A. TELEVISION

A01

60s Television: Alive again, thanks to DVD releases!

A02

Alias Smith and Jones: General appreciation and discussion of this Western series.

A03

Amazing Race: Season 12.

A04

Amelia Peabody: Are there any successors to this series?

A05

America's Next Top Model: Fierce, fun and fabulous general discussion

A06

Angel the Series and Moonlight: Who does angst better? Angel or Mick?

A07

Animal Planet: General discussion

A08

Bad Casting Choices: Have they doomed shows with potential? (i.e., Hawaii with Michael Biehn)

A09

Battlestar Galactica: Season 4 to the Con, and Speculation on What Lies Ahead.

A10

Bionic Woman: Dissect this dead series – was it better than the original?

A11

Bones: General discussion

A12

Boston Legal: Alan & Denny. How did the Flamingos fair this season? Adult discussion.

A13

Boston Legal: Are TPTB Trying to Make the Show More Het? (slash)

A14

Boston Legal: The Life and Loves of Shirley Schmidt

A15

Bridezilla: General discussion

A16

British Cop Shows. From The Sweeney to Life on Mars, come and see what we love about our "lads".

A17

Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel the Series: Discussion of possible futures for the characters. Where are they now?

A18

Burn Notice: MacGyver with an edge?

A19

Canadian TV Shows: Are any Canadian shows  (Regensis, Cold Squad, etc.) gathering a fandom?

A20

Cancelled Too Soon?: New shows – are they given time to develop an audience?

A21

Chuck: Chuck/Sara/Morgan/Casey/Bryce: Just how many pairings are there? (slash)

A22

Chuck: General discussion of this NBC series.

A23

CSI Miami: Horatio's kid - big waste of time or not?

A24

CSI Vegas: Gen Discussion of the series and how the writers strike may of affected viewership.

A25

CSI Vegas: How did Sara's Leaving change the team dynamics? Will the character be missed?

A26

Dead Zone and The 4400: Bidding a fond farewell to two cancelled USA Network series

A27

Dirty Jobs: My fandom is dirty and I’m proud of it.

A28

Dirty Sexy Money: What's next for the two families?

A29

Doctor Who/Torchwood/SJA: "The Moral High Ground is Mine." Morality in the Whoniverse

A30

Doctor Who/Torchwood/SJA: Let's Hear it for the Girls! Strong women in the DW franchise

A31

Doctor Who: "New Who" General discussion

A32

Doctor Who: "Theories on the Time War" - What did happen between old and new Who to make the Doctor the last of his kind?

A33

Doctor Who: Classic Doctors, New Adventures. Big Finish, Time Crash, and the continuation of classic Doctor Who

A34

Doctor Who: Companionapalooza, from Astrid to Zoe. Discussion and squee about the Doctor’s companions.

A35

Doctor Who: General Discussion focused mainly on doctor #10

A36

Doctor Who: Hanky-panky in the Tardis -- yes, no, or that depends...?

A37

Doctor Who: Is anyone still interest in the earlier Doctors 1-7 (William Hartnell thru Sylvester McCoy)

A38

Eureka: General discussion of this SciFi channel series.

A39

Farscape: General Discussion

A40

Firefly/Serenity: General discussion

A41

Flash Gordon: General discussion

A42

Gargoyles (Disney animated cartoon): General Discussion

A43

General Hospital: Did the TMK storyline hurt or help the show?

A44

Ghost Hunters: TAPS and GHI, general discussion

A45

Gossip Girl: Love this show? Let's talk - we promise, we'll never tell!

A46

Grey’s Anatomy: General discussion.

A47

Heroes: 10 episodes wasn't much, but let's discuss 'em anyway!

A48

Heroes: Discussion of the 'good' heroes (Peter, Hiro) vs. the 'conflicted' ones (Nathan, Jessica).

A49

Heroes: Where did season 2 go wrong?

A50

Highlander and New Amsterdam: Comparing the immortal characters.

