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DragonCon 2017: Better Strap In

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Dear God, is it that time again? Yes. Yes it is. DragonCon waits in the shadows to pounce you and relieve you of your lunch money once more. Here’s where we’ll be this weekend.

TL/DR NOTE: The Fun Fest is Sunday, September 3rd starting at 8:30pm in Regency V in the Hyatt.

Follow our Needcoffee feed for last minute updates. Where available, everyone’s first mention has their Twitter ID linked up–so feel free to follow folks for their latest weirdness. (Except in cases where they’ve been added to an earlier panel than I first had them–so they’re Twitter-linked on here somewhere. I’m old and lazy.) As always, this list is subject to change without notice or reason or rhyme.

As always, inevitably, there will be formatting and other stupid errors on this schedule. If you find something wrong, just ping me and we’ll get it fixed. DON’T PANIC. Trust me, I’ll tell you when to panic.

Friday, September 1st

Make the Bad Men Stop Part 1: The Beginning
When: Fri 1:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Valdosta – Sheraton
Description: Part One of a group therapy session where we all discuss how our cinematic and television-based dreams are going to be destroyed.
Who: Damn near everybody.

Cut the Cable
When: Fri 1:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Embassy A-B – Hyatt
Description: The future of entertainment. You’re soaking in it.
Who: Jon.

Research: You Gotta Do It
When: Fri 1:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: M106-107 – Marriott
Description: You need to find out things. Luckily for you, there are ways to do that.
Who: Rox.

Red Dwarf
When: Fri 2:30 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Galleria 5 – Hilton
Description: The show refuses to die. Thus we refuse to stop talking about it.
Who: Rob.

SOLVE THIS: LIVE!
When: Fri 7:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Regency V – Hyatt
Description: The improvisational panel game that has solved problems for millions worldwide will now solve problems for you live and on stage for the sixth year running!
Who: Jon Boutelle, Joe, Damian, Rox of Spazhouse & Widge.

Online Safety for Fandom Families
When: Fri 8:30pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: M106-107 – Marriott
Description: PG-13 panel. How do you parent your kids when playing outside basically means they’re running around in the Matrix?
Who: Jon.

Teamwork on Supernatural
When: Fri 8:30 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Chastain 1-2 – Westin
Description: The 12th season of Supernatural gets discussed. Who: Damian.

Adult Themes in Victorian Classics
When: Fri 10:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Augusta – Sheraton
Description: Fairy tales. They used to be a lot darker. And yet children these days are more disturbed. Go figure.
Who: Rox.

Gay/Trans Themes in Doctor Who
When: Fri 10:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Galleria 5 – Hilton
Description: Davies, Moffat, their take on bringing the themes to the show and what you all think about it.
Who: ScottC.

Saturday, September 2nd

Classic Sci-Fi Roll-a-Panel
When: Sat 10:00 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: M103-105 – Marriott
Description: Covering the years 1982 & 1992 and everything that entails…in a single hour. God help us.
Who: Widge.

Legends of Tomorrow: Heroes Through Time
When: Sat 11:30 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Centennial II/III – Hyatt
Description: Join three cast members from the show and, you know, have a chat.
Who: Rob.

Sgt. Pepper Turns 50!
When: Sat 11:30am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Galleria 5 – Hilton
Description: The best album of all time turns 50. So we need to talk about this.
Who: Tuffley & Widge.

Inhumans, CleverMen & Others
When: Sat 1:00pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Valdosta – Sheraton
Description: Super-powered human shows. They’re everywhere. Fan discussion of the whole shebang.
Who: Jon.

John Cusack Q&A
When: Sat 2:30 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Centennial II/III – Hyatt
Description: Maybe we’ll finally found why we haven’t gotten the Grosse Pointe Blank TV series the world so desperately needs.
Who: Rob moderates.

The Cast of Lucifer Q&A
When: Sat 2:30pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Marietta – Hyatt
Description: Cast members from everyone’s favorite evil-powered police procedural.
Who: Damian.

Midnight, Texas Fan Panel
When: Sat 5:30 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Chastain 1-2 – Westin
Description: Moderated fan discussion of the show
Who: Damian.

Mr. Robot & Scorpion: Ethical Hacking?
When: Sat 5:30 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Valdosta – Sheraton
Description: Somebody always has to bring up ethics and ruin the party, right?.
Who: Rox.

