Comments on: Paramount (and Star Trek) Not Coming To Comic-Con?

By: General Order 24

General Order 24 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:43:09 +0000

Good…one less Hollywood corporate slug taking up prime real estate in the Dealers Room. Hollywood ruined that Con years ago.

By: jamie

jamie — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:17:45 +0000

it’s bull,they r going 2 be there,every year sdcc shows upcoming films sometimes up to a year and a half to 2 years before release date,van helsing,hellboy,ironman and indy,july sdcc-may release dates!
Whether they show footage,that’s another thing entirely but they will have a panel/presence at the con,same with Gijoe,already showing us posters,stills etc.

By: krikzil

krikzil — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:56:23 +0000

communal….can’t type.

By: krikzil

krikzil — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:55:08 +0000

“It stopped being about the kind of fans at Comic-Con the moment the movie got a $150 million budget, and it got further away from that the moment it received the coveted May release date. ”

Actually, fanboys make or break sci-fi or comic book movies. They really should do something at ComicCon. I’m really surprised they aren’t going to. I had planned to go — and I haven’t gone to Comic Con for years because it just got too big and freaked me out! — just for Trek news. Oh sure, movies must cross into mainstream to make the big bucks however there must also be that repeat business that fanboys (and girls!) provide.

Closettreker — You haven’t been to a con? You really must go!! You’d have a blast. It’s such a communcal experience. I’ve been going since I was 14.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:58:35 +0000

Well, i think paramount have shot them self’s in the foot with this one. They can’t afford to mess around with release dates like this, building up anticipation for the movie then killing the build up for it in it’s tracks.

By: COMPASSIONATE GOD

COMPASSIONATE GOD — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:43:37 +0000

Folks, remember, Paramount may miss the con, but millions of Trekkers (and others) can be reached via the internet with official sites, teasers, behind the scenes, etc., before, during and after the con. That means constant exposure via the most accessed information source in the world.

In short, J.J.’s Trek is not going to hurt much by missing Comic Con.

By: GaryS

GaryS — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:10:56 +0000

Why go?
1) thereare still a lot of cool things to see and do there!
its a great place for any fan of science fiction and fantasy.
2)YOU NEVER KNOW! Paramount might show up anyway!

By: Lee

Lee — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:42:26 +0000

This goes against the whole decision that the guys in suits at Paramount said for the reason of moving star trek from Christmas release date to the summer of next year.

Didn’t they say the reason for moving it was so that they could have more time to create awareness of the film, so to maximize there revenue. And it sounds like there already ticking off the fan base, with all the decisions there making.

By: MvRojo

MvRojo — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:53:56 +0000

I guess I don’t have to feel bad about skipping Comic-Con to study for the Bar now… =)

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:29:45 +0000

I find it hard to believe this article when the movie “Star Trek” is a major sponsor of Comic-Con this year…