I survived the Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con!
After three amazing days of geekery, I’m on my bus headed home. It’s after midnight and we’re due back at 8:20am. This is all part of the experience.
I have so much to tell you…here are a few photos to whet your appetite!
Comic Con (SDCC) was born in San Diego in the basement of the El Cortez in 1970. Since then it has erupted into a mecca of pop culture that unites fans and fandoms from around the world.
SDCC has outgrown its home at the San Diego Convention Center and so it now pours out into the Gaslamp, providing entertainment for tens of thousands of people while giving the local economy a much needed boost. It even takes over Petco Park. It’s a huge event. SDCC lasts five days and provides more stimulation to our economy than any other event. As a fifth generation San Diegan, keeping SDCC in San Diego is more important to me than keeping the Chargers. But that’s a whole other story.
I love SDCC and love the people it brings to my city. I will be one of the fans sleeping in line next week to gain access to Ballroom 20 and I will probably dress up. Well, maybe. We’ll see.
At any rate, SDCC is part of San Diego’s fabric. I am glad it’s here!
I like action movies. I like Sci-Fi movies, too. I saw Independence Day when it first came out, and then I saw it again. The thing that always gets me is that I want to see what happens next. Aliens invade Earth, and Earth wins. What next? What did civilization do to recover?
In War of the Worlds, much of the world was destroyed by the aliens that had been dormant under the Earth’s surface. Germs take them out. But what happens after that? What does humanity learn?
The Walking Dead gives us snippets of what led to the zombie apocalypse. Personally, I’d like to see more of what happened before Rick woke up in the hospital, but I like that we’re seeing the aftermath. I’m fervently hoping that the spinoff gives up even more insight into what is going on around the world.
Deep Impact came the closest to satisfying my need to see what comes next. The asteroid hits the planet and a giant tidal wave takes out the Eastern Seaboard, but later on we see the crews rebuilding the White House. It’s uplifting.
I feel the same about reality TV shows. Have you watched ABC’s The Bachelor or The Bachelorette? Here’s what I’d like to see…and then I’d actually watch it. They film the men and women vying for the Bachelor/Bachelorette’s affections, and when crazy stuff happens behind the scenes the Bachelorette/Bachelor is completely unaware. It makes for good dramatic fodder for the audience. But what if the producers allowed the stars to secretly watch tape at the end of the day so that he/she can see what’s really going on in the house…. Can you imagine that drama?? All of a sudden those lies and cover ups are out in the open. There can be no denying it. He he/she said it, then there is no arguing…it’s all on tape.
I think TV and movies should switch it up a bit. Show us the stuff we haven’t seen before. All of a sudden, a sequel to War of the Worlds will look like a modern take on The Patriot, only we’re fighting aliens and not Red Coats.
Maybe it’s the history major in me, or maybe I’m just bored with more of the same. I just think a little change here and there would be nice…
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