For a Good Time Call Prize Package Giveaway!!

Can you tell how much we love contests over here?

This time win a bunch of fun goodies from the indie flick For A Good Time Call...which received positive on festival circuit earlier this year. It stars and is written by the incredibly talented Lauren Miller (aka Mrs Seth Rogen) and is one of the very very few films so far this year to pass the Bechtel test, so as we are a lady run site, it is our duty to support such things :).

One (1) winner will receive:

For a Good Time, Call Prize pack including:

·         $25 Visa gift card to have a Good Time at the movies!

·         T-Shirt

·         Nail Polish Set

·         Cell Phone Cover w/ microfiber cloth

·         Retro Phone Handset with cord

I WANT THE RETRO PHONE HANDSET. I WANT IT. GIIIIVEEEE ME WAAANT.

Anyway, enter the contest below and keep on reading for more info on the movie itself, now playing!

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Synopsis:

Love and friendship are on the line in For a Good Time, Call…, directed by Jamie Travis from an original screenplay by Katie Anne Naylon & Lauren Anne Miller. The contemporary comedy world-premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, lifting audiences to their feet and lifting their spirits. Ms. Miller stars in the movie opposite Ari Graynor (The Sitter, Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist).

Two young women come up short on the funds needed to live in New York City. Lauren Powell (played by Ms. Miller), a reserved overachiever, is suddenly on her own after boyfriend Charlie (James Wolk) abruptly breaks up with her. Katie Steele (Ms. Graynor), an irrepressible free spirit, is about to forfeit a dream residence unless she finds an apartment-mate.

Their mutual best friend Jesse (Justin Long) has the bright idea that they room together, even though he well knows that they are polar opposites who haven’t spoken since they met in college and then fell out within minutes. When Lauren and Katie meet up anew at Jesse’s behest, they’re still an at-odds couple…
…but, without options, Lauren reluctantly moves in. With nothing in common, she and Katie barely speak – until Lauren discovers that Katie is working as a phone-sex operator. This is, Lauren reasons, a good business opportunity; together, they will buy a land line and start up their own answering service.
Katie is – it would seem – already in her element, and Lauren catches on quick; it’s not long before the blushing subsides and the candid chatting becomes second nature to her. It’s a long, hot summer for the newly minted team and their callers; Lauren puts her job hunt on hold while Katie considers the courtship ministrations of caller Sean (Mark Webber). But as their business partnership takes off, Lauren and Katie’s newfound friendship finds unexpected challenges that may leave them both, as they say, hanging on the telephone.

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Roomsies and Playsies

So I just discovered Roomsies, a new webseries from the awesome minds of Jenny Donheiser and Meagan Kensil. It's about two girls I kinda wish I roomed with and giggled with. Check out their site, follow them on twiiter, and subscribe to their youtube...they're only mildly inviting e-stalking behavior but they're wildly worth checking out.



And you can also check out both Jenny and Meagan in Pipeline Theatre's new production Giant Killer Slugs, a new but retro-style comedy featuring mysterious and ever-expanding slugs. For more info and tickets, go here.

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I'm Officially Obsessed With Husbands And You Should Watch It Immediately

As it is wont to do, the Paley Center for Media made history Monday night, showcasing its first ever web series and thus finally admitting that quality online media deserves as much respect as anything broadcast on television, finally accepting this short form story telling with open arms. Considering its timely subject matter, no show could be more perfect to spearhead traditional media jumping into the 21st century than the show that received this honor, Jane Espenson and Brad Bell's Husbands.

During the evening, we were treated to the first two episodes of this second season, running eight minutes each. When all three segments are put together, the season works very much like one episode of a sitcom. A great effing sitcom smarter than most of the things currently on the air. To spread the show over the course of more than three weeks, between each fictional episode, is a behind the scenes featurette that acts as a documentary of the shooting process. Word from the panel is that the making of is just as awesome as the show itself. Fuck. Yes. 

On the panel were Line Producer M Elizabeth Hughes, director Jeff Greenstein, co-stars Alessandra Torresani and Sean Hemeon, and co-creators/writers Brad Bell aka "Cheeks", who also stars, and Jane Espenson.

