Fan Rants

Dragon*Con is actually multiple conventions housed under the same roof(s). And each seperate section (track) has its own committee, guests and schedule of activities.

Each year we get seperate schedules from the various tracks and eventually just before the show a complete schedule is listed. But for those anal smart phone users out there its frustrating as heck!

So this year I have put each track into its own Google Calendar entry that you can access. You can subscribe to them, download them, and more.

Just so you understand, this is what is posted as of 8/19/10, so many tracks are not yet up. I will update them as they become available, but you need to check the master schedule when it comes out to see if room or guests appearances have changed.

ENJOY!

Main Programming Track   (iCal)

Alternate History Track   (iCal)
American SF Media Track   (iCal)
Animation Track   (iCal)
Anime Video Track   (iCal) 
Anime/Manga Track   (iCal)
Anne McCaffrey’s Worlds Track   (iCal)
Apocalypse Rising Track   (iCal)
Armory Programming Track   (iCal)
Art Show Track   (iCal)
Autograph sessions   (iCal)
CosPlay Photo Ops   (iCal) 
Costuming Track   (iCal)
Dark Fantasy Track   (iCal)
Electronic Frontiers Track   (iCal)
Filk Track   (iCal)
Independent Film Festival   (iCal)
Main Video Track   (iCal)
MMO Track   (iCal)
Parties   (iCal)
Podcast Track   (iCal)
Robotics Track   (iCal)
Science Track   (iCal) 
Skeptics Track   (iCal)
Space Track   (iCal) 
Star Wars Track   (iCal)
Stargate Track   (iCal) *OFFICIAL*
Tolkien Track   (iCal)
Whedon Universe Track   (iCal)
Wheel of Time Track   (iCal)
Young Adult Lit Track   (iCal)

The Stargate Track calendar listed above is the official one from the track director. So that one will be updated via the track on the fly throughout the Dragon*Con weekend.

Thanks to @MissLlil for the Cosplay Photo Ops Calendar!!

*UPDATE*
So I have updated the listed calendars with the data from the official pocket program. I decided not to add any additional calendars on Sunday because Dragon*Con stated they were producing iCal listings for all tracks (see here).  But it is now Wednesday and no movement on their part…kinda torked that I didn’t just finish them on Sunday (hate duplicating effort though).

Hope everyone has a great time that are going to D*C this weekend, I will be live blogging the show as I attend panels for those that can’t make it.

BBC has put out a teaser trailer for this years Dr Who Christmas special. Enjoy!

Such a great mashup for two of my favorite things, Star Wars / Calvin and Hobbes! Artist Chris Wahl captured them perfectly. I just ordered my shirt, what are you waiting for?!

Found this cool mug on the BBC America Shop site and had to share!

Doctor Who Disappearing TARDIS Mug

Pour a hot beverage into your mug and watch the Doctor’s cleverly disguised time capsule materialize in galactic space! As your mug cools, the TARDIS dematerializes before your eyes, moves through the Space Time Continuum, and rematerializes on the other side of your mug, in the middle of a London suburb-all according to Time Lord theory. A treasure for Doctor Who fans! Ceramic; holds 12 ounces. Microwave safe. Hand wash gently.

• 12 oz. mug features TARDIS from Doctor Who
• Tardis disappears from one side and appears on another when you pour in hot beverage
• Microwave-safe
• Size: 3-3/4″ x 5″ x 3-1/2″ (9.5 cm x 12.5 cm x 9 cm)
• Officially licensed product

Thanks for Slice of Sci-fi for finding this gem in the trash.

Here is the 1987 casting memo from Paramount pictures on potential acting talent for their new show Star Trek: The Next Generation. Of course, I have gone ahead and cast the show based on who I thought would have been a good alternative and paired photos from around 1987. We know they were cast correctly in the end!

Jean-Luc Picard
(Patrick Bauchau, seen here in a View to a Kill)

Tasha Yar
(Bunty Bailey, the Ah-Ha video girl)
 Data
(Mark Lindsay Chapman, seen here in Falcon Crest)
 Commander Riker
(Ben Murphy, seen here in the Dirty Dozen TV show)
 Geordi La Forge
(Wesley Snipes, seen here in Major League)

Beverly Crusher
(Jenny Agutter, my boyhood crush from Logans Run)
  Wesley Crusher
(J.D. Roth, seen here in Charles in Charge)

  
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