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Friday Jul 25, 2008

Comic Con Questions

comiccon01.gif It's late and we need to get some sleep before sitting in the Watchman line.

If you have any questions about the happenings at the convention feel free to email us and we will try to answer them.

We have a bunch of other stories, that are going to have to wait until tomorrow. We haven't even skimmed our time on the show room floor.

The Line for Lucas (George)

comiccon01.gif Below is a guy dressed as Futurama's Bender waiting in like for the Star Wars Fan Films Awards. This was the 7th annual award ceremony. Apparently fans make Star Wars films and George Lucas himself announces the winner at Comic Con.

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We haven't seen any of the fan films and we STILL like them better than Phantom Menace. Way better.

Comic Con - The Land of Wanders

comiccon01.gif You may have noticed that we are posting after midnight. Well, it took us a good 6 hours to drive from LA to San Diego. Why? Did we come via Yosemite National Forrest?! Nope. Just stuck on the 5. And when we finally arrived at 4pm after missing our appointment Robert Englund of Freddy Kruger fame - two colleagues in a row said,"That's why I took the train."

Who else took the train? There was a Kevin Spacey sighting. Who was on the 5? Everyone else in the world.

Anyway, we are posting this after midnight because there is no filing room. We were directed to an outlet in the hallway for all our computing needs. We promise to never bitch about the burnt gratis coffee is normal press rooms again.

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Thursday Jul 24, 2008

Comic-Con 2008: We're Almost There!

comiccon01.gif Remember how we were going to Comic-Con to get you, dear readers, the inside scoop on all things geeky, nerdy and potentially lucrative?

Well... funny what happens when you leave L.A. at 10 a.m. and drive straight into a snarled knot of sweaty nerd traffic. Yep, we're stuck on the freeway.

So, for now, we have no juicy bits of architectural news or close-up photos of Mila Kunis's breasts (that's what you've been trolling the net for all day, isn't it?)

On the bright side, not getting there at all, means we can't get things wrong. Plus, we've learned a valuable travel tip that we can share with you: When stuck in a horrible traffic jam, if you encounter a taco stand that NOBODY ELSE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD is visiting, it's not a "find." It's dysentery with windows. Do yourself a favor and keep driving.

Wednesday Jul 23, 2008

FBLA is Prepping for Comic Con Tomorrow

We're packing our bags. Getting our acne medication, inhaler and glorified Underoos all in order so we can fit it with the cool kids at Comic Con.

Tuesday Jul 22, 2008

It's All About the Benjamins

thebens.jpgBen Mankiewicz and Ben Lyons are apt to do a serviceable job taking over "At the Movies," but perhaps the most alarming element (for any moviegoer worth their weight) is that neither has been a film critic before (well actually, Ben 2 was called a critic on E!, that repository of journalistic and critical integrity).

But the two of them are related to film critics or film screenwriters. Granted they're pretty good screenwriters (Citizen Kane) and critics (Jeffrey Lyons of WNBC in New York). But is it like baseball where Bobby Bonds can produce a Barry Bonds? I'm not sure either of these guys can hit 762 home runs, steroids or not.

So we'll all just have to rely on Harry Knowles to figure out the movie business.

(image via Variety)

Friday Jul 18, 2008

Comic Con and Beyond!

We're going to step away from the newspaper biz for the rest of the day (barring something crazy going down) and focus on next week. FBLA is going to Comic Con! We will be there on the ground to give you all the important scoops about what nerds are into.

The buzz so far this year? Watchman. Watch...man.

So awesome. Snort.

Friday Jul 11, 2008

Good Morning FBLA Readers and Happy iPhone Day!

The iPhone 3G is available today. Do you care?

Friday Jun 27, 2008

FBLA is Going to ComicCon

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Yes, we're dusting off all our best 'virgin' material and heading to San Diego for the annual nerd Saturnalia.

As is Fox, so we hear.

We're planning on a little live blogging, maybe some videos. We're already aware of a couple of our readers that will be there. Will you? Send us an email.

Good Morning FBLA Readers -- More Evidence

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