Raucous applause greeted the cast of Legends of Tomorrow Saturday in the Hilton Grand Ballroom Saturday evening. Almost more impressive, however, than the palpable fan-love was Falk Hentschel, Casper Crump, Ciara Renée, and Arthur Darvil’s mutual enthusiasm for each other. This is a cast with impeccable chemistry and comical rapport whose witty, manic banter—which focused on everything from porn to… Read more →
On Saturday at 5:30PM, Reggie Lee, Jacqueline Toboni, Sasha Roiz, Bitsie Tulloch, and David Giuntoli of Grimm joined their fans for a rollicking hour of questions and answers. The actors entered the Sheraton’s Grand Ballroom to roars and applause from the audience. Moderator Marc Lee started things off by asking how the show came to be on the air. Giuntoli… Read more →
A perennial favorite of the Writer Track panel is “Fightin’ and Writin’”. The 2016 version was presented Friday at 10PM. Panelists included moderator John Robinson, Kevin Dockery, Michael Livingston, Allen Johnson, John Ringo, Chris Kennedy, and David Afsharirad. Robinson kicked off the panel by asking the participants to introduce themselves. Afsharirad is an author and edits the Year’s Best Military… Read more →
The “System Lords of Stargate” panel at 1PM Saturday brought three of the most noted Stargate antagonists together for an hour with their fans. The tone for the panel was set with moderator Jamie Poff’s first question to Suanne Braun (Hathor), Peter Williams (Apophis), and Jacqueline Samuda (Nirrti). Poff asked what each thought were the best and worst parts of… Read more →
Honorable Mention: Mary Theresa Moes-Miller Best Use of Puppetry: Nathan Greer Best Use of Materials: Alexie Schauerte and Dana Elliott Best Portrayal of a Theme: Debra Mischke Best Under 12: Darwin Harn-Dailey Third place: Samantha Douglas Second place: John McDonald First place: Katherine Lomax
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, a veteran author of over 90 books, mesmerized the students and alumni of Jody Lynn Nye’s Writer’s Intensive Workshop on Friday (in spite of noted astrological challenges to communication). Over the last 48 years, Yarbro has written 28 series in different genres. She is now working on her 95th book and shows no signs of slowing down…. Read more →
In space no one can hear you scream… But it turns out that you can “hear” some things, and they “sound” like beer bottles clanking together. September 14, 2015. If you mention this date to anyone who studies black holes or who studies gravity waves, they will most likely get excited (probably with a touch of jealousy). The reason we… Read more →
Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast: Improvised Star Trek—“The Voyages of the USS Sisyphus” by Christopher Rathjen and the USS Sisyphus Cast & Crew (Improvised) Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation: The Journeyman Writer by Alastair Stephens Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific): Verity Podcast by Deborah Stanish, Erika Ensign, Katrina Griffiths, L.M. Myles, Lynne M. Thomas, and… Read more →
