Television taking center stage at 2016 Comic-Con
Comic-Con, the annual convention devoted to all things sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book is underway in San Diego. The convention features, as always, some big movie-related events, including an outdoor screening of the…
By Darrell Satzman • • 1 min readComic-Con, the annual convention devoted to all things sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book is underway in San Diego.
The convention features, as always, some big movie-related events, including an outdoor screening of the new “Star Trek Beyond” movie and a panel dedicated to the 30th anniversary of “Aliens”, complete with an appearance by star Sigourney Weaver.
But Daniel Holloway, senior TV reporter for Variety, says these days, television is playing a bigger and bigger role at Comic-Con. “MacGyver” remake anyone?
“The other thing that’s playing into this is that some companies have started to experiment with holding their own fan events. Comic-Con is not the only game in town.”
Listen: KCRW’s Chery Glaser previews Comic-Con with Daniel Holloway, senior TV reporter for Variety.