The event we’ve been waiting for all year has finally arrived! This weekend will be filled with partying, thousands of large people in similar T-shirts, autograph hunting, the purchasing of many collectibles, a certain amount of beer, and the eager fascination in seeing celebrities up close.
What? No, not the Rolex 24. I’ll be over at FX Show 2008, the science fiction/horror convention in Orlando, where my inner geek can breathe freely. (My inner geek looks exactly like my outer geek, but with more movie tie-in buttons.)
Science-fiction conventions or "cons" are not just for social outcasts or dangerously introverted 37-year-old bachelors, of course. That's just a cliche perpetuated by people who have gone to a convention. It’s very much like a trade show when the trade in question is imagination, and scantily clad alien girls. It’s a place where fans of TV, movies, books, and comics can gather together with the people who create them, along with a massive roomful of fellow fans who share their interests and are ready to violently argue about them in an entertaining manner.
If you've never been to a con, here's a quick rundown of what you can expect.
(Note: some of this was cannabalized from a 4-year-old column, in case you're reading it, rubbing your eyes and saying "Wha...?")
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Going to Vericon to see OSC tomorrow at Harvard University. Doubt it'll be quite as nerdy as the FX con, but I might hit up the gaming rooms and I'll definitely have books for Card to sign.
Great article as usual, Chris.
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Since my inner geek is a homebody who's content to stay home and occasionally post on Hatrack or foist my Firefly DVDs on unsuspecting friends (and I failed the test at the end), this is the perfect introduction to the sci-fi con I'll probably never attend! Posts: 3149 | Registered: Jul 2005
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