Jared Padalecki and Boba Fett? Seriously? Oh yeah, seriously! Jared, I seriously love you MORE!

With hundreds of thousands of people attending San Diego Comic-Con every year and the July 20-24 event kicking off this week, The Hollywood Reporter chatted with the big names in television to discuss their favorite memories and tips for attending the annual event. THR’s Live Feed will talk Comic-Con with actors, writers and producers in the days leading up to the event so check back soon for interviews and the latest news on panels and screenings.

THR: What were your first impressions of Comic-Con?
Padalecki: I’m a total sci-fi/fantasy/comic book geek; I collected comic books growing up; I’ve got every Star Wars incarnation of the trilogy; and I’ve read all the Lord of the Rings books and have a tattoo – I’m just kidding about that! – I was digging through my brother’s wallet and saw one of his passwords was Gandalf, and I teased him about it but I’ve done the same thing.

THR: What stands out from your first Comic-Con?
Padalecki: We lovingly call ourselves The Little Show That Could because we have always been up against big heavy-hitting. We always knew we had a loyal following but I had no idea how loyal it was. I remember being onstage and seeing people standing up in the back of the auditorium and then looking at the front row and seeing [Warner Bros. Television CEO] Peter Roth sitting there looking around with a look on his face that he didn’t realize how huge the fan base was.

THR: What’s the best thing a fan has said to you at Comic-Con?
Padalecki: Jensen and I have started going to conventions and meeting lots of fans worldwide. What amazes me every time I hear it is that the show has gotten them through hard times and that they have connected with my character, Sam Winchester, and been strengthened and emboldened by his courage in the face of overwhelming obstacles. That always means a lot. Sam Winchester, MD, JD, CPA, FBI – everything depending on the episode!

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Raise your hand if you love Supernatural!! *raises both hands*

Seeing this video makes me smile for many reasons. =)

Catching up with Comic-Con coverage and will be posting a few articles to catch up!

First is from BuddyTV!

Shortly before Supernatural took the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H by storm, the cast and producers took the time to meet with reporters. Jared Padalecki shared his thoughts on Comic-Con and where Supernatural is going in the upcoming season.

Personally, what is your favorite urban legend?
Jared Padalecki: My favorite urban legend… I don’t even know if it’s an urban legend, but my dad used to have a Twilight Zone episode called “The Shadow Man.” Did you ever watch it? It was fun. And I’ve always loved it. I’ve always liked that idea. I’ve always really been into that concept. It’d be difficult to do because you’re trying to look like a shadow! So there’d be a lot of… there’d be a big visual effects budget.

No “Hook for Hands?”
Jared Padalecki: You know what, “Hook Man” actually, I mean having done it, it feels weird to say it, but “Hook Man” was probably my favorite. “Hook Man” and “Bloody Mary” were probably my favorite coming in. Because Bloody Mary, everybody does as kids, at least in Texas we did, go to the bathroom and say it, you know? When your eyes start to adjust you run out… So that one was a fun one. And “Hook Man” was another Scary Story to Tell in the Dark so.

I hear there’s a Sam episode where we meet a girl from his past. Can you talk about some of what you’ve been seeing and exploring in that episode of Sam?
Jared Padalecki: Sam has always been… Sam, even now, after Hell and Lucifer and soulless and Ruby, he’s always… well, you kinda can’t change somebody fundamentally. They can choose to behave differently, but Sam has always been the optimist. He’s always been the, “wait a second, there’s gotta be more to this story.” He’s always believed that, and whether it’s Ruby who’s gotten him in trouble, or Cas, and now Cas is showing some different colors, but Sam has always chosen to see the good.

On that note, there’s somebody from his past that he runs into that, even as a child, when Sam was… I think he was 15 years old at the time. He chose to see the good in somebody and now it’s coming back to bite him once again. It’s like one of the tricks Supernatural keeps playing on myself and on Sam Winchester is that, every time he chooses to believe in the best quality of somebody it kind of comes back to bite him. And it’s not gonna change him, because that’s fundamentally who he is. But we get to see that first hand. Once again, basically.

Misha Collins talked a little bit about the change of dynamic between Sam and Dean having less power this season. Can you talk a little bit about that?
Jared Padalecki: Misha’s stupid. Just kidding. Uhh, Sam and Dean having less power?

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Beware, if you click further onto the source page, there are some spoilers (very minor).

