ComicCon, part 3
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I didn't take notes on the Bionic Woman panel. The pilot looks ok, except I can't swallow the premise: You're engaged to a man who you think may be marrying only because you're pregnant. The two of you are in a car wreck. He loves you so much he saves your life the only way he can. As a side effect, you're no super-strong and fast. Are you a) happy or b) angry? Jamie is angry. This makes no sense.
{my observations are set off like this}
Now, on to the panels I was there for.
Craig Thomashoff: his dreams have come true this con: he got to shake hands with a wookie, and he gets to introduce a clip.
TV Guide clip rolls, noting interesting enough to write down.
Ira Behr and Jeffrey Combs from "The 4400"
David Eich and Michelle Ryan from "Bionic Woman"
Skeet Ulrich from Jericho
Matt Dallas from Kyle XY
Masi Oka and Tim Kring from Heroes
First proposal from an audience member 30 sec in, earlier than expected :)
{Masi's hair is very rumpled and standing up, very cute :)}
Craig has panelists talk about what brings them to this genre. {I think; the question is missing from my notes}
Masi provides mock-sign-language interpretation while Tim speaks.
Time talks about connecting with the audience because of the characters, not the genre. {This is a recurring theme for him thoughout this panel and also in the next one.}
Eich references Asimov and Phillip K. Dick
Behr and Craig confer about something, off-mike
Q: Do they watch each others shows?
Matt watches Heroes
Michelle doesn't have time
Masi is a 4400 fan, also Jericho
Skeet also no time
Masi mock-interpreting again; Tim talks about creating the mythology of the show, but comes back to character first.
Eich also starts with character -- the "Peter Parker ethos". Real/ordinary people dealing with the extraordinary. {So why the implausible premise for Bionic Woman, hmm? Although the characters and their behavior do seem pretty good with that exception.}
Behr -- 4400 also character driven
Is there a special connection between the producers and the cast?
Ira: Yes, it's called "the telephone" -- he's in LA and the show is filmed elsewhere {Vancouver, IIRC, but I didn't write it down}
Eich: They've all been through so much together by the time of filming that they feel like kindred spirits.
Tim: Very special relationship.
[notes say "More fun" -- I think that means Masi did something goofy, but I don't recall what]
Masi: Tim "The Wizard" Kring, thanks
Why genre?
Skeet: large audience appeal
Matt: wasn't a fan when he started, but he's gotten more involved
Jeffrey: No better fans than SF fans
Ira: started as a fan. CSI and other police procedurals are great, but he doesn't think they could fill a convention center like this.
Growth of genre TV?
Tim: Networks used to think the audience was too small, but now it's huge.
Eich: Big growthi n the past few years. On the development side, it's cyclical.
For the actors, what appealed to them about the characters they play?
Matt: Opportunity to play a character who grows and has a unique POV
Masi: Hiro wields a sword and is a badass. Also, it's wish fulfillment; Hiro holds on to his dreams, and they come true. He's optimistic and energetic.
Skeet: Serials are unique in the way characters develop and the storytelling. {Skeet was kind of giving the vibe that his show was just another gig; he didn't seem as into things as the rest of the panel. Dunno.}
Michelle: She identified with the feistiness and vulnerability of the character. Often the strong female roles are for older actors, so she was glad to get one that was for a younger woman.
Jeffrey: enjoys working with Ira. Ira pays hin off. :)
As producers, is it harder to do genre because you have to keep changing?
Tim: The story engine is a giant monster that must be fed every week. They keep defying expectations, which raises the bar for the future.
Eich: The story arc means no repeating plots, unlike CSI and such. Can get away with some blind alleys, but the audience demands payoff.
Behr: 4400 started as a miniseries. The network insisted on a reveal in the 6th episode. The miniseries took off, so now the bar is higher.
One surprise:
Tim: Can't tell you; see the clip in the next panel
Matt: Nobody is ever really gone
Skeet: The surprise is we're coming back
Eich: Jamie and Sarah will develop a very special relationship.
Behr: going green continues in surprising ways. (? - hard to hear)
Audience Q&A:
Q1: (couldn't hear)
A1: Tim talks about experience at last COmicCon
Q2: To Matt - how do you prepare for scenes?
A2, Matt: He works with the other actors to get ready.
Q3: To Ira - ratings? Billy Campbell? ending?
