’25 Panels/Events

Ending Earth's Demolition Derby, with William Shatner

Ending Earth’s Demolition Derby, with William Shatner

Dragon Con’s Trek track welcomed the “Captain,” William Shatner to the Hilton Salon at 1PM Saturday afternoon. The ninety-four-year-old, moving a bit more cautiously than in the past, continues his prolific professional life, with several projects under development. His focus, however, was upon human exploration, survival, and the mysteries of the universe. Last December, Shatner took part in the maiden… Read more →

“You Can’t Make Me Stop,” IP Attorney Tells Writers at Nye Workshop

At Jody Lynn Nye’s Writers’ 2-Day Intensive Workshop (Thursday at 2PM in Hyatt Kennesaw), intellectual property (IP) attorney and law professor Courtney Lytle Sarnow, compared herself to vampires. Once invited in, “you can’t make me stop.” In spite of her warning, she packed highlights of copyright protection for writers into a mere hour. Sarnow dismissed any discussion of patents as… Read more →

Mortal Kombat: The Fight Continues

Mortal Kombat: The Fight Continues

Mortal Kombat actors Ludi Lin, Max Huang, and Mehcad Brooks joined moderator Ryan Segur for a discussion of the Mortal Kombat reboot and upcoming second movie at the panel “Next Round: Inside Mortal Kombat II and the Future of the Franchise” at 5:30PM on Saturday in the Hilton Salon. The panel began with Lin praising a costume he’d seen. Its… Read more →

YouTube: A Two-Way Conversation with Your Audience

Content creators might think about YouTube as a one-way broadcast of their message to the world, but to build your audience, you have to communicate with them and be your authentic self. On Friday at 7PM, the Digital Media Track hosted a lively and insightful discussion in the Hilton Galleria titled “Put the You Back in YouTube: Using Social Media… Read more →

Subspace Rhapsody Surprises

Subspace Rhapsody Surprises

For the second year in a row, the Trek Track and the unofficial Dragon Con Theater and Performing Arts Lovers have worked together to present “Subspace Rhapsody Picture Show & Sing Along” Friday at 7PM in the Marriott Imperial Ballroom. More than a sing along, a full shadow cast performed the episode “Subspace Rhapsody” for the excited and full audience…. Read more →

10 Times Out of 10, it’s Better to go to Therapy Than to Laser Someone’s Head Off

Think about this question really hard: What do you do in the skybridges, when they’re at a standstill and your next event is starting in 10 minutes? Bet your answer is something normal. Like maybe get slightly annoyed, or zone out while patiently waiting to get through? Please let it be that, and not lasering or speed running through everyone…. Read more →

A Discussion with the Cast of Bones

A Discussion with the Cast of Bones

Celebrating the Twentieth Anniversary of Bones, Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Tamara Taylor, and TJ Thyne participated in the Bones Cast: The Interview panel Saturday at 11:30AM in the Marriott. The moderator started off the panel asking the cast if they thought that first day that they would be talking about the show twenty years later. Thyne joked “yes, day one”… Read more →

Daredevil Stars Share On-Set Memories, Experiences

Daredevil Stars Share On-Set Memories, Experiences

With the second half of Daredevil: Born Again yet to air on Disney Plus, curiosity ran high on Saturday at 1PM as the crowd in Hyatt Centennial II-IV awaited cast members Mike Colton, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Deborah Ann Woll. Unfortunately, the cast couldn’t give away anything about the episodes that haven’t yet aired, but they provided an hour of entertainment… Read more →