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InterGalactiCon: Free Your Fandom

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The first Intergalacticon was held at the San Diego Town and Country Hotel’s convention center during a perfect partially sunny day.  This was my first experience with this event company, so I was not expecting much for a first year.

My first pleasant surprise was that parking was relatively cheap. It was seven dollars for all day with in and out privileges.  As a con goer that is exciting for me. It saves on the budget and allows me flexibility with my schedule.

There was ample parking above and below the convention center. Although parking in the lower lot poses a slight problem for those who may be disabled. The handicap access to the upper level was an older elevator that didn’t quite look safe. Otherwise a spiral staircase took eager con goers above to the fantastic banner set in front of the clearly defined registration desk.

Another fantastic point where the registration desk is always the hardest thing to find to pick up your entry badge to take part in the festivities. The registration staff were courteous and very helpful. Everything was laid out clearly and the Local Star Wars prop masters were on the side to greet fans with a backdrop of the Death Star and imperial troopers.

The day started out with an informative keynote from Claudia Christian, who you may remember from Babylon 5. She has also voiced many characters in popular video games and animated series.

I spent most of my time in the dealer room where there were a few retailers selling anime figurines, a few cosplayers and some photo backdrops, where the fans can get pictures of themselves with an alien or a gundam.

 

There were also couches and other places of seating available, so people can rest as well as get together and discuss their finds among the various shops. A cosplay repair room was also available for fans.

One of the highlights of my day was to see the first three episodes of the new series, Legend of the Kickmaster.  Fans were able to get up close and personal with a few of the actors, composer and the director.  More on that in a later article.

Con food was mostly catered hotel fare and not too badly priced. The parking in and out privileges allowed fans to leave and come back for more.

There was plenty of space to relax, watch a saber fight or two or just hang out with your friends. There was a gaming room with a few PC’s set up and several tables to put up tabletop games or run mini tournaments.  There were also a few demos in the room for new games.

For the first year of this convention it wasn’t a bad experience and hoping to see it grow in the years to come. It is quite family friendly and a great place to spend the weekend.

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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