We’re exactly three weeks out from San Diego Comic-con and the news is just starting to get juicy. The Unofficial SDCC blog has been posting info on panels that has leaked. Of course, nothing will be official until SDCC themselves announce it after the July 4th Holidays between the 7th and 10th (cause they can’t do anything on a specific day. See: everything related to SDCC hotels)
Wednesday
Pretty much nothing happens on Wednesday besdies a few screenings, picking up badges for those not mailed this year and of course Preview Night. Preview night is essentially early admission to the Exhibit Hall floor for those with the pass that includes Wednesday. This is mostly for people lining up for specific toys/swag/merchandise/etc from vendors. For TN is pretty much means: POOL TIME and DRANKS.
Thursday
Silicon Valley – 4PM Indigo Ballroom
Moderated by Entertainment Weekly’s Dan Snierson. Panelists include: co-creator/executive producer Mike Judge, executive producer Alec Berg and cast members Thomas Middleditch (Richard), Kumail Nanjiani (Dinesh), Zach Woods (Jared), Martin Starr (Gilfoyle) and Amanda Crew (Monica).
TN Verdict: If we could download Pied Piper, we would! So we’ll do the next best thing and get in the room with the creators of Pied Piper and Aviato! Or you know, the actors and creators of this hilarious show!
Friday
Game of Thrones – 2:15PM Hall H
Moderated by Rob McElhenney. Panelists include: executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, director Michael Sapochnik and cast members (in alphabetical order) John Bradley (Samwell Tarly), Liam Cunningham (Ser Davos Seaworth), Nathalie Emmanuel (Missandei), Isaac Hemptstead Wright (Bran Stark), Conleth Hill (Varys), Faye Marsay (The Waif), Kristian Nairn (Hodor), Iwan Rheon (Ramsay Bolton) and Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark).
TN Verdict: You know Game of Thrones is one of our favorites shows and we’ve been in Hall H for GoT in past years. We’ll be throwing elbows again this year, and you KNOW it’s gonna be even nuttier, to get in the room with this amazing show.
Orphan Black – 4:30PM, Room 6BCF
BBC AMERICA’s award-winning original series Orphan Black returns for its fourth and final San Diego Comic-Con panel. Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominee Tatiana Maslany (Sarah and the Leda clones), Jordan Gavaris (Felix), Kristian Bruun (Donnie), Kevin Hanchard (Art), as well as co-creators John Fawcett and Graeme Manson, will be joined by this year’s moderator Comedy Bang! Bang! host Scott Aukerman. They’ll look back at the entire series and offer clues to what’s next for the Clone Club.
TN Verdict: This is the first year Tatiana will be joining the cast of Orphan Black for a Comic-con panel! With the upcoming fourth season, their last there are sure to be a few tears and maybe a few costumes.
Scream Queens – 6:45PM, Ballroom 20
It’s the return of the Chanels! From award-winning executive producers Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, Season Two of “Scream Queens” graduates from the college campus and into an abandoned hospital purchased by Dean Munch (Jamie Lee Curtis). Set two years later, the Chanels (Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd and Abigail Breslin), Hester (Lea Michele) and Zayday (Keke Palmer) are now hospital employees as they embark on another terrifyingly funny murder mystery full of the most fascinating and bizarre medical cases ever diagnosed. Join Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Roberts, Lea Michele and more for a Season 1 tell-all and exclusive details of the new season premiering this fall on Fox.
TN Verdict: Will Taylor Lautner, the newly cast Dr Cassidy be there? Cause if so, count us IN!
Vikings – 5:45PM-6:45PM, Room 6BCF
Stars Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Clive Standen, Gustaf Skarsgard, Alyssa Sutherland and Alexander Ludwig preview what’s to come with creator Michael Hirst.
TN Verdict: If our weekly recaps and Vikings Comic-con coverage over the last few years is any indication, DUH of course we’ll be there. Will Clive and Alexander pull another prank on Travis or will be get them back? Sweet revenge! Only time will tell!
Love in the Time of Young Adult – 10AM
Expected to Appear: Kate Elliott, Brenna Yovanoff, Amy Tintera, Alexandra Bracken.
TN Verdict: For that Panel name alone… and ya know, Alexandra Bracken.
