Trip to the US, October 2017

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- 5. okt. 2017
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Høyde: 33 m
- Forente stater New York 418 W 46th Al Hirschfeld Theatre 40.758509, -73.98916240°45’31” N 73°59’21” W
Dag 3
New York Comic Con
5. oktober 2017, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
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- 5. okt. 2017
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Høyde: 33 m
- Forente stater New York 418 W 46th Al Hirschfeld Theatre 40.758491, -73.98908840°45’31” N 73°59’21” W
Dag 3
NYCC Panels
5. oktober 2017, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
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- 6. okt. 2017, 08:44
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Høyde: 33 m
- Forente stater New York 418 W 46th Al Hirschfeld Theatre 40.758487, -73.98908940°45’31” N 73°59’21” W
Dag 4
Hotel room view
6. oktober 2017, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
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- 6. okt. 2017, 13:05
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Høyde: 53 m
- Forente stater New York New York County Koreatown 40.753252, -73.99392840°45’12” N 73°59’38” W
Dag 4
Empire State
6. oktober 2017, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
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- 6. okt. 2017, 18:52
- 🌙 22 °C
- Høyde: 62 m
- Forente stater New York New York County Gramercy Park 40.739861, -73.9849540°44’23” N 73°59’6” W
Dag 4
Madison Square Park
6. oktober 2017, Forente stater ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
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- 6. okt. 2017
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Høyde: 33 m
- Forente stater New York 418 W 46th Al Hirschfeld Theatre 40.758495, -73.98909340°45’31” N 73°59’21” W
Dag 4
Times Square
6. oktober 2017, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
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- 6. okt. 2017
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Høyde: 33 m
- Forente stater New York 418 W 46th Al Hirschfeld Theatre 40.758481, -73.98906840°45’31” N 73°59’21” W
Dag 4
NYCC Day #2 + New Yorker Festival
6. oktober 2017, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Another day at NYCC! While most of the con takes place at a huge convention center, some of the events and panels have been moved to venues offsite. I spent most of the day at those places to get a bit away from the crowds. Ultimately I got to attend four panels:

- The World of Philip K. Dick
Cast and crew from two shows based on stories by the popular science fiction author. I was not familiar with the shows, but I’ve watched films based off short stories by Philip K. Dick and quite enjoyed those.

- Pacific Rim Uprising
World premiere of the trailer for the second film in the series, coming out in March 2018. Some of the cast members were there, like Scott Eastwood and John Boyega of Star Wars fame. Pretty cool panel.

- Robot Chicken
Another weird animated (or stop-motion rather) show I’ve never watched, but the cast members (who do voices on the show) were a lot of fun and very entertaining. The main stars were Seth Green, Breckin Meyer and Macauley Culkin! Of all people. Kevin is all grown up.

- Lucasfilm
A panel about the cartoons, books and various Star Wars related stories by authors who work for the official franchise. I’m not familiar with the material, but it’s always fascinating to observe how influential Star Wars has become.

After NYCC I had some dinner, and made my way to the Gramercy Theater for a Q&A and live interview with actress Glenn Close - part of The New Yorker Festival. It was quite interesting to hear her discuss her craft and some of her memorable roles. The one I associate her with primarily is of course Fatal Attraction. It was fascinating to hear her talk about working on it, and watch a clip from the movie with her sitting right there in front of us. Intimate and insightful.

About 40 blocks north I then attended another event by The New Yorker - a live interview with Jerry Seinfeld! Yup, the very same man I saw perform live last night around the same time even. Tonight it wasn’t a performance - instead he was interviewed on stage by a moderator in front of a relatively small audience. He was asked many questions about his career and about comedy in general. It was very interesting to hear more about all the technical things involved in delivering jokes - at least in the way he approaches it. With Seinfeld being one of my all time favorite shows it was a treat to hear and see the titular man himself talk about it - in person.Les mer
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- 7. okt. 2017
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Høyde: 33 m
- Forente stater New York 418 W 46th Al Hirschfeld Theatre 40.758488, -73.98907740°45’31” N 73°59’21” W
Dag 5
NYCC Day #3
7. oktober 2017, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Day 3 and 5 panels! All of them offsite this time.

