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There's a part of Sunday's experience that I'm not going to talk about until Friday. Sorry. I have a surprise for a friend I'd like to *keep* a surprise. That's why there's a suspicious void around the late afternoon that some of you already know about. Please do not mention it in comments.
Sunday, I woke up with a headache--probably from dehydration. It wasn't pleasant, but a few hundred ounces of water and three ibuprofen later, it was manageable. So most of us set off to the Stargate track room to see Alexis Cruz talk about the movie.
Sadly, he was late (he actually didn't show, from what we heard), and we left about 30 minutes into the time there. Cruz really had impressed us all with his ability to answer questions seriously and with great impact, so we were all looking forward to it. It was slightly disappointing.
I thought about doing some other things, but mostly I just was tired and there were practically no stores open except for in the mall, which was too crowded for me. So I decided I'd wait in line for the Star Trek panel instead. That was a hilarious panel. Brent Spiner (yay!), Gates McFadden, and Jonathan Frakes answered exactly none of the questions posed to them, but they did it in such an entertaining way that I hope not many people were too disappointed or put out by it. I mean, come on, people--they've been doing this for approximately 20 YEARS. It gets old after a while, I'm sure.
Side note: I watched TNG as a kid, and I never realized until I was older just how gorgeous Gates McFadden was. She's...absolutely stunning in person. Just...really. Stunning.
Next was the Stargate panel of DOOM, in which ponies were mentioned, actors acted stranger than normal, and hardly any fans asked questions. Long story short, this panel sucked. It was, without a doubt, the only one I would rather have not gone to at all, and the only one I didn't enjoy in some manner. I think it was frustrating for everyone involved. I refuse to dwell on it any more.
The last panel I went to on Sunday was for Battlestar Galactica, whose panelists I thought were entertaining, sober (a plus after the Stargate panel), insightful, well-spoken, and generally interesting. And, you know, Richard Hatch (Apollo in the old series, and Tom Zarek in the new one) made out with Jamie Bamber. I mean--that was worth a whole heck of a lot, right there.
After that panel, I did some undefined stuff (more to come here, later), and then met up with everyone in the Mariott. We then got food and headed up to one of the hotel rooms to watch fan vids. There were some really awesome ones.
Oh, and if anyone can point me to/send me the Janet one? That one's just rip-your-heart-out lovely.
And then, against my bad judgement, we were responsible and went back to our own hotel rooms for sleep.
Still to come: Dragon*Con Day 4: The Redemption of Stargate, Autographs, and Celebrity Airport Sightings.
Sunday, I woke up with a headache--probably from dehydration. It wasn't pleasant, but a few hundred ounces of water and three ibuprofen later, it was manageable. So most of us set off to the Stargate track room to see Alexis Cruz talk about the movie.
Sadly, he was late (he actually didn't show, from what we heard), and we left about 30 minutes into the time there. Cruz really had impressed us all with his ability to answer questions seriously and with great impact, so we were all looking forward to it. It was slightly disappointing.
I thought about doing some other things, but mostly I just was tired and there were practically no stores open except for in the mall, which was too crowded for me. So I decided I'd wait in line for the Star Trek panel instead. That was a hilarious panel. Brent Spiner (yay!), Gates McFadden, and Jonathan Frakes answered exactly none of the questions posed to them, but they did it in such an entertaining way that I hope not many people were too disappointed or put out by it. I mean, come on, people--they've been doing this for approximately 20 YEARS. It gets old after a while, I'm sure.
Side note: I watched TNG as a kid, and I never realized until I was older just how gorgeous Gates McFadden was. She's...absolutely stunning in person. Just...really. Stunning.
Next was the Stargate panel of DOOM, in which ponies were mentioned, actors acted stranger than normal, and hardly any fans asked questions. Long story short, this panel sucked. It was, without a doubt, the only one I would rather have not gone to at all, and the only one I didn't enjoy in some manner. I think it was frustrating for everyone involved. I refuse to dwell on it any more.
The last panel I went to on Sunday was for Battlestar Galactica, whose panelists I thought were entertaining, sober (a plus after the Stargate panel), insightful, well-spoken, and generally interesting. And, you know, Richard Hatch (Apollo in the old series, and Tom Zarek in the new one) made out with Jamie Bamber. I mean--that was worth a whole heck of a lot, right there.
After that panel, I did some undefined stuff (more to come here, later), and then met up with everyone in the Mariott. We then got food and headed up to one of the hotel rooms to watch fan vids. There were some really awesome ones.
Oh, and if anyone can point me to/send me the Janet one? That one's just rip-your-heart-out lovely.
And then, against my bad judgement, we were responsible and went back to our own hotel rooms for sleep.
Still to come: Dragon*Con Day 4: The Redemption of Stargate, Autographs, and Celebrity Airport Sightings.