It was fascinating to hear these folks speak about the show. They are all incredibly intelligent, well spoken, and good at what they do. They clearly love working on the show, and the material is so quality, that a part of me yearns for it to be on television (although Jane and Cheeks' speech about how the internet should actually be called television, because it's way more accurate in regards to what the word fundamentally means, was absolute perfection), just so I can watch them every week. Though it did become clear throughout the course of the conversation that pulling off what they pull off wouldn't be nearly as possible on a network. Maybe cable. Maybe. Ultimately, the web really is a perfect forum for the show - my only complaint is simply "But I want more!"

One of the discussion points that struck me the most was specifically the sexual chemistry between main characters Cheeks and Brady. In watching the episodes, it's impossible not to notice that Brad Bell and Sean Hemeon truly have a wonderful connection. You feel the attraction between these two men in a way only seen heightened yet still somehow marginalized on something like Queer as Folk. Cheeks and Brady are a refreshing couple and by not shying away from their attraction to each other, the show allows the audience to invest in their relationship in a much deeper way. As Cheeks pointed out, being attracted to the same sex is the *only* thing that makes someone gay. So to avoid that completely is akin to just making the characters friends. On programs like Modern Family or Glee, the audience never feels the "heat" between couples like Mitch and Cam or Kurt and Blaine. But the heat is there between Cheeks and Brady, and that should not be taken for granted.

Another big part of the discussion was about Kickstarter and the responsibility the team felt to use the money they so graciously received from fans judiciously, carefully and responsibly. Even though $60,000 sounds like a lot, it's a mere 10% of a typical budget for one episode of a sitcom, if that. So not only does this group have experience with practically no budget for season one, they have experience making the transition to somewhat of a budget, for season two. It became very clear that coming from a very DIY place made every penny count once money came in, a great lesson for all artists aspiring to work in film or television, that starting with zero is just that - *starting* with zero. The product you create, the lessons you learn, the fans you garner, the connections you make - it all helps with the next step, with getting a budget, with figuring out how to best use it, with taking your art to the next level.

Can you tell how ridiculously inspired by these guys I was?

Most importantly, on top of everything, Husbands is just plain good. The show is absolutely hilarious and plays with classic sitcom tropes in a way that feels new, and features consistently outstanding performances. Is it awkward for me to call Alessandra Torresani a comedic genius? Cause I kind of think she is. Plus, season two is chock full of fun cameos, not from people who showed up as a favor, but from past collaborators of the Husbands team who genuinely love the material and wanted to be involved. Keep an eye out as you watch, cause blink and you might miss some, especially Felicia Day's hilarious pizza commercial.

Do yourself a favor, watch season one at husbandstheseries.com, then immediately head to lovehusbands.com and take in the season two premierey goodness. You won't regret it. And to hear Jane and Cheeks speak about the value of the web with other talents who bridge the gap between online content and film/tv, check out the Third Annual No Budget Film Festival: Bonus Features event happening August 25th from 1pm-5pm at The Last Bookstore in Downtown LA.

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Epic Paranorman Giveaway!!!

As you've probably heard by now, Paranorman is fantastic and if there is justice in the world, it will make all of the moneys of ever this weekend. In celebration of something awesome FINALLY opening this summer, we're doing a funtime giveaway. 

 Just fill out the Rafflecopter goodness below and enter the contest for a chance to win: 

 · $25 Visa Gift Card for a night at the movies 

 · Adult T-Shirt 

 · Keychain 

 · Notebook 

 · Slippers 

 · Toothbrush 

 · Backpack 

 Trust me. This stuff is awesome. Take a look at how happy our Moonrise Kingdom winner was :). Contest ends Wednesday August 22nd. Enter away!


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"The new 3D stop-motion comedy thriller from animation company LAIKA, reteaming the company with Focus Features after the groundbreaking Academy Award-nominated Coraline. ParaNorman is, following Coraline, the company's second stop-motion animated feature to be made in 3D.

In ParaNorman, a small town comes under siege by zombies. Who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman(Kodi Smit-McPhee), who is able to speak with the dead. In addition to the zombies, he'll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst, of all, grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.

