Dragon*Con

STARTED JUL 25, 2008 · 18 POSTS

DonTHREAD STARTER7 posts in this thread

#1 · Jul 25, 2008

If you haven't already seen it, the Whedonverse scheulde is online. Right now the only thing that really interests me are the Firefly panels.

Friday

An Hour in the Buffy Verse
We spend an hour with a Buffy Fan Favorite as he answers our questions about his roles in Buffy, Angel, Smallville, Torchwood and more
Guests: James Marsters
Fri 01:00 pm; Hyatt Centennial II - III; 1 Hour

An Hour in the Firefly Verse
We spend quality Q & A time with three fan favorites from the Firefly television series and listen to their tales and experiences about traveling the ‘Verse and beyond .
Guests: Adam Baldwin, Morena Baccarin, Jewel Staite
Fri 02:30 pm; Marriott Atrium Ballroom; 1 Hour

Why We Watch
Welcome to the 2008 edition of the Whedon Universe Track! It's no secret that the works of Joss Whedon have touched the lives of many and even contribute to personal growth. Everyone has a story and we want you to share yours.
Guests: Panelist: Wayne Hutchinson, Panelist: Skitty, Panelist: Melissa Hutchinson
Fri 04:00 pm; Marriott L401 - L403; 1 Hour

Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog!
Join us as we watch Dr. Horrible, Captain Hammer, and the illustrious Penny sing their way through the day all for the cause of Good....err I mean EVIL! MUWAHAHAHAAA!!!
Fri 05:30 pm; Marriott L401 - L403; 1 Hour

Buffy Season 8: Where Do We Go From Here?
Join your fellow fans along with Buffy Season 8 Insiders from Dark Horse Comics as we look into destiny of Buffy and her mystical allies as they battle the forces of evil across the seven continents.
Guests: Georges Jeanty, Scott Allie
Fri 07:00 pm; Marriott L401 - L403; 1 Hour

The Buffy Horror Picture Show
Calling one and all "Once More With Feeling" fans. Here is your chance to see the famous Buffy Horror Picture Show that you've heard about! Be sure to get a seat for one of our three fun filled performances!
Fri 08:30 pm; Sheraton Grand Ballroom A-C; 1 Hour

The Buffy Horror Picture Show
Calling one and all "Once More With Feeling" fans. Here is your chance to see the famous Buffy Horror Picture Show that you've heard about! Be sure to get a seat for one of our three fun filled performances!
Fri 10:00 pm; Sheraton Grand Ballroom A-C; 1 Hour

The Buffy Horror Picture Show
Calling one and all "Once More With Feeling" fans. Here is your chance to see the famous Buffy Horror Picture Show that you've heard about! Be sure to get a seat for one of our three fun filled performances!
Guests:
Fri 11:30 pm; Sheraton Grand Ballroom A-C; 1 Hour

Saturday

Rogue's Scholar - The Alliance of Faith and Giles
We explore the dynamic evolution of a Buffy Season 8 alliance between two former Season 3 adversaries...Faith the Vampire Slayer and Giles the Watcher.
Guests: Georges Jeanty, Scott Allie
Sat 11:30 am; Marriott L401 - L403; 1 Hour

Under the Influence: Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Effect on Modern Television
We'll discuss the influence that Buffy has lent to shows such as Supernatural, Charmed, Smallville, The Dresden Files and many other television shows that we are just as addicted to today.
Panelist: Melissa Hutchinson, Panelist: Skitty
Sat 01:00 pm; Marriott L401 - L403; 1 Hour

That's No Moon...it's Joss' Astonishing X-Men!
Calling All Mutants!!! We bring you a lively discussion about Joss Whedon's highly acclaimed run on Astonishing X-Men and how his vision shaped the future of the series for the next stage of writers and artists.
Guests: Scott Allie
Sat 02:30 pm; Marriott L401 - L403; 1 Hour

The Hootenanny Game
Finally! All those hours spent watching your favorite Joss Whedon television shows can pay off. We pick 4 teams of fans and our host Ziggy has them re enact scenes from Buffy, Angel, and Firefly and compete for prizes.
Guests: Ziggy
Sat 04:00 pm; Marriott L401 - L403; 1 Hour

An Hour in the Firefly Verse
We spend quality Q & A time with three fan favorites from the Firefly television series and listen to their tales and experiences about traveling the ‘Verse and beyond .
Guests: Adam Baldwin, Morena Baccarin, Jewel Staite
Sat 05:30 pm; Centennial II - III; 1 Hour

The Verse
The first ever Whedon talk show returns for a second year! Audience members will write down topics for discussion and throw to a panel of four diverse but opinionated panelists in a round table discussion. Watch out for flying chairs!
Guests: Georges Jeanty, Scott Allie
Sat 07:00 pm; Marriott L401 - L403; 1 Hour

