and for the sole reason to b*tch about “science in science fiction films?” What a cushy gig! Hell, I can sit on a panel for an ohour or two and point out what a peice of crap “The Core” was! Hey, Discovery! I’m available!

Seriously, Phil… get pictures of you with the Orion slave girls. It’ll be a blast!

By: madge

madge — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:58:19 +0000

I LOVE how to “Become a multi-millionaire in the UK…fully revealed in a £20 book!” ad. Think I’ll save my money to buy Phil’s new book instead

By: Phil Plait

Phil Plait — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:26:17 +0000

Actually, Wil has already said he can’t go, and I really doubt David Tennant would go.

By: Barber_of _Civility

Barber_of _Civility — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:47:30 +0000

Phil -

I love Eureka! If you get a chance, see if Jaime will sign something Eureka for me. Please!!!

By: Ellen

Ellen — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:34:18 +0000

I’ll be there, and once you post about the panel time I’ll put you on my to-watch list!

By: hale_bopp

hale_bopp — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:49:11 +0000

Squeee? David Tennant or Wil Wheaton…gotta be one of the two!

By: Falyne

Falyne — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:40:00 +0000

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrgh! I grew up in San Diego, and this is the second Comic-Con I’ll have missed in the past…. 8 years, I believe. I’ve gone back every summer except for a research gig I had in Detroit 3 years ago and now the final summer classes for my degrees. Phooey!

Hopefully I can go back next year…. siiiiiiiiiiiiigh.

By: Michael L

Michael L — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:32:02 +0000

Phil, if any of the Battlestar Galactica people show up, drag them outside and threaten to lay a smackdown on them unless they give up the final cylon.

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Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:37:37 +0000

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By: JLPR

JLPR — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:06:02 +0000

Aw I have 10 yrs. going straight and I didnt plan going there this year [Im from tijuana, just across the border so isn't that hard] T-T if only I knew you were going I would have bought one ticket just to see you in a conference, I will do whatever i can to buy a ticket [tough maybe they are all sold out by this time].

well, I wish you have some good time there.

Also, sorry for my bad english. u//u

By: dhtroy

dhtroy — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:43:13 +0000

Look forward to seeing pictures and video.

By: mandydax

mandydax — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:07:20 +0000

Phil! Bad Astronomy right there: “…I will squee so loudly and obnoxiously that it may be detected by the rovers on Mars.” In space, no one can hear you squee. XD Have fun at CC!

By: Sili

Sili — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:07:02 +0000

Re squee, be sure to say hi to Dave. I'm sure you'll love this arc (it ran Saturdays so move on in sevens). Still envious of you. Sooooo many webcartoonists I'd love to meet.

By: Svip

Svip — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:05:36 +0000

All I have to say is “oh dear”. Or perhaps Farnsworth’s “oh my”.

Were you there last year? Might have seen the voice actors of Futurama, eh? Eh?

By: Jack Hagerty

Jack Hagerty — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:26:08 +0000

I was thinking of going, but those dates lie on top of the beginning of a different sort of geekfest, one where the participants actually go outside: the 50th version of the National Association of Rocketry’s Annual Meet (NARAM). It will be in Virginia this time (event hotel in Manassas and the flying field in Great Meadow). I’m only mentioning it here because some East Coasters might want to drop by that instead. It starts on Saturday 26 July with the “Old Rocketeers Reunion” and continues for a week with competition and sport flying, winding up on Friday, 1 August with an awards banquet. If you’re at all interested, more info is at:

http://www.narhams.org/naram50/

BTW, even though they get outside, they don’t leave their computers behind! For years Chris Taylor has been running “NARAM Live” on a daily update basis, and this year he might actually get a live feed from the flying field. Real-time downlink video from some of the high power models would be, how you say, hawsome!

- Jack

By: LiteraryAlchemist

LiteraryAlchemist — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:06:17 +0000

Have fun, BA… This will be my seventh year out there. Just be prepared to be distracted by more than you can imagine. Ray Bradbury, Forest Ackerman, maybe Ray Harryhausen, look for the schedule to start posting this week on the website.

I’m fortunate enough to spend time out there with a couple of JPL folks – one who worked on Spitzer I’m excited to get to talk to him about all the recent discoveries it has led to!

I hope you have a great time man!

By: JonMcSkeptic

JonMcSkeptic — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:47:05 +0000

If Neal Adams is there I hope someone videos the smack-down!

Go BA!

By: Derek Colanduno

Derek Colanduno — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:46:16 +0000

Cool,

Man Phil, between ComicCon and the right after it will be Dragon*Con, how will you contain yourself?

By: Todd W.

Todd W. — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:18:11 +0000

Sounds fun, BA! Though, I must say, cosplay people kinda scare me. Oh, and if you happen to run into Alan Dean Foster there, could you please convince him to reissue the Spellsinger series. I mean, where else can one find a Marxist dragon…

By: Chris Radcliff

Chris Radcliff — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:00:28 +0000

Nice! I won't be at Comic-Con myself, but let me know if you need restaurant or "things to do" suggestions. I've been in San Diego long enough to know where all the fantastically expensive^W^W overlord-friendly local spots are. Oh, and make some time to check out the Star Trek exhibit at the San Diego Air & Space Museum if you can.