Starring          

Kodi Smit-McPhee, Casey Affleck, Anna Kendrick, John Goodman, Leslie Mann, Jeff Garlin, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Elaine Strich, Tempestt Bledsoe, Bernard Hill, Alex Borstein, Tucker Albrizzi

Directed By Sam Fell and Chris Butler

Written By Chris Butler

Screenplay By Chris Butler

Produced By Arianne Sutner and Travis Knight

Rated PG"

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Set List - Fiona Apple, Hollywood Palladium, 7/29/12

Photo courtesy of Sterogum

Last night I had the pleasure of seeing Fiona Apple for the third time, and although normally I don't cover music for ATFG, I can't resist at least putting up her set list because BECAUSE. Only disappointed she didn't sing Never is a Promise, Parting Gift and Hot Knife, but I understand why. Two are incredibly depressing and the last one is three lyrics but DAMNIT three lyrics I wanted to sing with her so badly. Still, wonderful show. I also appreciate the fact that the songs I am currently enjoying/relating to the most are Extraordinary Machine and Anything We Want, as opposed to like, Shadowboxer, Werewolf, Tymps, I Know....pretty much any other song of hers ever....Fiona, you've been through some shit. I love you. The end.

(links to songs courtesy of setlist.fm)

1. Fast As You Can 
"I may be soft in your palm, but I'll soon grow hungry for a fight and I will not let you win"

2. On the Bound 
"Maybe some faith would do me good"

3. Shadowboxer 
"Once my lover, now my friend, what a cruel thing to pretend...Ill be sure to stay wary of you, love, to save the pain of once my flame and twice my burn"

4. Paper Bag 
"Hunger hurts, but starving works when it costs too much to love"

5. Anything We Want 
"I kept touching my neck to guide your eye where I wanted you to kiss me when we find some time alone...and then we can do anything we want."

6. Get Gone 
"I'll idealize, then realize that it's no sacrifice, because the price is paid, and there's nothing left to grieve"

7. Sleep To Dream 
"You say love is a hell you cannot bear, and I say gimmie mine back and then go there...This mind, this body and this voice cannot be stifled by your deviant ways"

8. Extraordinary Machine 
"If there was a better way to go, then it would find me....be kind to me or treat me mean, I'll make the most of it, I'm an extraordinary machine"

9. Werewolf 
"We can still support each other, all we gotta do's avoid each other...nothing's wrong when a song ends in a minor key."

10. Tymps (The Sick in the Head Song) 
"Why did I kiss him so hard late last Friday night, and keep on letting him change all my plans. I'm either so sick in the head I need to be bled dry, to quit, or I just really used to love him. I sure hope that's it."

11. Daredevil 
"Seek me out, look at me, I'm all the fishes in the sea."

12. I Know 
"If it gets too late, for me to wait for you to find you love me and tell me so, it's okay, don't need to say it..."

13. Every Single Night 
"That's when the pain comes in, like a second skeleton, trying to fit beneath the skin, I can't fit the feelings in...every single night's a fight with my brain. I just want to feel everything."

14. Criminal 
"I know tomorrow brings the consequence at hand, but I keep living this day like the next will never come."

15. Carrion 
"All I want is to save you honey, or the strength to walk away."

16. Not About Love 
"Take all of the things that I've said that he stole, put 'em in a sack, swing over my shoulder, turn on my heels, step out of this sight, try to live in a lovelier night...this is not about love, cause I am not in love, in fact I can't stop falling out."

17. It's Only Make Believe (Conway Twitty cover)

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On The Scene: The 38th Annual Saturn Awards

Cross-posted on Film.com

Last night marked the 38th annual Saturn Awards, the ceremony honoring the best in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. The Sweet Tea Vodka may have been traded in for Korbel and Gordon Biersch, but the chicken dinner, cheesecake dessert Jeff Ross's annual joke that he looks like a cross between Walter Matthau and Rick Moranis stayed the same. Phew. Special award recipients of the night included actor James Remar, writer Robert Kirkman, director Drew Goddard, jack-of-all-awesome Frank Oz, and "The Simpsons" for achieving its milestone as the longest running scripted series of all time. Big winners in regular categories included "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", "Super 8", "Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part Two", "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol", "Fringe" & "Breaking Bad". Here is our recap of the festivities.

Most Heartfelt Speech
"X-Men: First Class" makeup artist Dave Elsey told us a story about how when we was 15 he sent a letter to Rick Baker, figuring he'd never hear back. Much to his surprise, Baker happened to be in London at the time working on "Greystroke" and not only wrote back, but invited Elsey to set to watch him work. After that, Elsey knew his destiny was to work in film makeup and stressed how much the award meant to him. Honoring Baker's influence even further, Elsey informed the audience, in case they didn't know, that Baker would soon be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In a close second, seminal editor Paul Hirsch, who has edited "Carrie", "Ferris Bueller's Day Off,", and "The Empire Strikes Back," just to name a few, won an award for editing "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol", and noted "I first won one of these 34 years ago for "Star Wars [Episode IV]", and I hope to see you back here in another 34 years."

