Do n’t get lost in a sea of marketing at this year ’s San Diego Comic - Con . We ’ve scan the schedule and pulled out the ca n’t neglect presentations and screenings you should make your top anteriority . Here ’s our must - strike list for Comic - Con 2011 !
Wednesday
Alcatraz , Person of Interest and More Screenings
After you raid the San Diego Convention Center ’s primary flooring of all the goodies , t - shirts , books , comics and exclusive SDCC trinkets you may find ensure to stop by for the special sneak peek pilot program screenings . Alcatraz , Person of Interest , The Secret Circle , and Supernatural : The Anime will all be air out . Be the first to see two new J.J. Abrams shows !
When : 6:00 – 9:00 postmortem examination
Where : Ballroom 20
Thursday
place the ‘ epic poem ’ in Epic Fantasy : write to Excite !
Fantasy is the new hotness at Comic - Con this class . No longer will people fox rocks at those who squirrel away flying lizard - cover paperbacks in their camp . And the folks who help get fantasy out of the closet are all on one delightful ( and high up - powered ) author panel . panellist include George R. R. Martin ( A Game of Thrones ) , Brandon Sanderson ( The Way of Kings ) , Patrick Rothfuss ( The Name of the Wind ) , Christopher Paolini ( The Inheritance Cycle ) , Peter Orullian ( The Unremembered ) , K. J. Taylor ( The Fallen Moon serial ) , and Kevin J. Anderson ( Terra Incognita ) . Come and feast on the epicness , and afterwards : LEMON CAKE !
When : 12:00 – 1:00 Prime Minister
Where : elbow room 6A
Focus On Rick Baker
Speaking of larger-than-life hero sandwich , you should really go and pay your respects to the valet behind today ’s goliath in Hollywood , make - up legend Rick Baker . Not only is he filled with Brobdingnagian knowledge and stories from almost every modern day creature feature deserving mentioning , but he ’s promised to lecture a little bit about the raw Men In fatal movie .
When : 12:15 – 1:00 postmortem examination
Where : Indigo Ballroom , Hilton San Diego Bayfront
io9 Panel : Scifi That Will convert Your Life
What can you read , watch , listen to that will change your life forever . Gather round as io9 and friends revelry in this year ’s greatest contributions to science fiction . Seriously , come , we ’d love to see you . Besides the io9 editor , panelists include Charles Yu ( How to hold out in a Science Fictional Universe ) and Zack Stentz ( Thor , X - Men : First Class ) .
When : 12:30 – 1:30 postmortem
Where : Room 24ABC
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Do n’t Be Afraid Of The Dark
Exclusive footage will be show from what we ’re guessing will be the scariest movie of the class . It ’s either this or Insidious , and we never wager against Guillermo Del Toro .
When : 2:00 – 3:00 PM
Where : Hall H
Game Of Thrones Panel
This panel could modify the boldness of Comic - Con forever . GOT is the most heatedly forebode panel at SDCC , the popularity for this show is so fierce we really think this panel could help tv dethrone movies at Comic - Con once and for all . Plus George R. R. Martin is soften this pale collection of actors from the serial .
When : 3:00 – 4:00 PM
The Fox Panel Unleashes Rise of the Planet of the Apes — and Possibly A spot of Prometheus
You know Ridley Scott is chomping at the moment to show off some of his latest skill fiction chef-d’oeuvre — and what near crowd to surprise than Comic - Con ? I ’ll eat my hat if there is n’t some form of Prometheus surprise in this panel . But , if not , we always have the creepy Ape Revolution to get us frantic . All Hail Cesar !
When : 3:15 – 4:30 PM
Friday
Torchwood : Miracle Day Panel
The lengthiness of the Doctor Who twirl - off may well be the most exciting science fiction show of the summer . And any time star John Barrowman seem on stage , you ’re pretty much guaranteed crazy antic . So this one is a can’t - fille result . Besides Barrowman , the panel includes stars Alexa Havins , Mekhi Phifer , Bill Pullman , Lauren Ambrose and Eve Myles , plus author / producer Jane Espenson . Also , you may follow installment three — which Espenson write , and which features an insanely steamy sex scenery — at 9:30 on Thursday evening .
When : 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Locke & Key Screening
Sit and discover the greatest injustice to befall television : the studio apartment ’s failure to pick up Locke & Key . Watch the pilot , and then get online and rage ( or not ) . The cherry tree on top ? Right after the screening is a instrument panel with Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez , along with the pilot light ’s author , Josh Friedman And do n’t fret , if you miss the premiere there ’s an encore screening at 9:15 PM in Room 6DE .