- Ash vs. Evil Dead
The stars of this pretty crazy but very funny show came out to talk about it and their characters, and they also screened the first episode of the upcoming new season. Apparently the episode won’t be out for several months. I mainly attended the panel to see the star of the show, Bruce Campbell! I saw him at a different comic con last year and he was hilarious. It was great to see him again.

- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
I like the Marvel franchise, but this is one of the many Marvel-related shows that I haven’t had a chance to watch. Nevertheless it was interesting to see the cast and producers talk about it, and there was footage from the upcoming season.

- Star Trek: Discovery
Another show I haven’t really watched (the NYCC lineup this year didn’t match a lot of my interests sadly!) They had a lot of the cast though, and a few surprises.

- Stan Lee interview
At this point in the schedule they were supposed to have a panel about The Punisher, but it was cancelled due to the events in Vegas. Instead they screened a recent interview with Marvel legend Stan Lee. I really like him and the interview was interesting. However it was rather disappointing that he wasn’t actually there in person.

- An evening with Mark Hamill
The last panel of the night was actually a separately ticketed event. They know how to take your money! It was a great event though - two hours with Mark Hamill just talking about his career and work. There was no moderator, so he was rambling a bit at times and got off track constantly! But he’s Luke Skywalker so he can do anything he wants :)Les mer
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- 8. okt. 2017, 18:52
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Høyde: 18 m
- Forente stater New York Queens County Woodside Spargo Park 40.739729, -73.89625640°44’23” N 73°53’47” W
Dag 6
NYCC Day #4 + Halestorm
8. oktober 2017, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Last day at NYCC! Aside from a photo op with the legend William Shatner, I attended three panels today:

- Deception
A new show about the world’s great illusionist. We watched the first episode, which was really good, and it was followed by a chat with cast and crew. The creator of the show, and the main star, are actually both real-life illusionists. They even showed us some impressive card tricks. Definitely a cool panel especially when I wasn’t previously familiar with the show.

- The X-Files
Yeah! This is one of the few panels I had really anticipated since I’ve watched and followed the show for many years, and I really like the cast. The main stars were there - Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny and Mitch Pileggi - as well as show mastermind Chris Carter. They screened the world premiere of a trailer for the next season which is still shooting. The panel itself was not the most serious, but quite entertaining.

- The Gifted
Another new show that I wasn’t really familiar with. A lot of the cast and crew were there to present it - including actors Amy Acker, Stephen Moyer and Jamie Chung. We got a screening of the first half of a new episode, which looked promising.

After my final NYCC panel I went around the show floor a bit more, although with so many people there it was not easy to get around!

Overall a good con with some fun experiences, but a better lineup would definitely have improved things.

After dinner in the theater district I got on a train to Long Island to catch Halestorm live! I’ve seen them several times now, and they always put on a great show. They cancelled a show two nights ago because lead singer Lzzy was sick. Fortunately she is better now - better than ever, actually! It was one of the best performances I’ve seen from her. Just incredible. They played a tribute to the late Tom Petty, and a beautiful rendition of The Rose. Just a fantastic concert!Les mer
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- 9. okt. 2017, 21:43
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Høyde: 29 m
- Forente stater New York Battery Park City World Financial Center Plaza 40.714193, -74.01483140°42’51” N 74°0’53” W
Dag 7
Slow day..
9. oktober 2017, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
So after 5 busy days with quite a lot of activities and things planned, today was a lot more relaxed. I didn’t have any plans in advance, and the weather wasn’t very good, so a lot of sightseeing wasn’t in the cards.

After switching to another hotel - the luxurious Conrad in Battery Park (very close to the World Trade Center), I made my way back uptown to visit the large IMAX theatre in Lincoln Square. I wanted to see the new Blade Runner film, and IMAX is the way to go! It was indeed a very stunning experience visually. The effects are amazing. But at almost 3 hours it’s a bit long.

Following the movie I went for a walk around the area, and had a nice long walk in the gorgeous Central Park. Despite the rain and clouds it was warm and lovely. I also walked for a bit on 5th ave to see the fancy shops and of course Trump tower!

This evening I had a proper dinner. For most of the previous days it’s mostly been fast food since I was too busy to eat!

Tomorrow should be sunny and warm :)Les mer
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