Most Inspiring Speech
Okay, so it turns out Frank Oz is a genius. I mean, we should all already know this, but just in case, I'll say it again - Frank Oz is a *genius.* After seeing a stellar reel of his work and hearing his praises sung by Mark Hamill and Scott Bakula, with whom he recently finished working on a play, Oz, winner of one of last night's Life Career awards, took to the stage to give a moving, inspiring and riveting speech detailing how important it is not to let low self esteem get you down, as he had terrible confidence in himself until Jim Henson forced him into realizing his talent. He emphasized that he didn't reach where he is today alone, and that it's all about the people you work with and having confidence in their confidence in you. The man who did the voice of Cookie Monster exclusively longer than I've been alive urged the audience to remember, "You may not think you're good enough, but believe me, you are." He concluded his speech by talking about Henson's drive to simply make things good, and how Oz feels a kinship with everyone in that room because he thinks we all feel that way, we just want to create and experience things that are good, no matter who gets the credit or how difficult it might be, Though Oz apologized for the length of his speech, I could have listened to him talk all night.

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The "Who Knew You Were This Cool?" Award
You know whose table it turns out it is awesome to be near? Lieutenant Commander Deanna Troi herself, Martina Sirtis. The asides of the badass Brit best known for counseling fellow Starfleet officers and romancing Captain Riker on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" were a hoot to overhear. She loves "The Killing", thinks "Leverage"'s Beth Riesgraf is a great actress, and finds Scott Bakula to be a fantastic human being. When she presented an award later in the evening, she jokingly called out the Saturn Awards for not having ever invited her before after being with "Trek" for seven seasons and four movies. "What. The. F***. Narry a nomination? Nothing. You read," she directed towards co-presenter Bruce Greenwood, "I'm pissed." She was so utterly hilarious in her faux anger, I know I wasn't the only one in the room hoping one of the many show-runners present would suddenly consider calling her in for something.

Coolest Tidbit
We got a glimpse at the brand new blu-ray transfer of Frank Oz's film version of "Little Shop of Horrors" and it looks absolutely stunning - crisp without losing any sense of of suspension of disbelief. Despite the clearer picture, nothing looks any less real (in that charmingly practical way) than it did 25 years ago. Even cooler, during his speech, Oz let us know that the transfer will have the original, darker ending that Warner Brother's had to change at the time of release due to poor reactions at test screenings. After having to make a heartbreaking phone call to Richard Conway in 1986 to tell him all of his beautiful miniature work for the end had to be cut, Oz recalled the overwhelming joy of 25 years later getting to call Conway again to inform him that Warners was restoring the original ending, and thus his original work.

Most Drastic Appearance Change
I understand that kids, you know, grow up, but I didn't recognize "Super 8"'s Joel Courtney in the slightest. The young star has shot up not inches, but feet, and already looks like a teen on the brink of adulthood as opposed to a child on the brink of teenagedom. Even stranger was to see his growth in contrast to fellow "Super 8" stars Ryan Lee and Riley Griffiths both of whom certainly look older, but at least somewhat resemble their younger selves. Mind. Blown.

Least Aware Of His Awesomeness
The absolute most self-deprecating speech of the night goes to the soft-yet-well spoken Robert Kirkman, author of "The Walking Dead". During his acceptance speech for the first ever Innovator Award, Kirkman opened with "I don't necessarily agree that I'm an innovator, but I'll take this award" and kept noting how he is probably the least worthy of any comic book writer, though is thrilled that the medium is being honored in this way. Though I gotta say, considering how self important "The Walking Dead" the TV Show seems to be a lot of the time, it was kind of nice to hear the creator of the amazing comic series err on the side of humble. You're a class act, Kirkman.

Best Video
Although she attended last year, "Fringe"'s Anna Torv was stuck on location on this time around, so recorded a speech to send along accepting her second Best TV Actress win in a row. In the speech she quoted Joss Whedon, much to the delight of everyone in attendance. She somehow recently came across Whedon's famous quote from his 2002 New York Timesprofile - ''I'm not an adult! I don't want to create responsible shows with lawyers in them. I want to invade people's dreams.'' and expressed how much she loves that idea, of going beyond simple being a TV show and staying with people long after a shows end, emphasizing that she believes Fringe accomplishes this.