A3, Ira: The show wrapped early, so the actors are out of the area now, which is why Billy isn't here as was annouced. As for the future, they won't know about another season until October.
Q4: To Matt {sounds like a child asking} - how do they make him have no belly button?
A4, Matt: Make-up and CGI
Q5: To producers - can you keep your shows in different timeslots?
A5, Tim: Wants that superpower. Networks are starting to wake up.
(Someone shouts "TiVo!")
Q6: (Couldn't hear clearly, but it was a super-geeky question to David Eich about the sound effect from the old Bionic Woman show)
A6, Eich: When reimagining, you can use everything, but it is in the "inside" animation when the "anthrocites" go into action.
Q7: To Michelle - Series 2 of Jekyll?
A7, Michelle: Can't do both shows at once, but maybe some day
Q8: To people from Bionic Woman and heroes - crossover?
A8, Eich: Wouldn't rule it out
A8, Tim: Wouldn't rule it out, but first they'd have to establish that both shows are in the same world.
A8, Eich again: Something like when Laverne and Shirley showed up on Happy Days
Q9: To Matt - thrilled about TCA award?
A9, Matt: Very ssurprised and pleased
Visit http://tvguide.com/dvd for a discount code to use at Amazon for any of several TV season DVD sets, including Heroes.
Between panels, we got the trailer for Chuck, which looks a bit like an update of "The COmputer Wore Tennis Shoes", though improved.
Trailers for Bionic Woman and Battlestar Galactica.
Trailer for Tin Man -- a dark Wizard of Oz. {What is it with the dark Oz lately? There was one in graphic novel form on the dealers floor, too.)
Started with a video about the forthcoming DVD release
7 discs
th 73 minutes (or 72 minute -- the number depended on who was talking) premier
50 deleted scenes
Making of
Artwork
Behind the scenes
HD version with more features, web link
Video about Heroes 360, various official sites like Mohinders site, The Corintian site, etc.
Jeph Loeb welcomes everyone -- says he knows they'[re somewhere between the Beatles and Elvis in popularity right now, but asks everyone to remain seated while he introduces everyone
Jack Coleman comes in wearing an awesom "I'm just a paper salesman" shirt, with the horn rimmed glasses on it. Looks like it could be fan-made?
Noah
Greg in "Milo is my hero" shirt -- jumps in dramatically
Ali
James
Masi, opens buttoned shirt to reveal "Hayden is my hero" shirt
Hayden
Adrian in "Home Movie" shirt
Zachary
Sendhil
Dania Ramirez, who will play the new hero Maya, who is from the Dominican Republic
Milo in Hatchet Army shirt, took pictures?
Tim Sale in Killing Floor shirt
Tim Kring
Tim K: It all started with last year's ComicCon. Thanks the audience and fans.
Winners of comic and video contests announced: comic is Andrew Chandler, video is Destiny Falls
Announcement: Ubisoft is making the game
Audience Q&A:
Q1: Speaker and his wife are big fans of Greg's character; wife has sent gift. Asks if Greg's character will live.
A1. Greg accepts gift, throws his shirt, revealing an identical one underneath
Q2: Significance of the cockroach in regards to Sylar?
A2: Cockroach is used in many places, including the opening lecture by Suresh. Symbolizes survival.
Q3: best memories from season 1?
A3, James: Vegas scenes, Japan, Linderman's archive
A3, Noah: filming at the shack after DL was shot
A3, Sendhil: surviving
A3, Greg: the future, and working with Adrian
A3, Adrian: surviving, and working with Greg
A3, Masi: being back at ComicCon, working with Adrian
A3, Tim S. and Tim K.: pass to Hayden
A3, Hayden: juming out the window and doing a flip in 4" heels
A3, Milo: the future, and being covered in blood
A3, Ali: the emotional scenes and kicking tail -- the contrast
A3, Zach: Sylinder, shooting Greg telekinetically
A3, Jack: episode 11 when he went from guest to series regular
A3, Tim S.: first sight of Isaac's loft
A3, Tim K.: a year ago at ComicCon -- the pilot screening and audience response
Announcement: Hardcover graphic novel collection, covers by Alex Ross and Jim Lee. Briefly shows one cover -- I think it was Ross's work.
Jeph and Tim thank the writers.
Masi goes under the table to the front of the stage to try to get the sound equipment working better.
Q4: Best part?
