Joss Whedon

wed 14:30 ACC 207-A 11 BUFFY THE MASTERS THESIS Nancy Holder(M), Jacqueline Lichtenberg, James P. Hogan, Lorien Gray general rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 Lately colleges and other academic venues have been seeing a proliferation of theses and monographs that examine popular TV shows and discuss how they fit in with certain philosophies. There are several courses which use popular entertainment as examples in philosophy class, political science class, sociology class, etc. Why has television suddenly become acceptable to the academic crowd? And is this a good thing? What sorts of findings are they having?

wed 16:00 ACC 209-A 45 WHY DOESN’T SF SEEM TO LAST ON TV? Bill Warren, Tim Minear, Nicki Lynch(M), Kevin Andrew Murphy, Len Wein media rev. Mon Aug 14 11:49:06 2006 Fantasy shows like Medium and Ghost Whisperer are big hits. Why didn’t Surface, Threshold, or Invasion do as well? Is there a mainstream audience for television science fiction?

wed 16:00 ACC 210-A 47 YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN CAREER Robert J. Sawyer(M), Nancy Holder, John Scalzi, Robin Wayne Bailey, Buzz Dixon writpub rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 How to manage your life as a writer.

wed 21:30 HILTON SNSM 105 BUFFY SING ALONG nocat rev. Sat Aug 12 23:49:35 2006

thu 10:00 ACC 209-A 123 CROSSING GENRES John Maddox Roberts, Nancy Holder, Keith R.A. DeCandido(M), Alma Alexander lit rev. Wed Aug 9 08:40:24 2006 Some writers work in more than one genre. SF. Horror. Mystery. Romance. Westerns. Whatever. Does working in one area influence the way you write in another? Also, some books are in more than one genre. Does that ever work?

thu 11:30 ACC 202-AB 161 FORENSIC SCIENCE FICTION Sam Scheiner, John R. Douglas, James Hay, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Cordelia Willis(M) general rev. Wed Aug 9 08:40:24 2006 Television is filled with shows about science: the science of criminal forensics. How realistic are those shows and how much of what they portray is science fiction?

thu 13:00 HILTON LIDC 225 READING: NANCY HOLDER Nancy Holder readings rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006

thu 14:30 ACC 205-B 243 FANDOM AFTER THE SHOW Lee Martindale, Robert Vogel(M), Lorien Gray, Larry Nemecek media rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 It was Fandom that kept Star Trek alive for years after its cancellation and was the tool that eventually brought it back. Which recently cancelled show has the kind of Fandom that will keep the show alive even though it’s not on the air? Which will be the next Trek? Buffy? Xena? Firefly? Or ???.

thu 14:30 ACC 207-B 247 NOVELIZATIONS & TIE-INS Nancy Holder(M), Rebecca Moesta, Scott Alan Woodard, Marv Wolfman, Barbara Hambly media rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 Writers of TV and Film adaptations and spin-offs discuss the process of going from screen to the printed page and the challenges of bringing their creativity to these works, the secrets for making them good, and more.

thu 16:00 ACC 208-AB 293 YOU KILLED MY WASH, PREPARE TO DIE! Lee Martindale(M), Ed Green, John O’Halloran, Mary Kay Kare media rev. Wed Aug 9 08:40:24 2006 Should Joss Whedon have done it? Was killing Wash the right move or the wrong one?

thu 17:00 HILTON LIDB 329 READING: KEITH R.A. DECANDIDO Keith R.A. DeCandido readings rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006

thu 17:30 ACC 210-A 345 PARANORMAL ROMANCES Nancy Holder, Paula Guran, Sharon Shinn, Darlene Marshall(M), Barbara Hambly writpub rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 It used to be easy. This book was in that genre; this book was in this other genre. Now the lines aren’t so clear. There seems to be a boom in romance novels and stories involving the paranormal, fantasy, and SF. Why is this area booming? Are romance readers looking for more? Or are the SF fans looking for romance? Or are the readers coming equally from all camps? And what does it take to make one of these work? Hear all about it from some of the people writing them.

fri 10:00 ACC 202-AB 377 HOW STAR TREK AFFECTED OUR LIVES Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Jane Espenson, Carol Paolucci trek rev. Thu Aug 10 09:22:31 2006 Fans of Star Trek talk about how watching the show changed them, changed the course of their lives. What did Star Trek do for you?

fri 10:00 ACC 210-D 388 GETTING STARTED WRITING SF — PART II Keith R.A. DeCandido(M), Kathleen Ann Goonan, Tim Powers, Ashley Grayson, Stephen Leigh writpub rev. Thu Aug 10 18:02:24 2006 Going from amateur to professional writer is a big step. How do you get started? In Part I, new writers gave you their advice. Today in Part II, editors and established writers give you theirs. Compare these expert’s answers with those of Thursday’s panel.

fri 11:30 ACC 201-B 428 DANTE’S COVE PREVIEW: LUNCH AT THE COVE Gillian Horvath, Sam Irvin, John Fleming, Tracy Scoggins, Meredith Kadlec media rev. Fri Aug 11 14:54:54 2006 How has the landscape changed for queer content in SF/F TV? We’ve come a long way, from the encoded characters of Xena to the out characters of Buffy to the predominantly gay and lesbian characters of Dante’s Cove," here! Network’s sexy, supernatural original drama. The producers, director, and cast members of this groundbreaking original series will be sharing never-before-seen footage from the upcoming second season, and discussing the unique challenges and opportunities of making a "guilty pleasure" show with a queer twist. Stay after the Q&A for a mixer with panelists, fans, and snacks. Gillian Horvath, Meredith Kadlec, Sam Irvin, Patrick Moore and cast member Tracy Scoggins (Babylon 5). Additional cast TBD.