A51

Hogan's Heroes: After Lights Out - Slash at Stalag 13. (slash)

A52

House: General discussion

A53

Jane Austen: The feast has recently concluded on PBS. Let's talk about it

A54

Jericho: Did the second season pay off after the fans saved it from cancellation?>

A55

Jericho: Has it jumped the shark?

A56

Jericho: Is civilization coming back too quickly?

A57

Journeyman: General discussion of this time travel series

A58

Jumping the Shark: can a show jump back again?

A59

Jumping the Shark: Can only ONE character on a show jump the shark without taking the rest of the show with him?

A60

Just how many people in a core cast is TOO many?

A61

Killing Beloved Characters: Does it help maintain suspense or destroy the audience’s trust?

A62

Knight Rider: How did you like the transition from old to new?

A63

Knight Rider: What story threads and potential relationships could develop from the TV pilot movie?

A64

Kyle XY: General discussion

A65

Law & Order: General overview on all the series

A66

Law and Order(s): General discussion of the shows.

A67

Life: Come talk about this quirky new series

A68

Lost: Are the 'flash-forwards' more intriguing than the 'flashbacks'?

A69

Lost: Did the show lose its momentum due to the writer's strike?

A70

Lost: Have they lost their audience?

A71

Lost: How are the characters’ redemption arcs playing out?

A72

Lost: Season Roundup

A73

Lost: The island and time disturbance—what does it mean?

A74

Magnificent 7: Canon vs. Fanon... when should canon be ignored?

A75

Magnificent 7: Demonizing or Sanctifying--why do we go to extremes in character depiction

A76

Magnificent 7: Fan fiction – Stuck on the story you’re writing? Need some advice?

A77

Magnificent 7: Favorite Stories in M7 fandom-- come and share lists and sites

A78

Magnificent 7: General Discussion

A79

Magnificent 7: If the series continued, how would you have had the characters grow?

A80

Magnificent 7: Is Maude Standish the devil incarnate or just a bad mother

A81

Magnificent 7: M7 Rabbit Shack – pet store or plot bunnies looking for a home?

A82

Magnificent 7: Old fandom still going strong and what keeps people coming into it.

A83

Magnificent 7: Seven Characters-- Is there room for extra characters?

A84

Magnificent 7: Slash Discussion (slash)

A85

Magnificent 7: What is the attraction of seven dusty, often scruffy men on horseback (Do we envy the horses?)

A86

Magnificent 7: What would the Seven be doing on their 10th anniversary?

A87

Magnificent 7: Why are Aus so easy for this show and do we love them more? (slash)

A88

Man from UNCLE: The DVD's are out! Is there a new series or movie on the horizon? General discussion of the series, and speculation.

A89

Medium: The changing direction tells us the old retooling game is back. But was it necessary?

A90

Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: How did the Civil War play a part in Wild Wild West ‘60s TV show?

A91

Monk: General discussion of the comedy detective show.

A92

Moonlight: For romantics of the vampire persuasion. Is the romance moving too fast? Are the barriers to happily-ever-after too contrived?

A93

Moonlight: General discussion of the series

A94

Moonlight: Imitation Angel? Or does Mick have his own merits?

A95

Moonlight: Is Moonlight the next Beauty and the Beast and if so, how long will this one last?

A96

Muppets: A general celebration of Jim Henson's creatures, and networking of fans

A97

Mythbusters: How much longer can they go on?

A98

NCIS: General discussion

A99

NCIS: Shipping in NCIS - should we and with who?

A100

NCIS: What would you like to see happen to the characters?

A101

New Amsterdam, Moonlight, Forever Knight: What makes these supernatural detective dramas so appealing?

A102

New Amsterdam: General discussion of this Fox series about an immortal cop

A103

Ninja Warrior! Learn about the Japanese Extreme Obstacle show that makes American Gladiator look like a walk in the park.

A104

Nip/Tuck: Freaks & Geeks in Hollywood: Did the humor and camp of season five work for you?

A105

Nip/Tuck: General discussion of the series.