A4, Jack: working with everyone
A4, Zach: ditto
A4, Ali: the fans
A4, Milo: working with everyone
A4, Hayden: ditto
A4, Tim K.: agrees, the creative sandbox, also the food from craft services
A4, Masi: everyone
A4, Adrian, Greg: both agree
A4, Sendhil: everyone, also the food
Greg compliments Sendhil, who stage-kisses him.
A4, Dania: glad to be joining
A4, Noah: the wole experience, getting to work with these weirdos
A4, James: everyone, being here
Announcement: Heroes Origins
6 episodes
cautionary/morality tales about newly-awakening heroes
new writers and directors
First one: Kevin Smith
will run from late April through May
Q5: What would you like to see done with your powers in the future?
A5, Masi: teleport more
A5, Ali: What would you like to see?
A5, Milo: to live
A5, Hayden: to kick butt instead of getting killed all the time
A5, Greg: work more with Adrian
A5, James: what powers?
Q6: what did you bring to your character/the show from your real life?
A6, Jack: Impaired vision, being a father
A6, Zach: brings his dog in a lot
A6, Ali: also brings her dog
A6, Milo: (couldn't hear)
A6, Hayden: tried bring her dogs, but it didn't work well. brings her body parts
A6, Masi: Japanese, says something in Japanese
A6, Adrian: says Masi likes to go commando
A6, Greg: Move on!
A6, Sendhil: his thumb ring, something in episode 5 of season 2
A6, Dania: Spanish, runs a lot, so physical fitness
A6, Noah: Nothing! His determination to do his best
A6, James: enthusiasm for women. Dragonball fan, and one of the characters eats a lot, as does Ando
Q7: emphasis on believability?
A7 (Tim K.?): tried to groud the world in reality, including explaining powers with evolutionary theory
Q8: Fear that you'll die each week?
A8 (??? responded): nature of the show
Q9: Nathan more or less evil than Adrian's previous evil character?
A9, Adrian: One had a consistent morality. The other is a politician.
Q10: Rambly inane question about the masculinity of the Asian characters
A10: see season 2
Q11: For the Hugos, should the show be considered one long work or several short ones?
A11, Tim K.: One book with many chapters, long form.
Q12: Do the have an end in mind, and what became of the monster on the buttons handed out last year?
A12, (Tim K?): The monster in in the 9th Wonders comics, No end has been planned.
Announcements: Returns 9/24 for 11 eps.
Volume 2 may or may not last for all of season 2.
Q13: Will there be strong female characters who aren't strippers or cheerleaders?
A13: One of the new characters is a woman from flood-ravaged New Orleans named Monica. Also, there's Maya.
Q14: For Noah and hayden: As young actors, how do you play such complex roles?
A14, Noah: There are many challenges. Ali helps.
A14, Hayden: Just plays the roles as any teen would react. She'll be 18 next month.
Q15: Will they let Hayden drive next season?
A15. Hayden: Doesn't know -- last time she drove, the quarterback almost died!
Q16: An Aussie fan asks about Peter and Claire's relationship, and how they feel about the 'shippers in light of the blood relationship? {OK, not quite that wording, but that was the question}
A16 (multiple respondents, I think, but didn't write them down): Not only are they related, there's a big age difference, so the idea ogff a remantic/sexual connection is pretty icky and not going to happen. They do have a strong emotional bond, though.
Q17: Did any of the actors want to play other roles?
A17: Milo read for Isaac. Greg read for Peter. Zach made Sylar different from what they had first written. Sendhil's role was originally written as the elder Dr. Suresh.
Q18: about the multicultural casting
A18, Tim K.: It's happening globally, and the casting reflects that.
Tim K.: The audience became a community, which is a metaphor for the theme of the show. He wants to harness the passion of the audience to do something good. Look for more on 9th Wonders in a couple of months.
Panel ends with clips from season 2, which we were specifically asked not to discuss.
And the last panel I went to:
I'm getting a little tired of typing, so this will mostly be raw notes.
recent projects:
Harryhausen: colorizing old films. SHE will be released in August. Talked some about how much better the modern colorizing techniques are than the old ones, and points out that many of these films would have been made in color, if they'd had the budget.
Bradbury: Isherwood introduced him to Huxley, who called him a poet. Is writing more poetry now.
Harryhausen was best man at Bradburyu's wedding in the 40s.
Bradbury has a novel about Hepburn out in Sept.
