It's time again for the yearly phenomenon known as the San Diego Comic-Con (July 22 - 25). For those of you non-comics fans, this is the largest comic con of the year. Each year the Con gets bigger and better, moving father away from its roots as a Comic Convention for Geeks, This year the Con boasts an impressive line-up of non-Comic related content, larger than any previous year.
Nikita
It's not just for comic fans anymore. The lucky attendees will get to screen the first episode of this falls CW show Nikita (a new show based off La Femme Nikita).
Geek Gods + The Avengers
Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse) and J.J. Abrams (Felicity, Alias, Fringe, Mission Impossible III, Cloverfield, Star Trek and the new fall series Undercovers) will also be there.
Joss will also have a panel of his own later in the con where it is expected that he'll be announced as the director of the Marvel Comics (huge) movie the Avengers, a follow-up to their Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor movies, bringing the characters together in a shared universe.
Anti-Hero Panel
Michael C. Hall will be there to discuss Dexter, and Mary Louise Parker will be there discussing Weeds.
Being Human
The 2nd season Premier of Being Human will be screened by the BBC as well. I just ordered the first season from Amazon - if you have a chance and this seems interesting to you, you should check it out. I caught a few of the episodes On Demand a few months ago, and it is an interesting show.
The Walking Dead
The starts and creators of AMC's new zombie show The Walking Dead (based on a comic book) will be there discussing the new show.
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory is having a special screening, and a panel with Will Wheton (Star Trek: TNG), Johnny Galecki (Roseanne), Kaley Cuoco (Charmed), Simon Helberg (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story), and Kunal Nayyar (NCIS). Jim Parsons, another of the series stars will also be there. He has been recently nominated for an Emmy for his character on the show, Sheldon. I can't even begin to tell you how finny this show is. If you haven't already checked it out, you should do so. The first two seasons are out on DVD, and it's well worth watching. It's a funny show, and I don't think I've ever seen a geekier person nominated for an Emmy!
The Cape
There will be a sneak peek of NBC's new fall show The Cape, along with a panel including its cast. Two members of its cast are well-known to me, as Vinnie Jones was in X-Men 3 as Juggernaut and Summer Glau was River in Firefly and Cameron on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Reading the description of this new fall show, it doesn't seem very interesting.
Before judging it though, watch the trailer for the show. It looks like a really interesting show. I urge you to check it out here.
Other Panels
There will also be panels with Special Guests from the varios shows, and some will have sneak peaks of the fall season:
Chuck (I love this show)
V
Sanctuary
The Event
Eureka (Great show)
Haven
True Blood (I also love this show)
No Ordinary Family screening (Looking forward to this show)
Warehouse 13
Vampire Diaries
Smallville (Final season 10 airing this fall)
Supernatural
Merlin
Glee (Nominated for 19 Emmys and already renewed for a 2nd and 3rd Season)
As you can see the virus know as geek is spreading like wildfire, so join in before you miss the boat.
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