judith's blog

For the third day of Con, Futurama was the main attraction for us.  The cast showed up and signed pictures for some of their biggest fans. Billy West, John Di Maggio, Maurice LaMarche, Phil LaMarr and Lauren Tom were the actors to appear, and they are probably the most recognized and loved out of the whole cast. They were all so very nice and really great to talk to. They loved the fact that so many people have watched the show since they were younger and look up to the actors.

The second day of Comic-Con officially went by without a moment to waste. People were streaming in like crazy, lines going all the way down the trolley station. The Dealer floor was packed with famous people and big Smurfs walking down the hall.  The day didn't get exciting until I accidentally bumped into Nathan Fillion as he was fleeing the Browncoats booth. He was quickly trying to sign everyone's things as he was trying to leave and was trying to make sure everyone who'd bought one of the Serenity comics to benefit the Kids Need to Read organization got theirs signed. I found out later that he had come unannounced and no one knew where he was going or when he was going to be back. It was nice to see an actor from a great television show come down without telling anyone.

ComicCon has offically started! Preview Night started out crazy and hectic as usual with people running around trying to register and avoid very long lines and security guards yelling in different directions telling everyone where to go. People were everywhere at once trying to get their badges, and until the Dealer Floor opened at six, it looked like Under the Sails was going to be the most crowded place. Once you got registered you got a big ComicCon bag with a tv show on it. We looked and fought for a Chuck bag and didn’t stop until we got one.