Hepburn wanted bradbury to adapt "The Bluebird" as a screenplay; Bradbury convinced her it wouldn't work. {this story was longer and more detailed when bradbury told it, but I was short on paper by this time, and taking more condensed notes.}
Harryhausen: color was slower and more expensive, so he used B&W until doing the Arabian Nights, which just had to be in color
Harryhausen's favorite Bradbury work: They sort of worked together on Beast from 20,000 Fathoms; story is told.
Bradbury talks about presenting Harryhausen's Oscar.
Harryhausen's films were ignored by the Academy for so long largely because of ignorance of what was involved in stop-motion.
Harryhausen was almost hired by Disney, but is glad he wasn't -- was able to be more creative on his own.
Bradbury's "Homecoming" was illustrated by Chas. Addams for Madamoiselle magazine. bradbury bought the original of the art. Published after Truman Capote, who was an intern or something like that, found the story in the slush pile. Many of Bradbury's early stories were published in mainstream magazines rather than genre.
Bradbury talks about meeting Walt Disney; each was a fan of the other.
LASFS hall of fame roll call: Bradbury, Kuttner, Heinlein, Brackett. Met at Clifton's Cafeteria
Audience Q&A:
Q1: What did Bradbury uintend when he wrote farenheit 451?
A1: Was reading about book burnings by Hitler and in Russia, also burning of library in Alexandria. Loves libraries, so wrote it. Biographer says "not about censorship" is a misquote -- it's not only about censorship, but that is part of what it's about.
Q2: Did "The Veldt" influence the holodeck?
A2: Not that he knows
Q3: Inspiration for Clarice?
A3: Brabury says all his characters are himself
Q4: In "There Will Come Soft Rains", why couldn't the house feed the poor dog?
A4: "Good question! I'll re-write the story for you tomorrow."
Earlier, while they were having trouble with the wheelchair lift, Bradbury's biographer mentioned that this had happened when Bradbury met President Bush.
Q5: Did Bradbury say anything to Bush about the increasing surveillance, as in Farenheit 451?
A5: Bradbury thinks the problem is not surveillance, but people who hate democracy and would rather be oppressed.
I didn't take notes on the Bionic Woman panel. The pilot looks ok, except I can't swallow the premise: You're engaged to a man who you think may be marrying only because you're pregnant. The two of you are in a car wreck. He loves you so much he saves your life the only way he can. As a side effect, you're no super-strong and fast. Are you a) happy or b) angry? Jamie is angry. This makes no sense.
{my observations are set off like this}
Now, on to the panels I was there for.
Craig Thomashoff: his dreams have come true this con: he got to shake hands with a wookie, and he gets to introduce a clip.
TV Guide clip rolls, noting interesting enough to write down.
Ira Behr and Jeffrey Combs from "The 4400"
David Eich and Michelle Ryan from "Bionic Woman"
Skeet Ulrich from Jericho
Matt Dallas from Kyle XY
Masi Oka and Tim Kring from Heroes
First proposal from an audience member 30 sec in, earlier than expected :)
{Masi's hair is very rumpled and standing up, very cute :)}
Craig has panelists talk about what brings them to this genre. {I think; the question is missing from my notes}
Masi provides mock-sign-language interpretation while Tim speaks.
Time talks about connecting with the audience because of the characters, not the genre. {This is a recurring theme for him thoughout this panel and also in the next one.}
Eich references Asimov and Phillip K. Dick
Behr and Craig confer about something, off-mike
Q: Do they watch each others shows?
Matt watches Heroes
Michelle doesn't have time
Masi is a 4400 fan, also Jericho
Skeet also no time
Masi mock-interpreting again; Tim talks about creating the mythology of the show, but comes back to character first.
Eich also starts with character -- the "Peter Parker ethos". Real/ordinary people dealing with the extraordinary. {So why the implausible premise for Bionic Woman, hmm? Although the characters and their behavior do seem pretty good with that exception.}
Behr -- 4400 also character driven
Is there a special connection between the producers and the cast?
Ira: Yes, it's called "the telephone" -- he's in LA and the show is filmed elsewhere {Vancouver, IIRC, but I didn't write it down}
Eich: They've all been through so much together by the time of filming that they feel like kindred spirits.
Tim: Very special relationship.