A106

Nip/Tuck: Has it ever gone too far for you? When? (adult)

A107

Nip/Tuck: The Sean & Christian Relationship over seasons 1-5: what's changed; what's stayed the same, and what were the slashiest moments? (slash)

A108

Numb3rs: General discussion

A109

Numb3rs: The brother dynamic.

A110

Paranormal State: General discussion

A111

Professionals, The: Keeping up with the times! Discuss this vibrant fandom and large amount of new Fan Fiction, art and songvids that have been posted on the net recently. (slash)

A112

Project Runway: General discussion

A113

Psych: General discussion of this USA Network private detective comedy.

A114

Psych: Having fun at TV’s expense!

A115

Pushing Daisies: General Discussion

A116

Pushing Daisies: The women of Pushing Daisies

A117

Reality Shows: How real do you think they are?

A118

Reaper: General discussion of this series.

A119

Red Green: Is a woman a traitor to her sex if she loves this show?

A120

Ripped from the Headlines: Are these stories explorative or exploitative?

A121

Sarah Jane Adventures, The: "Sonic Lipstick and Mr. Smith: the SJA" General discussion

A122

Sarah Jane Adventures, The: what did you think of the series? General discussion

A123

Sentinel: General Discussion

A124

Sentinel: General Discussion (slash)

A125

Sentinel: Human Crime Lab: Would today's CSI craze make Jim's abilities a bigger hit factor, and how would that affect the storylines?

A126

Sentinel: What is your favorite starting time for the Jim/Blair romance? (slash)

A127

Sentinel: Who would be the bigger romantic: Jim or Blair? (slash)

A128

Sick of reality shows masquerading as entertainment? What’s your substitute?

A129

Smallville: General discussion

A130

Smallville: Has the series run it course?

A131

Standoff: General discussion

A132

Star Trek: Enterprise: All those hot boyz on one little ship? (slash)

A133

Star Trek: Enterprise: Yes, Virginia, there IS an Enterprise fandom

A134

Stargate Atlantis: Carson Beckett – dead but now alive. Did they handle it properly?

A135

Stargate Atlantis: Dissection of season 4, the pros and cons.

A136

Stargate Atlantis: General discussion of John and Rodney's relationship on the show.

A137

Stargate Atlantis: General discussion of team dynamics (John, Rodney, Teyla and Ronon).

A138

Stargate Atlantis: John Sheppard - talk about his past and why we like him so much.

A139

Stargate Atlantis: Season 5 spoiler discussion and what do we want to see happen in Season 5

A140

Stargate Atlantis: Talk about Season 4

A141

Stargate Atlantis: Talk about season 4 and impact for McKay/Sheppard (slash)

A142

Stargate Atlantis: The Last Man – Talk about the total McShep love letter of the season finale and the impact on John and Rodney (slash)

A143

Stargate Atlantis: The loss of Dr. Weir and the return of Dr. Beckett.

A144

Stargate Atlantis: Use of humor and angst in the series.

A145

Stargate Atlantis: When 'don't do this, it's insane' means 'I love you' (slash)

A146

Stargate Atlantis: Why do we like whumping Sheppard so much?

A147

Stargate Atlantis: Why is the net so popular for stories vs. zines (and where to find them)

A148

Stargate SG-1: Jack and Daniel vs. Daniel and Vala. Rivals? Bookends? Threesome?

A149

Starsky & Hutch, The Man From UNCLE., Numb3rs, The Sentinel, Wild Wild West. Law & Order, NCIS, CSI: What draws fandom to police/crime fighting related shows?

A150

Starsky & Hutch: If Starsky & Hutch were on the air today, how would it be different?

A151

Starsky & Hutch: Sex and the Single Cop: How would the guys have covered their tracks as lovers and how would it affect their long-term relationship? (slash)

A152

Starsky & Hutch: Who would be the bigger romantic: Starsky or Hutch? (slash)

A153

Supernatural: Bobby Singer

A154

Supernatural: Dean Winchester general discussion/character study.

