San Diego Comic Con is in full swing, and you can catch the best interviews, most interesting panels, and coolest cosplays from the comfort of your own home. Well hundreds of thousands of fans will descend on the sci-fi Mecca this weekend, companies like IGN, Syfy, and the Nerd Machine will bring the experience to your laptop.

Check out viewing options and Friday's best bets below:

Nerd HQ

An offshoot of Zachary Levi's (Chuck) Nerd Machine, Nerd HQ panels are open to everyone regardless of whether or not they have a SDCC badge. What's more, fans can stream all the panels on Facebook.

  • 12 p.m. PT: A Conversation with the cast of Drunk History
  • 1 p.m. PT: A Conversation with Nathan Fillion
  • 2 p.m. PT: A Conversation with the cast of Con Man
  • 4p.m. PT: A Conversation with the cast of Teen Wolf
  • 6 p.m. PT: A Conversation with the cast of Orphan Black

IGN

The gaming juggernaut will go live Thursday through Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. PT. Today, the site will feature interviews with the casts of Vikings, iZombie, America Gods, Preacher and more (see full schedule here).

You can stream IGN's coverage across a range of devices, including everything from your desktop to Apple TV. Get the full list here.

Syfy

A bastion of genre television, 2016 will see the network bring live coverage of SDCC for the first time ever. Airing from 8 to 9 p.m. ET, Friday's installment will feature appearances from the following:

  • Derek Waters (Drunk History)
  • Jaimie Alexander (Blindspot)
  • Norman Reedus & Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead)
  • The cast of Mr. Robot (Rami Malek, Christian Slater, Carly Chaikin, Portia Doubleday, Grace Gummer)
  • Will Forte (Last Man on Earth)
  • Yvette Nicole Brown (The Odd Couple)

Comic-Con HQ

The newly launched platform will bring subscribers SDCC content year round. HQ will launch at this year's con and will also feature new series' like Rob Benedict (Supernatural) and Richard Speight's (Supernatural) Kings of Con.

Click here for more info.

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