It’s time for more adventures of my Comic-Con experience. And the welcomed visit of an old friend… my Scooby-Doo costume.
FRIDAY
With a bag full of postcards and a bigger bag full of costume, I entered a bathroom stall as Black Nerd and exited as Scooby-Dooby-Doo!
I didn’t know how my Scooby-Doo costume would be accepted at Comic-Con.
Turns out it was a success.
Literally seconds after entering the floor, I was approached by Comic-Con patrons to take pictures. Which made it easy to get a Black Nerd Comedy postcard in their hand (the postcard also was of me in the costume).
I was quickly approached by a production assistant that “John” wants to interview me.
That John was John Salley of The Best Damn Sports Show Period.
This is my recap of my 4 days at Comic-Con 2008… or at least as much as I can remember. It was a long week, and I spent a lot of it in a Scooby-Doo costume, so I’m a little light-headed.
I’ll tell you right now. I’m writing based on my own personal Comic-Con adventures. So if you’re looking for secret Hugh Jackman appearances, love or hate debates over Twilight, or first-look videos that will eventually be deleted from YouTube, you’re in the wrong place. Let’s do this!
If only American Idol could be as entertaining as this… a man dressed up as Denver the Last Dinosaur sings one of the most 80s cartoon theme songs ever as his audition for Australian Idol. I love Denver the Last Dinosaur. He’s my friend and a whole lot more.
So there’s been some changes to the upcoming Smurfs movie which will happen… sometime in the future. First off, it’s now going to be released through Sony/Columbia Pictures, who bought the rights from Paramount/Nickelodeon.
Second, the all-CGI feature idea has been scrapped for a live-action/CGI hybrid similar to the Alvin and the Chipmunks movie (I swear to God, if you put a Smurf with Snoop Dogg, heads will roll…)
Here’s an article with all the details. So I guess now the big question is, if the humans in the Smurfs movie will be live-action, who will play Gargamel?
Man, it’s taking forever to make this movie! Looks like Smurfs: The Movie has a nice cushy seat in Development Hell. Say hi to Wonder Woman: The Movie while you’re down there, will ya?
The Boondocks has never been a show that shies away from controversial topics, just like South Park and, years before, All in the Family, and I have always appreciated that. I also have appreciated Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim for allowing them to do that.
This show has made fun of everything… black people, white people, the N word, overeating, Oprah, snitching, religion, MySpace, gold diggers, pimps, anime, Soul Plane…
You would think there would be no sacred topic at all for this show or the network. But that all changed this season.
And the topic that seems perfect for The Boondocks to make fun of is the one entity able to cause Cartoon Network to ban two episodes of the series from airing. That topic…
Congratulations to my favorite cartoon and collectibles, the Smurfs! This year, they will be celebrating their 50th anniversary of being in this world! And what a celebration it will be. There are plans for a new CGI animated movie, a possible series afterwards, the release of the original cartoons on DVD, new comics and collectibles, and get this… possibly even new female Smurfs! Could Smurfette finally have some competition?
All good things must come to an end. Like Comic-Con 2008 and my Comic-Con 2008 recap.
The Boondocks has never been a show that shies away from controversial topics, just like South Park and, years before, All in the Family, and I have always appreciated that. I also have appreciated Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim for allowing them to do that.
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