A155

Supernatural: Dear Sam/Jared, Will you have my baby? The concept of mpreg in Fan Fiction. (slash) 

A156

Supernatural: Growing up Winchester

A157

Supernatural: Is Brother versus Brother in the Cards?

A158

Supernatural: John Winchester: Good Father or Bad?

A159

Supernatural: Life on the Road

A160

Supernatural: Rubela—Should the Show Take an Antibiotic?

A161

Supernatural: Sam - a character study

A162

Supernatural: Season 3 Retrospective.

A163

Supernatural: The College Years

A164

Supernatural: The Fine Moral Line They Walk

A165

Supernatural: The Roadhouse -Good Idea or Bad?

A166

Supernatural: We Have Met the Enemy and They are Us—Hell in the Supernatural Universe.

A167

Supernatural: What Happened to Two Brothers Shooting Monsters in the Face with Rock Salt? Should the Mytharc be Dumped?

A168

Supernatural: What would we like in Season 4?

A169

Supernatural: Wincest? RPS? What is it about this show and its actors that makes it so easy to break through taboos? (slash).

A170

Terminator Revisited. No Terminator, new Sarah. Does the new series live up to old classic film?

A171

Terminator, the Sarah Connor Chronicles: General discussion.

A172

Year-Round TV Season, The: Will it help fans or lose them?

A173

Time Travel Shows: Has this theme passed its expiration date?

A174

Top Chef: Food!!! General discussion

A175

Torchwood: S2 - Better or Worse? Comparison of the two seasons

A176

Torchwood: Better than ever. A look at the 2nd season

A177

Torchwood: General Discussion.

A178

Torchwood: Is it slash if... Canon relationships vs. slash goggles (slash)

A179

Torchwood: More than just the Tea Boy - the complex personality of Ianto Jones

A180

Torchwood: No Captain Jack? Toned-down sex? Nasty rumors from the Beeb.

A181

Torchwood: Our Slash is Canon. The flexible sexuality of the Torchwood Team.

A182

Torchwood: Who Is Jack's True Love? Rose, The Doctor, Ianto,or... Jack? (slash)

A183

Traveler: Three hunky guys, multiple potential pairings. Do you have a favorite? (slash)

A184

Traveler: Why are these three best friends pointing guns at and beating up on each other?

A185

TV Shows with Serial Stories: Does the audience have the attention span to follow htem?

A186

What sacred show will next be "Remade" badly or turned into a bad movie?

A187

What Were They Thinking?: When TPTB ‘reinvent’ shows to ‘improve’ them?

A188

What’s happened to those blockbuster TV series we couldn’t stop talking about? Will we ever see another?

A189

When Bad Ideas Happen to Good Shows: General discussion

A190

When will TPTB notice the women in the audience?

A191

Where history meets mystery, that’s Oyle’s War. Any clues to what’s in store for the coming season?

A192

Wild Wild West: After retiring from the Secret Service, what does the future hold for Jim and Arte? (slash)

A193

Wildfire: A Girl, a Horse, and a Stableful of Boyfriends: Bidding farewell to a teen soap opera.

A194

Without a Trace: General discussion

A195

Without a Trace: Your favorite slash couples (slash)

A196

Women’s Shows: Lipstick Jungle, Cashmere Mafia, Women’s Murder Club – exploration or exploitation?

A197

Writers Guild Strike: How were your favorite shows affected?

A198

Writers Strike: The WGA strike and its effect on the upcoming 2007-08 season

A199

Xena: Since the movie is not happening (dead for now), let's do a general discussion of the show and where else it might take us.

B. FEATURE FILMS

B01

Can a popular film EVER win a major Oscar?

B02

Cloverfield: Return of the old-fashioned city-destroying monster?

B03

Elizabeth, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Tudors and even the Queen: Historical accuracy or just entertaining?

B04

Fantastic Four: Silver Surf: General discussion.

B05

Golden Compass: Comparing the book and the movie, and was the church’s feedback justified?

B06

Golden Compass: Was the film’s ending the only thing that was disappointing?

B07

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Character emphasis in adaptation. Will the OTHER title character get some screen time in this film?