Supernatural! Any nugget will do. Saw on Twitter that you were talking to Jared Padalecki! — Isabell
Indeed! And we had a rousing conversation about Sam’s hair that I’ll share with you soon. (This is mostly true, except I might never share it with you because it was hilariously random.) But the real scoop came from head honcho Sera Gamble, who dished about a very fun upcoming episode where the boys travel to….

You’ll need to click onto EW.com’s page to view more. Click here (scroll down a bit, too)!

Heyo Everyone!

I’m very pleased to see so many of you take part in our contests! I hope that we’ll get a chance to meet our winners of our VanCon giveaway.

As you know, Nicole and I have big plans during VanCon weekend. We want to keep all of you in the loop as much as possible. We also have the wonderful Vanda who will be helping us with our coverage of the convention.

In the past, the thing that frustrated me most about fan conventions is the lack of coverage by any of the fansites. I understand the reason behind this is mainly because of attendees don’t wish their photos or videos to appear all over the net. Believe me, I’m a little wary of sharing my own. But because I love the series and the fandom so much, I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure all of you get to see lots of goodies!

Here is what you can expect, day by day, from us!

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Nicole is takiing the Locations Set Tour that day. When she gets back, she will have a writeup and some photos to share. Who knows? Maybe she’ll get lucky! *wink wink*

Friday, August 26, 2011

No official schedule has been posted yet but here is what we do know:

Guests Appearing:

This likely means we’ll have panels, photo ops, and autographs. We will try to live tweet during panels, and of course take lots of pics. That night is also the Karaoke Party with Richard Speight Jr, Chad Lindeberg, Alona Tal and Matt Cohen. Of course, we plan on being front and center during this crazy party and who knows, maybe we’ll get to sing with them too!

We will do our best to post some photos and some writeups that night.

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Once again, we don’t have a schedule to go by but here are the guests that are appearing:

There will be a THE GREAT CREATION DESSERT PARTY SUPERNATURAL CENTERPIECE CONTEST that will take place. There will also be a Costume Contest at some point during the weekend.

Again, we will take as many pics as we can and live-tweet during panels. We also hope to have a writeup at the end of the night.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Sunday is the big day! This is the day that Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki make an appearance.

Vanda and myself are also attending the Sunday morning breakfast with J2. So we’ll try to take pics as they come in and then we must set our cameras down. But we’ll try to remember what happens when we speak to them and have a writeup about it.

Other guests appearing:

Once again, we will do our best to live-tweet, take pics and we’ll try to have a writeup that night as well.

Throughout The Weekend

I will be attending a meet and greet with Richard Speight Jr, Alona Tal, Chad Lindeberg, and Colin Lawrence. I believe Vanda will be attending some Meet & Greets as well as private Q&As. During the Meet & Greets we are not permitted to take photos except a group photo at the end. But I’ll do my best with writeups about the meet and greets.

Dos & Don’ts During VanCon

Unfortunately, we are unable to take videos of the panels or anything else during the weekend. Naturally, fans have often ignored this rule and we manage to get some goods on video. We will see how things go and if we are able to provide video, we will be more than happy to do so.

Photo taking is encouraged and with Vanda in the first row and myself in the third, we should have some great HQ images.

Salted & Burned Meet and Greet

We are planning a meet and greet the Thursday night before the convention. It will likely be at a local bar close to the hotel, meaning those who attend must be 19 years old to attend and have a valid photo id. As we get closer to the date, I will confirm meet up place. This will give you, the fans, a chance to get to know Nicole and myself and also for us to let loose and have a bit of fun before the crazyness of the weekend begins.

Questions For Panels

We are all going to attempt to ask questions during panels and we want YOU to get involved. Please use the comments area of this post to give us your questions for the stars attending the convention.

Please note From Creation Entertainment’s Website: The vast majority of our guest celebrities take questions from the audience during their on-stage time. Therefore it is incumbent upon those that ask questions to make them ones that allow our mutual shared time with the celebrities to be enjoyable, interesting and entertaining for all (including the guest). Asking for hugs, telling stars we love them (we all do, that’s why we’re here), giving gifts, getting into long personal stories, or worse, is not acceptable for this format and, in fact, is quite self-centered when you are in essence “representing” all of fandom to a celebrity. Join us in trying to make this convention the best entertainment for everyone!

With the above taken into consideration, please base your questions on those rules. Vanda, Nicole and myself will pick the best questions and will attempt to ask them during panels.

Remember to specify who your question is for!

I think this should cover it. When the schedule is posted for the weekend, we will update this post with more specifics. Also tune into the following Twitter accounts to keep updated: @Nicole, @Vanda and @Natalie.

Thanks for joining us on this crazy adventure!