San Diego Comic Con 2003 updates

 
One of the cool parts of the Battlestar Galactica panel was when the trailer was shown -- and the cast members turned around to watch it with the same interest as the gathered fans.

It is wonderful to see actors who care as much about the work they are doing as the fans do -- actors who seem as interested as the fans are in getting a great show to the screen.
~posted by Kay Kellam

  One of the many joys of the San Diego Comic Con for those of us who have been attending for years and years (I have been attending for over a decade and know MANY people who have been attending for a lot longer) is this annual opportunity to check in on careers that we enjoy following.

I still enjoy the autograph I got from Julie Caitlin Brown in 1996! If that was not the first time she attended San Diego Comic Con I believe it was certainly early in her Con attending days. Babylon 5 had been airing for a mere 2 seasons, and while she had left the character of Na'Toth she was asking fans to rally behind her as she sought to rejoin the show. Dozens of us took up her cause and went straight from her autograph line to that of J. Michael Straczynski, the God of the Babylon 5 universe, and delivered her message. We the fans enjoyed the character of Na'Toth and wanted to see Julie Caitlin Brown back in uniform.

In 1998 Julie Caitlin Brown rejoined Babylon 5 and dozens of fans delighted in believing that we had been a part of the reason she was back on the show.

So, for fans like myself, it is nice to see her continue to come to con -- especially when she is kind to those who have already gotten her autograph, and have supported her career for 7 years now, and many have not yet gotten that infamous 7-year-itch that prompts us to go in search of other careers to follow, and new and greater stars to look to.
~posted by Kay Kellam

  Photos Photos and yes... more photos!

We are getting ready to begin posting our photos from the San Diego Comic Con. over 1,000 pictures were taken, and now is the time for us to sort out the blurry images... and the ones where well meaning elbows and heads accidentally darted into the picture, and get the pics up for one and all to enjoy.

We shot extensively at the Stargate Sg-1 panel, and the Van Helsing panel, so look forward to (hopefully good) images of Amanda Tapping, Don S. Davis, Hugh Jackman, and Kate Beckinsale as well as Hallle Berry from the WB panel and autograph area and Angelina Jolie from the Tomb Raider panel.
~posted by Kay Kellam

  Amanda Tapping and Don S. Davis at Sci Fi Channels booth was a pure delight for all who had the chance to see them -- and their panel was full of fun and laughter. Stargate fans owe MGM, Sci Fi Channel, and Light Speed Fine Art a big thanks for having 3 cast members on hand throughout the weekend. (Tony Amendola spent several hours at the Light Speed Fine Art booth Saturday and Sunday and was positively charming! Bratac's commanding presence delighted fans left and right!)

The President of MGM announced that Stargate will in fact have an 8th season, and Amanda Tapping for one was thrilled to hear it!

Later in the day Saturday, Hugh Jackman was the "star" of the Van Helsing panel which featured almost the entire cast from the movie. Again laughter was plentiful, as was the fun on stage on off.

Above all else, when these talented folks come to the San Diego Comic Con it is evident not only that they appreciate the fans who enjoy their work, but they have fun making those fans so happy.



~posted by Kay Kellam