by Amy K. Bredemeyer
Why torture yourself trying to make it into Hall H on Sunday morning when you KNOW there are thousands of Doctor Who fans who have been there since the night before? Well, you might have made a go for it, but I didn't. I kissed Fringe and Supernatural good-bye and slept in until a leisurely 7:30am or so. Then it was time to pack up the place, check-out, and have breakfast at one of the places that has not only been on my list for two years but was also consistently recommended: Richard Walker's Pancake House. The line was 10-15 deep, but we were the only "2" so we waited about four minutes before being escorted to a table. The place was packed tightly but service was quick. I had some delicious banana pancakes, and I'd love to go back - the apple flapjacks require 20 minutes to prepare, and I wasn't going to wait that long this time around.
We ended up hitting the gas lamp park area too early, and tables and giveaways were still being set-up. So, it was back to the floor for a final round, an attempt to see a few more booths, and to make a few purchases. [I'd love to go into detail about the TON of prints we picked up, but almost all were gifts, so I can't go letting the cat out of the bag...] There were still plenty of costumed attendees, and some of the larger areas weren't as crowded, so we were able to get closer to the Iron Man 3 exhibit and the Total Rekall car, for example. I was a bit let-down when I finally made it to the Peanuts booth, but worse things have happened. I figured that Hall H would have a mass exodus after the Doctor Who panel, so we trekked over to get in line for the things after it: The Cleveland Show and Sons of Anarchy. I figured that 12:45pm would be plenty of time to get in line, and it was. However, there were SO MANY PEOPLE who needed to get out of the room after Doctor Who that The Cleveland Show wound up starting more than 30 minutes late! I couldn't believe it! We began watching the people pour out right after the 1:30pm mark, but the line didn't even begin to move until 1:53pm, which began to panic me a little bit, in all honesty. In the end, everything worked out alright, though, and we have a nice couple of panels with which to end the Con.
Nobody seems to know why The Cleveland Show was on Sunday, rather than being bunked with any of the other animated programs that had slots earlier in the weekend. But, it was actually able to put on a pretty good show all by its lonesome, so it worked out. AND, it wasn't even like Seth MacFarlane stole the show! Fellow panelists Mike Henry, Kevin Michael Richardson, Reagan Gomez, and Rich Appel also managed to have some great things to say.
Photo: Jonathan Bredemeyer |
Photo: Jonathan Bredemeyer |
Photo: Jonathan Bredemeyer |
Photo: Jonathan Bredemeyer |
- Cecilia will be back a few times.
- Cleveland and Loretta were going to get back together on Family Guy, but when The Cleveland Show got picked up, they had to change the plans.
- Freight Train writes mystery novels under a pseudonym.
- Junior is meant to be fourteen years old and there is an episode in mind for when he hits puberty.
- as for pre-show inspiration, Rich Appel talks of watching The Simpsons and Family Guy. With 15-16 writers in the room, however, ideas come.
Photo: Jonathan Bredemeyer |
- When asked "Star Wars or Star Trek?" Seth answers, "both." He certainly knows how to please a Comic-Con crowd!
The last panel for Hall H was the highly-rated FX series Sons of Anarchy, which brought a ton of talent to the room: Katey Sagal, Charlie Hunnam, Kurt Sutter, Ron Perlman, Maggie Siff, Kim Coates, Mark Boone Junior, Tommy Flanagan, Theo Rossi, Ryan Hurst, and Dayton Callie.
Photo: Jonathan Bredemeyer |
Photo: Jonathan Bredemeyer |
Photo: Jonathan Bredemeyer |
Photo: Jonathan Bredemeyer |
One final stop on our way back to the hotel (and then the car, to make a nine-hour drive) was to see the finished Power Rangers mural that we saw in-progress on Wednesday.
Photo: Amy K. Bredemeyer |
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