Comic Con 2008: Utter madness!

WOW! wow wow wow wow wow! Comic Con far surpassed my expectations, but perhaps that was because of the sense of community among the pathetically devoted 'Twilight' fans (I proudly being one of them). Until I can post my pics and videos, here are a couple of articles solely devoted to the 'Twilight' hysteria. I admit these are more for my enjoyment than some of the people who may or may not read this blog:

MTV Movie Blog article for Comic-Con!Source:
MTVBy: Josh Horowitz
'Twilight' Fans Stretch One-Mile Deep At Comic-Con
It isn't coming out for six more months, has no major stars, and is based on a literary property that is only now becoming a household name. Regardless, "Twilight" has invaded San Diego's Comic-Con in a major way, and there is little doubt today that it has become the Con's most in-demand event.
But it isn't coming without a few speed bumps.
Thousands of fans stretched nearly a mile, many of them lining up Wednesday evening, to get into Hall H today for today's "Twilight" panel. A quick walk down the line spotted many fans with t-shirts shouting "Twilight Moms" [they're crazy! no, literally insane, in a good 'I'm a stalker but I'll share what i know with you' way], "I'm Dazzled" and other Cullen-inspired phrases.
As the fans stood in the blazing San Diego sun [not me, i was already in command of my seat], however, there were a few things they didn't know. Moments earlier, a banner reportedly collapsed in Hall H, pulling down some dangerous hanging materials. It sent dozens fleeing the area, and sent at least one person to the hospital, reportedly with a concussion. [they make it sound so horrifying, it came down slowly and was the only semi-interesting thing that happened during the two hours we had to wait in there. My friend saw the guy the pole hit, he was bleeding but not too bad :)]
While the Con organizers scrambled [more like rolled slowly by on those platform things while some guy told the non-fleeing people to stop fleeing] to fix the Hall hangings, rumors also swirled that some of the "Twilight" stars had been delayed by the parking lot once known as a highway that leads to San Diego. [heard a lot of things, some that made even me blush, but i didn't hear that].
Undeterred, the "Twilight" faithful held their positions [hurrah!], although thousands were likely to be turned away from the 6500-capacity hall. With dreams of catching a glimpse of Spunk Ransom in person, they showed Hollywood what a resilient crowd they can be.


MTV Q&A with Robert!
Source: MTV
By: Larry Carroll
'Twilight' Star Robert Pattinson Reveals His Inner Geek, Has Beatles Moment At Comic-Con
MTV: Welcome to Comic-Con, Rob. Have you had time yet to look out at all the people?
Robert Pattinson: No, I haven't. I'm terrified that they're all the hate-mail people [laughs], and I'm going to get killed.
MTV: Oh, but they love you now.
Pattinson: Hopefully. I guess I'll find out. This is the first time, really, that I'll be confronted with a bunch of Twilighters. I guess I can see for myself. But I'm kind of nervous about it.
MTV: I don't know if you've seen them yet, but the crowd stretches three-quarters of a mile, just to get into the "Twilight" panel.
Pattinson: Oh. [Laughs uneasily.] Thanks for letting me know.
MTV: We interviewed some girls in the line, and they said all they wanted to do is get a glimpse of you.
Pattinson: Wow. When I was entering the building, I saw a girl, and she was so baffled [by me]; she just looked so underwhelmed. I'm like, "Don't worry. I get that all the time."
MTV: There's a certain name many of the people here at Comic-Con are often called. Do you consider yourself a geek?
Pattinson: Yes, sort of. I kinda like all this stuff. I went to a few of these things in England, like "Dr. Who" ones, and I always found them really interesting. I guess I was a geek. But I was more of a computer-game geek; I wasn't really a comic book geek.
MTV: They have a "Dr. Who" booth on the convention floor. You'll have to check it out.
Pattinson: Really? I might have to do that, actually.
MTV: There are also people here dressed up as Batman, Superman, you name it. Would you ever want to play a superhero on screen?
Pattinson: Yeah. Who have I always wanted to play? Batman would be really cool, but Batman is a boring guy; like, Bruce Wayne is kind of boring. I haven't seen the ["Dark Knight"] yet, but in the comics he was always straight-laced. Spider-Man was quite cool, but he had to be a geek. And then there was Superman. But I always liked Gambit from "X-Men." Gambit would be cool. Has he ever been in an "X-Men" movie?
MTV: He hasn't, but supposedly he's going to be in the "Wolverine" spin-off film.
Pattinson: I might have to get my foot in that door.
MTV: There are a lot of big movies down here, from "Watchmen" to "The Day the Earth Stood Still." But what's the one thing "Twilight" has that none of the others do?
Pattinson: Well, I'm in it. [Laughs.] That is one thing the others don't have.
MTV: Well, surely, Stephenie's writing skills are a big advantage.
Pattinson: Yeah, yeah. I think it's very different; it's very intimate. With all that other stuff, there's something much bigger going on. It's the end of the world, or there are a million superheroes. But at the core of "Twilight," it's a love story. It's a very intense love story, which differentiates it. Everything else just goes away.
MTV: You're about to head downstairs, where you'll appear in front of 6,500 screaming Twilighters. What's your game plan?
Pattinson: Umm ... try not to wet my pants? Try to be the tiniest bit as articulate as I can? Try not to look like I'm crazy? I don't know if I'm even capable of doing any of those things.
MTV: Are there any questions you fear? Like the super-geeky ones?
Pattinson: No, I'm fine with those ones. Specific questions I'm fine with, about any topic in the world. But things like, "What's the movie about?" and "What character do you play?" I always stumble. I crumble when I get those; I just can't explain it.
MTV: By now, we've all seen these clips of you fighting Cam Gigandet, who is such a bad-ass in "Never Back Down." Did he try all those mixed martial-arts moves against you?
Pattinson: I kicked his ass, because I don't hold back. I fight like a little bitch. I'd bite and pull his pants down and stuff.
MTV: Last question: If you ever came to Comic-Con as a normal fan, who would you dress up as?
Pattinson: Charlie Chaplin? That's not really a Comic-Con thing, actually, is it? What am I talking about? Maybe I just want to dress up as Charlie Chaplin.
MTV: Any heroes, perhaps?
Pattinson: Spider-Man. I like the outfit; I like a little bit of spandex.

Okay, okay. no more. It's only been 24 hours and there are, like, a hundred and fifty different interviews and articles about the 'Twilight' panel. I understand I'm probably the only one that would want to actually read all of these, so I've found a few videos I'm posting here too.

"The gates of hell"... yeah, I'd describe it like that too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54An3N5Lct4

Entertainment Tonight interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRMlArJZhEg

MTV News interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdu0yI3FtAQ

and pretty sure this is illegal, but here is the extended scene they showed us (if you can even make it out):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh0kZNaTcig

As soon as I can upload my own pictures and videos (forgot to charge the camera battery last night, doing it now) and I can pilfer Heather's pictures, I'll post another 'Twilight' blog, but the blog after that will be 'Twilight' free, just about Comic Con (for Burgess and Zane if they read this :)