The High Fantasy Track welcomed Constance G.J. Wagner, Tolkien scholar and long-time participant in the track, and Laura Grabowski of middleearthnews.com to discuss the roots of the conflict between the two great Maiar on Friday at 10AM in the Marriott L401-403. Moderated by Jim Wert, the session engaged a standing-room only crowd in a consideration of these characters, their development,… Read more →
Star Wars at Dragon Con launched their 2021 virtual programming on Dragon Con TV’s Main Channel 2 Thursday evening when track director Brandy Roatsey welcomed Daniel Eisenhauer, Alex Damon (@StarWarsExplain), Myles Willis, and Bria LaVorgna (@chaosbria) to answer the question “how does one enter the world of Star Wars?” The panel agreed that anyone interested in the franchise should enter… Read more →
The Trek Track convened its second annual Infinite Riker Games Sunday at 4PM in Hilton Galleria 2–3. Originally launched as part of the track’s 2020 Dragon Con Goes Virtual programming, the competition has now moved in person. Judges graded contestants on the 5 essential “aspects” of Riker: dexterity, charisma, strength, constitution, and Trombone. Winner: Dan Collis Fan Choice: Brian Spaz… Read more →
Rucht Lilavivat, Dragon Con Table Top Gaming Track Director, and Sean Molley joined in a virtual discussion Sunday at 5PM on Dragon Con TV’s Fan Track channel to share tips every game master can use. Both have won the Dragon Con Top Game Master Award before and collectively have more than sixty years of gaming experience. They began with a… Read more →
Saturday at 1PM, the Diversity Track hosted a panel discussion in Hyatt Inman on the power and potential of science and social studies to take advantage of fantasy and science fiction in the classroom. Eric Thomas, Joy Hatcher, Glenn Paris, Nicholas Hoo, and Melanie Duncan explored the world of STEM, STEAM, social studies, ELA, the kind of contribution science fiction… Read more →
The Sunday edition of The Land of the Lost reunion, moderated by Kevin Eldridge, streamed live from Hyatt Centennial II-III bright and early at 10AM. Kathleen Coleman (Holly) and Wesley Eure (Will) spent the hour reminiscing about the program and their many adventures. Land of the Lost was a Saturday morning TV series on NBC that ran for 43 episodes… Read more →
At the Saturday “The Mandalorian: The Armorer & The Doctor” panel at 2:30PM in the Hilton Grand Salon, Omid Abtahi (Dr. Pershing) and Emily Swallow (The Armorer) joined moderator Tony Gowell for a freewheeling Q&A exploring the Star Wars universe and their roles in it. For both actors, working on The Mandalorian and being part of the Star Wars universe… Read more →
DragonConTV’s Main Events streaming went live from the Marriott Atrium Ballroom Saturday at 4PM for the “Star Trek: Discovery” Q&A. Erin P. MacDonald moderated the session that featured Sonequa Martin-Green, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Noah Averbach-Katz, and Rekha Sharma. The hour was an intriguing mix of conversation about Star Trek, its importance, and the commitment required to do it well. … Read more →