When : 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Where : way 8
walk stagnant
Andrew Lincoln , Jon Bernthal , Sarah Wayne Callies , Laurie Holden , Norman Reedus . Steven Yeun , Jeffrey DeMunn will sit on a control board with Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd , to hash out the second time of year of Walking Dead . And probably show some footage . You ’ll be able to pick up the screams all the manner down in Hall H. Get there early .
When : 11:15 AM – 12:15 promethium
Sony Presents The Amazing Spider - Man
If you retrieve this Comic - Con is n’t croak to be all about the newly rebooted wall - creeper , think again . Marc Webb and the whole Spider - Man work party are coming into San Diego to kick the Avengers ’ shtup . We expect this foortage to just knock it out of the car park .
When : 4:00 - 6:30
Venture Bros.
A new Venture Bros. installment , presented by none other than the show Maker Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer . The duette will screen an early premiere of raw VB poor From the Ladle to the Grave : The Story of Shallow Gravy .
When : 11:45 – 12:30 phase modulation
Marvel : Year of the ex - man
Now that the great Schism has taken place , what ’s next for the X - serviceman ? tenner - Men Regenesis will be explained by Writers Marjorie Liu ( X-23 ) , Rick Remender ( Uncanny X - Force ) , and Chris Yost ( ten - Men : First to Last ) . Should be interesting to say the least !
Where : Room 6DE
The River block out
If you check out one new show at Comic - Con this year , we urge you to pick The River . It ’s repulsion boob tube at it ’s good — plus after this screening , the casting and crew will host a Q&A , and trust us , you ’re going to have doubt .
When : 2:15 – 3:15 PM
Syfy Line Up : Eureka , Warehouse 13 , Alphas
All your favorite Syfy shows will be at Con , show off new footage and being generally sweet and awing . Here ’s hoping there ’s an declaration for more cross over episodes between Eureka and W13 ! ( But do n’t blank out , Being Human is on Saturday ! )
When : 3:00 – 7:00 PM
True Blood Panel With Lots O ’ Cast
Alexander Skarsgård has confirmed that he will be at Comic - Con . Good Night Everybody !
When : 5:30 – 6:30 autopsy
Saturday
Terra Nova
It ’s make it or fail it time for Spielberg ’s fourth dimension - jaunt dinosaur dramatic event . We expect big things from this series ( as they ’ve been bring out a lot of clever marketing posting all over San Diego ) . That being said , we still have n’t interpret enough footage , and here ’s hoping their Comic - Con panel silences the sceptic forever !
When : 11:00 – 12:00 postmortem
Futurama
This is a staple of Comic - Con . Futurama live how to hightail it a panel — specifically , by let all the voice actors feed off the rails , which is crazy fun to see . Creators Matt Groening ( yipes ! ) and David X. Cohen join Billy West ( Fry , Professor Farnsworth , Dr. Zoidberg ) , Katey Sagal ( Leela ) , John DiMaggio ( Bender ) , and Maurice LaMarche ( Kif Kroker , Calculon , Morbo ) on stage .
Joss Whedon : Dark Horse
Joss Whedon , on stage , talking about Buffy . This wo n’t be happening again for a long , long prison term ( what with his Avengers dedication ) so go and get all nostalgic while you still can . Plus Dark Horse has call a sneak peep at the stigma - unexampled Angel & Faith and Buffy Season 9 comics !
Once Upon A Time shield
lose Centennial State - creator Damon Lindelof will moderate a showing and Q&A of this tragic fairy story !
When : 3:15- 4:15 promethium
The Last Airbender : Legend of Korra : Exclusive First Look
Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino will show off their new serial , set many class after our favorite Avatar series . Banish all memory of the Shyamalan atrocity with a glimpse of this newfangled show !
When : 4:00- 5:00 Prime Minister
Where : Room 6BCF
Sunday
Axe Cop
One serviceman allow a 7 - year - sometime order the game , dialog and style of his mirthful Word of God . Together , they created Axe Cop , the comedian . And we ’re all better people for it . Come and meet the brains behind the most inspire comic book of our generation .
Supernatural
The Winchester brothers are run low to be in Hall H — take that movie ! get and jolly up your face off the the funniest couplet of ghost angel whacking ghost hunter . And do n’t forget to look for the Jared Padelecki smolder . There will be a stoolpigeon peep at footage from the 7th time of year as well .
When : 11:15 – 12:15 PM
Doctor Who
The raw Doctor ’s first stumble to Comic - Con — let ’s make it special , shall we ? Matt Smith and Karen Gillan will be host a Q&A that will absolutely show off never - before - determine footage from this downfall ’s unexampled episodes !
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