Conventions/Events
THE BOYS to take over Hall H on Friday at SDCC
SONY PICTURES TELEVISION TO MAKE SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON DEBUT WITH FAN FAVORITES THE BOYS, COBRA KAI AND TWISTED METAL

Sony Pictures Television Booth (#4745) To Showcase Exclusive Giveaways, Activations, Panels and Surprise Talent Appearances on the Convention Floor
The Boys Executive Producer Eric Kripke and Cast Descend upon Hall H on Friday, July 26
Limited Special-Edition Custom-Printed The Boys T-Shirts to be Given Away Exclusively at Sony Booth #4745 in Partnership with American Apparel®
For All Mankind Co-Creator & Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore Discusses His Career with Moderator Mary McDonnell in a Conversation on Thursday, July 25
Cobra Kai Stars Xolo Maridueña and Jacob Bertrand to Make Special Appearance at the Sony Booth #4745 to Record a Live In-Person Lone Lobos Podcast Episode on Thursday, July 25
New Animated Series Universal Basic Guys and Sausage Party: Foodtopia Will Be Previewed in Special Animation Panels
Special Scavenger Hunt with the Winner Taking Home a Sony Television
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) will make its San Diego Comic-Con debut featuring panels, activations, giveaways, signings and exclusive content, as well as its first-ever booth on the convention floor (Booth #4745) featuring fan-favorite series The Boys, Cobra Kai, Twisted Metal and For All Mankind. Additionally, two new animated shows from SPT, Universal Basic Guys and Sausage Party: Foodtopia will be previewed in special animation panels during the convention.
SONY PICTURES TELEVISION BOOTH (#4745): For the first time ever, SPT will be on the convention floor with an interactive space showcasing fan-favorite shows The Boys, Cobra Kai and Twisted Metal. Over the course of the convention, Sony will host exciting and engaging activations, contests, exclusive giveaways, panels and surprise talent appearances. The SPT booth will showcase the latest BRAVIA TVs and home audio equipment from Sony BRAVIA eElectronics.
Activities and events at the Sony booth include:
- GIVEAWAY: The Boys Limited Special-Edition Custom-Printed T-Shirts in Partnership with American Apparel® | Exclusive to San Diego Comic-Con attendees, special limited-edition custom-printed t-shirts featuring exclusive designs of The Boys will be given away at the SPT Booth (#4745) on the convention room floor.

In partnership with American Apparel®, the giveaway will feature four original designs screen printed on American Apparel®’s 2001 fine jersey, a classic tee in a variety of sizes. The activation aims to create a lasting experience for booth visitors, embodying the brand’s vision of ‘Crafting the Culture.’ By visiting the booth and following @americanapparel and @sptv on Instagram, fans can receive a custom t-shirt produced directly on-site and made to order. Supplies are limited on each day.
- GIVEAWAY: The Boys Special Limited-Edition San Diego Comic-Con
Poster | Exclusive to San Diego Comic-Con attendees, special limited-edition Season 4 The Boys posters will be given away at the Sony Booth (#4745) on the convention room floor. Supplies are limited on each day.
- APPEARANCE: Cobra Kai stars Xolo Maridueña and Jacob Bertrand will record a live in-person San Diego Comic-Con episode of their Lone Lobos podcast. Thursday, July 25, 1:00-2:00PM, Sony Booth (#4745)
- SIGNING & GIVEAWAY: Ronald D. Moore will be signing special limited-edition For All Mankind posters exclusive to San Diego Comic-Con attendees. Supplies are limited. Follow us on Instagram @SPTV for exact timing. Saturday, July 27, Sony Booth (#4745)
- ACTIVATION: Twisted Metal Photo Opps, Slot Machines and Trivia | Discover the post-apocalyptic world of Twisted Metal with 90’s Speedway Slots and trivia featuring fun San Diego Comic-Con exclusive prizes. The notorious Sweet Tooth may even stop by to say hello! Giveaways are limited on each day. Sony Booth (#4745)
- ACTIVATION: Sony Scavenger Hunt | Ready for a challenge? Scan the QR code in Booth 4745 to begin the Sony Pictures Television Scavenger Hunt. Once complete, find a nearby brand ambassador to check your captures for a chance to win a Sony BRAVIA TV and BRAVIA Theater soundbar. Sony Booth (#4745)
In addition to activations and San Diego Comic-Con exclusives at the Sony Booth (#4745), Sony Pictures Television series presenting panels at San Diego Comic-Con include:
PANEL: A Conversation With Ronald D. Moore | Join two-time Oscar® nominee Mary McDonnell (Battlestar Galactica, The Fall of the House of Usher) as she leads a conversation with the legendary Ronald D. Moore who will delve into his illustrious career, from his work on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Battlestar Galactica to his current projects Outlander, For All Mankind, and their respective upcoming spinoffs, Blood Of My Blood and Star City. Thursday, July 25, 3:15-4:15PM, Room 6DE
PANEL: FOX Animation Domination featuring “Universal Basic Guys” | FOX is bringing Krapopolis back to San Diego Comic-Con, and introducing Universal Basic Guys to San Diego Comic-Con fans with a special screening in advance of the series premiere this fall. Join co-creators and executive producers Adam Malamut and Craig Malamut (Game of Zones), as they present Universal Basic Guys. Universal Basic Guys centers on two brothers, Mark and Hank Hoagies, who lose their jobs to automation and are given $3,000 a month in a new basic income program. Now, they’re using their free time and free money to find purpose in a world where they’re no longer needed. Seats will be limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Thursday, July 25, 8:15-9:15PM, Room 6DE
PANEL: Prime Video’s The Boys | Join showrunner and executive producer Eric Kripke and the series’ stars for a post-season finale celebration. Hear from the cast and creator about the head-exploding, jaw-dropping fourth season, along with behind-the-scenes secrets, favorite moments, and thrilling surprises. Based on The New York Times best-selling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, The Boys is a fun and irreverent take on what happens when superheroes, who are as popular as celebrities, abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It’s the powerless against the super-powerful as The Boys embark on a heroic quest to expose the truth about The Seven. Friday, July 26, 10:00-11:00AM, Hall H
PANEL: Adapting Fan Favorites: A Conversation with Prime Video’s Adult Animation Creators featuring Sausage Party: Foodtopia | Join executive producers Robert Kirkman (Invincible), Vivienne Medrano (Hazbin Hotel), Travis Willingham (The Legend of Vox Machina), and Kyle Hunter (Sausage Party: Foodtopia) as they discuss adapting some of the most popular comic books, crowdfunded gems, films, and more into successful television series, give sneak peeks into upcoming seasons, and share exclusive news from each of their respective series. Friday, July 26, 1:00-2:00PM, Hilton Bayfront, Indigo Ballroom
PANEL: Video Games Go Hollywood: The Art Department, featuring Twisted Metal | From post-apocalyptic wastelands to haunted pizzerias, join Art Directors Guild/IATSE Local 800 members: Production Designer Howard Cummings & Concept Illustrator Thang Le (Fallout); Production Designer Mark Fisichella & Art Director Mark Terry (Five Nights at Freddy’s); Production Designer Victoria Paul & Art Director Raymond Pumilia (Twisted Metal); along with moderator and Set Designer Tim Croshaw (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Loki) for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the Art Departments responsible for the dreaming, drawing, and designing that goes into bringing these iconic video game environments into reality for film and TV. Saturday, July 27, 4:30-5:30PM, Room 29CD
Fans can follow along with Sony Pictures Television’s events, activations, appearances and panels at San Diego Comic-Con on social media @SPTV on Instagram and X.
Conventions/Events
See photos from Paramount+’s ‘Happy Face’ SXSW World Premiere
On Monday, March 10th, Paramount+ hosted the SXSW world premiere of the highly anticipated drama series HAPPY FACE at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas. Guests viewed a special advanced screening of the new series, which premieres with two episodes March 20 exclusively on Paramount+.

