Let’s start this post off with a photo, shall we? The only photo Lisa and I got of the two of us together at Comic Con. After arriving at the convention center and waiting in another mile long line, we were able to get into the convention hall where we sat for the next several hours. While waiting for the first panel to start, I snapped this picture of us.

I guess I was being particularly angelic since my halo was showing. Lisa had a hard time stifling her laughter when I pointed it out to her.

Saturday’s Comic Con adventures pretty much consisted of Lisa and I sitting in one hall for half the day, where we watched The Bionic Woman panel–including getting to see the pilot for the new Bionic Woman, the TV Guide panel and the HEROES panel.

First was The Bionic Woman panel. Let me just say that I really wanted to like this pilot. I really did. But boy did it fall flat. The dialogue was stilted and the chemistry between the heroine and her love interest non-existent. My favorite parts were the scenes between Jamie Sommers and her deaf sister–which come to find out the sister’s part has been recast with a new actress (boo, hiss) and the character is no longer deaf. The only other part I can recommend is the fight scene between Jamie Sommers and the character played by Katee Sackhoff. I’ll give this show a chance once it airs during the new season, but if there’s not some serious improvement, I won’t be watching it long. Which is too bad, because the concept is great. Unfortunately, none of the photos I took during this panel turned out.

Up next was the TV guide panel, which featured cast and crew from The 4400, Jericho, Bionic Woman, Kyle XY and Heroes.

The pictures speak for themselves. I always get a thrill attending panels with stars from some of my favorite shows.

Skeet Ulrich didn’t say much–I’m guessing he said no more than two dozen words the entire panel, which was disappointing, but he said he couldn’t share anything of what was to come on Jericho. I did get a bit of a crush on Matt Dallas from Kyle XY, though. Such a cutie and a sweetheart–he was incredibly nice and endearing when a young fan stood up to ask him a question. And I adore Masi Oka. I’ve loved him since he was on Scrubs, and his character in Heroes is my favorite. He kept subtly attacking Tim Kring, the producer of Heroes, who was sitting next to him, then Masi would lift up the swag fan that TV guide handed out to everyone in attendance that said “I am a fan” and would point at Tim. It was hilarious. And Jeff plays such a great character on The 4400, that it was fun to see him in person, too. Plus, there was little hints of what’s to come the remainder of this season on The 4400–this show has really hit a good stride this year. I’m enjoying the surprises they’ve thrown our way.

Oh, and we weren’t that close to the cast. I tried zooming in to take photos and the cast looked like ants, so, unfortunately, these are photos from the big screen up in the auditorium.

Now, the main reason Lisa and I sat in this room for a few hours, was to make sure we were in the room for the Heroes panel. That was the panel to attend that day, and it was packed. But, as a big ol’ fangirl of Heroes, I didn’t want to miss it. And I wasn’t disappointed. Has anyone noticed how everyone in the Heroes show is beautiful? Yeah, that’s quite the show full of hotties.

My photos of Sendhil Ramamurthy, Ali Larter, Noah Gray-Cabey and Milo Ventimiglia didn’t turn out.

This panel was wonderful. Even Lisa, who’s never seen an episode, enjoyed it. I’m going to come on record and state that I’m in love with Greg Grunberg. I’ve had a crush on him since he was in Felicity. The man makes me laugh. At one point he took off his shirt–which said “My Hero is Milo” (I think that’s who his hero was–my memory’s faded) and gave it to a fan in the audience who had brought him a present.

It was clear that the cast gets along really well. They were all clearly enjoying the high of being the big stars of Comic Con–without being at all stuck up about it. A positive energy filled the room, and it made me even more excited about next season’s Heroes.Jack Coleman was wearing a shirt that said “I’m just a paper salesman.” hehe…

One of the surprises of the panel was the announcement of the Origins episodes. These are going to be stand-alone episodes that won’t include the primary cast of Heroes, to come after the wrap of the second season. These episodes will be directed by guest directors–and the first one was announced at Comic Con. The news was so new, even the cast didn’t know, and when they made the announcement that they were going to bring the director out, the cast stood up, and Greg Grunberg said, “No way!” and ran over and shook hands and hugged Kevin Smith.

When the panel ended, Lisa and I bolted out of the room (and when I say bolted, we actually moved very slowly with the exiting crowd). We were trying to get across the convention center for the Supernatural panel. But it wasn’t to be. When we got there, one of the men in crowd control told us that there was no way we would be able to get inside the hall–it was packed to the gills. I should have been more disappointed than I was–I really wanted to see Jensen Ackles (swoon) in person. But it wasn’t to be, and Lisa and I were beyond starved at that point–plus we hadn’t been able to go into the ginormous vendor’s room yet. So we ate the convention staple of hot dogs and cookies then hit the vendor’s room.

I wish I could’ve gotten a photo of the vendor’s room. It’s insane. You could easily spend two to three days walking every aisle and you’d still miss things. At that point, Lisa and I had two hours to see the whole thing before attending Joss Whedon’s talk. We didn’t even make it halfway through the room. But our plans were stymied again. The line for Joss Whedon’s talk had been cut off almost an hour before we went to get in line. Disappointed again, Lisa and I returned and made our exhausted way through the rest of the vendor’s room. I got a Browncoats T-shirt and a set of Transformers posters for my son (he loves Transformers!) before we headed back to our hotel.

It was another fun Comic Con adventure. Next year we plan on attending all four days of the convention. There’s simply too much to see and do. To all the fangirls and fanboys out there, see you next year!

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