Thursday:<br />
Picked up my <a href="http://comics.ign.com/index/comiccon/2007/">convention</a> registration and walked about the show floor and then attended the <a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" href="http://dvd.ign.com/articles/808/808313p1.html">Star Trek, The Original Series: As You’ve Never Seen It</a> panel which discussed  the worldwide debut of Star Trek, The Original Series, fully remastered and on HD DVD, along with extras including never-before-seen, behind-the-scenes 8mm footage. Panelists included <strong>Rod Roddenberry, Billy Blackburn</strong> (Star Trek, The Original Series extra-extraordinaire), <strong>Ryan Adams</strong> and <strong>David Grant</strong> (CBS DVD). and <strong>Cory Watson</strong> and <strong>Jason Hillhouse</strong> (New Wave) . <br />
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Then we attempted to attend unsuccessfully to attend additional panels to no avail due to crowds. Tried to see the <a href="http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/2304003.html?sssdmh=dm4.221339">Paramount Pictures panel</a> in hall H which seats ~6500 people and couldn't get in so tried BBC America: Torchwood panel in another hall and couldn't get in and tried Lionsgate  panel in H again and couldn't get in so walked around a bit and sat in on a bit of the <strong><em>Demons of Mercy: Marvel and Maxum Reinvent Storyline on the Xbox 360</em></strong> panel of which <strong>Christopher Judge</strong> of Stargate SG-1 was a member. <br />
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I then went to the autograph area and met <strong>Mike Nelson</strong> of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 and he kindly autographed his latest <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/102-1455365-2112134?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=the%20film%20crew%3A%20hollywood%20after%20dark&amp;tag=jimboshomepag-20&amp;Go.x=8&amp;index=dvd&amp;Go=Go&amp;Go.y=11&amp;link%5Fcode=qs">DVD</a> which I received last week. We then went back to the hotel and went to Old Town for dinner.<br />
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Friday:<br />
Decided on a new tactic which involves picking a room and staying there as long as anything of interest was taking place there, I chose hall 20 which seats 4500 people and waited from when they let us in around 8 till when the first panel started at 12:15.<br />
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That panel was <strong><em>Stargate SG-1: The Movie</em></strong> where they showed  footage from the new direct-to-video movie (from Fox Home Entertainment) followed by a Q&amp;A session. Participants included SG-1 stars <strong>Ben Browder</strong> (as Cameron Mitchell), <strong><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1566111"></a><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1566111">Amanda Tapping</a></strong> (as Samantha Carter), <strong>Christopher Judge</strong> (as Teal’c) and executive producer/director <strong>Robert Cooper</strong>. After that panel was the<strong><em> </em></strong><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" href="http://www.scifi.com/comiccon/video/index.php?vid=135215">Stargate Atlantis panel</a> had <strong>Amanda Tapping</strong> (Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter), <strong>David Hewlett</strong> (Dr. Rodney McKay), <strong><a href="http://josephmallozzi.blogspot.com/">Joe Mallozzi</a> </strong>(executive producer/writer), <strong>Nora O’Brien</strong> (VP, original programming, SCI FI), <strong>Charlie Cohen</strong> (senior executive VP, MGM Studios), and <strong>Robert Cooper</strong>, executive producer/writer. Both panels were moderated by <strong>Gary Jones</strong> (Chief Master Sergeant Walter Harriman, Stargate SG-1) and they showed a few scenes from <a href="http://tv.ign.com/articles/808/808151p1.html">next years season</a>. The SCI_FI rep did not confirm or deny that they were beig renewed for another season which was interesting...<br />
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I got brave and opted to go to a different room to attend the <a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" href="http://tv.ign.com/articles/807/807923p1.html">Chuck Screening and Q&amp;A</a><strong><em> </em></strong>and miraculously was able to make it in and saw a premiere screening of the pilot. Then a Q&amp;A with  Executive Producers <strong>Josh Schwartz</strong> (<em>The O.C.</em>) and <strong>McG</strong> (<em>Supernatural</em>), Co-Executive Producer <strong>Chris Fedak</strong> and cast members <strong>Zachary Levi</strong> (<em>Less Than Perfect</em>), <strong>Yvonne Strahovski</strong> (<em>Gone</em>),  <strong></strong><strong>Joshua Gomez</strong> (<em>Invasion</em>) and <strong>Sarah Lancaster</strong>  (<em>Everwood</em>) after a fan-premiere screening of the pilot moderated by Joe Adalian of <em>Variety</em>.<br />
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I then tested my luck again and changed rooms to attend the <strong><em><a href="http://tv.ign.com/articles/808/808957p1.html">Eureka panel</a> </em></strong>who's panelists were <strong>Colin Ferguson</strong> (Jack Carter), <strong>Salli Richardson</strong> (Allison Blake), <strong>Ed Quinn</strong> (Nathan Stark), <strong>Joe Morton </strong>(Henry Deacon),<strong> Jaime Paglia</strong> (co-creator and executive producer), and <strong>Tony Optican</strong> (VP, original programming, SCI FI).   	<br />