Cavemen vs. Astronauts
"It's Bollock's Angel. It's your brand of Bollocks. You always fail to see the big picture Spike" Come and witness a lively debate centered around what is perhaps what is the single most important question ever asked in the Whedon Universe.
Guests: Brian Evander
Sat 08:30 pm; Marriott L401 - L403; 1 Hour

Mighty Fine Shindig!
Join us for the best damn social event this side of the Verse! Don your best duds and kick up your boots Persephone style so we can show the rest of the con just how mighty we all are!
Guests: Serenity Richards
Sat 10:00 pm; Sheraton Grand Ballroom A-C; 1 Hour

Sunday

Family and it's Place in the Whedon Universe
We take an in depth look at the term "Family" and the many different ways that it is represented in the Whedon Universe. From Simon and River Tam to Joyce and Buffy Summers or even the vampire family of Angelus, Spike, Drusilla, and Darla.
Sun 11:30 am; Marriott L401 - L403; 1 Hour

Still Slayin' and Still Flyin'
A panel that explores how dedicated fans are keeping Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly fandom alive by creating and producing podcasts and audio dramas for the rest of us to enjoy.
Guests: Panelist: The Signal Crew, Panelist: Buffy Between the Lines Cast
Sun 01:00 pm; Marriott L401 - L403; 1 Hour

An Hour in the Firefly Verse
We spend quality Q & A time with three fan favorites from the Firefly television series and listen to their tales and experiences about traveling the ‘Verse and beyond .
Guests: Adam Baldwin, Morena Baccarin, Jewel Staite
Sun 02:30 pm; Marriott Atrium Ballroom; 1 Hour

Fray: Hot Women and Flying Cars
Take a look into the future of vampire slaying as we discuss the highly charged life of Slayer Melaka Fray and the dystopic world she is destined to protect.
Guests: Scott Allie, Georges Jeanty
Sun 04:00 pm; Marriott L401 - L403; 1 Hour

Oh My God! You killed Jenny!
A look at the top 10 most tragic deaths brought to you by Joss Whedon. We compiled your results from our internet poll and put them together for you in a touching countdown presentation that you are sure to never forget. Tears will fall and sparks will fly as we count them down together.
Sun 05:30 pm; Marriott L401 - L403; 1 Hour

Whedon Universe Art Contest
Fan artists from all over present their artistic vision to the fan community in the form of hand drawn, painted, sculpted and digital art inspired by the works of Joss Whedon. Come by and take a look and cast a vote for your favorite.
Sun 07:00 pm; Marriott L401 - L403; 1 Hour

Welcome to the Dollhouse! Join us as we spend quality time learning about Joss Whedon's new television series, Dollhouse. We'll get a first hand account about this new story of the Actives from the on screen FBI Agent that is determined to expose them to the rest of the world.
Guests: Tahmoh Penikett
Sun 08:30 pm; Marriott A601 - A602; 1 Hour

Are You a Vampire/Are You a Reaver? (Card Crack)
FAN FAVORITE!!! Come and play the Whedon Universe's version of the "Are you a Werewolf?" mob rule card game. Oh and we claim no responsibility if you become hooked!
Sun 10:00 pm; Marriott L401 - L403; 1 Hour

Monday

Whedon Universe Jeopardy! Back by popular demand! Come and watch 3 teams compete to determine who is the Big Bad of Whedon Universe Trivia.
Mon 11:30 am; Marriott L401 - L403; 1 Hour

Warrior Women
A discussion based on the running theme of powerful and capable heroines that Joss Whedon loves to make centric in his work.
Mon 01:00 pm; Marriott L401 - L403; 1 Hour

Not Fade Away
We end the weekend in one last Q & A session with our wonderful guests as they discuss the past, present and future of Whedon Universe Fandom.
Guests: Adam Baldwin, Morena Baccarin, James Marsters, Jewel Staite, Tahmoh Penikett
Mon 02:30 pm; Centennial II - III; 1 Hour

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Also, it has been announced that most of the main programming events (the Centennial II - III stuff) will be broadcast live on Dragon*Con TV. In the past they just did a couple of things.

Vampire Lady4 posts in this thread

#2 · Aug 8, 2008

Adam Baldwin cancelled again. I'm sad.

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Don7 posts in this thread

#3 · Aug 8, 2008

Well, when Jamie Bamber canceled they scheduled another BSG actor in his place. Maybe they'll do the same for Adam. I vote for Yvonne Strahovski.

Don7 posts in this thread

#4 · Aug 13, 2008

Erica Durance canceled. She would have been Lois Lane #4 that I've met.

Myth2 posts in this thread

#5 · Aug 13, 2008

I just read Matt's piece on the homepage about James Marsters and the private dinner at Dragon Con. It's a shame about Adam Baldwin not attending but I don't think it was because the DragonCon peeps concentrated on setting things up for Marsters. I am quite sure it was his agent. Marsters' fans have probably been requesting another meet and greet and the timing was good for this. I am also quite sure that the second the tickets go on sale that there will be a 'sell out' immediately and it will be the same fans that attend every one of his meet and greets. Honestly....they come from all the around the country and fly over from England. It's about seeing Marsters but also about being with each other for a good time. A very close knit fandom despite distance. Still, it blows my mind that so many will purchase flight tickets, pay lodging and then ticket costs for 3 hours just to see JM.

