As San Diego Comic-Con Goes Virtual, Fans and Industry Veterans Feel a ‘Big Void’

coronavirus pandemic. It follows in the wake of San Diego Comic Con and other fandom frolics that have offered streaming programming in lieu of live events.“We are thoroughly disappointed that we can’t gather together, in-person for the New York Comic Con we love to build and our fans love to revel in.

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Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterIf a fan convention is held on the internet and no one’s there to talk about it, does it make any noise?That was the overwhelming experience with Comic-Con@Home, the virtual fan convention that ran from July 22-26.

[email protected] comes to a close Sunday, ending a five-day lineup of almost entirely prerecorded virtual panels.San Diego Comic-Con 2020 was canceled in April due to the coronavirus pandemic, marking the first time the annual pop culture event won’t happen as planned in its 50-year history.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorRegis Philbin, iconic American talk show host, passed Friday from natural causes, according to his family. He was 88.Philbin began his career as a TV host in San Diego, then became a writer on The Joey Bishop Show, then served as the host of a talk show, The Unknown. Philbin then co-hosted Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee with Kathie Lee Gifford for 15 years before being joined by Kelly Ripa.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerFXX has set the premiere date for the 11th season of Archer, the Emmy Award-winning animated comedy series.The new season premieres September 16 on FXX, and is available the next day on #FXonHulu.

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Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV Critic“The End Is The Beginning” declares some rough graffiti scrawled on a wall in the just released trailer for Season 6 of Fear the Walking Dead – and the end is looking very rough.Kicking off the zombie apocalypse mega-panel at the virtual Comic-Con@Home today, the first TWD spinoff aimed to give the people what they want – even if the FearTWD and the fans weren’t packed into the San Diego Convention Center’s huge Hall H as usual.To that end, FearTWD

[email protected] is in full swing, boasting an impressive lineup of almost entirely prerecorded virtual panels.HBO has set presentations for “His Dark Materials” and “Lovecraft Country,” and Amazon Prime Video is bringing “The Boys,” “Upload,” “Truth Seekers” and “Utopia,” and also sponsoring its own Amazon Virtual-Con hub.Meanwhile, AMC is hosting panels for its “Walking Dead” universe and “NOS4A2” and Disney is prepping 11 different presentations, including a career retrospective on Nathan

Janet W. Lee For the first time in its 50-year history, San Diego Comic-Con is happening as a virtual, streaming event.

Eli Countryman San Diego Comic-Con may be going digital, but the lineup still offers a wide array of panels and conversations. With four days of content, Variety breaks down a list of this year’s most notable, anticipated and exciting panels.The “Star Trek Universe” panel begins Thursday at 10 A.M.

[email protected], a free virtual event that boasts an impressive lineup of almost entirely prerecorded panels, kicks off Wednesday with the online version of SDCC’s traditional “preview night.” But that’s just the beginning of the festivities, which will run through this Sunday and consist of no big Marvel or DC Universe panel, but will include the appearance of many streaming services, cable networks and studios promoting their upcoming shows and movies.HBO has set presentations for “His Dark

[email protected] curator Chris Morrow shared pictures of the shrine — which is located in front of the Tin Fish restaurant across the street from the San Diego Convention Center — on her Twitter account Tuesday.

Hannah Godwin and Dylan Barbour were forced to pause wedding planning amid the coronavirus pandemic, but the Bachelor in Paradise couple are still making plans for their future.“I’ve been back and forth from my L.A.

[email protected] event is less than two weeks away and, as of Sunday, its full schedule has been set with a full lineup of almost-entirely-prerecorded panels.HBO has set presentations for “His Dark Materials” and “Lovecraft Country” and Amazon Prime Video is bringing “The Boys,” “Upload,” “Truth Seekers” and “Utopia,” and also sponsoring its own Amazon Virtual-Con hub within the official [email protected] site.

The Walking Dead will get a confirmed release date at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con.The episode, pushed back multiple times due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, was promised for later this year.

Comic-Con@Home, this year’s virtual offering in place of San Diego Comic-Con, has been released.The five-day event will offer fans a range of events, entirely free to watch online, following the cancellation of this year’s convention (due to kick off on July 23) in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.This year’s convention will include talks regarding fan-favourite titles including Star Trek: Discovery, His Dark Materials, The Walking Dead, Bill & Ted Face The Music and more.But the