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After that was over and in the same room was the <strong><em><a href="http://media.dvd.ign.com/media/888/888522/vids_1.html">Babylon 5: The Lost Tale</a></em></strong> panel to promote <em>the Babylon 5: The Lost Tales</em> made-for-video movie. A few scenes were shown and a Q&amp;A with writer/director/executive producer <a href="http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_guests.shtml#Straczynski">J. Michael Straczynski</a> and members from the original cast, including <strong>Bruce Boxleitner</strong> (President John Sheridan), <strong>Tracy Scoggins</strong> (Captain Elizabeth Lochley), and <strong>Peter Woodward</strong> (Galen) as well as executive producer <strong>Douglas Netter </strong>and producer <strong>Samm Barnes</strong>.<br />
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After that concluded we went to dinner at <a href="http://www.oggis.com/">Oggi's Pizza and brewing company</a> and returned to the motel.<br />
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Saturday:<br />
I continued with my new tactic and headed straight to hall 20 once we were let in, thankfully I only had to wait till 10:00 a.m. for the first panel which was the <strong><em></em></strong><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" href="http://tv.ign.com/articles/807/807967p1.html">Bionic Woman: Exclusive Pilot Screening</a><em> and Q&amp;A with panelists </em>series star and newcomer <strong>Michelle Ryan</strong> (<em>EastEnders</em>); executive producers<strong> David Eick</strong> (<em>Battlestar Galactica</em>), <strong>Glen Morgan</strong> (<em>The X-Files</em>), and <strong>Jason Smilovic</strong> (<em>Lucky Number Slevin</em>); co-stars <strong>Miguel Ferrer</strong> (<em>Crossing Jordan</em>) and <strong>Will Yun Lee</strong> (<em>Witchblade</em>); <strong>Katee Sackhoff</strong> (<em>Battlestar Galactica</em>), who portrays Sarah Corvis.<br />
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Next was <strong><em>the TV Guide</em></strong><em> Hot List panel </em>which had Panelists including <strong>Ira S. Behr</strong> (<em>The 4400</em>), <strong>Billy Campbell</strong> (<em>The 4400</em>), <strong>Matt Dallas</strong> (<em>Kyle XY</em>), <strong>Tim Kring</strong> (<em>Heroes</em>), <strong>Masi Oka</strong> (<em>Heroes</em>), <strong>Michelle Ryan</strong> (<em>Bionic Woman</em>), and <strong>Skeet Ulrich</strong> (<em>Jericho</em>) and TV Guide’s West Coast Bureau Chief <strong>Craig Tomashoff</strong> moderated.<br />
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Then the big draw for most of the people in the hall was the <strong><em><a href="http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=1&amp;id=42861">Heroes</a></em></strong><em>: Exclusive Volume II Clip and <a href="http://tv.ign.com/articles/807/807968p1.html">Q&amp;A</a> whose <a href="http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=140017">panelists</a> were </em>co-executive producer/comic book writer <strong>Jeph Loeb</strong>, with creator <strong>Tim Kring</strong>, comic book artist <strong>Tim Sale </strong>(<em>Batman: The Long Halloween</em>), and the entire cast—<strong>Jack Coleman</strong> (H.R.G.), <strong>Noah Gray-Cabey</strong> (Micah Sanders), <strong>Greg Grunberg</strong> (Matt Parkman), <strong>Ali Larter </strong>(Niki Sanders), <strong>James Kyson Lee</strong> (Ando), <strong>Masi Oka </strong>(Hiro Nakamura),<strong> Hayden Panettiere </strong>(Claire Bennet), <strong>Adrian Pasdar</strong> (Nathan Petrelli), <strong>Zachary Quinto</strong> (Sylar), <strong>Sendhil Ramamurthy</strong> (Mohinder Suresh), <strong>Dania Ramirez</strong> (Maya), <strong>Milo Ventimiglia </strong>(Peter Petrelli) and Kevin Smith popped in after it was announced that he would be directing a episode of Heroes Origins.<br />
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I continued to stay in hall 20 and saw the <strong><em><a href="http://tv.ign.com/articles/807/807970p1.html">Battlestar Galactica</a> <a href="http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=140017">panel </a></em></strong>whose Panelists included <strong>Mary McDonnell</strong> (Laura Roslin), <strong>Katee Sackhoff</strong> (Kara “Starbuck” Thrace), <strong>Tricia Helfer</strong> (Number Six), <strong>Ronald D. Moore</strong> (executive producer), <strong>David Eick</strong> (executive producer), and <strong>Erik Storey </strong>(VP, original programming, SCI FI) and was moderated by <strong>Mark Bernardin</strong> of <em>Entertainment Weekly</em> magazine.<br />
