You're welcome. I can only talk about a fraction of what went on, since we really tried to make an effort to get out of the hotel when we could, so I think we only attended about half of the panels and none of the special stuff that cost an arm and a leg. And don't count yourself out as never going to a con. I spent less than a thousand dollars on the whole weekend including tickets, airfare, photo ops, room and eats. Of course, part of that was having a roommate with a great travel agent who got us a discounted rate. I talked to one other con goer out in the hallway who said she had set up a savings account especially for this convention. She went gold, though, and I only went General Admission, but unless you're really into autographs, I don't think Gold is worth the money. For me, though, the draw wasn't so much the show or the boys but meeting up with online friends. I feel like, if you don't make the effort to bring those online friends into real life, then they just kinda go away. It really was more about all the time we spent laughing and talking and fearing for our lives in LA traffic. Meeting the guys was definitely not a detriment to the experience, however.