What can I expect from a Dragon Con?
POSTED BY: mike16309
UPDATED: Friday, August 11, 2006 00:58
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Very helpful. Thanks. Are those times that Serenity cast will be on, confirmed?
Thanks,
Mike
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Cut from the DragonCon page as of today(8-10-06). They are listed under Programming Tracks, go figure.
I just noticed I spelled Troopers wrong above.
Friday, Sep. 1, 2006
8:30 PM Serenity: The Miranda Conspiracy.
An open session of the Anglo-Sino Alliance inquiry into recent events on Miranda. Testimony and comments will be accepted from the public.
Panelists: Keith R.A. DeCandido, Eric Hendrix, Jennifer Hendrix, Miranda Thomas.
Saturday, Sep. 2, 2006
1:00 PM Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know.
Join us in giving a big Dragon*Con welcome to some new faces from the Firefly 'verse.
Panelists: Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau, Alan Tudyk. Centennial II-III.
Sunday, Sep. 3, 2006
11:30 AM More Fun With River and Jayne and Wash.
Another chance to meet the crew of the Serenity.
Panelists: Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau, Alan Tudyk. Centennial II-III.
5:30 PM Done The Impossible - A Screening.
We're pleased to present a screening of Done The Impossible, a documentary on Firefly fandom. Please note that this event will run out to 7:00 pm; after the 90 minute film we will have a Q & A session with producers Brian Wiser and Jeremy Neish.
Panelists: Jeremy Neish, Brian Wiser.
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Mike, there are big threads on this at the OB and the SMO boards. I was new last year, and am sad the funds prevent a repeat. As a sober, mature, middle aged person, i felt a little odd going- very geeky and fan scary. after attending dragoncon for 3 days, i am now confidant that i am not in the least geeky or fan scary. there are *WAAAAAYYY* worse out there.
1. make sure you get a firefly fan badge from SEB fan table, and hang it on your lanyard.
2. bring a camera. if you're not in costume, wear cool t-shirts that support your interests (get yourself to cafepress if you haven't any) as this is a main topic of conversation while waiting in line/mingling. i'd say the fans are one third goth/industrial, one third ren faire-esque, and one-third in costume for the various shows. hanging in the hallways and people watching could have amused me in and of itself.
3. study The Grid of events and outline the ones you cannot miss- you will need an hour before each one for waiting in line. for the big halls you can skip waiting in line if you don't mind sitting in back (there are big screens showing closeups and they never closed anyone out), but for the small rooms, you will get closed out due to capacity.
4. the art show does not require separate tix and is not to be missed. the shopping is in multiple locations (none of it labeled). the signing room can be moseyed on through (no pics!) if you want to just walk past the stars and see them close up without talking/signing. the gaming hall has free rentals, and is open 24hrs. roleplaying needs to be signed up for in advance. the lobby outside the gaming hall has pickup social group games 24hrs. the parade is fun too.
5. for the parties/balls they hold in the evening, get in line at least an hour ahead of time, or you won't get in (if they're cool). in the evening, expect to see skin. you will be offered many substances and many room numbers. what you choose to do with those offers is up to you.
6. you'll only end up doing about one third of what you plan on doing. sleep is for weaklings. the only reason to go outside is that the starbucks is not in the food court but on the corner of that one hotel. be patient. be prepared to be squished and jostled. wear deodorant. talk to strangers. have fun!
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I agree with everyone's advice! Last year was my first Con ever, and I was....well, no words come to mind that adequately cover it. I felt like a little kid, trying to look everywhere at once. Even though it was expensive, I appreciated staying at the Marriott. Easy to get upstairs and collapse. One thing I would recommend..if you're staying in one of the 3 host hotels, make sure you check out the D*C commercials on TV. They appropriate a closed video feed for the weekend where they run TV shows (last year, all FF eps!), movies and the Dawn & Masquerade costume contests. The commercials they made were hi-larious!
Oh, and don't kill yourself trying to do everything. There's always next year.
BoomerGoodheart
"I love my Captain."
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I'll be there with bells on for sure. I am totally phyched for this. It'll be my sencond Dcon....
You can't take the sky from me....
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I really appreciate all of the great advice. Thanks a bunch!!
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oh, yeah, one more thing...don't wait until 2 hours before a panel to register for DragonCon, you will be late to the panel, but you won't have to wait in line when you eventually get there.
Have a great time!
ByteTheBullet (-:
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