[notes say "More fun" -- I think that means Masi did something goofy, but I don't recall what]
Masi: Tim "The Wizard" Kring, thanks
Why genre?
Skeet: large audience appeal
Matt: wasn't a fan when he started, but he's gotten more involved
Jeffrey: No better fans than SF fans
Ira: started as a fan. CSI and other police procedurals are great, but he doesn't think they could fill a convention center like this.
Growth of genre TV?
Tim: Networks used to think the audience was too small, but now it's huge.
Eich: Big growthi n the past few years. On the development side, it's cyclical.
For the actors, what appealed to them about the characters they play?
Matt: Opportunity to play a character who grows and has a unique POV
Masi: Hiro wields a sword and is a badass. Also, it's wish fulfillment; Hiro holds on to his dreams, and they come true. He's optimistic and energetic.
Skeet: Serials are unique in the way characters develop and the storytelling. {Skeet was kind of giving the vibe that his show was just another gig; he didn't seem as into things as the rest of the panel. Dunno.}
Michelle: She identified with the feistiness and vulnerability of the character. Often the strong female roles are for older actors, so she was glad to get one that was for a younger woman.
Jeffrey: enjoys working with Ira. Ira pays hin off. :)
As producers, is it harder to do genre because you have to keep changing?
Tim: The story engine is a giant monster that must be fed every week. They keep defying expectations, which raises the bar for the future.
Eich: The story arc means no repeating plots, unlike CSI and such. Can get away with some blind alleys, but the audience demands payoff.
Behr: 4400 started as a miniseries. The network insisted on a reveal in the 6th episode. The miniseries took off, so now the bar is higher.
One surprise:
Tim: Can't tell you; see the clip in the next panel
Matt: Nobody is ever really gone
Skeet: The surprise is we're coming back
Eich: Jamie and Sarah will develop a very special relationship.
Behr: going green continues in surprising ways. (? - hard to hear)
Audience Q&A:
Q1: (couldn't hear)
A1: Tim talks about experience at last COmicCon
Q2: To Matt - how do you prepare for scenes?
A2, Matt: He works with the other actors to get ready.
Q3: To Ira - ratings? Billy Campbell? ending?
A3, Ira: The show wrapped early, so the actors are out of the area now, which is why Billy isn't here as was annouced. As for the future, they won't know about another season until October.
Q4: To Matt {sounds like a child asking} - how do they make him have no belly button?
A4, Matt: Make-up and CGI
Q5: To producers - can you keep your shows in different timeslots?
A5, Tim: Wants that superpower. Networks are starting to wake up.
(Someone shouts "TiVo!")
Q6: (Couldn't hear clearly, but it was a super-geeky question to David Eich about the sound effect from the old Bionic Woman show)
A6, Eich: When reimagining, you can use everything, but it is in the "inside" animation when the "anthrocites" go into action.
Q7: To Michelle - Series 2 of Jekyll?
A7, Michelle: Can't do both shows at once, but maybe some day
Q8: To people from Bionic Woman and heroes - crossover?
A8, Eich: Wouldn't rule it out
A8, Tim: Wouldn't rule it out, but first they'd have to establish that both shows are in the same world.
A8, Eich again: Something like when Laverne and Shirley showed up on Happy Days
Q9: To Matt - thrilled about TCA award?
A9, Matt: Very ssurprised and pleased
Visit http://tvguide.com/dvd for a discount code to use at Amazon for any of several TV season DVD sets, including Heroes.
Between panels, we got the trailer for Chuck, which looks a bit like an update of "The COmputer Wore Tennis Shoes", though improved.
Trailers for Bionic Woman and Battlestar Galactica.
Trailer for Tin Man -- a dark Wizard of Oz. {What is it with the dark Oz lately? There was one in graphic novel form on the dealers floor, too.)
Started with a video about the forthcoming DVD release
7 discs
th 73 minutes (or 72 minute -- the number depended on who was talking) premier
50 deleted scenes
Making of
Artwork
Behind the scenes
HD version with more features, web link
Video about Heroes 360, various official sites like Mohinders site, The Corintian site, etc.
Jeph Loeb welcomes everyone -- says he knows they'[re somewhere between the Beatles and Elvis in popularity right now, but asks everyone to remain seated while he introduces everyone
Jack Coleman comes in wearing an awesom "I'm just a paper salesman" shirt, with the horn rimmed glasses on it. Looks like it could be fan-made?
