ConnectiCon

August 1-3, 2008

(reporting only on the 3^rd, which I attended)

Amazingly, traffic was smooth going up to Hartford and when we got there, the place looked deserted. Hartford, CT is mainly businesses, so on the weekend, it’s dead, like film an end-of-the-world film there type dead.

More Comic Con stuff on both Staragte Atlantis and Stargate SG-1/Continuum, gleaned from Google blog, and other search engines.

Stargate Atlantis panel – Joe Flanigan, Jewel Staite, Robert Picardo

Stargate SG-1/Continuum panel – Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Chris Judge, Ben Browder, Beau Bridges

Sanctuary- Amanda Tapping, Ryan Robbins

Listed below the cut are all the links I’ve culled, so far, on Stargate Atlantis’ presence at Comic-Con. I did this last year, so figured, might as well it again since I’m searching for the stuff for myself J

And, the postings have petered out, although I do check Flickr daily but it’s mostly costume shots (some of them are very cool). Anyway, a few more links.

http://www.bastardly.com/archives/2007/08/06/jewel-staite-ew-magazine-sci-fi-channel-comic-con-party/  profiles Jewel Staite (with some photos from the SciFi/E.W. party at Comic-Con).

http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-18meP.gyfKNcbpuh1O.aQQ--?cq=1&p=252 has up a nice shot of the Stargate Atlantis bus…

http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-18meP.gyfKNcbpuh1O.aQQ--?cq=1&p=251 has a shot of David Hewlett

Meanwhile, http://chevronone.com/forum/showthread.php?t=741 has put up a copy of the Stargate Atlantis SciFi Channel video that only US fans can see, but now others can see. Go to link, right click and Save Target As. It’s an AVI file.

http://flickr.com/search/?q=stargate&w=56764729%40N00  has a few shots from the SG1 panel.

http://flickr.com/photos/earthdog/1021806928/  has a photo of some fans dressed up in SG1 uniforms.

....If you're new to this live journal, visit http://wraithfodder.livejournal.com/tag/comic+con for the multitude of Stargate Atlantis-related links I've already posted on Comic-Con.
 

More bits and pieces on the Stargate Atlantis and Stargate SG-1 panels at Comic-Con.

 
http://community.livejournal.com/sg1/160037.html – brief accounting of both panels

http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=11442 covers the Stargate SG-1 movies, more indepth than other articles/posts thus far.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nerfherder/967397658/ has a photo of 'Nerf Herder' and Amanda Tapping 

And http://www.flickr.com/photos/10709669@N05/sets/72157601101865540/ caught a few snaps of the Stargate Atlantis stars, including Amanda Tapping watching one guy get his head spraypainted at the SGA booth. The rest are David Hewlett doing a signing.

http://ailurophile6.livejournal.com/35672.html has created some SGA Comic-Con inspired Live Journal icons

http://www.flickr.com/photos/irulan_amy/sets/72157601123797402/ has a set of photos of the SGA panel.

 
http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/movies/news/n12882.htm has…

Video Highlights from Comic-Con '07

Hollywood.com's Angela Murrow chats with stars and fans at this year's Comic-Con International at the San Diego Convention Center to find out what draws them to this event (don't know if it contains SG folk or not but it had Clive Owne.... gah....<G>)
http://www.hollywood.com/video/Comic_Con_Event/4500983

Comic-Con International Photo Gallery

At the Comic-Con International 2007 at the San Diego Convention Center with Missy Peregrym, Amanda Tapping, David Hewlett, Rosario Dawson, and more. 

http://www.hollywood.com/photo_gallery/2007_Comic_Con_International/4473598

EW Magazine and Sci-Fi Channel Comic-Con Party Photo Gallery

At the Comic-Con International 2007 at the San Diego Convention Center with Michael Shanks, Kathleen Robertson, Gina Holden, Colin Ferguson, Tricia Helfer, and more.

http://jadexanadu.livejournal.com/1572.html -  Stargate/Stargate Atlantis:  These panels were back to back, and are always fun to attend.  They playfulness of the panelists with each other and the audience is always great.  Though, they aren't big on giving out information.  They run a trailer at the beginning of the panel, and then just jump into questions from the audience.  I was 15 minutes late to Stargate SG-1, since it overlapped Shonen Jump, but it apparately started late and I only missed the trailer.  The two direct to DVD movies will be out in the Fall 07 and then Spring 08.  The Atlantis panel was filled with much of the same hi-jinks as SG-1, as half the panelists and most of the audience stayed for it.

http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/7166 - The Hensons offered a first look at Tinsel Town, a new puppet web series about a bull named Samson Knight and a pig named Bobby Vegan, a mismatched gay couple living in Hollywood. The episode was a big hit with the audience and is sure to garner a lot of attention when it hits the web. Also drawing uproarious applause was a surprise appearance by Farscape star Ben Browder, who put his hand up a puppet to help out with a live demo of Puppet Up: Uncensored, a live show the Jim Henson Co. puts on monthly in Hollywood.

http://liketheriverrun.livejournal.com/15741.html - has put up second part of CC report (no SG), but also updated part 1 with Stargate Atlantis/SG-1 content to include a video - visit http://liketheriverrun.livejournal.com/15104.html#cutid1

Photos! http://www.tripgalleries.com/galleries/comic_con_2007

This bloghas been updated to include the Stargate advertising at  Comic-Con - http://tsaxlady.blogspot.com/

http://movieblog.ugo.com/index.php/movieblog/more/comic_con_2007_exclusive_sci_fi_legends_sneezed_upon/ - nice promo shot of Jewel Staite + mention of CC encounter

Can't watch the Stargate Atlantis video on SciFi cuz you don't live in the States? http://www.youtube.com/user/ibZippy has put up the panel in pieces (their own version. Not sure if it's all there, but check it out.

http://pics.livejournal.com/quantum_gazebo/gallery/0000txah has put up a picspam (400 shots) from both Stargate Atlantis and Stargate SG-1 panels.