Most Epic Show Of Support
In a very cool, classy move, legendary director/producer Walter Hill attended the Saturn Awards not to present, not to receive an award, but simply to support Life Career winner, the highly underrated James Remar. Everyone in the room took note, including Drew Goddard who reacted excitedly immediately about learning he was in the same room as Hill, and Frank Oz, who remarked, "I too am impressed with Walter Hill being here - you've done incredible work."

Cutest Presenter
For no discernible reason, a child actress from "Days of Our Lives" presented the awards for which the recipients were unable to pick up in person. She was so adorable, the audience couldn't help but crack up hearing her even say titles like "The Skin I Live In" (winner, Best International Feature), "Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" (Best Horror/Thriller) and "Take Shelter" ( Michael Shannon for best actor). Everyone went nuts applauding her at the end for accomplishing the difficult feat of being a tiny human yet still pronouncing Michael Giacchino and Dante Ferretti 100% correctly with no hesitation.

Best Facial Expressions
In presenting the Milestone Award to "The Simpsons", Chris Klein gave the most over the top Chris Kleiniest performance anyone could have ever asked for, sending pockets of the audience into fits of giggles. He has to know what he's doing, right? What ARE you, Chris Klein? Oh wait, now I remember. 

Best Geek Outs
In an "Only at the Saturn Awards" moment, Barbara Eden and Dawn Wells aka Jeannie and Mary Ann, presented the award for best TV shows to a rousing standing ovation. Vince Gilligan even took time from his acceptance speech for "Breaking Bad" to profess to Wells, "You noticed my last name is Gilligan, right??" then tell a story about how he wanted to cross over "Brady Bunch" w/ "X-Files" back in the day and is convinced the company only took his call because his last name was Gilligan.

After accepting the award for "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" for Best Action/Adventure and giving everyone involved their proper due, producer Bryan Burke took a moment to ask the audience, "Did I mention Vince Gilligan, whose a f****** genius?" Someone is a Breaking Bad fanboy and that someone is Bryan Burk. And also everyone else ever.

//"Cabin in the Woods" Spoiler Alert//

During Drew Goddard's speech, he sung the praises of Sigourney Weaver for being so excited to finally work with a werewolf, reminding him what a joy it is to get to do what he does. He noted that Weaver also went out of her way on set to make sure people sat with the werewolf during meals, inspiring Goddard to conclude his speech, "On behalf of all of the werewolves, thanks for giving me a place at the lunch table"

//End "Cabin in the Woods" Spoiler Alert//

Best Of Host Jeffrey Ross

After receiving a surprise Saturn Award for ten years of hosting, presented by actor Dennis Haysbert, Ross joked "Wow! From the fake president! Can All State insure this for me?" Haysbert: "I'm sure they can"

"JJ Abrams was supposed to be here tonight, but he's still at home figuring out the end of Lost."

Super 8 spitfire Ryan Lee to an unexpectedly long & curly haired Jeff Ross, "I really do hope I have hair like yours when I grow up" Ross in response, "*If* you grow up."

All in all, a great night as usual, and one where the film acting winners (Michael Shannon, Kirsten Dunst, and Andy Serkis) were about 1000 times more deserving than what Oscar decided. In fact, this was probably the strongest year yet, content wise, for the Saturns, as the four big winners ("Apes", "Harry Potter", "Dragon Tattoo" and "Ghost Protocol") were all actually fantastic. Head here for a complete list of winners.

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The Ten Most Heart Warming Moments Of Comic-Con 2012

Cross-posted on Film.com


For all of the criticism of this years Comic-Con for being more Hollywood than ever thanks to giant spectacle and the number of parties per night giving the number of panels per day a run for their money, what the Con is truly and still continues to be about is being overlooked - the connection between fan and property or artist. This year I saw more tears than in any year before, and not a single one was shed out of sadness. While this may have on the one hand been a year of bombast, it was also the year of joy and appreciation, and we thought we'd give you a rundown of the best of those sweet moments.

