Comments on: Paramount to Skip Comic-Con?!

By: Geek News Roundup - Week Ending June 28, 2008 » Great White Snark

Geek News Roundup - Week Ending June 28, 2008 » Great White Snark — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:32:03 +0000

[...] won’t host any panels or bring any stars to Comic-Con next month, in spite of a huge presence last year. [...]

By: Rindain

Rindain — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:02:30 +0000

If I recall correctly, J.J. Abrams promised lots more Star Trek stuff next year at last year’s Con. I’m sure he would be happy to return…what’s the real story here?

By: Screen Rant

Screen Rant — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:49:03 +0000

I *really* think they’re missing out by not doing a Star Trek panel/promo. It doesn’t make sense… the timing between Comic-Con and Trek is the SAME as it was for Con & Iron Man.

Vic

By: Peter Sciretta

Peter Sciretta — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:54:13 +0000

Vic,

Me too, but remember, just because PAramount isnt doing panels, doesn’t mean they wont have screenings (Tropic Thunder?) or special events like the beowulf thing last year.

By: ScreenRant.com

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:46:57 +0000

Funny, I just received an email from Paramount asking me to confirm who would be attending the Con from Screen Rant.

Vic

By: Meli

Meli — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:03:10 +0000

In my opinion this say Paramount doesn’t want to spend
the money, so they feed the public some BS about not having any huge movies to promote, but 2009 is only six months away.

By: Chump Force 1

Chump Force 1 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:28:59 +0000

The timing is off becuase the bulk of their movies are not out until 2009? That’s a bunch of B.S. The bulk of movies they promoted at 2007 Comic-Con (Coverfield, Indy, IM, etc) didn’t come out until 2008.

Something’s up…what’s the real story here??

By: Galdersorg

Galdersorg — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:07:13 +0000

You movie fans are ruining COMIC con! It’s not movie con dammit. This might be the year for COMIC fans to get on their horses and haul ass to COMIC con. I loathe the fact that it’s been turned into a movie fest. I went nine years in a row, I’ve watched it evolve, and I’ve watched it expand. I’ve also watched it become a gratuitous four day movie advertisement, complete with assholes plowing through throngs of small children trying to get a booth monkey’s attention for a free Incredibles shirt. My wife was elbowed in the chest by a very rotund man over a stupid ass Punisher movie logo shirt. Movies have ruined the perfect place for a yearly COMIC fan sabbatical, a place where you could say what up to Kevin Eastman or Stan Sakai, get some great sketches, and discuss why rabbits make good Ronin. COMIC con used to be a special place, and film killed it. Thanks.

Long time Comic Geek and Movie Fanatic,
Jed

By: Jenbot

Jenbot — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:52:30 +0000

What the fuck?!?!?! That Iron Man panel WAS the bees knees. Especialy when Favreu (sp?) showed a “clip” from the new movie, and instead showed a clip from the original animated series… classic!!!!!!

But honestly, it’s not the studios that make the panels awesome, it’s the directors and old skool kick ass nerds like Favreu and Singer and many others.

Forget about them, Comic-Con is still gonna be awesome this year, especially with the free screening of Pineapple Express

By: LOTNorm

LOTNorm — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:15:45 +0000

“Paramount might still participate doing some viral stuff, and with a presence on the show floor”

The following comment contains language some might find offensive:

Don’t lick my balls if we’re not gonna fuck.

They don’t want to show then they can keep their parlor tricks to themselves, too.

By: orange cinema

orange cinema — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:59:18 +0000

i didn’t expect anything from bay & co, as they’re early in the shoot - & there’s no need to rush. but i thought for sure star trek would do something big.