'Community' to Appear At Comic-Con 2012

[Brian Damage]

That noise you hear is the sound of the Greendale Gang packing for San Diego. TVLine has learned exclusively that there will be a Community panel at Comic-Con after all.
Meanwhile, the mystery surrounding another in-limbo session — this one for Castle — has also been solved: The ABC hit will sadly be MIA at next month’s geekapalooza.

Regarding Community, there had been speculation that given all of the off-screen drama surrounding series creator Dan Harmon’s controversial departure that the show might sit out of the Con this year. But all that talk was apparently much ado about nothing. An official announcement is expected in the coming days, but rumor has it nearly the entire Greendale 7 will be in attendance.
Turning to Castle, there’s no official explanation regarding its Comic-Con disappearing act, but Castle scribe Terri Edda Miller tweeted late Monday that “the show was not invited,” adding, “[ABC has] new shows [to] put forward now.”
One possible bright spot for Castle fans: We hear leading man Nathan Fillion is slated to make an appearance at the convention, although the what/when/where of it all is still being worked out.

http://tvline.com/2012/06/19/comic-c...2/#more-338348

[JamesG]

Exclusive: Details on "Community's" Comic-Con 2012 Panel
Jun 26, 2012
by Michael Schneider


As Abed would say, "cool-cool-cool."

It's #sixseasonsandamovieandanothercomicconpanel as TV Guide Magazine can officially confirm that yes, as the show's stars hinted last week, fan favorite "Community" is returning to San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 13 at 10 a.m. And this year, the organizers didn't Britta it:

The gang from Greendale are movin' on up to Ballroom 20 in the San Diego Convention Center.





That's good news for fans, many of whom last year stood in line for hours but couldn't make it inside to actually see the panel — which was held in a smaller ballroom at the nearby Hilton Bayfront hotel. Ballroom 20 holds an audience of around 5,000 people — double the capacity of last year's venue.

That's kind of crazytown banana pants.





Already confirmed to attend are Joel McHale (Jeff), Alison Brie (Annie), Danny Pudi (Abed), Yvette Nicole Brown (Shirley) and Gillian Jacobs (Britta).

Jim Rash (Dean Pelton) is directing a movie and can't attend, while Donald Glover (Troy) and Ken Jeong (Chang) will also be working out of town.

(Organizers are still determining whether Chevy Chase will be able to appear.)

Another unlikely returnee is Annie's Boobs — for the uninformed, that's the show's monkey.





TV Guide Magazine's Michael Schneider — ooh, I hear he's good — will be back to moderate for a second year in a row. Expect every thing you've come to expect from a "Community" panel:

Gag reels, giveaways and a few surprises. Perhaps there will even be a moment of silence for the late Star-Burns. Pop pop!

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Communit...n-1049217.aspx