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My last panel in the hall was <strong><em>Futurama</em></strong><em>—</em> 	<strong>Matt Groening (creator) a</strong>nd executive producer <strong>David X. Cohen</strong> were on the dais, accompanied by writer <strong>Ken Keeler</strong>, animation directors <strong>Peter Avanzino</strong> and <strong>Dwayne Carey- Hill</strong>, and for the first time together on stage, actors <strong>Billy West</strong> (<em>Fry</em>), <strong>Katey Sagal</strong> (<em>Leela</em>), <strong>John DiMaggio</strong> (<em>Bender</em>), and <strong>Maurice LaMarche</strong> (<em>Kif Kroker</em>)! They took questions and presented a sneak peek at <em>Bender’s Big Score!</em> and did a reading from a comic that was handed out to the audience. The session  was moderated by <strong>Bill Morrison.<br />
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I then tested my luck for a second day and changed rooms to catch the tale end of </strong><strong>Two Rays: <a href="http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_guests.shtml#Bradbury">Bradbury</a></strong><a href="http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_guests.shtml#Bradbury"> and Harryhausen which was a discussion amongst Author </a><a href="http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_guests.shtml#Bradbury">Ray Bradbury</a>, filmmaker <strong>Ray Harryhausen</strong>, Bradbury biographer <strong>Sam Weller</strong> and Harryhausen producer <strong>Arnold Kunert</strong>.<br />
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After that panel concluded the 3rd pilot screening I would see started. It was <strong style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><em></em></strong><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" href="http://tv.ign.com/articles/807/807974p1.html">The Sarah Connor Chronicles</a><em> Screening and Q&amp;A </em>with stars <strong>Lena Headey</strong> (<em>300</em>), <strong>Thomas Dekker</strong> (<em>Heroes</em>), <strong>Summer Glau</strong> (<em>Firefly</em>) and <strong>Richard T. Jones</strong> (<em>Event Horizon</em>), along with Executive Producer <strong>Josh Friedman</strong> (<em>War of the Worlds</em>), <strong>James Middleton</strong> of C-2 Pictures (producers of <em>Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines</em>) and pilot director <strong>David Nutter</strong> (<em>The X-Files</em>). The session will be moderated by <strong>Craig Tomashoff</strong>, West Coast Bureau Chief of <em>TV Guide</em>.<br />
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We then left for the day and had dinner at <a href="http://dinesite.com/info/rstrnt-255633/">Georgia's Greek Cuisine</a>.<br />
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Sunday after checking out of the hotel I spent several hours on the show floor (first time I had been there since Thursday). <br />
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I then caught about half of <strong><em><a href="http://tv.ign.com/articles/807/807981p1.html">The 4400</a> panel where they had </em></strong>a sneak peek of upcoming scenes and a Q&amp;A panel discussion led by TV Guide West Coast Editor Craig Tomashoff with series stars <strong>Megalyn Echikunwoke</strong> (Isabelle Tyler), <strong>Conchita Campbell</strong> (Maia Skouris), <strong>Jenni Baird</strong> (Megan Doyle), <strong>Jeffrey Combs</strong> (Dr. Kevin Burkhoff) and executive producer <strong>Ira Steven Behr</strong> (<em>Star Trek: Deep Space Nine</em>) and Supervising Producer <strong>Craig Sweeny</strong> (<em>Medium</em>). <br />
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After that was the <strong><em><a href="http://dvd.ign.com/articles/809/809035p1.html">Jericho</a> panel </em></strong>where footage from the second season, exclusive clips and outtakes from Season 1 and extras from the DVD out in October were shown and then a panel discussion with series stars <strong>Skeet Ulrich</strong> (<em>Scream</em>), <strong>Lennie James</strong> (<em>Sahara</em>), <strong>Ashley Scott</strong> (<em>Dark Angel</em>), executive producer <strong>Carol Barbee</strong> (<em>Judging Amy</em>), co-executive producers <strong>Karim Zreik</strong> and <strong>Dan Shotz</strong>, and producer <strong>Jon Steinberg</strong>.<br />
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I stayed for a bit of the <a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" href="http://tv.ign.com/articles/807/807983p1.html">SCI FI: Flash Gordon</a><strong><em> <a href="http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=140017">panel</a> whose </em></strong>panelists included <strong>Eric Johnson </strong>(Flash), <strong>Gina Holden</strong> (Dale), <strong>Peter Hume</strong> (executive producer), and<strong> Mark Stern (</strong>executive VP, original programming, SCI FI).<br />
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Then I walked around the <a href="http://comic-con.org/">Comic-Con</a> show floor for one last time before we all headed home.<br />
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Misc. other Comic Con links:<br />
<a href="http://http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=comiccon07_photos">Sideshow Collectibles</a> (nifty series showing convention setup)<br />
<a href="http://comics.ign.com/index/comiccon/2007/index.html">IGN</a>'s coverage<br />
The <a href="http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant.aspx?filter=LIVE%20AT%20THE%20SAN%20DIEGO%20COMIC-CON">Futon Critic</a> has a play by play narration of several of the panels.<br />