Legends of Tomorrow: Pieces of Destiny
When: Sat 7:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: A708 – Marriott
Description: Discussion of the latest season
Who: Rob.

Lost Worlds: The Science Fiction of Arthur Conan Doyle
When: Sat 7:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Embassy A-B – Hyatt
Description: He’s the guy who created Benedict Cumberbatch, right?
Who: Rox of Spazhouse.

Parenting in Fandom
When: Sat 8:30 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: M106-107 – Marriott
Description: A group discussion of how to raise kids in our technologically enhanced yet ultimately doomed society.
Who: Jon.

Women in Doctor Who
When: Sat 10:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: M106-107 – Marriott
Description: The influence of women on the show.
Who: Kim.

Sunday, September 3rd

Deviance & Depravity of Victorian England
When: Sun 1:00 am (Length: 1 Hour) <--Not a typo Location: Athens – Sheraton
Description: What shenanigans were going on behind the straight-laced and proper exterior of the era?
Who: Rox.

Person of Interest
When: Sun 10:00 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Valdosta – Sheraton
Description: Fan discussion on the last season.
Who: Rob.

iZombie Fan Panel
When: Sun 11:30 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Chastain 1-2 – Westin
Description: Fan discussion of Season 3.
Who: Damian.

Lost: The Wake
When: Sun 11:30 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Valdosta – Sheraton
Description: Fan discussion of this show that’s…been gone a while now…
Who: Jon & Rox.

Classic Series Doctor Who
When: Sun 1:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Galleria 5 – Hilton
Description: Fan discussion of the original iteration of the show.
Who: Rox.

Preacher Fan Panel
When: Sun 1:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Peachtree 1-2 – Westin
Description: Fan discussion of Season 2.
Who: Damian.

Legends of Tomorrow: Battling the Legion of Doom
When: Sun 1:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Atrium Ballroom – Marriott
Description: Cast members discuss the show’s bad guys.
Who: Rob.

Flash Fan Panel
When: Sun 4:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Centennial II/III – Hyatt
Description: Fan discussion of the show.
Who: Rob.

Warehouse 13: We Still Miss It
When: Sun 4:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Valdosta – Sheraton
Description: For those of you who simply can’t let go…
Who: Rox.

Spiritualism & the Occult in Victorian Times
When: Sun 7:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Athens – Sheraton
Description: It was a time for believing in some weird stuff. Let’s compare notes.
Who: Rox.

Teen Wolf Fan Meetup
When: Sun 7:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Chastain 1-2 – Westin
Description: Discussion of the show plus world’s scariest TV mom will be there.
Who: Damian.

American Gods Fan Panel
When: Sun 8:30 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Chastain 1-2 – Westin
Description: Discussion of the latest Neil Gaiman adaptation
Who: Damian.

Need Coffee Dot Com Fun Fest
When: Sat 8:30pm (Length: 3 Hours or so…maybe…kinda)
Location: Regency V – Hyatt
Description: Games! Prizes! Candy! Mayhem! Crossdressing! Nerd trivia! Opera! Music! A stampede of boars on PCP! Everything!
Who: Everybody.

Magicians Fan Panel
When: Sun 10:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Chastain 1-2 – Westin
Description: Fan discussion of Season 2
Who: Damian.

Monday, September 4th

The Prisoner 50th Anniversary
When: Mon 10:00 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Galleria 5 – Hilton
Description: Fan discussion of the show
Who: Rob.

Top Gear vs. Grand Tour
When: Mon 11:30am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Galleria 5 – Hilton
Description: Two major British car shows? Embarrassment of riches or just embarrassment?
Who: Tuffley

Influence of The Walking Dead
When: Mon 11:30 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Chastain F-H – Westin
Description: Zombies don’t die they just…get renewed for another season.
Who: Widge.

Ask the Experts: Doctor Who
When: Mon 1:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Galleria 5 – Hilton
Description: You’ve got questions. They’ve got answers.
Who: Rob.

Make the Bad Men Stop II: Return to Crystal Lake
When: Mon 2:30 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Valdosta – Sheraton
Description: Oh, so you’re a glutton for punishment, eh? Oh, well, we’ve got some news for you then…
Who: “Yeah? Who’s ‘we’?” “I don’t know. Whoever’s left.”

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