Noah
Greg in "Milo is my hero" shirt -- jumps in dramatically
Ali
James
Masi, opens buttoned shirt to reveal "Hayden is my hero" shirt
Hayden
Adrian in "Home Movie" shirt
Zachary
Sendhil
Dania Ramirez, who will play the new hero Maya, who is from the Dominican Republic
Milo in Hatchet Army shirt, took pictures?
Tim Sale in Killing Floor shirt
Tim Kring
Tim K: It all started with last year's ComicCon. Thanks the audience and fans.
Winners of comic and video contests announced: comic is Andrew Chandler, video is Destiny Falls
Announcement: Ubisoft is making the game
Audience Q&A:
Q1: Speaker and his wife are big fans of Greg's character; wife has sent gift. Asks if Greg's character will live.
A1. Greg accepts gift, throws his shirt, revealing an identical one underneath
Q2: Significance of the cockroach in regards to Sylar?
A2: Cockroach is used in many places, including the opening lecture by Suresh. Symbolizes survival.
Q3: best memories from season 1?
A3, James: Vegas scenes, Japan, Linderman's archive
A3, Noah: filming at the shack after DL was shot
A3, Sendhil: surviving
A3, Greg: the future, and working with Adrian
A3, Adrian: surviving, and working with Greg
A3, Masi: being back at ComicCon, working with Adrian
A3, Tim S. and Tim K.: pass to Hayden
A3, Hayden: juming out the window and doing a flip in 4" heels
A3, Milo: the future, and being covered in blood
A3, Ali: the emotional scenes and kicking tail -- the contrast
A3, Zach: Sylinder, shooting Greg telekinetically
A3, Jack: episode 11 when he went from guest to series regular
A3, Tim S.: first sight of Isaac's loft
A3, Tim K.: a year ago at ComicCon -- the pilot screening and audience response
Announcement: Hardcover graphic novel collection, covers by Alex Ross and Jim Lee. Briefly shows one cover -- I think it was Ross's work.
Jeph and Tim thank the writers.
Masi goes under the table to the front of the stage to try to get the sound equipment working better.
Q4: Best part?
A4, Jack: working with everyone
A4, Zach: ditto
A4, Ali: the fans
A4, Milo: working with everyone
A4, Hayden: ditto
A4, Tim K.: agrees, the creative sandbox, also the food from craft services
A4, Masi: everyone
A4, Adrian, Greg: both agree
A4, Sendhil: everyone, also the food
Greg compliments Sendhil, who stage-kisses him.
A4, Dania: glad to be joining
A4, Noah: the wole experience, getting to work with these weirdos
A4, James: everyone, being here
Announcement: Heroes Origins
6 episodes
cautionary/morality tales about newly-awakening heroes
new writers and directors
First one: Kevin Smith
will run from late April through May
Q5: What would you like to see done with your powers in the future?
A5, Masi: teleport more
A5, Ali: What would you like to see?
A5, Milo: to live
A5, Hayden: to kick butt instead of getting killed all the time
A5, Greg: work more with Adrian
A5, James: what powers?
Q6: what did you bring to your character/the show from your real life?
A6, Jack: Impaired vision, being a father
A6, Zach: brings his dog in a lot
A6, Ali: also brings her dog
A6, Milo: (couldn't hear)
A6, Hayden: tried bring her dogs, but it didn't work well. brings her body parts
A6, Masi: Japanese, says something in Japanese
A6, Adrian: says Masi likes to go commando
A6, Greg: Move on!
A6, Sendhil: his thumb ring, something in episode 5 of season 2
A6, Dania: Spanish, runs a lot, so physical fitness
A6, Noah: Nothing! His determination to do his best
A6, James: enthusiasm for women. Dragonball fan, and one of the characters eats a lot, as does Ando
Q7: emphasis on believability?
A7 (Tim K.?): tried to groud the world in reality, including explaining powers with evolutionary theory
Q8: Fear that you'll die each week?
A8 (??? responded): nature of the show
Q9: Nathan more or less evil than Adrian's previous evil character?
A9, Adrian: One had a consistent morality. The other is a politician.
Q10: Rambly inane question about the masculinity of the Asian characters
A10: see season 2
Q11: For the Hugos, should the show be considered one long work or several short ones?
A11, Tim K.: One book with many chapters, long form.
Q12: Do the have an end in mind, and what became of the monster on the buttons handed out last year?
