Whose Line Is It Anyway..?
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Greetings folks,
I'm the loon that runs not only the British Media Track , but also that crazy guy that puts on the Annual Whose Line Is It Anyway tournament. If you've never seen it, you've missed some pretty funny participants in the past, and I strongly recommend going to see at least the Final this year.
My reason to pimp myself like this? Not only were people asking if I were going to have it this year, but I have come to a difficult decsion with the tournament. I've decided that this year, is going to be the last year for the tournament how we currently know it.
Since 1999 I've been in charge of British Media, and had some form of Whose Line since then. Matter of fact, there used to be a whopping fifteen hours of programming that was Whose Line, and that's been cut by a third to ten.
Next year, it's going to be cut dramatically to around two hours worth of programming.
The reason behind this is, I've been doing this for seven years, come this year and as the host of almost every round ever done at Dragon*Con, I'm getting burned out. Though that's not the only reason. There is quite a bit more the British Media track could be doing, but ten hours worth of programming has been tied up with Whose Line.
Next year, it will be Open-Mic style, probably Saturday evening, and we'll have those interested do a game or two, and attempt to get the four best out of that to eliminate a 'Winner.' I realize that Whose Line is an all time favorite for some folks, and if I hear enough 'No Don't Get Rid Of It!' I'll entertain the idea of keeping it, or cutting it in half, having four rounds and a final.
EDIT: I will be hosting all the rounds this year, because I want to keep the rounds consistant. Years back, we used to switch hosts for the rounds, and it just didn't work. The energy wasn't there. I appricate the offers of help and the 'Can't someone else give you a break' but I'd rather have the same energy over all the rounds, then swap out folks.
Thanks for your time,
Mike Leneski
Director, British Media
dragon_con)Greetings folks,
I'm the loon that runs not only the British Media Track , but also that crazy guy that puts on the Annual Whose Line Is It Anyway tournament. If you've never seen it, you've missed some pretty funny participants in the past, and I strongly recommend going to see at least the Final this year.
My reason to pimp myself like this? Not only were people asking if I were going to have it this year, but I have come to a difficult decsion with the tournament. I've decided that this year, is going to be the last year for the tournament how we currently know it.
Since 1999 I've been in charge of British Media, and had some form of Whose Line since then. Matter of fact, there used to be a whopping fifteen hours of programming that was Whose Line, and that's been cut by a third to ten.
Next year, it's going to be cut dramatically to around two hours worth of programming.
The reason behind this is, I've been doing this for seven years, come this year and as the host of almost every round ever done at Dragon*Con, I'm getting burned out. Though that's not the only reason. There is quite a bit more the British Media track could be doing, but ten hours worth of programming has been tied up with Whose Line.
Next year, it will be Open-Mic style, probably Saturday evening, and we'll have those interested do a game or two, and attempt to get the four best out of that to eliminate a 'Winner.' I realize that Whose Line is an all time favorite for some folks, and if I hear enough 'No Don't Get Rid Of It!' I'll entertain the idea of keeping it, or cutting it in half, having four rounds and a final.
EDIT: I will be hosting all the rounds this year, because I want to keep the rounds consistant. Years back, we used to switch hosts for the rounds, and it just didn't work. The energy wasn't there. I appricate the offers of help and the 'Can't someone else give you a break' but I'd rather have the same energy over all the rounds, then swap out folks.
Thanks for your time,
Mike Leneski
Director, British Media
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Date: 2005-08-12 05:58 pm (UTC)So far as what happens next year, I am aware of the possible spike of attendance and will speak to my Senior Directors about a 'larger room'
The best way for us to get a 'larger room' is for you to be very nice and poliete and tell Dragon*Con you'd like to see us in a 'larger room'
The more fans we have (that are nice about it) the better chances we have. Also, it doesn't hurt to attend the panels, and have your friends swing by as well :)