'Game of Thrones' heads to Comic-Con Hall H, but 'True Blood' stays small

Ballroom 20 is apparently still big enough for 'True Blood'

By Daniel Fienberg Tuesday, Jun 19, 2012 4:28 PM

Jack Gleeson of "Game of Thrones"

Credit: HBO

HBO's "True Blood" and "Game of Thrones" are both returning to San Diego's Comic-Con next month, but only one of the guaranteed room-packers is receiving the coveted Hall H treatment.

The premium cable network announced on Tuesday (June 19) that "Game of Thrones" will have its second Comic-Con panel on Friday, July 13 in the mammoth Hall H. "Game of Thrones" had no trouble packing Ballroom 20 last summer for a spirited debut panel moderated by George R.R. Martin himself. HBO has yet to announce which talent from "Game of Thrones" will be able to make the Stateside journey.

While Comic-Con is doing the right thing by moving "Game of Thrones" to its largest capacity venue, multiple years of filling Ballroom 20 wasn't enough to earn an upgrade for "True Blood." The Southern Gothic vampire soap opera will stick to Ballroom 20 for its Saturday, July 14.

[Note: It's my understanding that scheduling issues on both sides led to the placement of "True Blood" in Ballroom 20, rather than Comic-Con organizers not understanding that people like vampires.]

The times for both panels are TBD.

Daniel Fienberg
Executive Editor

A long-time member of the TCA Board and a longer-time blogger of "American Idol," Dan Fienberg writes about TV, except for when he writes about movies or sometimes writes about the Red Sox. But never music. He would sound stupid talking about music.

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jake

What hall the show is going to be must be the eqivalent of #firstworld problems. What percent of your reader care about this? 0.0001%?
June 19, 2012 at 5:08PM EST Reply to Comment
- dan Jake - You got a point, Jake? You're reading an entertainment news site. Literally 99.7 percent of every word written on this site could go under the heading of #firstworldproblems.
  
  And the story is as much the confirmation and dates for the two Comic-Con panels as the rooms they're in. And yes, our readers do care about Comic-Con.
  
  So... again... You got a point?
  
  -Daniel
  June 19, 2012 at 5:21PM EST
- Bob Yeah, that was a pretty silly comment to make....I'm glad to hear Game of Thrones is getting into Hall H, but i do think that True Blood should've been in there by now. Even though I love the Con being in San Diego, it's just getting too big for the venue. So much so that after 12 straight years of attending, I wasn't able to get a ticket this year cause of how quickly it sold out....firstworld problems, but my problems nonetheless.
  June 19, 2012 at 5:47PM EST
Conatonc

As an attendee, I care. Thanks for keeping us updated, Dan!
June 19, 2012 at 7:28PM EST Reply to Comment

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'Game of Thrones' heads to Comic-Con Hall H, but 'True Blood' stays small

Ballroom 20 is apparently still big enough for 'True Blood'