At San Diego Comic-Con last month, some of the panels and events I was able to attend included Stan Lee, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, Sanctuary, Stargate Worlds, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate: Continuum, Wendy Pini, Ben 10, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and Emily the Strange. Of all the lines I stood in, and the excited crowds I huddled with, though, none outnumbered or had longer waits than the big screen premiere of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.
The screening was scheduled to begin at 10:45 PM on Friday, and by 4:30 PM there were already lines wrapping like a figure eight through the con halls and out onto the balcony steps. After a very, very long wait, and two additional screenings (without the cast) being added to the lineup earlier in the night, I was fortunate to be able to get into that amazing show. Everyone in attendance laughed together, cheered together, and sang together. The standing ovation at the end just went on and on as Joss Whedon and the cast made their bows to the audience.
The huge success of both The Guild and Dr. Horrible kept Felicia Day extremely busy all weekend (she and the rest of The Guild cast hung out at the California Browncoats booth) but she and her The Guild costar Sandeep Parikh took the time to sit with me and talk about The Guild, The Legend of Neil, and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. I’d like to send a special thank-you out to Vincent Caso (Bladezz in The Guild) for coming over to say hello as well! Due to technical difficulties, we don’t have the video yet, but fortunately we had a digital audio recorder going. Eventually, we’ll have the video available, as well as photos from the interview. In the meantime, you can listen to the interview online or download it here: Felicia Day and Sandeep Parikh at Comic-Con 2008.