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noblealice ([personal profile] noblealice) wrote2012-08-27 05:52 pm

adorable baby canadian show bingo (bonus if an ashmore twin's made an appearance)

1. So Saturday was spent packed at the convention centre with other sci-fi fans and it was so much fun and I'm already looking forward to next year! WARNING: pics have not been retouched or fixed up to look pretty. Also it's a pretty photo-heavy post.

In case anyone was still in doubt, Anna Silk is very pretty.


These pics are to help people who will remain nameless who might be teasing me with the idea of an epic 'Dyson And Lauren Are Bros' fic that they refuse to write. *cough*


Anna does this thing where she talks with her hands all the time (hence the blur)and it's quite adorable.


Kris would yell out "WE LOVE YOU, K.C. COLLINS!" every time someone on the cast teased him about something. He would get so flustered and embarrassed and it was so cute. At one point he asked everyone to stop because his cheeks hurt from smiling/laughing so much.


Zoie Palmer is HILARIOUS. Just quick, dry wit in an absolutely deadpan voice, but it never came across as mean or cutting. It was self-deprecating and she had me laughing out loud quite often.

She was also quite eloquent and brought up that the difference for Bo in her decision between Lauren and Dyson isn't a man vs. woman dynamic, but fae vs. human. I liked that quite a bit.


Here is my sole picture of Rachel Nicols, we were further back for this panel so it's blurry. The bearded dude next to her is Carlos.

The continuum panel was so unabashedly low-budget and Canadian that the cast SAT ON THE FLOOR to watch the FX special features video that gave a sneak peek into how they create the CGI world of the future. It looks like their S1 DVD's will have more than just scene selection!

2. I have FINALLY caught up with Warehouse 13! I have some metronome questions though because things do not make sense.

3. Gravity Falls is super cute! I really love Mabel Pine and Zeus and the town cops and Grunkle Stan's reaction that one time he watched a historical romance on TV. Everyone should watch it!

[identity profile] noblealice.livejournal.com 2012-08-28 01:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I've not been to any other cons, so I didn't have anything to compare it to except for the stories I've heard about the long lines and large crowds at Comic Con. I have social phobia, so I'm NOT good with crowds, but I just took my pills, took breaks away from people and since we spent a lot of time saving seats/sitting down (and avoided the exhibition floor), it wasn't too overwhemling for me until the end of the day when I knew I needed to go home and nap from mental exhaustion.

I missed Amanda Tapping (what day was that?), but caught the very end of the Kate Mulgrew Q&A session and she's quite funny! It's too bad you worked on Saturday, we could have met up!

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_lemon_lyman_/ 2012-08-29 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
Years and years ago when fan expo was a lot smaller and less crowded I used to have a pretty good time, then a couple years back the lines and capacity issues were so bad I swore I'd never return (and I only did because my friend had an extra dealer's badge). It doesn't help that I go to conventions with my disabled best friend and Fan Expo has no accessibility policies for lineups and stuff, so it's really hard on her. But it was a booth at fan expo way back when that introduced me to Polaris which is the convention where I feel totally relaxed and at home and non-anxious (so unlike fan expo for me). I was on the planning committee for last year's Polaris, and I may be on it again for the Doctor Who con they're planning for next year. I love the social aspect of cons; meeting other people who love what I love as much as I do, having crazy discussions about every little thing I love or hate in scifi/comics/fantasy, nerd parties (board games, drinks, and rock band), but I don't like it too crowded or crazy (and my dog can come to Polaris with me to keep me chill).

Amanda Tapping was the end of Sunday. I would have gone home at like noon, after I had seen the Frankenweenie exhibit and spent my budgeted $20 if it hadn't been for her thing at 4. It was worth staying though, she seemed really intelligent and kind, and was well spoken and funny too (plus Sanctuary and SG1 were awesome shows).

I like meeting online people :) Maybe one day the stars will align and we'll be able to hang out. (I do work for a movie theatre, so if you ever need a free movie maybe you can hit me up).

[identity profile] noblealice.livejournal.com 2012-08-30 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad that you had an okay time on Sunday! I've heard of the name Polaris in passing, but don't really know what it is.

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_lemon_lyman_/ 2012-08-30 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
It's a smaller, fan run convention (I worked in the Accessibility department for example). 5-7 actor guests, an author or three, and a lot of people really passionate about fandom. There's a lot of programming geared towards meeting and talking with other fans as well as just shopping in a dealers room and getting autographs or pics with guests. It's lots of fun. The next event isn't till Nov 1-3 2013 though, and instead of being multifandom it will be a celebration of all things Doctor Who. Should be fun for Who fans (which I am) at least (and maybe for others too depending on the crossover appeal of the guests they end up signing).