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Here is the list of events that the Need Coffee Family is taking part in. Times, subjects, participants, zip codes and the space-time continuum itself are subject to change without notice. And this is a first draft. We will try to post updates here as we learn about them. Please follow Widgett on Twitter and our Needcoffee feed for last minute updates.
Please note: inevitably, there will be formatting and other stupid errors on this schedule. It’s still cooling off. If you find something wrong, just ping me and we’ll get it fixed. Danke.
Things That I Know Are Missing: The Definitive Rob Schedule & The Definitive Leigh Schedule. Rob & Leigh groupies, please stand by.
Friday, August 31st
Lost: Greatest Moments and Greatest Puzzles
When: Fri 10:00 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: M106-107 – Marriott
Description: Fandom discussion.
Who: Aaron & Jon.
Torchwood: Inside the Actor’s Gaff With Barrowman and Owen
When: Fri 10:00 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Hyatt Centennial I-III
Description: Torchwood’s John Barrowman and Kai Owen are interviewed about their lives and careers.
Who: Rob.
Make the Bad Men Stop Part 1
When: Fri 11:30 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: M106-107 – Marriott
Description: You should know what this is by now. Show up and have your cinematic dreams crushed. By an iron boot. While we laugh.
Who: Damn near everybody.
FRED Entertainment Panel-Palooza-Extrava-Thingee-a-Doodle
When: Fri 1:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Valdosta – Sheraton
Description: Aaron says, “This is always an ill advised idea. Myself and Ken have spent a couple of years now doing this rather miscellaneous panel. It’s essentially going to be us playing some games with the audience and talking utter bollocks.”
Who: Aaron.
Warehouse 13
When: Fri 1:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: M106-107 – Marriott
Description: A panel about the show, naturally.
Who: Leigh.
Doctor Who 2013: A Look Into Next Year’s Anniversary
When: Fri 4:00pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Capitol Ballroom – Sheraton
Description: Rampant speculation about the upcoming 50th Anniversary. Note: Rob knows stuff.
Who: Rob.
Grimm: Fairy Tales, Reapers & Viewers
When: Fri 4:00pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: M106-107 – Marriott
Description: Fandom discussion.
Who: Jon.
Widgett Walls: Live Reading
When: Fri 4:00pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Roswell – Hyatt
Description: Widge reads some poetry, some spoken word and some fiction. If you missed his live show, this is a mini version of it.
Who: Widge.
The Need Coffee Dot Com Fun Fest
When: Fri 8:00pm doors open; 8:30pm party starts (Length: 3 Hours or so…maybe…kinda)
Location: International North – Hyatt
Description: Come ready to play games, win stuff, and have a party.
Who: Everybody.
Saturday, September 1st
Torchwood Video Commentary With Rhys
When: Sat 11:30 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Grand Ballroom A-F – Sheraton
Description: Actor Kai Owen is on hand to conduct a live A/V commentary on a favorite episode of Torchwood.
Who: Rob.
Eardrum Wasteland: It’s the End of the World and You Know It
When: Sat 1:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Vinings 1-2 – Westin
Description: Carmina Burana, the zombie mall mayhem of Goblin, or the nuclear scare of “99 Red Balloons”… You gotta go sometime, so have your playlist ready.
Who: Rob, Tuffley & Widge
BritPop
When: Sat 2:30 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Macon – Sheraton
Description: A discussion of British music.
Who: Rob Levy; Tuffley; Kim; Aaron Poole; Widge.
Creating Warehouse 13 and the Agents
When: Sat 2:30 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: M106-107 – Marriott
Description: Another panel about the show, apparently.
Who: Leigh
Welcome Anthony Michael Hall
When: Sat 4:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: M106-107 – Marriott
Description: Anthony Michael Hall attends his first D*C and talks about Johnny Smith and The Dead Zone TV show
Who: Leigh.
H.P. Lovecraft at the Movies
When: Sat 4:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Embassy A-B – Hyatt
Description: A look back at various film and television productions inspired by H.P. Lovecraft
Who: Widge
Torchwood Q&A: Barrowman, Marsters & Owen
When: Sat 4:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Atrium Ballroom – Marriott
Description: An interview with Torchwood stars John Barrowman, James Marsters & Kai Owen.
Who: Rob
Stephen King’s Hollywood
When: Sat 7:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Embassy A-B – Hyatt
Description: A retrospective of the movies based on Stephen King’s fiction.
Who: Widge
X-Files
When: Sat 7:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Atrium Ballroom – Marriott
Description: Gillian Anderson discusses her X-Files role and answers your questions.
Who: Leigh.
From Luther to Midsomer: The State of British Crime Shows
When: Sat 8:30 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Macon – Sheraton
Description: Discussion on the success of Luther and how it measures up to other great British crime shows like Frost, Law and Order UK, or The Shadow Line.
Who: Widge, Tuffley and a bunch of other people.
Sunday, September 2nd
Do We Still Trust JJ Abrams?
When: Sun 10:00 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: M106-107 – Marriott
Description: Can we trust JJ on TV now?
Who: Aaron & Jon.
Inside the Actor’s Gaff with Sylvester McCoy
When: Sun 10:00 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Grand Ballroom A-F – Sheraton
Description: Sylvester McCoy is on hand to talk about his childhood, body of work, and his tenure as the 7th Doctor.
