I’m at the science fiction convention Boskone, in Boston, this weekend, Friday through Sunday. Most of my panels are on Saturday, so if you can only attend one day and would like to say hello, that’d be the day to stop by.
My con roommate -- my friend, artist and writer Bonnie-Ann Black -- and I will be hosting a room party on Saturday night. Look for flyers around the hotel announcing the Bronx Babes' Traveling Creative Salon -- that’ll be us.
Of course, the hotel bar is always a good place to look for me, too.
Hope to see you in Boston!
PANELS:
Fri 10:00pm
The Year in Review: the Best in Movies and TV
What science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies or television shows of 2006 deserve lasting fame, awards -- and your DVD dollars? Bring your own opinions, to augment the plentiful supply provided by our panel.
Bob Devney
Vince Docherty
MaryAnn Johanson
Daniel Kimmel
(M) Jim Mann
Sat 12:00 noon
Jumping the Quark: When SF Series Lost It
The term "jumping the shark" is used to describe the moment when a TV crosses the line from good to silly. Our panelists describe when SF TV shows (or movie series) crossed that line, "jumping the quark" (to steal a phrase from SFX magazine).
Bob Devney
Colin Harris
(M) MaryAnn Johanson
Timothy Liebe
Catherynne M. Valente
Sat 1:00pm
Getting Lost: Another Chapter in the Continuing Saga
New Lost episodes are finally back on TV. Where they worth the wait? What's really going on? What theories do you have?
Michael A. Burstein
MaryAnn Johanson
Paul Levinson
(M) Priscilla Olson
Sat 3:00pm
A Dark Mirror: Battlestar Galactica
This show is daring for the time, with sympathetic suicide bombers, traitors and some pretty strange goings on. What makes it so impressive? And where do you think it's going?
Jeffrey A. Carver
Craig Shaw Gardner
(M) MaryAnn Johanson
Jim Mann
Sat 5:00pm
My Favorite Bad SF Movies
We'll debate the delicious demerits of so-bad-they're-good sci-fi flicks. What separates a guilty pleasure from a tired piece of trash? Which is more enjoyable: bad writing or bad acting? How can tacky sets, crap costumes, and cheesy effects help? And do we like bad SF movies for the same reasons we like bad SF books?
Guy Consolmagno
Bob Eggleton
MaryAnn Johanson
(M) Daniel Kimmel
Timothy Liebe
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