Get a Peek at What’s Coming to Dragon Con TV
This weekend, it’s Dragon Con TV in your rooms at all five host hotels. Whether or not you’re headed to Atlanta, you can enjoy this sneak peek at what’s new in their geek video lineup.
Continue ReadingThis weekend, it’s Dragon Con TV in your rooms at all five host hotels. Whether or not you’re headed to Atlanta, you can enjoy this sneak peek at what’s new in their geek video lineup.
Continue ReadingIf you’re bringing your preteens to Dragon Con next week, you’ll want to check out this list of the best events they won’t want to miss.
Continue ReadingBringing a kid to Dragon Con this year? We’ve got a few suggestions for panels they might like, sorted by age, as well as some sanity tips for the grown-ups.
Continue ReadingCharity auctions and other fundraising events are a mainstay of many fan conventions, including Dragon*Con. In 2012, they raised more than $45,000 for the Georgia Chapter of the ALS Association. This year the con decided to approach charity a little differently by asking the fans where they’d like their donations to go in 2013.
Continue ReadingCatch up with what the GeekMoms have been doing when they’re not writing about the world of geekdom and parenting for you!
Continue ReadingAs I’d mentioned in an earlier Dragon*Con Diary post, my family felt the most at-home at the Space and Science Tracks throughout our Dragon*Con weekend. While others had chances to meet such sci-fi stars as John Barrowman, and attend panels with the cast of True Blood, my family was not going to be as patient with those incredibly long lines and levels of uber-fandom that we don’t quite have. The Science and Space Tracks were perfect for us! Here are summaries of my two favorite panels from those tracks.
Continue ReadingJane Espenson and Brad Bell, creators of the web-based show Husbands, talk about creating that show and web-based content in general.
Continue ReadingWe marched in the Dragon*Con parade, which is one of the highlights of the con and is one of the most family-friendly events the entire weekend. It takes place on the Saturday morning of Dragon*Con and is open to the public for viewing. This parade is so outstanding — very grassroots, with volunteers working diligently to make this a smooth experience for those of us marching as well as for the spectators.
Continue ReadingDue to our unique circumstances, not having family near us in Florida or Georgia to watch our kids, we knowingly took the risk. We bought Dragon*Con memberships for our 7- and 9-year-old sons. It had crossed our minds for me to go alone, but I’m very glad everyone was able to experience it. I’d be telling stories to my husband and sons for the next month if they couldn’t see it all!
Continue ReadingJust call me the Con N00b. Or the Con Virgin. Whatever you want to call me, when I offered to participate in the Geeky Parenting Panel at this year’s Dragon*Con, I didn’t realize how big an event it was. I could have tried a much smaller con first, but why would I want to do that when I had the chance to be part of one of America’s biggest geek parties?!?
Continue ReadingThe Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival will kick off its 11th year with Backyard Blockbusters, a documentary about fan films written, directed, and produced by fan-film creator John Hudgens.
Continue ReadingGet a sneak peak at this year’s Dragon*Con TV videos along with an interview with two of the creators.
Continue ReadingThis week, the GeekMoms are doing a lot of event travel! Catch up with them here.
Continue ReadingThe GeekMom pony has her name, and it’s Curiosity Cientifica!
Continue ReadingListen in as they talk about the things they’re most looking forward to, how to manage those scary cosplay moments, and what each con has to offer to people with families. They also talk about their various panels so you can stop by and say hello!
Continue ReadingThere are only seven weeks left until Dragon*Con! Here’s a bit of what’s new so far on this year’s agenda and some of the things you can look forward to.
Continue ReadingDragon*ConTV is the insufficiently sung hero of Dragon*Con. It’s the snarky entertainment arm of the con that keeps you laughing while waiting for panels or when you’re lying in your room too tired to go back out in your 65-pound costume. A long, long time ago, in the Dragon*Con galaxy not so far away, there […]
Continue ReadingI love costumes and usually I take any excuse that I can to wear a costume, including Halloween. But as this Halloween approaches, I’m finding myself reluctant to don a costume. I’m going to be taking my daughter trick-or-treating with my best friend and her daughter this year. When my best friend said she wasn’t […]
Continue ReadingThe Walking Dead just started its second season a few weeks ago, but it was announced that the highly popular AMC show has been renewed for a 3rd season. I have to admit that my husband and I didn’t see The Walking Dead until about a month before Dragon*Con. We had gotten it on DVD […]
Continue ReadingSean Maher, best known as his role as Simon Tam in Firefly and Serenity, announced today that he is gay. Due in part from encouragement from his agent, he remained in the closet for years in fear for his career. With the support of his family, including his partner Paul and their two young children, he was able to […]
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