The Boy and I went to Comic-Con in San Diego on Friday, supposedly the largest pop culture convention in the world. It was completely overwhelming and totally hilarious. The Boy is more interested in this stuff than I am, although I definitely do have a deep and wide geekstreak that embraces Battlestar Galactica etc. Basically, the convention includes booths and presentations from most of the movie, tv, and publishing houses plus lots of activities for all the fans. People come in elaborate costumes (pictured above and below) - my favorite was the giant transvestite dressed as Princess Leia. There was a long line of very angry becostumed Harry Potter fans being turned away at the door of the Harry Potter Fan Club presentation - if they could have cast a spell turning the security guard into a toad, they would have. Lots of storm troopers and Japanese anime characters too. We attended the New Line presentation with Clive Owen (ridiculously gorgeous in person. seriously. I mean it) and the director of his new movie. They also showed the initial shots of the "Golden Compass" movie which I am very excited about (if you havent read the Dark Materials books, DO). We were going to stay for the Blade Runner panel with Ridley Scott and the designers, but we decided to skip in favor of more wandering the floor. I'll have to dust off my Boba Fett costume for next year.
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