B08

Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix: discuss your reactions to the film, what worked for you and what didn’t.

B09

Highlander-The Source: The immortal saga continues, but is the future depicted in the TV/DVD movie too dark?

B10

Historical Movies: Movies that completely distort history, yet win awards (Elizabeth, etc.)

B11

Hobbit, The. What we know. Who would we like to see? Do we think we'll ever actually see it?

B12

Hobbit, The Movies: Will they? Won't they? Speculation, rumors, ideas, casting, etc.

B13

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (#4): Is the magic back?

B14

Indiana Jones: How have both the character and Harrison Ford "weathered" over time?

B15

Indiana Jones: Then and now: Is the new movie as good as or better than the older ones?

B16

Live Free and Die Hard: Redefining John McClaine. Can he be slashed? (slash)

B17

Lord of the Rings: Book Fellowship vs. Movie Fellowship--How do they differ?

B18

Lord of the Rings: Has LOTR fandom been thrown into the fire whence it came?

B19

Monsters of the 50’s Movies: Fun or stupid?

B20

Narnia: General discussion

B21

National Treasure 2: General discussion

B22

Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3: More to these movies than it first appears?

B23

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End: General discussion.

B24

RomComs: They can't all be as inspid as the previews make them seem. What are your recent favorites?

B25

Spiderman 3: Was it a mistake to mess with Spidey's origin?

B26

Star Wars: Was Obi-Wan short-changed in the prequels? Was a cruel creative disservice done to this most pivotal and fascinating of archetypal characters in George Lucas' mythology?

B27

Stargate – Continuum: Spoiler discussion on the upcoming second SG1 movie.

B28

Stargate -Ark of Truth: General discussion of this straight-to-DVD movie.

B29

Too Much of a Good Thing: - Does Hollywood’s derivative repetition insure failure for movies with similar themes?

B30

X-Files: with the movie coming, where are we? What are our expections?

C. ACTORS

C01

Actors Who Become the Character.

C02

Always an Aussie: our favorite actors from Down Under, including Jackman, Crowe, Wenham, etc.

C03

Eric Close: Many Faces of Eric Close: From McKenna to Now and Again to M7 and WAT.

C04

Harrison Ford: From Indiana Jones to Jimmy Kimmel vids - where should he take his career next?

C05

Heath Ledger: Remembering the man and his movies.

C06

In Memorium: Tribute to those actors we’ve lost since last year’s convention

C07

Jensen Ackles: It’s All About the Ackting. And the Frackles.

C08

John Barrowman: Anything Goes! Is there anything this man doesn't do?

C09

John Barrowman: The Beeb Ain't Scared of Gay Leading Men (slash)

C10

Lord of the Rings: What have the actors been up to?

C11

LOST: The fabulous men of this series, both in the series and other projects - general appreciation session.

C12

Matt Damon: Did he make the Bourne movies or did they make him?

C13

Men in Kilts: Our favorite Scotsmen, including Butler, Tennant, McAvoy, McGregor, etc.

C14

Michael Shanks: General discussion of his work/career, and appreciation session.

C15

Remembering Maila Nurmi (Vampira, 12/21/1922 - 1/10/2008)

C16

Scott Bakula: Talented Nice Guys CAN Have a Fandom!

C17

Stargate SG-1: What is the cast up to nowadays?

C18

Typecasting: Breaking from it.

C19

Why do some actors make it to the big time (Brad Pitt, George Clooney, etc.) while other just as talented actors can’t make the breakthrough.

D. LITERATURE

D01

Andre Norton: Audiobooks and general discussion

D02

Austen, in Text and Film: Favorite novels, decades of adaptations and thoughts on Masterpiece Theatre's season.

D03

Avengers (Marvel Comics): Discuss favorite pairings and teams through the years (slash)

D04

Capes ‘N’ Tights: Slash in DC/Marvel fandom: Who are your faves? (slash)

D05

Christine Feehan: General discussion of her Carpathian series.

D06

DC/Marvel Comics: What’s caught your fancy lately or years ago?

