Warning: Slight off topic but still G related! Please do not repost pictures.

Wednesday Gals and i had lunch (and drinks!) at Dick’s Last Resort, it was great sitting there together and chatting, bitching about the waitress who had a thing for R, wishing we had an eye candy of a waiter instead. Hung out at Hard Rock Hotel afterwards where the gals stayed and waited to meet up with the rest of the group. When everyone was together finally, we went to collect our badges at Comic Con and our swag bags which was a huge tote bag with a Guide to Comic Con magazine, it was at least 3cm hanging off of me from the floor. Went back to our own hotels to change and shower for an official Dinner at Nobu – it was delicious, i may be the only one who loved it. Maybe because of the drinks i ordered! Ha!

Thursday It was 12AM and we saw a couple of people had already camped out for Hall H… We wanted to make sure our entrance to Hall H will be secured since we traveled from all over the world.. Yes, we joined the line by camping out too. It was a horrible night! Mainly because i had a thin blanket over me, weather was freezing!, the freight train was blasting it’s horn, kids were doing a wake up call randomly, some dude playing his guitar. I was surprised i did not go crazy afterwards. The line didn’t officially move until around 9AM, by this time, i was already buggered and was ready to go in. The Tron Legacy panel didn’t start until 11:15AM. Our seats were in the middle at least 30-40 seats behind the panel. Which i’ve uploaded my own pictures – shitty quality! Megamind Panel started first – Will Ferrell, Tina Fey & Jonah Hill + Cardboard cut-out of Brad Pitt.
As this was my first time at Comic Con, i did not know what to expect from the Tron Legacy Panel. Pattom Oslo introduced the Tron Legacy cast and shortly after they showed us 8 minutes additional footage of Tron Legacy in 3D! The footage is of, which can now be found online, as per Ain’t It Cool:

First footage was of a recognizer landing, a bright spotlight on a person below. It’s Flynn’s kid dressed in his street clothes. The ground breaks up beneath him and lifts him up to the bridge. A red light-suited program looks him up and down and says “This program has no disc. Another stray,” then locks him in place with white light restraints. The voices of the programs were electronically enhanced. There were a half-dozen other programs locked (in a standing position) next to him.

The recognizer takes off and we get a few really sweet shots through the see-through floor. A tank is seen patrolling the street under Sam Flynn’s feet. “He actually did it.” He turns to the program on his right. “Does the name Kevin Flynn mean anything to you?” “Not if I want to live,” he responds.

There’s a hooded figure standing to Sam’s left, half his face has deressed like a horrible burn scar. Lightning atmosphere fills the sky as the recognizer lands at a building.

A red guard scans each prisoner by looking them up and down. With each one he says either “rectify” or “games.” He tells a twitchy program he’s destined for “games” and the dude freaks out and jumps off the platform to his death, into a spinning fan blade stories below, dissolving into sparks when he hits.

Sam is chosen for Games and is put on a light elevator down to a dark room. Female programs dressed completely in white seductively approach Sam, two white, two African-American. They each raise a glowing finger, which cut his clothes. “Whoa, whoa, whoa… it’s got a zipper.”

His Tron outfit materializes on him as the programs retrieve pieces of armor and start armoring him up. After leg, chest and arm pieces are snapped into place (which integrates with his black suit immediately to make a complete suit) they begin lighting up… it’s almost like they light up in sectors, like a power grid turning on, and the light lines on the suit are in place.

A voice instructs him on what his disc is as one of the pretty programs receives it. “Attention program. You will receive an identity disc. All your personal information will be saved on to it…” he’s told that if he loses his disc or it’s destroyed he will be immediately de-rezed. When the pretty program snaps his disc into a groove in his back Sam’s eyes briefly light up. He’s part of the grid now, I guess.

“Disc activated. Proceed to games,” says the voice. The pretty programs back away and back into what can only be described as form-fitting wall-slots. Panicking, Sam asks one “What am I supposed to do?” She gives a dead-pan: “Survive.”

There’s a bright light in front of him and he walks into it, adjusting to his suit a little. The light leads to a lift. The lift raises in silence until suddenly he’s hit with a wave of cheers and suddenly he’s in an arena surrounded by thousands of screaming programs On a lift, taken to an arena surrounded by thousands of screaming programs.

We went on a scavenger hunt via OperationTron’s tweets for admission to Flynn’s. The gals were Fantastic, running around, i was in a maxi dress, could not run LOL. Anyway, per prize; USB Disc, Admission for 2 bracelets.

I did meet Garrett and it was truely a bizarre, unreal experience.
As an outsider (me), having a chance to sort of peek into the world that he lives, what i take out of it;
He is an amazing person – he loves what he does and is devoted.
I did not feel like i was a fan imposing, no questions were needed to ask – he was just so open..
If you see interviews of him on Friday, that was sort of how he was to us. But there is just so much more to Garrett then how he is in his usual interviews.
We had a sneak preview of his songs on Country Strong, he even sang us some! (I nearly died, he has a great voice for it) I cannot wait for the soundtrack to come out, only 5 months to go! I will buy 10000000x!
Oh and how did i forget to mention this!? When Garrett was at the Tron Legacy Booth, he saw us and yelled out our names!! We are still looking for that video footage <3

I felt very fortunate and damn proud of him. He is an extremely nice guy who loves his job and is VERY multi-talented. Meeting him has encouraged me to continue the longevity of the site with further dedication. I hope he has a long-lasting career, and i’d be sure to support him 100% along the way.

I feel blessed that i got to meet the best group of gals who bring the lols out of me and i cannot wait to meet again.

San Diego was a blast!!!

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