Panels in Peril

Last updated July 14, 2010

Panels in Peril

Description: The Omnitrix has morphed into two tv series totalling seven seasons, three tv movies, three video games, and an endless array of toys. Another series is on the way next year. What is the secret of this show's success, and why have we never heard of it?
Area: Anime, Kids Programming, Panels in Peril
Programming Team Member: Victoria Anne Warner, Brenda Shaw
Panelists: Howard Picaizen (M)
Scheduled day/time: Saturday 12:00 PM
Last modified: April 25, 2010

Caprica's V Clubs and Teenage Sexuality

Description: Graystone Industries' V-world was intended to remain a tightly-controlled corporate proprietary service. But teenagers hacked it, and used it as a medium to create their own realities in which they can express their sexuality freely, and safely. With similar real-life tech on the horizon, could v-clubs, with all the risks of rape, STIs, and unwanted pregnancy removed, be a new safe form of sexual education, exploration, and expression?
Area: Adult/Alternative Lifestyles, Battlestar Galactica, Panels In Peril
Programming Team Member: Lance Sibley
Panelists: Christin Milloy (M)
Scheduled day/time: Friday 10:00 PM
Last modified: May 16, 2010

Copywrong and Digital Rights Mismanagement

Description: To copyright is to restrict the free-flow of an idea, so as to profit from it. Digital rights management (DRM) is a generic term for access control technologies that can be used by copyright holders to impose limitations on the usage of digital content and devices, making them "Defective by Design." DRM opponents argue that the presence of DRM violates existing private property rights and restricts a range of heretofore normal and legal user activities. BTW, large portions of this description were copied from Wikipedia.
Area: Web Media
Programming Team Member: Christin Milloy
Scheduled day/time: Sunday 2:00 PM
Last modified: June 5, 2010

A Doctor not a Botanist

Description: TJ found herself as the medical professional aboard Destiny after the evacuation of Icarus base. She has had to balance the crew's medical needs with limited supplies, and seek out alternate solutions. Be it confronting alien medical threats, or coming to terms with being pregnant on Destiny, what can we expect of this character?
Area: Panels in Peril, Stargate
Programming Team Member: Declan Dennehy
Scheduled day/time: Sunday 5:00 PM
Last modified: April 26, 2010

The End of the Space Shuttle

Description: NASA's space shuttle program is winding down, with only a handful of flights left. What's next for NASA, and what are other countries doing in the field of human spaceflight?
Area: Panels In Peril, Science & Technology
Programming Team Member: Brenda Shaw
Panelists: David Stephenson
Scheduled day/time: Friday 8:00 PM
Last modified: April 17, 2010

It Lives On! In The Comics

Description: Its TV run is finished, but it's living on in comic form. They're not just TV tie-ins, they're a continuation of the official canon. It's not just Joss Whedon anymore — Farscape and The Middleman have joined in too. What do you want to see more of?
Area: Comics, Panels in Peril
Programming Team Member: Victoria Anne Warner
Panelists: Douglas Smith
Scheduled day/time: Sunday 10:00 AM
Last modified: March 14, 2010

It's Gen Fic!

Description: Our stories don't need romance; they're just as much fun without it. Come and discuss what makes a great gen fic and what doesn't. Bring recommendations!
Area: FanFic, Panels in Peril
Programming Team Member: Brenda Shaw, Victoria Anne Warner
Scheduled day/time: Sunday 12:00 PM
Last modified: April 17, 2010

Lampkin's Legal Dynamics

Description: Romo Lampkin is the eccentric, kleptomaniac, theatrical attorney who first defends Gaius Baltar and then Tom Zarek. Eventually he becomes the last President of the Twelve Colonies. What's so appealing about this fascinating, contradictory character?
Area: Battlestar Galactica, Panels in Peril
Programming Team Member: Lance Sibley
Panelists: Justin O'Donnell
Scheduled day/time: Saturday 11:00 AM
Last modified: March 13, 2010

The Middleman

Description: Do your friends always look at you funny when you turn into a zombie at the mere mention of trout? Come join others to discuss the Middleman; he saves the world from comic book evil, but always in time for a refreshing glass of milk.
Area: Comics, Panels in Peril, Retro/Cancelled Shows
Programming Team Member: Victoria Anne Warner
Scheduled day/time: Saturday 12:00 AM
Last modified: March 14, 2010

The Missing Number 7… Found?

