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Whedon to Appear at San Diego Comic Con

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Monday, July 22, 2002 6:27 AM

For those of you who will be attending the 2002 San Diego Comic Con, Joss Whedon will be there on Saturday, August 3 at 3:30pm to talk about his comics, his shows, and most importantly, Firefly.

Here's the official listing from SDCC's schedule:

3:30 Joss Whedon–Dark Horse Comics presents Joss Whedon, the creator behind the hit TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel! Last year, Joss made a splash with his comics writing debut Fray and this fall he brings his futuristic adventure Firefly to television. This is your chance to ask Joss about the comics, the shows, and his writing career—don't miss it! Room 6BCDEF

Thanks goes to Tammy (TLSMITH1963) for letting us know about this.

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Monday, July 22, 2002 10:40 AM

MOJOECA

Joss was there last year to talk FRAY. There must have been 1000 people in that room. Probably the biggest attraction there was next to the LOTR preview.

--- Joe

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Monday, July 22, 2002 11:14 AM

HAKEN

Likes to mess with stuffs.

I wish I could go, but I can't.

If anyone go and listen in on Whedon, feel free to take some pictures and send in a report. I'll post it on this site as a feature article.

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Thursday, August 1, 2002 6:16 AM

CHARLIEBLUE

Quote:
Originally posted by Haken:
If anyone go and listen in on Whedon, feel free to take some pictures and send in a report. I'll post it on this site as a feature article.

I'm definitely going to be there. So if nobody else feels like it, you can certainly expect something from me. If you'd like, I could probably make a couple of Quicktime movies of His Jossness doing his thang. Would you be interested in that at all?

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Thursday, August 1, 2002 7:27 AM

HAKEN

Likes to mess with stuffs.

Quote:
Originally posted by CharlieBlue:
[BIf you'd like, I could probably make a couple of Quicktime movies of His Jossness doing his thang. Would you be interested in that at all?

Most definately. Full credit with byline,etc.. And I'll include everything you can give me in the article.

Haken

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Thursday, August 1, 2002 10:46 AM

MALCOLM

I'll be there with digital camera in hand. Any special requests?

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Friday, August 2, 2002 12:28 AM

MOJOECA

All, right Malcom!

I was tempted to buy a digital recorder, so's I could get a transcript for these non-native blokes. Thanks to you, there'l be no plomping down of my hard-earned-but-really-given-from-my-dad-cash!

I'll be there, too. I'll be sure to look out for some guy with a camera who looks remarkably like Nathan Fillion

Please excuse the typocgrtahical errors. I'm housesitting at my grandfather's place in Pt. Loma. I've raide their liquor cabinet.

woohoo. voka vrules!
that's vodak rules
o , nevermind.

off to watch AMELIE. That movie rules!
EDIT: Vodka rules. Buzz wearing off, now. Must go.
--- Joe

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Friday, August 2, 2002 6:04 AM

TLSMITH1963

I love the film Amelie! Her family certainly is weird, aren't they?

I will be at Comic-Con tomorrow. My days off are Saturday & Sunday, but I probably won't be there Sunday because I'll probably be out of money by then (I *love* to buy merchandise at cons). I'm mostly going to the con to see Whedon & J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5).

Tammy

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Friday, August 2, 2002 1:22 PM

HAKEN

Likes to mess with stuffs.

Quote:
Originally posted by malcolm:
I'll be there with digital camera in hand. Any special requests?

Dunno, never been to a con in my entire life, but I trust your eyes (and ears). Thanks.

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Sunday, August 4, 2002 3:37 PM

NOVAGRASS

So, anyone end up going? Any interesting news to report? Maybe some quicktime videos? *hinthint*

--Dylan Palmer, aka NoVaGrAsS--

The Ultimate Buffy-Angel Quote Generator™
Anya: Clearly our number is a retro-pastiche that's never going to be a break-away pop hit.

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Monday, August 5, 2002 1:07 AM

HAKEN

Likes to mess with stuffs.

CharlieBlue and Malcolm are both supposed to be there. Hopefully they will have a full report for us.

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Monday, August 5, 2002 9:42 AM

MALCOLM

Quote:
Originally posted by Haken:
CharlieBlue and Malcolm are both supposed to be there. Hopefully they will have a full report for us.

I'm back from San Diego -- hungover, several dollars poorer and very tired, but pumped about this fall. It's always a blast to see all the cool new shit in one (rather large) space. I'll spare you all the details about Daredevil, Solaris, T3 and the Hulk, and get to the Firefly stuff.

Joss spoke to a huge roomful of the faithful -- 2000 people is my guess -- and gave us the lowdown on several subjects in Whedondom (FF/Buffy/Angel/Fray).

We saw the long FF promo spot from American Idol last week which looked good on the big screen. Then Joss showed us a five minute scene from the original pilot. It started with a shot of the "Serenity" cruising through space with some blues/bluegrass/roots music playing and cut inside to... (hold on minor SPOILERS in route)

Select to view spoiler:

Mal flushing a space toilet and cleaning up. He gets called to the bridge by Wash who tells him that someone on board has hailed an Alliance cruiser and that they've been told to hold course to be boarded. Wash says "we've got a mole on board" and Mal heads down into the cargo bay to confront the suspected traitor. He discovers that the situation is very different from what he thought and then all hell breaks loose.

I hate to reveal anymore, because it was a couple of real dramatic twists to the story. I was really impressed with the design of ship -- Joss did a tracking shot from Mal's quarters up to an interior corridor and then up into the bridge of the Serenity which gave you an idea of the size and layout of it. Serenity looked more like a WWII submarine more than a giant starship which I thought worked well with the whole blue collar angle. (Joss explained that the crew were generally working stiffs, not part of the elite.)

Other things we learned from the clip: Get your Chinese to English dictionary ready, Gina Torres (Zoe) remains totallly sexy and kick ass, Book packs quite a punch for a preacher and Adam Baldwin (Jayne) is as crazy and menacing as ever.

In the Q&A (which was dominated by Buffy questions -- big news: Faith is back in the Buffy/Angel house), Joss told us that Serenity would be going from planet to planet, but that alot of the story/show would take place on board the ship. He also explained that there was nothing alien (no latext) or mystical about the about FF, that it was about the humans... something about the differences in what the crew see when they stare into the blackness of space... shortterm memory fading... CharlieBlue help me out here.

At the signing following the Q&A, I also overheard Joss telling another fan that it looked like the 2 hour pilot would air just before Christmas. (A present worth waiting for!).

Probably the best thing I got were some photos involving Joss and light sabres -- 'Nuff said. I'll send them in when I remember to recharge the camera and upload them!

Excuse the epic length post.

MBS

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Monday, August 5, 2002 9:58 AM

HAKEN

Likes to mess with stuffs.

Remember to send me the stuff when you're ready and I'll post it as a feature so that everyone can read/see it.

Bluegrass music, eh. I can see that working. A Reaver Ship hunting the Serenity to the music of "Deliverance".

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