By Jenny Robinson
We finally made it back!!!
July 20th - July 24th, SDCC returned to the San Diego Convention center after being postponed for two years due to Covid. It was hard to know what to expect. The world is slowly coming out of a pandemic so crowds and events are still a bit iffy. I debated whether it would be mellow due to society’s “social distancing” habits or absolute mayhem because we’ve been shut in too long. Well, it was a bit of both.
The great thing is that those participating were in high spirits. Everyone I encountered has prepared to be patient, excited for all the new exclusives and delighted to chat about all the geeky things they saw. SDCC has always been one of the best communities I have seen. This year was no different. It was also a strange year where Hall H was only partially packed on a Friday afternoon but packed late on Sunday. The lines were long but worth the wait. It’s an unwritten rule that you need to go into this convention with the understanding that it will be impossible to do and see everything.
This year had Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Netflix, HBO, FX, SyFy, and others all participating in exclusive parties and/or off-site events. You could walk through the House of the Dragon and sit on the Iron Throne. You could participate in new employee orientation at Luman Industries through Apple TV'+’s activation from Severance. Attendees grabbed glowing green Dragon’s Brew at the Paramount+ Dungeons and Dragons Tavern. The IMDB boat was in full swing and Amazon released their new trailer for the highly anticipated Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series and threw a special party for the fans. The list goes on and on.
Panels this year saw the likes of Dwayne The Rock Johnson as DCs “Black Adam”, the last “Walking Dead” panel, the “What We Do in the Shadows” cast and crew, AND THE MIGHTY RETURN OF MARVEL TO HALL H! They came in swinging with not only the announcement of the end of Phase 4, but Phase 5 and 6 as well! As I said earlier, there was just too much to take it all in.
WELCOME BACK!!!
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