[identity profile] sneezythesquid.livejournal.com
As promised, here's the ASFC track's schedule, on our web page here.

NOTE: There is one panel that is not on that page:

B5: Gathering of the Babblers
A much requested Babylon 5 fan forum! Come listen as Bill McIntire, Shaun Rosado, and Maggie MacAlpine discuss funny hair, ancient aliens, psychics and more, wrapped up in a five mile long space station, all alone in the night; Sat 2:30pm; A703[M]
[identity profile] sneezythesquid.livejournal.com
Greetings all!

I am the new head minion for the American Sci-Fi Classics track, where clever geeks and awesome guests talk about sci-fi TV and movies from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s.We have a new track director this year, the illustrious Joe Crowe. If you've come to the ASFC track before, especially our "Stump the Geeks" panels, you know Joe.

I've been asked by Joe to put out a sneak peak at what you can expect from our new line-up this year:

8 Bits of Awesome
Bring your controllers as we take a loving look back at the golden age of video games. How Pac-Man fever infected everything from music to cartoons.

Manimal & Friends: Quickly Canceled Sci-Fi TV
Some of the most fun sci-fi TV came on two times, then nevermore. We’ll show the love for your favorite one-season wonders and ours (Manimal. Sweet Manimal.)

Agents of S.P.Y.F.I.
Join our double-oh status panelists as they take a look at all things Spy-Fi; movies and TV, serious and spoof -- and the 50th anniversary of a little film containing a guy named Bond, James Bond.

Zombie Night!
Join our zombie experts (do they have PhZs?) to watch an undead movie classic!

Here We Go Again: Sci-Fi Movie Remakes
Remakes, reboots, and re-imaginings. Which ones were good ideas, and which were regrettable regurgitations?

Ahead to the Past! Time Travel in TV and Movies
Talk about classic time travel TV and movies, from Time Tunnel to Voyagers to Back to the Future, as we look to the future, for that is where we will spend the rest of our lives.

And there will be more! We've got Farscape guests! Babylon 5 guests! Games! Contests! We also have a Facebook group, and will be putting out a call for people who want to volunteer to speak on fan panels once the full schedule is released into the wild.

And calling all arty types! We want logos for this track. It has to say "American Sci-Fi Classics" on it. We'd like one 80s-style, and one 70s-style. Send 'em to revolutionsfjoe@gmail.com. We'll sing of your greatness like dwarves!
[identity profile] stephenhsegal.livejournal.com
Ahoy all!

In past years, I've appeared at DragonCon in my role as senior editor of Weird Tales, the world's oldest fantasy/horror/sci-fi magazine. This year, I'm the editor and coauthor of a new book that I'm showcasing at the con: GEEK WISDOM: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture.

It's a sci-fi/fantasy-themed inspirational book, featuring 200 one-page philosophical musings based on the most beloved quotations from geeky films, books, tv shows, comics, etc. ("You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." "So say we all." "Snozzberries? Who ever heard of a snozzberry?" "I have been, and always shall be, your friend." "Wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey.") There are quotations and references from all our favorite things: Lord of the Rings, Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Buffy, Marvel and DC Comics, Star Wars, Star Trek, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dune, The Powerpuff Girls, ThinkGeek t-shirts...

I'm incredibly proud to have been able to compile this testament to 21st-century nerdity. Several brilliant coauthors helped me create it, including Hugo- and Nebula-nominated novelist N.K. Jemisin ("The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms,") steampunk novelist and blogger Genevieve Valentine ("Mechanique"), movie critic and political commentator Zaki Hasan (The Huffington Post), and indie comics writer and journalist Eric San Juan ("A Year of Hitchcock").

I'll be doing a reading from GEEK WISDOM (with door prizes!) on Sunday at 1pm, in the Hyatt's Edgewood room. Would love to see you all there!

[identity profile] 42badwolf.livejournal.com
Has anyone been able to find the American Sci Fi Classics Track on Facebook? I can't find it and I would like to know if there is a Tentative schedule up there for the I Dream Of Jeannie panels.

Thanks!
[identity profile] vampry.livejournal.com
Unfortunately, I've lost two of my panelists for my military sf panel on Sunday afternoon. I am looking for someone who is either active military or reserve preferably. The panel is focussing on the current state of the military and how it does or does not influence sf.

If there's anyone out there who can help, please contact me at vampry at att dot net.
[identity profile] alladinsane.livejournal.com
Updated Community List....LJ, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter, and other websites )

Needless to say this will be a work in progress all the way to just before the con so keep additions, changes, and deletions coming.

NOTE: Please only give currently active communities and sites. With all the live ones to keep up with, dont have the room for inactive ones whatever the reason may be. Also, please submit in lj comm/URL format as well. I wont be able to keep up the list if I have to go chase down the links or click link properties to get the info.

Thanks everyone.
[identity profile] alladinsane.livejournal.com
Per community demand, I have added the following tags for the individual tracks at D*C:


alt hist track - Alternate History Track
amer scifi classics - American Sci-Fi Classics
amer scifi media - American Sci-Fi Media
anime track - Anime/Manga
animation track - Animation
pern track - Anne McCaffrey's Pern
apoc rising track - Apocalypse Rising
art show - Artshow Forums & Workshops
brit scifi track- British Sci-Fi Media
comics track - Comics and Pop Art
costuming track - Costuming
dark fantasy track - Dark Fantasy
elect frontiers track - Electronic Frontiers Forum
filk track - Filk
gaming track - Game Programming
indie film track - Independent Film Track
main programming - Main Programming
mmorpg track - MMORPGs
podcasting track - Podcasting
readings track - Readings
robotics track - Robotics
science track - Science
sci/fi fant lit track - Sci-Fi & Fantasy Literature
silk road track - Silk Road: Asian Cinema & Culture
skeptics track - Skeptics Track
space track - Space
star gate track - Star Gate: Multiverse
trek trak - Star Trek: TrekTrak
star wars track - SW at DC
tolkien track - Tolkien's Middle Earth
whedon track - Whedonverse
wheel of time track - Wheel of Time
writer's track - Writer's Track
x files track - X Track
ya lit track - Young Adult Literature


Also have added:

autograph/photos tag since the original walk of fame tag may be unfamiliar to newer attendees.

writer's workshop tag for AC Crispin's Writing Workshop.

first timer tag for those attending the con for the first time

dawn contest for the Dawn Look-a-Like contest

fan table for those fan tables that sell no goods but provide info on their particular groups(goods being sole comes under vendors)

Thanks everyone.

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