Attendees included series stars Annaleigh Ashford, Dennis Quaid, James Wolk, Tamera Tomakili, Jennifer Cacicio (Showrunner),Melissa G. Moore (Executive Producer), Robert King (Executive Producer), Michelle King (Executive Producer) and Liz Glotzer (Executive Producer).

Earlier in the day, cast and executive producers also visited Paramount+’s ‘The Lodge’ – the ultimate fan experience, offering an unforgettable and immersive journey that lets guests engage with hit content, iconic franchises and beloved characters – including the special HAPPY FACE activation.

Don’t miss the two-episode premiere of the thrilling new drama Happy Face, streaming March 20 exclusively on Paramount+, with new episodes every Thursday. Inspired by a true-life story, Happy Face follows Melissa Reed (Annaleigh Ashford), daughter of Keith Jesperson, also known as “the Happy Face Killer” (Dennis Quaid). After decades of no contact, Keith forces his way back into his daughter’s life, and Melissa must find out if an innocent man is going to be put to death for a crime her father committed. In the process, she faces a reckoning of her own identity.

Conventions/Events
ALIEN EARTH LANDS @ SXSW 2025
Maybe the most hyped show this summer is ALIEN EARTH and the Countdown City Geeks (Ted, Retro Ray, and David) got to be someone of the first people in the world to experience the SXSW Activation PoP up in downtown Austin and we learned a couple of new details plus got some really cool swag!

The name of the spacecraft that appears to bring the XENOMORPH(S) to Earth is the MAGINOT which in French means to imagine or contemplate plus is the last name of a French Minister of War. In English the name MAGINOT is pronounced MAH-G-NO and is spoken aloud at the ALIEN PoP up by the Actors on site.
Classic hatched ALIEN eggs along with unbroken and broken canisters of lime colored liquid where on full display.

Once you go through the experience with several actors deep in character asking if you have the proper credentials (badge you keep), have parasites, who is in your team, eventually being handed a pin style black light you also get to keep which is vital to your survival you are marched into a ship where your fate is determined by the quick actions of your teammates!

If you survive the experience you are met with a person that hands you more swag in the form of a nice two needle pin with mickey backings lol and a couple of PRODIGY CORP stickers which according to Xenopedia is an Earth-based corporation active around the year 2120! Plus Prodigy Corp recovered the wreckage of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation commercial vessel USCSS Maginot after it crashed on Earth with Xenomorph samples onboard.
Overall Countdown City Geeks and the fandom are very excited for the very talented Noah Hawley (Fargo, Legion) lead series premiering this summer and we would also like to thank our contacts at SXSW for setting up our special appointment, FX and HULU for the RAD Pop Up and cool swag!
Keep it locked in to Countdowncitygeeks.com and all of our social channels for more coverage of ALIEN EARTH and everything you want to know about at SXSW 2025!

Conventions/Events
Relive the sights and sounds from the first ever Space Con San Antonio
For one weekend in October, the city of San Antonio became the center of the nerd galaxy as some of the biggest stars from franchises like Star Wars, Star Trek, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, attended one of the biggest events of the year. Names like Hayden Christensen, Rosario Dawson, Giancarlo Esposito, Josh Brolin and many more met with thousands of fans and spoke with our team for some of the most memorable panels we have ever moderated. See our video highlights below.
We are anxiously waiting for the first announcement for Space Con 2025. Be sure to follow us on social media so you don’t miss any updates!



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