JM is bringing along one of the actors from TORCHWOOD who will attend the dinner as well. I'm beginning to wonder if JM will have more guest appearances on TORCHWOOD for the new season since they killed off 2 of the regular people last season.

Some days its not even worth chewing through the restraints.

Matt2 posts in this thread

#6 · Aug 13, 2008

Myth - My source on the Marsters/Baldwin situation works on staff alongside the guys choosing the guests and working with the guests to accommodate them. He is a highly accurate source....one of my only ones. So if he says there was a problem with who was being babied and who wasn't, I tend to believe him.

On a side note, don't you find it a tad ridiculous that these people are willing to pay $150 so that they can pretend that James Marsters cares about them....seriously? I'm not saying the guy is an asshole or anything, I'm just saying, if he cared he would either a) use the dinner money for charity or b) not charge at all. But it's all money at D*C. The guy makes money for being there, for photographs, for autographs, for how many panels he does in a single weekend....why not ADD to all that cash by getting 60 people to blow another wad of hard-earned money to watch him eat some BBQ and play a song or two? It's friggin' absurd.

Don7 posts in this thread

#7 · Aug 14, 2008

It may be absurd, but I guarantee that if I went to Marsters' table when the con started, they would be a line. And it would be 99% women who would pay $150 for Marsters just to spit on them. Marsters knows that, that's why he's doing this. He walks away with an extra $9,000 in his pocket for a couple hours work.

Myth2 posts in this thread

#8 · Aug 15, 2008

I guess the DC peeps will gofor the actor that will draw more fans and more money.

It does blow my mind about the money JM's fans pay to see him and they probably do go in debt. But as I said before, each meet and greet is like a family reunion to these gals.....and they have fun. As far as Marsters is concerned, he has to make the money when he can since he has sole responsibility for 2 kids. It will be interesting to see how DRAGONBALL does. I have no doubt that Marsters will play a good Piccolo but it won't help if the movie is a turkey.

Some days its not even worth chewing through the restraints.

Don7 posts in this thread

#9 · Aug 17, 2008

Look who's just been added to the guest list:

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Vampire Lady4 posts in this thread

#10 · Aug 17, 2008

Just a heads up, I'm gonna be in the 2nd showing of the Buffy Horror Picture Show as one of the minions. If you go to that one, I'll be the Reagan mask. 8-)

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Matt2 posts in this thread

#11 · Aug 17, 2008

My Blog entry about Nathan Fillion being added to the DC Guest List: CLICK HERE

Superspy1 post in this thread

#12 · Aug 18, 2008

DON WROTE:Look who's just been added to the guest list:

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Now that I'd pay $150 for. :?

fiatlux1 post in this thread

#13 · Aug 18, 2008

VAMPIRE LADY WROTE:Just a heads up, I'm gonna be in the 2nd showing of the Buffy Horror Picture Show as one of the minions. If you go to that one, I'll be the Reagan mask. 8-)

Cool!!! Does this mean that the D*C version went the way of the Volcon version with auditions and makeup and everything?

You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me!

Vampire Lady4 posts in this thread

#14 · Aug 19, 2008

Well, I'm fairly certain the 1st showing is auditioned. It is fully costumed and rehearsed the most. The 2nd showing may be, but for me they had a last minute cancellation and needed somebody. I'm D*C friends (as in I hang with them each year for a bit) with one of the girls who's close to the Whedontrack staff and she got ahold of me when they couldn't find anybody else, knowing that I usually help out when I can. Costumes are preferred/recommended for the 2nd showing but not really required. Not like the first one. And the 3rd showing (yes, they are all one right after the other, and all usually full) is very laid back. I don't even know if they have costumes at all.

They're also doing a Dr. Horrible before the 1st showing of the BHPS. I can't wait to see that one!

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Seven1 post in this thread

#15 · Aug 19, 2008

Alan Tudyk just added!

Don7 posts in this thread

#16 · Aug 21, 2008

The Pocket Program is online. Updates can be found at The Daily Dragon online.

Also, NBC has asked that all Heroes guests be removed from any panel discussions. They will still be there signing autographs, though.

Vampire Lady4 posts in this thread

#17 · Aug 24, 2008

That's weird. I know they don't want them to stay anything about the upcoming season, but that seems a little odd.

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Don7 posts in this thread

#18 · Aug 24, 2008

Maybe they don't want anyone asking Hayden Whatsherface about her dad smacking her mom around. :P

I can see the costume now, a cheerleader all beaten and bloody.

Hayden: "Wow, that's a great version of Claire after she jumped off of that watertower."

Fan in Costume: "No, this is Claire after she talked back to her dad."