UPDATE: Quantum Quest

We are workin to become the preeminate ComicCon blog. I expect that this will take about 5 years, but it is nice to have goals.

I am sitting in Ballroom 20 about to experience a panel about a 3D animated space movie which is making use of NASA imaging. I for one am pretty excited when science can make a direct connection to popular culture. I want the public to have the kind of respect and awe for NASA that existed during the space race. The movie is called Quantum Quest and along with the beautiful space imaging, the cast is stellar. The list of voice actors is too long for me to type and every name is recognizable.

I hope this lives up to my expectations.

UPDATE: I came, I saw, I'm stoked

Robert Picardo is one of my absolute favorites. Aside from being a good actor and a funny guy, he sits of the advisory board of the Planetary Society - an organization devoted to engaging the public and fueling support for exploring other worlds - basically exactly what I was talking about earlier in the post. Picardo had some excellent moments during the panel pointing out the main advantage of voice acting is not having to groom, and that he is glad to be a part of this project even though "after 7 years of playing a hologram on Star Trek [he] was loathe to play another photonic role".

Aparently they are pairing a lot of educational material with the film through the website. I hope that teachers take advantage of it. We are in a bit of an educational crisis when it comes to math and science, so if anything can do anything to pique interest in these feilds I'm all for it.

Also, Neil Armstrong is in this movie! Yes, that Neil Armstrong. This movie has the ultimate distinction of featuring the voice talents of the first man on the moon!

In other news, Chris Pine is hot! The video they showed of him voice acting (scruffy, unkempt, and acting like a fool) was particularly cute. He called in to the director's iPhone, which of course made not a little static when held up to a mic, and made some really hopeful comments about the unifying power of space and space exploration - I hope he's right.

I'm definitely going to stop now, because I'm sure none of this is very interesting. But I think this movie will be worth seeing for sure.