MED – ANIMATION VS. CGI.  Do we miss animation?  Can we tell the difference?
Sat 5p-6p, Cloister.  Marc Scott Zicree (moderator), Rachel Butts, Wayne Myers

MED – BARRY BARD MEMORIAL - AT THE MOVIES.  A sneak peak at trailers for brand-new movies.  Plus, you'll get a chance to win FREE movie promotional material such as t-shirts, baseball caps, special posters and whatever else the studios have sent us.
Thurs, 7p-9p, Palm F.  Len Berger, Craig Dyer, Richard Bolinski {for pre-registered members only}
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Sun 10a-noon, Palm F.  Len Berger, Craig Dyer, Richard Bolinski {in case you missed it Thursday}

MED - DOCTORWHO AND BRITISH SF.  Doctor Who, the world's longest running science fiction show has now finished the second year of its relaunch. A relaunch that has catapulted this science fiction show to the top of the BBC crop.  Come see a "Brief History of Doctor Who" and a discussion of my favourite TV show of all time. Is it yours? Or are you just curious?
Sat 5p-6p, Delores Room.  John Wheeler

MED  - DVD OR OBSCURITY?  Which TV shows should be allowed to R.I.P. rather than be resurrected into a DVD?  Which ones need to brought back into the daylight?  How about ‘Woops!’ ?  Or “The Charmings?”  What’s been successful and what’s due to be released?
Sat 3p-4p, Xavier.  Lee Whiteside (moderator), Emily Devenport, Ernest Hogan, Don Markstein

MED – EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW, I LEARNED FROM BUFFY.  What does Buffy still have to teach us?  Has it all been said?  Does her spirit live on, or are we starting to forget?
Sat noon-1p, Delores Room.  Tisha McGovern (moderator), John Vornholt

MED – EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW, I LEARNED FROM SERENITY.  A discussion of how Serenity or Firefly changed your life.  What can we learn from Mal or River or Kaylee or even Jayne?  What can we do to keep the dream alive?
Sat 10a-11a, Colonnade Room.  Jerome Lamberth (moderator), Rebekah Lamberth, Tisha McGovern, David Lee Summers

MED – EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW, I LEARNED FROM STAR TREK.  Are the lessons and morals still applicable today?  Did we lose our faith with Enterprise?  Will the legacy still be there for our children?
Sat 10p-11p, Colonnade Room.  John Vornholt (moderator), Joe Gold, Janeen O’Kerry, Lee Whipple

MED – GOOD IDEAS GONE HORRIBLY WRONG.  Why does Hollywood take a perfectly good idea like Predators vs. Aliens and turn it into a crapfest?  We've all seen movies and TV shows that had a great premise but very flawed execution. Come join this panel and discuss which good ideas went horribly wrong!
Sun 2p-3p, Abbey.  Janeen O’Kerry (moderator), Ray Poulsen

MED – HUMAN ALIENS? Do you prefer the multitude of aliens in Babylon 5 or the dearth of them in Serenity?  Of course we create our aliens with human qualities and bipedalism; but are we setting ourselves up for disappointment and true horror when we finally encounter the reality?  Is Hollywood defining our collective perceptions?
Sun 11a-noon, Cavetto Room.  Jacqueline Lichtenberg (moderator) Michael Wentz, Elaine Zicree, Marc Scott Zicree

MED – JAPANESE INFLUENCE ON SWORDPLAY.  Why do the Samurai have a Monopoly on fiction's Swordplay?  Star Wars, Conan the Barbarian, Dragonheart, even the recent "The Musketeer" all show vaguely or definitely European swords used in Japanese style. Why is that?
Mon 10a-11a, Abbey.  Peter Morwood (moderator), Jack Mangan, Lee Whipple

MED – MEET MARC SCOTT ZICREE.  Marc Zicree talks about his colorful creative journey, from starting work on THE TWILIGHT ZONE COMPANION at age 22 to writing and producing such genre hits as FRIDAY THE 13TH - THE SERIES, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, FOREVER KNIGHT, BABYLON 5, DEEP SPACE NINE, STAR TREK - THE NEXT GENERATION and SLIDERS -- all the way to his 21st Century efforts penning the bestselling MAGIC TIME series of books and writing and directing the new STAR TREK episode starring George Takei.
Sun 1p-230p, Palm F

MED – PIRATES IN SPACE.  No, it’s not the title of a ‘50’s paperback.  Is the concept of Serenity viable?  Can entrepreneurs make a living in space like Mal and his crew?  Is it a more realistic view of human society in space than Star Trek? 
Sun 1p-2p, Delores Room.  Michael D’Ambrosio (moderator), Tisha McGovern, Bill Nicholls, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Randall Whitlock

MED – SCI FI JEOPARDY.
Sun 8p-11p, Colonnade Room.  United Federation of Phoenix

MED – StTAR TREK: THE CONTINUING ADVENTURE IN MOVIES:  More details are coming out about reviving the universe of Star Trek through a major TOS prequel motion picture directed by JJ Abrams (MI-3, "Lost").  In this panel your Treksperts discuss these exciting developments as we look back, and forward, at Star Trek as a motion picture phenomenon.
Fri 4p-5p, Palm F.  Dave Williams (moderator), Lee Whiteside, Marc Scott Zicree

MED – STAR TREK: THE NEW VOYAGES.  Did you know there’s a new Star Trek online show? And our Guest of Honor writes episodes.  He’s going to show us some clips and talk about what it’s like to work with George Takei.
Mon 10a-11a, Cavetto Room.  Mark Scott Zicree

MED - STAR TREK: THE TELEVISION PHENOMENON: DEAD OR JUST RESTING?  The "modern era" of Star Trek television began with "The Next Generation" in 1987, and continued through 18 consecutive years with 25 TV seasons of new episodes (624 hours, to be exact).  Will there be any more?  Should there be?  Your Treksperts discuss the pros and cons of returning Trek to the small screen. 
Thurs 9p-10p, Xavier {for pre-registered members only}.  Dave Williams (moderator),Diane Duane, Peter Morwood, Marc Scott Zicree
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Sat 1p-2p, Cloister {in case you missed it on Thursday}.  Dave Williams (moderator), Deb Nickelson, John Vornholt, Lee Whiteside

MED – TUBE TALK w/Lee Whiteside.  What's new in science fiction & fantasy TV.  Are any of the new shows worth catching?  What's up with Battlestar Galactica and Doctor Who on SciFi?  These questions and more will be answered.
Mon 10a-1130a, Delores Room.  Lee Whiteside

MED  - WHEN GOOD SHOWS GO BAD. Why is it that the media big wigs can't keep their hands off? You get a good sci-fi show in a good time slot and then the network seems to do everything it can to kill it! Why do they change the time slot? The writers? The producer? When they have something that works, why can't they leave it alone?
Mon noon-1p, Delores Room.  Michael Wentz (moderator), Lee Whiteside, Elaine Zicree, Marc Scott Zicree

MED - WHY SO MUCH SCI-FI/FANTASY/HORROR SUCKS.  Examine and discuss the filmmakers and TV producers proclivity for thinking we (their audience) prefer special effects over good plots, sophisticated dialogue, quality writing and good direction.  Are we, the audience, actually defining the quality of films and TV thru consumerism?  What can we do about it?
Sat 2p-3p, Cavetto Room.  Michael D’Ambrosio (moderator), Peter Morwood, Michael Wentz