Twilight Does Some Good

The last ever "Twilight" panel managed to have one second that actually for a moment made me appreciate what the franchise has perhaps done for people. A male fan who somewhat resembles Taylor Lautner, took to the mic to have a "bro moment" with Lautner, thanking him for the inspiration to get in shape, losing almost 100 pounds so far. He asked for advice on how to stay in shape and whether or not Lautner cheats on his diet, to which Lautner gave the fan genuine advice. For some reason the positivity of that moment had at least one audience member getting misty eyes (read: me)

Fans Show Some Tim Burton Love

There were multiple moments of overwhelming sweetness during the "Frankenweenie" portion of the Disney panel. First, when a giant group of fans, each dressed as a different Burton movie came to the mic to ask a question, to which Burton exclaimed, "It's like my family came to see me!" Later, a girl at the mic was asking Burton how it felt to finish a project he started working on so many years ago and burst into tears, eliciting awes from the entire hall. Burton empathized with the young fan, "I feel like you do, when I think about it, I start to cry myself."

Firefly - We're All In This Together

Nothing beats the high emotions that took place at the end of the "Firefly" reunion panel. Being in that room for the reunion trumped pretty much anything else that happened during the entire weekend. The intangible energy alone was enough to bring any passer byer (if that was possible at Comic-Con) to tears. Although a few panelists got misty eyed during their entrances (Summer Glau most notably), everyone lost it at the end. When Joss Whedon was talking about what he would have changed about the end of Firefly had he known it was getting canceled, he said "We would have learned about Book and we would have learned about Inara and for some reason that's the question that's gonna make me cry? That's okay, you know what, that is a good last question." As Joss started to tear up, the audience showered him in applause. But it goes beyond that. Jeff Jensen, before wrapping the panel up, posed this question to Whedon, "What do the fans mean to you?" Already fighting back his emotions, Whedon had a hard time mustering up the strength to answer, which immediately cause Nathan Fillion to wipe his own eyes and inspired the audience to collectively scream "We love you!!!" After a few more moments, the audience packed to the brim with 4500 people took to their feet applauding Whedon, letting him know how much he means to us. As Whedon couldn't hold it together any longer, Glau leaned over and kissed his shoulder and the whole cast stood up with the audience, applauding Whedon right along with us. Now fully in tears, along with most of the cast, Whedon gave the following speech to the crowd, who stayed on their feet for the whole conclusion of the panel,

“Only an idiot would actually try to follow that with a sentence. When you come out of a great movie…you feel like you’re in that world. Like you come out of Brazil and suddenly everything is duct piping and…buerocracy and everyone's weird and everything's too much. You know, you come out of these certain things and the world has become that. When you’re telling a story, you are trying to connect to people in a particular way. It's not just about what you want to say, It’s about inviting them into a world and the way in which you guys have inhabited this world, this universe, have made you part of it, part of the story, you are living *in* Firefly, when I see you guys, I don’t think the show is off the air, I don't think there's a show, I think that's what the world is like. I think there’s spaceships, I think there's horses, I think it's going on in all of us — the story is alive.”

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Tarantino Compliments a Superfan

A young woman dressed as The Bride was the first to ask a question during the "Django Unchained" panel. Tarantino immediately said, "Hey, I like your tailor young lady!" She burst into giggles and thanked him, then got to her question - "Quentin Tarantino, this is crazy, I'm your biggest fan, a bunch of us camped out here last night to see you today - " Tarantino interrupts, "Thank you very much - you look damn hot in that Bride outfit, I gotta say." After covering her mouth in delight and jumping up and down, she responded, "That's going on my blog later" But Tarantino wasn't done making her day, as he continued to compliment the curly haired bespectacled fan - "It's like Charlize Theron is playing the Bride, you look awesome honey" The young fan thanked Tarantino and fanned her huge smile and giggling face in order to gain enough composure to ask the very intelligent question she had written down about his tendency to write strong, assertive women.

A Man of Steel Fan Gets A Hug

During the "Man of Steel" panel, a grown man couldn't keep his emotion in check as he came to the mic to ask a question. Superman means the world to him and he couldn't hide it. "I'm just so emotional right now," the fan professed as he wiped away his tears. "It's that good. Zack and Henry, you - " the fan was cut off as Hardwick ran off stage to give the man a hug to a hugely supportive audience reaction. Hardwick stood next to the fan as he asked his question, throwing him a "Come on champ, get in there!" The fan continued, "I'm one of your biggest fans, Zack, Henry, you guys just rock!" He then went on to ask about who the villain was, an answer Snyder wasn't prepared to give. Still, it was lovely to see that sort of reaction to the risky "Superman" footage from a true diehard fan.

