So... What is a geekblog without even ONE ComiCon post? Yes, we are but poor, penniless writers—but seriously!
I
had the opportunity to change that the day I went to my city's local
con, Rose City ComiCon. A friend of mine had an extra ticket; how could I
refuse?
First of all, I was late. Like, as in I missed Wil
Wheaton's panel by no more than half an hour. But I was dressed as
Captain Malcom Reynolds, so I made it my goal to enjoy myself anyway.
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| Behold.... Ironman Totoro! |
I
had parked about half a mile away, but if I was worried about being
lost, I started to see streams of cosplayers and knew I was headed the
right direction. (I even saw a Kaylee and a Jayne... But on the other side of a four-lane street, so they were too far away to wave or salute or otherwise acknowledge... *sighhhh* )
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| The guys at this booth actually BUILT working models of Star Wars' most famous mech-droid! They moved around and bleeped and everything! It was awesome! |
We spent about an hour people-watching. For
only a small Con, there were a LOT of very legit costumes, though! The
funnest part was seeing groups in coordinating costumes, like the
Weeping Angel, Clockwork person (from "Girl in the Fireplace") and
Cyber(wo)man (she'd made it a dress... But she had the handles!)...
There were a lot of Ghostbusters...
At least 2 Castiels (complete with
little black wings!), a whole family where the dad was Boba Fett, the
mom was Leia, and the three little kids were a scout trooper and two
Jawas... Another family where the kids dressed as a Dalek, a Headless
Monk, and a TARDIS... One VERY realistic Star-Lord... A few muppets
(Animal and Beaker, complete with big, furry masks)... Princess Ariel,
the Joker, a few Army fatigues I recognized from Stargate... One LEGIT
comic-book Black Cat (complete with the white fur on her boots!)... A
bunch of Hobbits and one very convincing Thranduil (except it was a
girl)... And about half the crew from Spaceballs...
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| GUYS!! IT'S A DELOREAN!! They also had the 60's-era Batmobile (and later on a TARDIS you could pose in, but I missed that one....) |
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| Took this pic because of Star-Lord (at roughly center-frame), but I can also see: Kick-Ass and Hit Girl, Chuckie, Carmen San Diego... who else can you see in this photo? |
There was also a bunch of NEAT merchandise and whatnot around the main exhibit hall... but alas, not one of my pictures of anything turned out as more than a colored blur...
As luck would have it, the same time as Sasha Roiz (Captain Renard from "Grimm") was signing
autographs, Nick Brendon (Xander from "Buffy") was hosting a panel. I followed my friend's advice of "Panels are always better than standing in line for thirty seconds of conversation!" so I
completely missed shaking hands with the guy from my favorite TV show
to watch a discussion over a show I enjoyed, but didn't even finish.
(Nick's voice sounds exactly the same as it did fifteen years ago, by the way)
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| That would be Nick Brendon (Xander) and Claire Kramer (Glory); SO fun! |
After Nick
Brendon was Sean Astin. Oh man, was that ever fun! Not only was I able
to get seats in the front section for my friend and I, but partway
through the panel, Joe Pantoliano (he played one of the Fratelli
brothers, the villains on Goonies) came out, and we got the rare treat of listening to two
fantastic actors just jawing about memories from the set that didn't
necessarily make it onto any BtS features! I feel sorry for everyone
waiting to ask questions (one poor kid was standing at the mic for about
half an hour waiting to ask his question while Sean and Joe went on and
on!)
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| Reminiscing about the time Spielberg shipped the Goonies to Hawaii just to prank director Richard Donner! |
Because I was having so much fun listening, I never
actually got up, myself... But I wanted to! I know just what I would
have said:
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Sean, I was really excited to come
to Rose City ComiCon, and I will admit that out of your Big Three
(Goonies, Rudy, and LOTR) Rudy was the first film I saw, and Goonies
was the last. (And actually, Toy Soldiers I saw even more recently than that!)
My question is concerning your
brief but spectacular appearance on the tragically short-lived show
Alphas, and I wanted to know—after gaining a reputation in all these
blockbusters for the "Average Joe" roles, how different was it to be
invited onto a relatively small show where your character is actually
one with a really neat super-power?
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(*Note: I
don't have Twitter, but if anybody wanted to tweet Sean the question and
comment with his answer, I would be totally ecstatic! I know the whole
thing is probably longer than 140 characters, but the question is the main
thing... )
We both had to leave pretty much
right after that. My phone was practically dead (and of course I left the cord in the car, hence very few pictures) and I ended up deleting quite a few of the ones I took because apparently I need to improve my point-and-shoot skills with my iPhone (I swear, all you see here were the clearest pictures I had!), I had sore feet all the next day, but it was TOTALLY
worth it, and I certainly hope to do it again next year! (Maybe with a
whole group of friends!)
Till Next Year...
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| My "Captain Mal" Cosplay! (also known as "She-Mal") |
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