David Hewlett blogged about ComicCon at his own blog - http://www.adogsbreakfastmovie.com/content/view/139/35/ 

Joe Mallozzi put up some more photos - David Hewlett, Ben Browder, and more. from ComicCon at http://josephmallozzi.blogspot.com/2007/07/july-31-2007.html

And totally not-Comic Con but interesting, someone visited the SGA set:

http://atlantimentary.blogspot.com/2007/07/bridge-studios-live.html

http://atlantimentary.blogspot.com/2007/07/flanigan-tapping-and-woodoh-my.html

http://atlantimentary.blogspot.com/2007/07/flanigan-tapping-and-woodoh-my-part-2.html

Ah, there is some stuff still coming out on the con!

http://newtola.blogspot.com/2007/07/comic-con-2007-not-all-geeks.html posts a photo of 'that guy from Stargate Atlantis' - Joe Flanigan posing with his action figure!

http://www.thegeekbeat.com/home/jewel-staite-interview/ talked to Jewel Staite at Comic-Con and has the video online now. She talks about her character (very smart, shy, but "in her element" and "very, very capable." She said about her character replacing Beckett, she said "It felta little awkward at first... I definitely felt new," and explained how the set is like a family but everybody was nice, except David Hewlett, she said amusingly, who teased her a lot. What's been her least favorite moment on Stargate Atlantis - She got the second script and went "oh my god," as there was tons of medical technobabble. More at link above.

http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/9385 has put up the second part of their video of the press conference at Comic-Con. "The second part of our footage from the Stargate celeb panel focuses on the cast and crew present from the longest running sci-fi show in television history, Stargate SG-1. Amanda Tapping talks about the transition from SG-1 to the show's spinoff, Stargate Atlantis. Producer Robert Cooper shares his vision for the future of the franchise, a future that includes Stargate Worlds. Chris Judge (Teal'C) and Ben Browder (Cameron Mitchell) tell of their plans, and Christopher shares a very... special moment with Amanda Tapping. Part 1 (available at http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/9352) covers The crew discusses filming Continuum in the Arctic circle, Stargate Atlantis members discuss Season 3, Jewel Staite on moving from Firefly to Atlantis, and David Hewlett and Martin Wood on what's in store for Stargate Atlantis's fourth season

http://tsaxlady.blogspot.com/ covers Sanctuary.

Okay, a whole of links relating to Comic-Con - with Stargate Atlantis and Stargate SG-1 links

Not a Comic-Con panel, but an interview with Torri Higginson from Polaris, which took place over the July 4th timeframe in Toronto.  at http://skyscans.blogspot.com/2007/07/of-klingons-and-quasars_30.html. You can download the 10 minute video from that site. Torri appears at the 8:16 minute mark. Interview is about 2-3 minutes talking about science fiction concepts.

Gonna put all the newly found links, etc. under the cut as I'm posting photos too.

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(L to R) Ben Browder, Chris Judge, Jewel Staite, Amanda Tapping, Joe Flanigan and David Hewlett

and
the Stargate SG-1 panel folk

(L to R) Gary Jones, Martin Wood, Ben Browder, Robert C Cooper, Amanda Tapping and Chris Judge

Will stick up the URLs I found this morning before I head off for work ....

http://adventuresinscifipublishing.blogspot.com/2007/07/comic-con-pictures.html has put up some images of each of the SGA actors (Joe Flanigan, David Hewlett, Jewel Staite, Amanda Tapping

http://blogs.mediavillage.com/sci_fi/archives/2007/07/all_hail_comic.html - Stargate Atlantis was also well represented at the MGM booth with cool flashlight key chains and posters from David Hewlett's movie A Dog's Breakfast. They also handed out Outer Limits mouse pads and posters from the Amanda Tapping's project Sanctuary. Apparently there was a cool fan that spelled out the website name but I never saw it.

http://lilferret.livejournal.com/35852.html has a fan's brief account, photos (one of SG1 tenth anniversary plate).

http://dragontamerno3.livejournal.com/172304.html talks about the free buttons handed out by MGM (which are now on ebay<G>) as well as having SG-1 'tattooed' in their forehead in bright purple. I'm sure it's washable. ;) However, at http://dragontamerno3.livejournal.com/172262.html talks about the autograph line.

Just a note, to find ALL the Comic-Con posts, simply to to the TAGS column at the right, click on COMIC CON and it'll pull up all the posts.

More links

http://www.cynthiaboris.com/blog/?p=396 - has mostly photos, one of Jewel Staite and David Hewlett in front of the SGA poster. Supernatural fans should take a peek, too. This one promises more material later on.

A fan on GW pointed out http://video.syndication.msn.com/v/Legacy.aspx?partner=en-ap&g=67492170-d616-4bc1-ad4b-059d5744610b&f=CADIU, a short video of Amanda Tapping and Ben Browder talking about filming up in the Arctic.

Lastly, Joe Mallozzi put up a new entry at http://josephmallozzi.blogspot.com/2007/07/july-29-2007.html - with exclusive SciFi party photos of Ben Browder, David Hewlett, Chris Judge, Amanda Tapping and Jewel Staite.

We need a caption contest for this one. Here's my entry (text above)....