No Wormhole Necessary: Be A Great Comic-Con Traveler Next Year
Phew! We were nerded out this weekend from reading the stream of news from Comic-Con happening in San Diego. From Sam Raimi stepping up to direct a forthcoming "World of Warcraft" movie to five blistering minutes of "Iron Man 2" introduced by Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jon Favreau and Don Cheadle, the buzz from the annual nerdfest gave us something to look forward to this fall on the small screen and beyond.
A New York Times article today addresses how a very special group of people also headed to Comic-Con: The actors, producers and creators of "LOST," whose big LOST news coming out of the conference was that next season will involve (spoiler?) no time travel at all. Getting all the necessary LOSTies to San Diego for their presentation Saturday involved a working budget of over $25,000, way more than even its most diehard fans would pay to attend. But judging by the frenzy of coverage the event, which included sketch comedy and a wooden seagull given away to a lucky fan picked online, every penny was worth it.
If you want to go next year, you won't have to drop 25 Gs to do it, but it may be helpful to spend a couple extra bucks before you leave: Superhero Nation recommends writing out the full street names in your directions (to avoid the ol' La Jolla Drive versus La Jolla Rd. conundrum) and skipping the pricey San Diego Zoo.
Exhibitor Katie Can Draw suggests wearing a backpack across your front to foil would-be thieves and bring small bills to purchase buttons and other merchandise from change-strapped booths. And Nice GirlsTV.com points out that it's good to have a back-up plan when the panel you really want to get into (ahem, Twilight) doesn't have space, so no matter what happens, you'll have something to text home about.
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