Frodo Loves The Hobbit Too

In a truly Only at Comic-Con moment, because Elijah Wood happened to be at Comic-Con for "Wilfred", Peter Jackson and the cast of the "The Hobbit" pulled him on stage to join the panel. Seeing Frodo up there with Gandalf, Bilbo, and Gollum created a very special moment for fans, made even better when a warm Wood with a giant smile on his face spoke about his reaction to the footage,

"I was blown away, it was extraordinary. I mean the footage as well, it was so incredible, but it has these amazing emotional moments and that's I think at the heart of what Peter does in his storytelling and what Phillipa and Fran write and to see that presence in this footage, cause I'm so distant from this truly, I really went to New Zealand for a month last year for work, it's beautiful, I was made to feel emotional watching that footage and to see everyone here, it's wonderful"

Supporting this notion, this was one specific case where almost ever question asker had a story to tell first about how much the property on stage means to them.

Vampire Diaries Cast Sticks Up For The Fans

During the second question at the "Vampire Diaries" Q&A, the young lady asking a question opened with a statement directed toward Michael Trevino, "Hi, Michael, I actually don't have a question for you, I think I just wanted you to acknowledge -" and then the mic got cut out, though we could see her continue to say "my existence." , as Trevino said "your existence? I can still hear you sweetie, I can still hear you." As the camera stayed on her, we saw her argue with the person in charge, one of the cast members saying "Turn it back on, what happened" and showrunner Julie Plec saying "no censorship please", until they turned the mic back on and let her ask her question about whether we would see Katherine at all in season five. After Plec answered the question, she requested again that there be no more censorship. Michael Trevino and Ian Somerhalder agreed, "Let them ask whatever they want to ask" Trevino added "Yeah, that's why they wait in line," Somderhalder continuing, "That's the beauty of this, that's why we all flew here and they waited in line." The crowd ate it up. Well done, Vampire Diaries.

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True Blood Says Thank You and Goodbye to Alan Ball

When a fan asked for Alexander Skarsgard's signed name card, he happily obliged even though questions like that are against the rules. He didn't have a pen so Stephen Moyer encouraged him to sign it in blood. Instead, Skarsgard licked the namecard and then found a pen, making the young fan's day. But even better, was the last moment on the panel, when Moyer thanked series creator Alan Ball, who will not be returning for season six. "One of the amazing things about Alan Ball is that he never makes you do the same thing ever again. So once he's seen you do something, he gives you something else to do, so overtime you think you've done the most amazing scene [yet], he gives you something more incredible to do. The episode that's coming up tomorrow night is an Alan Ball episode and Episode 12 is an Alan Ball episode our last Alan Ball episode and I think we should all - it would be a very fitting end to this panel to say thank you to Alan Ball for making this thing happen." Cue the standing ovation from cast and audience. Ball then responds, "Thank you guys so much, if I wasn't so old and so tired and so beat up, I would do eleventh hundred more seasons of this show because it's been the most fun I've had in my career."

Happy Birthday To A Marvel Fan

During the "Iron Man 3" panel, a fan who had turned fifteen years old that day was about to ask her question, when Robert Downey Jr asked if she would like the panelists, which included him, Kevin Feige, Don Cheadle, Shane Black and Jon Favreau to sing Happy Birthday to her. So then they did as the young girl clutched her face and couldn't wipe the smile off of her face.

The Cast of Fringe Adores One Another

As if aware that countless other panelists had been crying that weekend, when the cast of "Fringe" was asked to recount their favorite scenes from the show that didn't feature themselves, the hall was treated to a fountain of waterworks. First, Jasika Nicole (Astrid) lost it while talking about a scene from season three when it finally sinks in with Anna Torv's Olivia how much Fauxlivia infiltrated her life, admitting how much it broke her heart to watch. Torv than returned the favor, bursting into tears talking about the Astrid centric episode from season four. Not to be outdone, Lance Reddick was pouring tears talking about that same episode's closing scene with Astrid and her father. 

Three panelists in full tears and an audience doing the same, the appreciation fest turning to laughter when the brilliant John Noble added, "I too am sensitive. I loved it when Peter chopped that guy's fingers off." To top off the high emotions of the panel, the entire cast came in front of the podium and took a bow before signing off, thanking the fans for their support during their last ever Comic-Con panel.

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