lost in the excitement!

Comic-con, the largest orgy of comic book fans in the nation, attracted about a gazillion fans and reporters to San Diego last week, and all were treated to a bunch of things no one I know would call geeky.

From a special rough preview of Spiderman 3 (which includes Topher Grace and Dallas Bryce Howard) to panel discussions about some of the biggest pop culture juggernauts.

USA Today Pop Candy blogger Wendy Matheson actually blogged from the conference on her blackberry. Talk about getting the scoop! The pressure is so intense to be the first to break a story, and with crackberries, cell-phone cameras and the like, you have got to be on top of your game to win the crown.

Matheson's coverage of "The Lost Panel at Comic-con" is oddly exciting for rabid fans of the hit ABC show. Be sure to check out the whole article, and in the meantime, here are a few of my favorite tidbits ... (I'm all about 11:28 a.m. What if they all got the rage???)

10:57 a.m.: Did (co-creator, producer and head writer Damon) Lindelof just slip? He tells a fan it may be wrong to assume the castaways have “been there as long as they think they've been there.” The crowd gasps and applauds. Lindelof says no more.

11:28 a.m.: Lindelof says the show has no plans for how many seasons it will last. “Zombies (in) season seven!” a fan shouts.

11:33 a.m.: A 'Lost' video game is being developed right now, (executive producer and writer Carlton) Cuse says. He adds that Kate will “get with” someone on the island “very soon.”

11:37 a.m.: Lindelof says we will learn more about Libby “next season and beyond.”

11:47 a.m.: Lindelof says the third season will feature more adventure, more info about those who captured Jack, Kate and Sawyer and a “vastly different feeling” than the first two seasons. He adds that something will happen halfway through that “will effectively fry everybody's brains.” He jokes that it will also feature “naked Hurley and Jin.” The first ep is titled “A Tale of Two Cities.”

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After that, the blogstress covers a panel discussion on Snakes on a Plane. My favorite part of her article is her coverage of the Q&A session ...

How hard was it working with CGI snakes? "It was about as hard as working with nothing in Star Wars," (Samuel) Jackson deadpanned.

Do those poor snakes on the plane really deserve to die? "Yes, they do deserve to die, and I hope they burn in hell!" Jackson exclaimed.

How exactly did snakes get on the plane in the first place? Jackson's reply: "Spend your money, (four-syllable expletive), and come see it."I'm not just giving that up."