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25 July

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Comic Con Gets Even Bigger



In one of those 'why didn't they think of that sooner?' moves, video game companies have joined the fray with gusto at this year's Comic Con.

Held every year in San Diego, Comic Con welcomes over 125,000 hard core comic collectors and fans of genre films and TV - it's gotten so big now that it's regarded as a family event.

One of the major staples of the four day get together is the release of preview footage or trailers of upcoming films - traditionally comic-book based or Sci Fi based. This year though, the sheer power of the numbers (and the internet chatter that Comic Con produces) means that game companies like EA are throwing down serious dosh for big exhibitions of upcoming releases. Activision, Capcom, Konami, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3 are also taking large chunks of territory previously held by the comic book fraternity.

In another big shift, main stream films are becoming part of the line-up. Whilst there will be sneak peaks at Terminator 4, The Clone Wars, The Day The Earth Stood Still, Watchmen and The Spirit, films like Tropic Thunder and Pineapple Express will also be showcased.

TV fans will still be happy, with shows like Battlestar Galacitica getting it's final go, and the US SCI FI Channel representing extra large. The new Dr Who will also make it's first big visit.

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New doctor Who

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VT2VX via website • 21h ago • Flag
just back from NZ not seen it yet..

but just found this
Decryptor via website • 8h ago • Flag
I think Vulcan Eddie's confusing a couple of things into one, as well - Russell T Davies has stated that he considers the Time Lords started the Time War when they sent the Fourth Doctor, Sarah and Harry to Skaro to prevent the creation of the Daleks (only being partially successful, setting them back by a milleniun or so, and completely altering their future timeline - a discussion for another day, that one!) in "Genesis of the Daleks".

Later, in "Resurrection of the Daleks", the Daleks have captured the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough with the intent of duplicating them and sending the duplicates to Gallifrey to assassinate the Time Lord High Council - which could be seen as their response (the only Dalek story between "Genesis" and "Resurrection" was "Destiny of the Daleks", where the Daleks resurrected their long-dead creator Davros, but that was for a tactical advantage in a logic-deadlocked war with the Movellans).
{Vulcan Eddie} via website • 4h ago • Flag
I did confuse the daleks with the sonatrans,bad baaaad me !Luckily JC found the right story I was on about,good on ya JC ! I was about 7 yrs old when I had seen it fresh off the telly,so I can be forgiven (may be..) if my memory was a little fuzzy on the details.

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