Re: [TV orNotTV] San Diego Comic-Con 2018

2018-07-22 Thread Kevin M.
On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 7:53 AM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > > [...] I did take part in cosplay this year, but because I can never do >> what everybody else does, I didn’t choose a character from science fiction >> or fantasy... I chose John Wayne as

Re: [TV orNotTV] San Diego Comic-Con 2018

2018-07-22 Thread Kevin M.
On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 8:07 AM, Jim Ellwanger wrote: > > > > On Jul 22, 2018, at 7:53 AM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > > > > Kevin M., to David Bruggeman, in part, Saturday (7/21): > > As promised, a few words on Comic Con. > > [...] > >> First point

Re: [TV orNotTV] San Diego Comic-Con 2018

2018-07-22 Thread Jim Ellwanger
> On Jul 22, 2018, at 7:53 AM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > > Kevin M., to David Bruggeman, in part, Saturday (7/21): > As promised, a few words on Comic Con. > [...] >> First point of criticism: Event planners need to put a food court on site. I >> didn’t even discover the

Re: [TV orNotTV] San Diego Comic-Con 2018

2018-07-22 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Kevin M., to David Bruggeman, in part, Saturday (7/21): > > As promised, a few words on Comic Con. > [...] > First point of criticism: Event planners need to put a food court on site. > I didn’t even discover the food trucks over behind the baseball stadium > until the end of my second day. If

Re: [TV orNotTV] San Diego Comic-Con 2018

2018-07-21 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
Thanks Kevin.  Not just for the recap, but for a reminder that Breathed is still putting out Bloom County.  Can't believe I'd forgotten...If you have the chance to see him give a talk, take it. I'll second Kevin's recommendation for checking out the Gaslamp District.  It's a great break from

Re: [TV orNotTV] San Diego Comic-Con 2018

2018-07-21 Thread Kevin M.
As promised, a few words on Comic Con. First point of praise: When I was there years ago, there were con staffers whose job it was to scold anybody who dared to sit in line or lean against walls in line. Back then failure to comply with their orders would get you ejected from the event. Luckily,

Re: [TV orNotTV] San Diego Comic-Con 2018

2018-07-12 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
Hey Kevin, Congrats on getting the tickets. Based on my experience last year, here's what advice I can offer on the free stuff.  TL;DR - plan ahead and expect to wait. If you think one of the panels you're interested in seeing will be popular (or at least popular enough to fill whatever room

Re: [TV orNotTV] San Diego Comic-Con 2018

2018-07-12 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
PGage, to Kevin M, today (7/12): > > Happy for you - should have a great time. Look forward to any reports. > > Expecting our usual links to at least partially be there, so what he doesn't / can't hear / see will be backed up... B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: [TV orNotTV] San Diego Comic-Con 2018

2018-07-12 Thread PGage
Happy for you - should have a great time. Look forward to any reports. On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 9:37 PM Kevin M. wrote: > I years ago stopped trying to get tickets to SDCC since they sell out > seconds after they are made available online, but I have a friend, and she > worked some magic... long