D07

Fandom and Professional Novels. As a fan, what do we expect when we purchase pro novels based on our favorite shows. This is not a bashing of pro-novels, but a look at what we like and dislike and why.

D08

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - If you could make a change (add, delete or change) to the book what would that be?

D09

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: What we predicted and what we didn’t see coming

D10

Harry Potter series comes to an end. Are we satisfied? Where does the fandom go from here?

D11

Harry Potter -The Theme Park: Excited? Scared? Haven’t heard about it? Discuss it all here.

D12

Harry Potter: Discussion on those we lost in the final book.

D13

Harry Potter: The Scottish Book, what would you like to see included in the encyclopedia?

D14

Horse Fiction: General discussion

D15

Is Poetry a lost art? If you don't agree, come to our Poetry Slam for the New Era.

D16

It Did the Book Justice: Discussion of books made into films

D17

Jason Bourne Trilogy: Did the movies do justice to the books?

D18

JK Rowling: Can she write books without Harry Potter?

D19

Marion Zimmer Bradley: General discussion. (Yes there are new books being written.)

D20

Memorable, Matchess Miss Marple, A character interpreted by many stars. Let's compare favorites.

D21

No mystery about why we love a mystery. Share your latest finds and your favorite series.

D22

Pern and Darkover comparsion discussion.

D23

Pern series: New book and another coming out general discussion.

D24

Poppy Z. Brite’s Liquor-Verse General Discussion (slash)

D25

Queen's Darkness: Gen Discussion of Laurell K. Hamilton's "A Lick of Frost" and Doyle's upcoming role in the series.

D26

S. Kenyon: Dark Hunter Series discussion

D27

Schulz and Peanuts-A Biography: General discussion of this controversial biography

D28

The “Bones” books vs. the “Bones” TV series: Similarities and differences

D29

What Book Do You FEAR Hollywood Will Turn into a Movie?

E. FANDOM (Fan Fiction, Fandom)

E01

After the DVDs: The future of Man from UNCLE.fandom

E02

Alternate Universes for Alternative Characters.

E03

Anime and Manga Exchange-Bring Anime and Manga to talk and trade. Last year's meet was a fun success!

E04

AU Writing: Does anything go with plot and characterization or can it cross the lines of believability, license, and logic? What really motivates a writer to alter a given Universe or characters?

E05

Bad Boys and Why We Love Them, Good Boys and Why We Corrupt Them

E06

Bandom: From The Beatles to Fall Out Boy, what's new and what still going strong.

E07

Best Show You Never Saw: Pimp Your fandom

E08

Bleach: Gen discussion of the Anime and Manga - where the series is going, where would you like to see it go?

E09

Bring Out Your Dead: A discussion and examination of why fan fiction writers resurrect popular characters who were originally killed by their creators --- with particular emphasis on, but not limited to, Boromir, from Lord of the Rings..

E10

Buddies and Teams: What makes the chemistry work?

E11

Canon vs. Fanon... when should canon be ignored?

E12

Comic Fandoms: Favorite comic fandoms from Peanuts to Funky Winkerbean and everything in between.

E13

Conventions: Share your experiences from the big events like ComicCon, DragonCon, and WorldCon, compared to the smaller cons like MediaWest, RevelCon, etc.

E14

Cranky Doctors: Stereotype or True to Type and Are All Scotsmen engineers?

E15

Creative Writing or Alien Takeover: How do you feel when your favorite character is no longer recognizable in that story?

E16

Crime Fighting Heroes: Do they always have to come from dysfunctional families?

E17

Crossovers We'd Like to See

E18

Crossovers, is there one that REALLY works? NCIS and TS, Starsky and Hutch with Bodie and Doyle?

E19

Do divided fandoms hurt a show?

E20

Do you like the character but dislike the actor?

E21

Documenting fannish history: Different projects under development and the importance of preserving our history.

E22

The Editor is your friend. Maybe.

E23

Fan Fiction: Is it silly to give your favorite character a special ability that has nothing to do with the televised show?

