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Hello Steve here yet again, with a new exciting blog for you to peek at. I’m here at the Jim Henson company presentation! On hand are, Lisa Henson (the late Jim Henson’s Daughter), Brian Froud (the artist who created the world, and creatures for the Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth), and Genndy Tartakovsky (the creator of Star Wars: The Clone Wars cartoon series, and Samurai Jack). You can imagine how excited I was, being such a huge fan of ALL THINGS Henson, as well as everything Genndy Tartakovsky does, and will ever do! I’ll try my best to type things as they happen, otherwise I’m just gonna pretend it’s being typed as it all happen, and you all will never be the wiser. So let’s begin! First they started the presentation with a truly heartwarming montage of Jim Henson himself, with some of his quotes, and old short films. I have to admit, I was so close to losing it! I get so damn sad every time I see Jim Henson, It’s just so tragic that we lost him, and I hope his legacy is still appreciated. They also debuted some images of new Jim Henson related items, for some of his films. They followed that presentation, with a discussion about the new film, “The Power of the Dark Crystal”. If you’re a Dark Crystal fan like me, this is very exciting news, especially since Genndy Tartakovsky is directing the film. They then went on to present a short video of behind the scenes of the new movie, which hasn’t started shooting yet, so instead they had some pretty cool interviews with Genndy Tartakovsky, and some exclusive looks at the concept art for the film. They also showed a couple of clips for a new late night puppet show for adults, and some live footage from an improv puppet show. Which went over very well, laughs abound! They then went into Q&A which involved a lot of questions about the films of Henson and co. as well as other muppet related things such as Fraggle Rock (which I love to death, and always will) and The Muppet Show. Where else can you see such talent, and creative people! Comic Con that’s where!

-Steve

Steve here, with yet some more Comic Con madness! As I announced in the last blog, it looks like the special guests planned for the Spiderman 3 panel are squared away, with probably more surprise guests at the last minute! Apparently I’ve got special passes that get me into the Spiderman 3 panel, VIP style! And I believe Sony is arranging a “meet-and-greet” for me with Sam Raimi! So stay tuned for that as well…As for what’s doin’ for me right now, I’m just enjoying the massive exhibition hall with Sara (sidekick, trusty), and collecting all the free swag that’s slung chest length at frightening speeds toward us. I think I’m gonna start posting more video blogs, so you guys can experience the sights and sounds as well as you can sitting in the comfort of your parents’ basement! So stay tuned Bloggateers! More to come as it happens!

-Steve

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Blogger Steve here! I just got back from the Hellboy animated, and PSP University panels, and I’ve got some talkins’ to do! First of all, Hellboy animated looked awesome! Mike Mignola, the creator of the comic and producer of the new series, and Guillermo Del Toro, the producer of the animated series, and the director of the Hellboy movie, were on hand as well as the artist “Cheeks” who created the design for the animated Hellboy. They went on to show a clip of finished animation, and announced that the animated series would debut on Cartoon Network in late October, and then on DVD in February of 2007. Exciting! The PSP panel was chock full of cool new information and announcements.
One announcement that got me all shook and baked, was that firmware update 2.80 will be available in the coming weeks, and will include game demos, AND the exciting addition of RSS Video, which will enable users to download video podcasts, save them to the memory stick, and then view them without being connected to a hot spot! The current PSP firmware 2.71, already allows you to download RSS audio. This excites me so! That means that I can hock my own video podcasts and force the public to download them, and view them on their PSP’s! Bwah haw haw haw!!! Also discussed was the new PSP camera that will enable users to take pictures and video on the fly, and then save them to their PSP memory sticks!
The future’s so bright, I gotta wear UV protected US state regulation shades!

-Steve.

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Hello everyone,

**!!!NEWS FLASH!!!* Ladies and gentlemen, before I get this blog off the ground, I have to announce this HUGE NEWS from Sony Pictures, prepare yourselves this is straight from Sony Pictures Headquarters:

“I am happy to confirm the rumors - Sony will bring Tobey, Kirsten, Topher, Bryce, and Thomas to Saturday's Comic-Con panel with Sam Raimi.”

WOOO!! Holy wow!! This is amazing news everyone, especially of you’re here at Comic Con!! So stay tuned, and check the guides for info on the panel! Now, back to your regularly scheduled blog-gram! **

Well, its day three at San Diego Comic-Con, and I am literally typing this in the car on the way to the parking structure! One thing you always have to keep in mind at the San Diego Comic-Con is that traffic around the convention center is gut-wrenchingly bad, so make sure to bring plenty of empty water-bottles. Today I am going to start off the day with going to the Hellboy animated panel at 10:30. Sara (trustee nerd side-kick!) and I have been fans of the Hellboy comic-book series (I mean, who wouldn’t love a comic-book series about a big red demon who beats the crap out of evil demons with his big stone fist?)
for a long time now, and its only because of the Comic-Con that we have been able to meet Hellboy creator Mike Mignola on several occasions. I’ll be sure to tell you guys how that panel went as I can hardly contain my excitement for an animated Hellboy series. Also today is a Sony PSP panel which, despite the fact I am blogging for Sony here, I am extremely excited about. Those who know me know I carry my damn PSP on me everywhere I go, and the Comic-Con is no exception. Of course, Sony goes all out by making available free PSP downloads with demos for Loco Roco (man oh man, is this game going to freaking rock!!), wallpapers and movie trailers.
The PSP panel will include tips and tricks as well as previews for upcoming PSP gadgets, like the PSP i-toy and the much anticipated PSP GPS add-on! Now I can play Me and My Katamari AND know exactly where I am anywhere in the world! That’s all I really know that is going on for today- Sony always has some surprises up their sleeves so I look forward to what today might bring me.

-Steve

PS. Can I just say that I am beyond excited about Sony Pictures Spider-Man 3 panel tomorrow? Oh baby that is going to rock!