Who: Widge.
2012: Don’t Panic!
When: Sun 10:00 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Crystal Ballroom – Hilton
Description: Panicking about 2012? Nope, not panicking until Phil Plait gets a role on the next Twilight film or Scott Sigler teaches classes on home economics.
Who: Widge.
FRED Entertainment Presents Yet Another Panel About Dr Who
When: Sun 11:30 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Atlanta Ballroom – Westin
Description: Aaron says, “I had a groovy time on this last year. Me, Ken, and Molly Lewis will definitely be there, plus who-ever else we get to show up. Who… ever else. Get it?!”
Who: Aaron.
Top Gear
When: Sun 11:30 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Macon – Sheraton
Description: The car show for people who don’t give a shit about cars. Please someone mention Clarkson getting hacked. That’s all I ask.
Who: Tuffley.
Torchwood: Miracle Day
When: Sun 11:30 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Atrium Ballroom – Marriott
Description: Torchwood Series 4 writer Jane Espenson, along with actors John Barrowman and Kai Owen are interviewed about Miracle Day.
Who: Rob.
Theorizing the Doctor: Then And Again
When: Sun 1:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Macon – Sheraton
Description: The evolution of Doctor Who will be explored in social, ethical, and technological perspectives.
Who: Rob will be presenting his doctoral dissertation on “Classic Doctor Who: Season 5 & Shaping the Future”
X-Files’ Agent Scully
When: Sun 1:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Atrium Ballroom – Marriott
Description: Gillian Anderson will discuss her character in The X-Files and the stage and screen work completed since then.
Who: Leigh.
What Makes a Villain?
When: Sun 2:30 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: M106-107 – Marriott
Description: The definition of “bad guy” and “villain” has changed. Who’s who, now?
Who: Leigh, Rox of Spazhouse.
Need Coffee Dot Com vs. The Whoniverse
When: Sun 4:00pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: A601-602 – Marriott
Description: Needcoffee.com gives a critical and fair analysis of everything Doctor Who, including next year’s very special 50th Anniversary Celebration.
Who: Rob, Tuffley, Kidlet, Aaron Poole, Rox, Widge
SOLVE THIS: LIVE!
When: Sun 5:30 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Atlanta Ballroom – Westin
Description: The improvisational panel game that has solved problems for millions worldwide will now solve problems for you live and on stage for the first time!
Who: Aaron Poole, J.J. Hawkins, Jon Boutelle, Rox of Spazhouse & Widge.
Gonzo Quiz Show IV: The Quest for Quiz
When: Sun 7:00 pm (Length: 2 Hours or so)
Location: Atlanta Ballroom – Westin
Description: From the official schedule, “Teams of celebrity guests are led through a series of panel show games that you entertained.”
Who: Aaron is there for the long haul. Widge appears in the second round.
Inside the Actor’s Gaff: Patricia Quinn
When: Sun 7:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Capitol Ballroom – Sheraton
Description: Actor Patricia Quinn discusses her life and acting career, including her appearance on Doctor Who and the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Who: Rob.
Warehouse 13: Good Guys and Bad Guy
When: Sun 7:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Atrium Ballroom – Marriott
Description: Warehouse Agents and the Season 3 bad guy answer questions about the show.
Who: Leigh.
Black Masculinity and Comics
When: Sun 8:30 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Hanover F – Hyatt
Description: Jonathan Gayles Ph.D (Georgia State Univ.) screens his film “White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books.†Q&A w/ filmmaker.
Who: Wolven.
Doctor Who Classics
When: Sun 8:30 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: A601-602 – Marriott
Description: We’re kickin’ it old school with a panel devoted to the Classic Series of Doctor Who. Be there, or we’ll send the Zarbi after you!
Who: Rob.
Need Coffee Dot Com vs. Sherlock
When: Sun 10:00 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: A601-602 – Marriott
Description: Neecoffee.com is at it again! Yet, this time they are tackling Moffat’s Sherlock in comparison to the many incarnations of the iconic character.
Who: Widge and I’m not sure who all is on this yet. Whoever we can talk into it, frankly.
Monday, September 3rd
Doctor Who Live Video Commentary with Patricia Quinn and Sylvester McCoy
When: Mon 10:00 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Centennial II-III – Hyatt
Description: Doctor Who’s 7th Doctor Sylvestor McCoy accompied by “Dragon Fire” Episode guest star Patricia Quinn conduct a live video commentary on the episode
Who: Rob.
Dynamic Identities: Characters as Moving Targets
When: Mon 10:00 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Hyatt Fairlie – Hyatt Conference
Description: “Characters may have inconsistent identities, from Hamlet to Mieville, due to changes in author, audience or plot mechanisms.”
Who: Wolven.
Warehouse 13: Thanks for Coming!
When: Mon 11:30 am (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: Centennial II-III – Hyatt
Description: As we say thanks for coming to DragonCon maybe the panelists will share a few hints on anything upcoming…
Who: Leigh.
Make the Bad Men Stop 2: Bad Harderer
When: Mon 2:30 pm (Length: 1 Hour)
Location: M106-107 – Marriott
Description: Because one panel isn’t enough for us to send you weeping home so you embrace your favorite books and comics to your bosom and swear you’ll never leave them alone again.
Who: What’s left of everybody.
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