{"id":7168,"date":"2014-07-27T11:33:02","date_gmt":"2014-07-27T18:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/?p=7168"},"modified":"2014-07-27T11:33:02","modified_gmt":"2014-07-27T18:33:02","slug":"confessions-of-a-nerd-who-didnt-go-to-comic-con-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=7168","title":{"rendered":"‘t go To Comic Con 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

First I think it\u2019s important to make clear that I actually live in the San Diego area. Attending the annual cluster-pile that is Comic Con is not a trek for me. Also, if I play my cards right, I can leverage the site and obtain a Press pass and attend the event for free. I truly appreciate that I have been able to attend the Con for the last three years and cover the event. But even with these things as truth, I bowed out this year because I can\u2019t stand it anymore.<\/p>\n

Over the last few years Comic Con has grown too huge to contain itself and has devolved into an exercise in Line-Wait Torture that kills the fun. To campout over night for the privilege of seeing 4 minutes of Avengers <\/em>footage doesn\u2019t make sense to me. Sure, I can\u2019t wait to see the movie but I will not push myself to near-insanity to say that \u201cI was there\u201d when I can read the synopsis of all that happens online before the roar of Hall H settles back to a mummer.
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\nThis is what I learned from the comfort of my own cell phone:<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Nolan\u2019s new flick Interstellar <\/em>is going to be confusing and fantastic.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There are huge battle scenes in the final Hobbit <\/em>flick. Considering its called The Battle of the Five Armies <\/em>we saw that coming.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sam Raimi is claiming that he\u2019ll make an Evil Dead <\/em>television show that will star Bruce Campbell. We shall see. Raimi talks a lot of big talk about Dead <\/em>and very little happens.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Batman<\/em> is going to wear battle armor right out of Frank Miller\u2019s Dark Knight<\/em> graphic novels. This isn\u2019t coming out for two more years so more to come on that.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Avengers <\/em>\u00a0is going to huge, crazy, awesome. We knew that. They showed some Ant-Man <\/em>love but was very tight lipped regarding the other 18 or so movies that Marvel plans to make by 2019. No big news there.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Hardwick is awesome.
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\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wonder Woman\u2019s costume kinda sucks.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There will be a Godzilla <\/em>sequel with Mothra <\/em>\u00a0in it.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 They are making another King Kong<\/em> called Skull Island<\/em>. Surprised Peter Jackson isn\u2019t going back to the material like he did with The Hobbit<\/em>. Why make something new when you can make the same thing? Am I right?<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No Star Wars <\/em>love.<\/p>\n

Today there will be some minor T.V. action and all that jazz. Whatever.<\/p>\n

You see, last year I did the Saturday Hall H thing. Got there at about 4 a.m. and had to cut inline because even though I had arrived in the wee hours, there was no way of making it in without cheating. I am still ashamed\u2026.<\/p>\n

I had some rum with me and consumed it fast. Made some friends. Sobered up and was hung over before the doors even opened at 10 in the morning. Then you get in the room and the mind-numbing actually begins. Panel after panel. Throngs of stars are paraded in and footage is shown. Promises are made (Del Toro was once going to make a Haunted Mansion <\/em>movie) and people scream quite constantly. They only serve horrifying food that belongs in a high school cafeteria. This food, mixed with the rum, gave me stomach \u201cissues\u201d and I spent much of the day waiting in line (MORE LINES???!!!) to sit on the toilet. The smells in the place as thousands of nerds release their inner hell in one confined area was unbelievable. The Horror.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, they announced that the new Avengers <\/em>\u00a0movie was going to have the word Ultron<\/em> in the title and that was that. I felt beat up and abused. Sweaty, exhausted and confused. I had been bitch slapped by Comic Con. I did not make the same mistake this year.<\/p>\n

Despite my negative view of what Comic Con has become, I\u2019d like to finish up by stating that I do love the idea of a bunch of nerds coming together and celebrating their never-ending childhood together. There is a beauty in it and a safety I feel among those people. My people.<\/p>\n

I just think they need to build a bigger boat. Figure out how to accommodate the beast. I can\u2019t imagine living on the East Coast, jumping on a plane, paying $1,000 for a hotel room, dressing up like Rainbow Brite and then not being able to go see the True Blood <\/em>panel because I didn\u2019t get in line 3 days ago like the rest of the nuts. Not fair. Not ok.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d rather sit home and sulk.<\/p>\n

p.s. I’m probably going next year…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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