With each passing year, I feel less and less confident that I will get the passes to attend this most majestic event. For 2017, the registration has yet to be announced and this appears to be the latest they've pushed it so far. I hope it has something to do with Wonder-Con registration taking up to the site at the moment.
For the uninitiated, registration for the International San Diego Comic Con has three phases: first is to register for membership at the cci.org site. If you've attended the previous year, you will be offered the second phase to register for passes. This usually happens anytime between November and February. If you miss that opportunity, or are a hopeful first time attendee, you will be offered the third phase: general registration which has you up against everyone else that didn't get a pass during phase two. It doesn't sound like much, but with approximately 150,000 attendees per year and several hundred thousand who want to attend, the odds are less than one in five that you will get a pass during phase two, and one in ten that you will get it in phase three. That being said, I've been lucky. SDCC is one of the few events during the year that I genuinely look forward to; it's a time to indulge in my fandom of not just movies and comics, but everything in between including a healthy dose of BBC America programming, video games, television shows, and meeting cos-players from around the world. It is a chance to get the inside scoop on what's going on in the industry, discuss and debate genre-related topics, and meet and catch up with old friends. it is a chance to get away from the world for a bit and for fans to enjoy being themselves. Downtown San Diego does its bit by transforming itself to create that environment where the creative and commercial meet (albeit not always to everyone's liking, but that's a debate better served for it's own page and topic). If anyone has ever stayed after SDCC is over, however, you will see how quickly the sheets are pulled to reveal the real city underneath. It is quite shocking to see the first time, but also made me appreciate how special the San Diego Comic Con event really is. So, I remain hopeful about my chances to attend this year and, no matter what, I promise to dutifully post my progress on my attempt to attend SDCC in 2017. May the odds be ever in your favor. Stay shiny. Never give up, never surrender. And Be Excellent to Each Other! - Ravi
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4/6/2017 12:42:12 am
I'm looking forward to SDCC this year, though I won't be there to experience it with other thousands of lucky passers. I knew about SDCC because of my favorite Hollywood series such as The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, The Flash, Once Upon A Time, Fear the Walking Dead and many more. The inside scoop really gives life to my fangirl heart because it's where I hear the thoughts of the character they portray. It's where I knew about ships and sailing it with the fandom. It's also where we can meet our friends from social media. I can't wait for SDCC 2017!
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4/8/2017 02:19:34 am
There are so many things that I want to improve. First of all is God damn lines!
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