fri 11:30 ACC 202-AB 432 STARSHIP SMACKDOWN (PRESENTED BY GEEK MAGAZINE) Mark Altman, Daren Dochterman, Robert Meyer Burnett, Steve Melching, Chris Gossett, Kay Reindl, Jeff Bond media rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 The legendarily geekiest convention panel of all-time makes its first Worldcon appearance after another SRO appearance at last year’s San Diego Comic Con. Ever wonder if the Jupiter 2 could kick the Sulaco’s ass? Can the Serenity make mincemeat out of a Klingon D-7 battle cruiser? And will the Yamato ever be able to beat Captain Kirk’s Starship Enterprise? There’s only one way to find out. Be there or be squarer than you already are.

fri 11:30 ACC 210-D 444 WRITING CHARACTERS YOU DIDN’T CREATE Margaret Wander Bonanno, Melinda M. Snodgrass(M), Jane Espenson lit rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 It’s one thing to create characters, come up with who they are, what they’re like, and how they talk. It’s quite another to come into someone else’s world and have to tell stories with and about those characters. How do you keep them the same and still put some of yourself into them? Or should you even try?

fri 15:00 ACC ATGR1 544 AUTOGRAPHING: JANE ESPENSON Jane Espenson autog rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006

fri 16:00 ACC 210-D 573 ASSISTANT EDITORS: GLORIFIED GOPHERS OR FINDERS OF HIDDEN GEMS? Beth Meacham, Ginjer Buchanan(M), Keith R.A. DeCandido, James Frenkel writpub rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 Most of us have little idea of exactly what an editor at a publishing company does. And we have no idea what an assistant editor does. Some editors and assistant editors fill us in on their place in the process.

fri 17:30 ACC 210-A 621 THE BUSINESS OF WRITING Gay Haldeman(M), Rebecca Moesta, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Eleanor Wood, Kevin J. Anderson writpub rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 Inside you there’s a hundred stories, crying to get out. Characters who need to be brought to life. But you still need to eat and pay the rent. What do you have to know and do (besides how to write).

sat 11:00 ACC KAFF2 698 KAFFEKLATSCH: KEITH R.A. DECANDIDO Keith R.A. DeCandido kaffe rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006

sat 12:00 ACC ARENA - HUGO CEREMONY REHEARSAL Connie Willis, Elizabeth Bear, Tim Kirk, Jane Espenson, Bridget Bradshaw, Mike Glyer, Andrew I. Porter, James Gurney, Bob Eggleton events rev. Mon Aug 14 15:36:05 2006 Nominees and presenters should try to find 15-30 minutes between noon and 4:00 pm on Saturday, the day of the ceremony, to familiarize themselves with the stage, the paths they may need to walk, etc. It’s better to do this while the lights are on.

sat 13:00 ACC 202-AB 744 TV & THE FAN COMMUNITY Paul Cornell, Craig Engler, Gillian Horvath(M), Shaun Lyon, Jane Espenson media rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 Some showrunners are now reading fan boards & fanfic sites to gauge reaction to what they’re doing on their shows. Others avoid sites in order to keep "untainted". Writers and producers talk about the effect the fan community has on how a show develops. Do they ever have to deal with actors and their responses to the fans? What happens when you’re torn between two disparate but equally vocal groups of fans?

sat 14:30 ACC AR-1 810 RUNNING TV SHOWS Marti Noxon, Tim Minear, Gillian Horvath(M), Rockne S. O’Bannon media rev. Mon Aug 14 15:26:00 2006 Overseeing a TV series? How hard can it be? You just write the scripts and hand them to the director, right? People who have had the job tell us about the ins-and-outs of being in charge on genre TV series.

sat 16:00 ACC ATGR2 862 AUTOGRAPHING: KEITH R.A. DECANDIDO Keith R.A. DeCandido autog rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006

sat 17:30 ACC 204-ABC 891 CRAFTING THE WHEDON-VERSE Marti Noxon, Loni Peristere, Jane Espenson, Tim Minear media rev. Tue Aug 8 10:19:23 2006 Joss Whedon has created three television series that struck a cord with people. The characters, the situations, the dialog, the relationships, etc. Hear from people who were intimately involved with shaping and guiding those series through the seasons.

sat 18:00 HILTON SNSM 903 FILM PROGRAM: SERENITY nocat rev. Sat Aug 12 23:49:35 2006

sat 20:00 ACC ARENA 904 HUGO AWARDS CEREMONY David A. Kyle, Harlan Ellison, Connie Willis, Craig Miller events rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 The Oscars of the science fiction world. [Serenity is nominated]

sun 10:00 ACC 207-D 927 WHAT IS IT ABOUT BUFFY? Eric M. Van, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Lee Martindale(M), Jane Espenson media rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 There’s something about Buffy and the Buffyverse that drew people in. What was so special about this show? The Big Bad? The characters? The dialogue? What made it so special to so many people, where other shows haven’t connected?

sun 11:30 ACC 207-D 972 FIREFLY: GREAT SHOW, LOW RATINGS Fr. John Blaker(M), Keith R.A. DeCandido, John O’Halloran, Lorien Gray media rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 Firefly was a show that connected with some people yet left others cold. Why didn’t it find an audience. Could audiences just not see past the dirt roads and western trappings?

sun 14:30 ACC 201-C 1036 FANTASY ON TELEVISION MaryAnn Johanson(M), ElizaBeth Gilligan, Len Wein, Jane Espenson media rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 Spooks and ghosts and things that go bump in the night. Has there ever been so much fantasy on television? And such successful shows, too. Buffy and Angel were fantasy shows and while they had definite followings, they weren’t the hits that Medium and Ghost Whisperer are. Why are they so successful?