A12, (Tim K?): The monster in in the 9th Wonders comics, No end has been planned.
Announcements: Returns 9/24 for 11 eps.
Volume 2 may or may not last for all of season 2.
Q13: Will there be strong female characters who aren't strippers or cheerleaders?
A13: One of the new characters is a woman from flood-ravaged New Orleans named Monica. Also, there's Maya.
Q14: For Noah and hayden: As young actors, how do you play such complex roles?
A14, Noah: There are many challenges. Ali helps.
A14, Hayden: Just plays the roles as any teen would react. She'll be 18 next month.
Q15: Will they let Hayden drive next season?
A15. Hayden: Doesn't know -- last time she drove, the quarterback almost died!
Q16: An Aussie fan asks about Peter and Claire's relationship, and how they feel about the 'shippers in light of the blood relationship? {OK, not quite that wording, but that was the question}
A16 (multiple respondents, I think, but didn't write them down): Not only are they related, there's a big age difference, so the idea ogff a remantic/sexual connection is pretty icky and not going to happen. They do have a strong emotional bond, though.
Q17: Did any of the actors want to play other roles?
A17: Milo read for Isaac. Greg read for Peter. Zach made Sylar different from what they had first written. Sendhil's role was originally written as the elder Dr. Suresh.
Q18: about the multicultural casting
A18, Tim K.: It's happening globally, and the casting reflects that.
Tim K.: The audience became a community, which is a metaphor for the theme of the show. He wants to harness the passion of the audience to do something good. Look for more on 9th Wonders in a couple of months.
Panel ends with clips from season 2, which we were specifically asked not to discuss.
And the last panel I went to:
I'm getting a little tired of typing, so this will mostly be raw notes.
recent projects:
Harryhausen: colorizing old films. SHE will be released in August. Talked some about how much better the modern colorizing techniques are than the old ones, and points out that many of these films would have been made in color, if they'd had the budget.
Bradbury: Isherwood introduced him to Huxley, who called him a poet. Is writing more poetry now.
Harryhausen was best man at Bradburyu's wedding in the 40s.
Bradbury has a novel about Hepburn out in Sept.
Hepburn wanted bradbury to adapt "The Bluebird" as a screenplay; Bradbury convinced her it wouldn't work. {this story was longer and more detailed when bradbury told it, but I was short on paper by this time, and taking more condensed notes.}
Harryhausen: color was slower and more expensive, so he used B&W until doing the Arabian Nights, which just had to be in color
Harryhausen's favorite Bradbury work: They sort of worked together on Beast from 20,000 Fathoms; story is told.
Bradbury talks about presenting Harryhausen's Oscar.
Harryhausen's films were ignored by the Academy for so long largely because of ignorance of what was involved in stop-motion.
Harryhausen was almost hired by Disney, but is glad he wasn't -- was able to be more creative on his own.
Bradbury's "Homecoming" was illustrated by Chas. Addams for Madamoiselle magazine. bradbury bought the original of the art. Published after Truman Capote, who was an intern or something like that, found the story in the slush pile. Many of Bradbury's early stories were published in mainstream magazines rather than genre.
Bradbury talks about meeting Walt Disney; each was a fan of the other.
LASFS hall of fame roll call: Bradbury, Kuttner, Heinlein, Brackett. Met at Clifton's Cafeteria
Audience Q&A:
Q1: What did Bradbury uintend when he wrote farenheit 451?
A1: Was reading about book burnings by Hitler and in Russia, also burning of library in Alexandria. Loves libraries, so wrote it. Biographer says "not about censorship" is a misquote -- it's not only about censorship, but that is part of what it's about.
Q2: Did "The Veldt" influence the holodeck?
A2: Not that he knows
Q3: Inspiration for Clarice?
A3: Brabury says all his characters are himself
Q4: In "There Will Come Soft Rains", why couldn't the house feed the poor dog?
A4: "Good question! I'll re-write the story for you tomorrow."
Earlier, while they were having trouble with the wheelchair lift, Bradbury's biographer mentioned that this had happened when Bradbury met President Bush.
Q5: Did Bradbury say anything to Bush about the increasing surveillance, as in Farenheit 451?
A5: Bradbury thinks the problem is not surveillance, but people who hate democracy and would rather be oppressed.
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Date: 2007-08-06 08:20 pm (UTC)