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Draft Program Grid
This is the Final draft program schedule for David Bartell. There will undoubtably be changes after the fact. Please keep an eye out for notices of program changes at the Con. And have fun!
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| Day | Time | Title | Description | Participants | Room |
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| Friday |
| Friday | 4:00pm | What form do I like my SFin? | What form do I like my SF in - story, novels, movies, comics, TV, radio, games etc.? Are there things one form can do that others cannot? Do you think that any forms will change or die in the near future? | David Bartell (m), Robert Balder, Davey Beauchamp, Alan Smale | Montrose |
| Friday | 10:00pm | Did fandom lose by winning? | Today's top movies are almost all SF/Fantasy. SF/Fantasy elements are in most videogames and many television shows such as Lost or Ghost Whisperer. But fandom as a separate culture seems to be dwindling. Are we being absorbed into the mainstream? Or is fandom no longer needed because it has become so common in the mainstream? | David Bartell (m), Elaine Stiles, Doug Fratz, James Maxey | Montrose |
| Saturday |
| Saturday | 10:00am | Fantasy vs SF | Is fantasy overwhelming SF in the bookstores? Why is it more popular? What does this say about American society (and about the readers/fans)? Are publishers encouraging fantasy and telling writers not to do as much SF? Is fantasy doing something SF cannot? What can SF writers learn from fantasy's popularity? | David Bartell (m), Lenny Bailes, Mindy L. Klasky, John G. Hemry, Michael Swanwick | Plaza |
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| Sunday | 12:00pm | Do the Twist | How do writers prevent the reader from guessing what will happen? How do you use misdirection. Is the twist ending cheating? Is an ending that ties everything up unrealistic? | David Bartell (m), Robert Balder, Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen, J. J. Smith, Michael Swanwick | Randolph |
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