E24

Fan Fiction: Masterpiece Theatre vs. My Little Pony - How does an editor deal with separating intelligent, well-structured, dramatic creations from immature, superficial, self-gratification writing, and help a new writer improve their craft and find the right Muse.

E25

Fan Fiction: When does it cross the line?

E26

Fandom: Can we still assume fans of a source share a common core experience when the source exists in multiple parallel media (episodes, webisodes, mobisodes, comics, ARGs, etc.)?

E27

Fans in Therapy...can a mundane shrinkwrap her mind around fandom? Share experiences and discuss decisions about whether or not to disclose.

E28

Femslash: Why so scarce? Where is the girl love? Where is the fic? (slash)

E29

From the 70s: Compared to the series from the last decade – plusses and minuses?

E30

Grammar and punctuation: Do or Do Not; There Is No Try.

E31

Guilty Pleasures! What do you watch that you hesitate to own up to for fear of the pointing and laughing?

E32

How did the TV Writer's Strike change your viewing habits?

E33

How much information is too much when dealing with TPTB?

E34

How Much Reality Do We Really Want in our Fantasy?

E35

Hurt/Comfort in Stargate Atlantis Fan Fiction. No character is spared!

E36

Hypnosis: General Discussion. (run by Nancy Hillman)

E37

I want to believe but how? A discussion on credibility lost and found again

E38

LiveJournal: Fan fiction on LJ

E39

LiveJournal: LJ policy wank aside, have your fannish experiences been positive or negative?

E40

LiveJournal: Meet and greet folks on mwcontripdiary community and give suggestions for the site

E41

Magnificent 7: Which recurring characters have become fanfic favorites?

E42

Magnificent 7: Writing dialect- how much diacritical spelling is necessary to get the point across? Can one word do it?

E43

Medical Accuracy in Fan Fiction: How necessary is it? Discuss this plus your sources.

E44

Multi Fandoms: Abandoned stories. If stories are left on the web unfinished for years, should others be allowed to complete them? Do rules need to be posted?

E45

NASA: The future of NASA's space exploration programs.

E46

New Characters on Established. Shows: Why do we embrace some and want to kill others? Does the show jump the shark by doing this?

E47

Older Fandoms: Why do some last so long?

E48

On Being Conservative and Also a Fan: Do you speak up or keep silent with all the liberal views expressed online and at cons?

E49

On the campaign trail: How has TV helped you decide who gets, or loses, your vote?

E50

Organization for Transformative Works: Ready or Not, Here It Comes, and It Could Affect Your Fandom

E51

Our favorite characters: What is it that makes us love our characters so much? How do they get under our skin so easily? A gen meta discussion.

E52

Over 40 and still in fandom. Is it time to get a life?

E53

Police, The: A fandom reborn after twenty years.

E54

Private/Commercial space programs: Tourism and other.

E55

Punctuation is NOT Optional, but Can Be Learned

E56

Recurring Characters Who Become Fanon Favorites

E57

Re-kindle the flame: How to light the fire and write again when your love for your fandom hasn’t waned, just your passion to write in it.

E58

Shows/movies we don’t really like but love to write/read fiction for (slash)

E59

Space Programs: Programs of countries other than the USA.

E60

Stargate Atlantis Fan Fiction: Characters turned into kids and critters. Love it or hate it? (Penguin John & Rodney is one of my favorites!).

E61

Stargate SG-1: With the series gone, what is the fandom’s direction?

E62

Story and Archive Recommendations by Fandom: Bring your favorites and share with newbies.

E63

Storyteller or Writer? Is There a Difference?

E64

Torchwood Slash Fan Fiction: Do gay characters help or ruin slash fanfic? (slash)

E65

Torture in Fiction: How realistic (medically and morally) do we want it?

E66

Were the Good Old Days Really Good – or just new at the time?

E67

What is the appeal of gender bending in fanon?

E68

When Canon Contradicts Itself

E69

Why are AU's so popular

E70

Why do TPTB get it wrong so often?