Saturday
Blindspot – 12PM-12:45PM, Indigo Ballroom
Following the shocking first season finale, join Blindspot as the # 1 new series on broadcast TV from the 2015–16 season returns to San Diego for its second appearance at Comic-Con! Sullivan Stapleton and Jaimie Alexander star in this one-hour action thriller from Berlanti Productions and Quinn’s House, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television. Stapleton stars as hardened FBI agent Kurt Weller, who is drawn into a complex conspiracy when a mysterious woman, with no memories of her past, is found in Times Square, her body completely covered in intricate cryptic tattoos. As Weller and his teammates at the FBI — Edgar Reade (Rob Brown), Tasha Zapata (Audrey Esparza) and the tech-savvy Patterson (Ashley Johnson) — begin to investigate the veritable road map of Jane Doe’s tattoos, they are drawn into a high-stakes underworld that twists and turns through a labyrinth of secrets and revelations — with the information exposing a larger conspiracy of crime, while bringing her closer to discovering the truth about her identity. Join us for a special video presentation followed by a Q&A with series stars Sullivan Stapleton, Jaimie Alexander, Rob Brown, Audrey Esparza, Ashley Johnson and writer/executive producer Martin Gero.
TN Verdict: We’ve watched it from the beginning and it’s a hot chick with tattoos and there’s a federal agency. So… WHY NOT?
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow / Arrow / Flash / Gotham / Supergirl
TN Verdict: Will Stephen Amell be there? Will Wentworth Miller be there? Save us a seat!
The Vampire Diaries – 11AM-11:4AM, Ballroom 20
The cast and creative team behind The Vampire Diaries return to San Diego, for an exciting eighth appearance at Comic-Con! Series stars will join executive producers on stage for a video screening and Q&A session. From Bonanza Productions Inc., Outerbanks Entertainment and Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios, The Vampire Diaries returns Friday, October 21, at 8/7c on The CW, and The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Seventh Season will be released on Blu-ray™ combo pack, DVD and DIGITAL HD on August 16.
TN Verdict: Vampire Diaries is still on?!
Sunday
Supernatural – 11:15AM-12:15PM, Hall H
Join series stars Jared Padalecki (Friday the 13th [2009]), Jensen Ackles (My Bloody Valentine 3D), Misha Collins (Ringer) and Mark A. Sheppard (Battlestar Galactica), along with executive producers Robert Singer (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman) and Andrew Dabb (Supernatural) in Hall H to answer questions from the audience about what’s in store for the 12th season of this exciting series! Fans will also be treated to an exclusive video presentation featuring series highlights, as well as a portion of the special features from the upcoming Supernatural: The Complete Eleventh Season DVD and Blu-ray™ release on September 6. Moderated By: Rob Benedict, Richard Speight.
TN Verdict: If our recaps are any indication and if we can push and shove our way into Hall H… then, yea!
No Dates / Times YET
Doctor Strange (Announced, Unconfirmed) – Expected to Appear: Scott Derrickson.
TN Verdict: If Benedict shows up, we’re showing up. With all the other masses.
Guardians of the Galaxy – Expected to Appear: Chris Pratt, James Gunn.
TN Verdict: Chris Pratt? Done.
Kong: Skull Island (Hall H) – Part of the WB Presentation. Expected to Appear: Tom Hiddleston.
TN Verdict: Regardless of whether SHE’LL be there, WE’LL be there!
Suicide Squad (Hall H) – Part of the WB Presentation. Expected to Appear: Will Smith, Margot Robbie.
TN Verdict: This is one of the only things we’re looking forward to from Warner Brothers DC Universe considering what we saw from Batman v Superman.
Marvel’s Luke Cage – Expected to Appear: Mike Colter, Alfre Woodward, and Cheo Hodari Coker.
TN Verdict: We love Jessica Jones, so we gotta see Luke Cage and how it continues their story.
Adult Coloring Books – Expected to Appear: Jamie Loftus.
TN Verdict: Can we get free coloring books? Sign me and Laura up!
For a complete listing of the currently announced Comic Con panels hear to the Unofficial SDCC Blog, HERE!
For those going to Comic-con, what are you most excited about and for those not going, what should we cover? What do you want to see more of?
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