Re: DARK SHADOWS FESTIVAL

On Feb 28, 7:46 pm, "FredHerring" <fredherrr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> <<Otherwise, who would be on the panel? You would think the panel would
be
> comprised of at least some people with direct ties to the planned film
> even if it's not the big names>>
>
> My prior experiences attendingDarkShadowsFests tells me that the word
> "panel" means something different in DS fandom from what it means in the
> real world.
>
> A DS Fest "panel" is usually one lone fanzine editrix standing on-stage
by
> herself talking into a microphone for 20-30 minutes. She'll field
> randomly-chosen questions from DS fans in the audience, usually
> disseminating much misinformation in the process.  Sometimes she'll
admit
> she doesn't know the answer and defers to other audience members who
claim
> they do.
>
> One of the factual howlers at the 2007 Fest was the answer to the
question
> of why Michael McGuire never attends the DS Fests.  The "panel" claimed
it
> was because McGuire had died.
>
> I wouldn't expect much from the 2008 "panel discussion."
>
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I was at the 2006 NYC convention and indeed they did have a panel of
the actors and all answered questions from the audience.