Chuck at Comic-Con: Morgan Versus the Intersect

"I've got an old-fashioned Rocky montage..."

NBC already has its Chuck Comic-Con exclusive ("Morgan Versus the Intersect") online for those of you not at San Diego Comic-Con (such as yours truly) or those still standing in the line outside Ballroom 20...

And, yes, the rumors are true: it does feature Jeffster performing "Eye of the Tiger."



(And if the above video stops working--as it appears to have just done--you can see the video here.)

Season Five of Chuck begins this fall on NBC.

No Such Thing as Forever: HBO Unveils Comic-Con Sizzle Reel for Season Four of True Blood

"There ain't no such thing as normal."

Missed yesterday's Comic-Con panel for HBO's True Blood? Fret not, we've got the gorgeous and atmospheric trailer that HBO debuted yesterday right now.

Be warned: it contains many, many spoilers for Season Four (past even the next few episodes that I've already seen), but for those desperate for a Blood-related fix, this might be just the thing to tide your appetite over until tomorrow night...

Some more words to tempt your hunger: Silver chains, hot pink outfits, wooden bullets, sunlight, blood splatter, Sookie's stomach, and, well... Just watch and see.



Season Four of True Blood airs Sundays at 9 pm ET/PT on HBO.

Dispatches from San Diego: Comic-Con 2011 Game of Thrones Panel (Photos)

I'm not in San Diego for this year's Comic-Con (marking the first year in about six that I haven't traveled south for the annual pop culture confab) for a number of reasons.

Not surprisingly, the one session I'm most upset about missing out on this year is HBO's session for Game of Thrones, moderated by George R.R. Martin, given my slavish devotion to the show and Martin's novels.

However, Televisionary correspondent Lissette Lira was on the scene to offer some photos from Thursday's Game of Thrones session. [Panel report tk later.]

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[Photos from the session follow after the jump...]

Dispatches from San Diego: Comic-Con 2011 TV Guide Panel

I'm not in San Diego for this year's Comic-Con (marking the first year in about six that I haven't traveled south for the annual pop culture confab) for a number of reasons. However, Televisionary correspondent Lissette Lira was on the scene to offer her report on Thursday's TV Guide panel as well as some photos from the fan-favorites sessions.

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All in all the TV Guide panel was a bit of a mixed bag. While it was great fun seeing such an eclectic group of stars share the stage together, there were so many participants that everyone wound up getting a bit short-changed in the process.

Nonetheless, there were still a few memorable highlights, including Zach Levi passionately voicing his agreement with a fan about the need for the TV ratings system to be changed. Levi vowed to write more about the subject on the website Nerd HQ which he was promoting with his baseball cap. Levi also spoke about his hope that CHUCK fans will be happy with the show's finale.

At this point LOST's Jorge Garcia (soon to be seen on Fox's upcoming ALCATRAZ series) jumped into the conversation and advised him to avoid an ending in which the characters all turned out to be dead because, "the fans will never stop telling you how much they loved the series, but HATED the ending!"

In addition, DOCTOR WHO's Matt Smith offered a few details about the show's eventual return, noting that the Doctor will be wearing a new coat when we next see him in "Let's Kill Hitler" which he described as "a fantastic episode."

Smith also fielded a number of questions from audience members including one as to whether we might be seeing Captain Jack Harkness (played by John Barrowman) return to DOCTOR WHO at some point. Smith answered "John is always welcome back." Smith went on to say that with the 50th anniversary of DOCTOR WHO coming up in 2013 there has even been talk of other Doctors possibly coming back.

[Photos from the session follow after the jump...]

Dispatches from San Diego: Comic-Con 2011 Preview Night

I'm not in San Diego for this year's Comic-Con (marking the first year in about six that I haven't traveled south for the annual pop culture confab) for a number of reasons. While I'm sad to be missing some friends and some of the events (particularly the Game of Thrones panel moderated by George R.R. Martin), I'm feeling a rare sense of Zen that I never do this time of year.

However, Mark DiFruscio was on the scene to offer his report on Wednesday's opening Preview Night and some photos from the convention floor.

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The 2011 San Diego Comic-Con kicked off Wednesday night with an uncharacteristically subdued Preview Night.

While a throng of Con-goers still managed to pack the aisles of the exhibit floor-- frequently to suffocating degrees-- absent were the more overtly eye-catching feature film promotional displays of recent years such as the life-sized Owl Ship from WATCHMEN, the Light Cycles from TRON, and even a deceased Abin Sur under glass from GREEN LANTERN.

Although Marvel Studios did fill up a fair amount of real estate to promote AVENGERS and Sony offered up a few life-sized replicas from MEN IN BLACK III, there was an undeniable shift in focus this year, away from the big budget blockbuster films, and toward upcoming television projects and Blu-ray releases. Particularly noteworthy was WALKING DEAD's rooftop display centered around a frighteningly realistic Michael Rooker mannequin caught between a hacksaw and a handful of zombies.

The evening's Most Incongruous Award goes to the "NBA Garden," which was apparently there to promote some rather odd Kobe Bryant and Derek Rose dolls.

Ultimately it remains to be seen whether the reduced role of blockbuster films at this year's San Diego Comic-Con signals the beginning of a trend but it's hard to recall the last time the convention felt this much like trade show.

[Photos from Preview Night follow, after the jump...]