Anyone else here? The lines/wristband procedure is the same as it was for NYCC last year. Lines are packed for Mindy Kaling/BJ Novak and John Green.
I attended for the first time. I didn't know what to expect and the first 30 minutes or so were very confusing. I couldn't seem to find a printed schedule or guide until I finally found where they were giving them out. It wasn't instantly apparent how the panels would work. Mindy Kaling/BJ Novak were starting when I got to that "line-up" room. I didn't know anything yet about the wristband procedure.
Eventually, I figured it out and was able to obtain wristbands for Nick Offerman/John Hodgman and Aziz Ansari. There was no line for them. You just had to figure out where they were standing in a cavernous room.
From that point onward, I really enjoyed myself. Felicia Day had a wonderful panel in a smaller room. I got in line with my wristband for Offerman about 50 minutes ahead of time. I liked the wristband procedure. No one is in line who can't get into the room. It's just a matter of where you will sit. They emptied the room and I went around and got into the Aziz line right away.
Both these panels were fantastic.