E71

Wrestling Slash: Giving new meaning to the term body slam (slash)

E72

Writer’s Block: Help! I’m stuck and I can’t finish my story – tips and tools on overcoming writer’s block.

E73

Writing Dialect: Do we HAVE to have weird accents to HEAR the characters, Or will ONE word of dialect set the tone?

E74

Zombies were having fun... - Zombie Fandom: Lore, Gore, and More.

F. THE WEB

F01

Blogging 101: How to set up and maintain a blog

F02

Blogging: Keeping it in perspective.

F03

LiveJournal: Love it, hate it, how is it changing fandom?

F04

LiveJournal: What's the advantage/draw of a LiveJournal over a personal webpage?

F05

Running a Fannish Wiki: Using the software, establishing guidelines, and how to build and promote for success.

F06

Zines on Ebay: Is it 'okay' in the fandom world to resell your zine collection online?

F07

LiveJournal Tips and Tricks: HTML Effects and Customizing Your LJ

G. CREATIVE PURSUITS (hobbies, vidding)

G01

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab: Spend an hour sniffing Beth's gorgeous perfume oils. Bring your own, too!

G02

Collectible Figures and More: Have you dressed Barbie like Buffy: TVS? How about a Teddy Bear as a Hobbit? Own a coveted Asian Ball Jointed Doll? Bring them for a show-off and tell! All Welcome!

G03

DVDs: Is it worth it to convert all those taped episodes to DVD, or will the current format become obsolete in a couple of years?

G04

Fannish Crafts: What do you make? Bring patterns, items, ideas, questions, etc! Any craft goes.

G05

Getting emotion into your music videos

G06

Handiwork and Fandom: come work and talk

G07

Is it worth it to convert all those taped episodes to DVD, or will the current format become obsolete in a couple of years?

G08

MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games): Everquest, World of Warcraft, etc. – there really IS a whole new world insider your computer, several of them, actually…

G09

Needlework, knitting etc and conversation (aka stitch and bitch)

G10

Sims 2: Creating your virtual playground with original characters and fandom favorites.

G11

Stitch & Bitch. Bring your cross-stitch, knitting, crochet, sewing or whatever the project and spend a couple of hours with other fans, sharing tales and tips. (Virginia Foster)

G12

Vidding: Discussion/dissection of last night’s Vid Premieres (Saturday a.m.)

G13

Vidding: Keeping traditions alive when so many new fans are entering vid production

G14

Vidding: Song Choice – picking the right song for your fandom

G15

Vidding: The Live Vidding Challenge – Watch a complete short vid be assembled in two hours and pester the vidder(s) with questions during the process. (requires multiple electrical outlets)

G16

Vidding: Vidding History – A look back fromt eh early years through modern online distribution

G17

What's in your Netflix Queue? How have you used it to your fannish advantage?

H. WORKSHOPS / GAMES (2 hours unless otherwise noted)

H01

Advanced Writer's Seminar: Sunday afternoon  (Cindy Walker)

H02

Beadwork: Beginning and Beyond. Learn the rudiments of jewelry-making, learn an advanced stitch, or work on your own project with help from the experts.  (Jan Kraft & Jeanne DeVore)

H03

Holy Mother Grammatica: The Return--She's baaaack. Grammar, usage, writing tips, and, naturally, bloopers. Learn, Teach, Ask Questions, Have Fun (Susan Williams) (1 hour)

H04

How to Make LiveJournal Icons (is anybody willing to run a workshop on this?) (1 hour)

H05

How To Tell a Better Story (Beginning writers): Saturday afternoon (Cindy Walker)

H06

Moving into the Digital TV Age. Will include Set up of HDTVs and Converter Boxes for Analog TVs (James Bishop) (VIDEO ROOM)

H07

Video Editing Workshop: Hands-on demo with some of MWC’s vidder community (Terry O’Brien/Scott Clark) (Sat/Sun a.m.) (VIDEO ROOM)

H08

Whose Line Is It Anyway: The annual 2-hour improve audience participant event (Scott Clark) (before Art Auction)