Description: There are supposed to be 12 Cylon models — yet the Cylons we saw were numbered between one and eight. Then there were the Final Five… which adds up to 13. Number Seven, named Daniel, was a "failed" model. Is the "Daniel" model based on Daniel Graystone? Will he eventually transfer his own consciousness into a Cylon body? What might have led Cavil to betray and destroy him?
Area: Battlestar Galactica, Panels in Peril
Programming Team Member: Lance Sibley
Scheduled day/time: Sunday 5:00 PM
Last modified: March 13, 2010

Net Neutrality

Description: Governments, big-name ISPs and corporate content providers are seeking to restrict your access to the net — to filter you, to censor you, to create tiered access levels to force you to pay a toll at every turn. If they succeed they will even keep you from accessing services hosted by their competitors. The net is only great as long as it remains free. The standards that guide the net must remain open, free and neutral. This net is your net, this net is my net, this net is made for you and me.
Area: Panels in Peril, Web Media
Programming Team Member: Christin Milloy
Panelists: Christin Milloy (M)
Scheduled day/time: Saturday 6:00 PM
Last modified: May 8, 2010

The New Marvel Universe

Description: They're finally showing the masses that it's all one big universe. Do you think it's going to work? Or are they in over their heads?
Area: Comics, Panels in Peril
Programming Team Member: Victoria Anne Warner
Panelists: Howard Picaizen
Scheduled day/time: Friday 9:00 PM
Last modified: April 17, 2010

Old-School Art and Social Media

Description: Old-school art is still alive and kicking, and best of all, it is thriving thanks to social media and networking. This panel explores how old-school artists can promote their work online and gain collectors who will invest in them.
Area: Art, Panels in Peril
Programming Team Member: Brenda Shaw
Panelists: Liv Uhrig (M)
Scheduled day/time: Sunday 1:00 PM
Last modified: April 17, 2010

Smallville: Season 9 in Review

Description: This season of Smallville has featured the arrival of Kryptonians on Earth, led by Major Zod, as well as the mysterious Checkmate organization. Come and join our panel of Smallville fans and discuss the highs and lows of the latest season.
Area: Current Shows, Panels in Peril
Programming Team Member: Christin Milloy
Panelists: Howard Picaizen
Scheduled day/time: Sunday 5:00 PM
Last modified: April 17, 2010

Smoke and Mirrors: Henry's Back!

Description: The Smoke books by Tanya Huff are being made into a television series. What aspects of the books are you hoping to see on the screen? What are you hoping for from the character of Henry Fitzroy?
Area: Current Shows, Literature, Panels in Peril
Programming Team Member: Christin Milloy
Panelists: Jo Frankel
Scheduled day/time: Sunday 4:00 PM
Last modified: April 18, 2010

Spirited Away

Description: Many problems in the story arise from greed, and the main character Chihiro succeeds because she has no greed. If you keep looking, there are plenty of other interesting messages and themes in this anime. Find out what you may have overlooked, and share your insights with others!
Area: Anime, Panels in Peril
Programming Team Member: Brenda Shaw
Panelists: Urania Fung (M)
Scheduled day/time: Friday 8:00 PM
Last modified: May 6, 2010

Spuhura? Really!?

Description: In the 2009 Star Trek movie, Spock and Uhura were shown as being in a romantic relationship. Was your mind boggled by this? Does it seem wrong to you? Or are they your One True Pairing? This panel will discuss whether it makes sense for these two characters to be a couple.
Area: Panels in Peril, Toronto Trek
Programming Team Member: Christin Milloy
Scheduled day/time: Friday 8:00 PM
Last modified: May 29, 2010

Steampunk!

Description: Take the most aesthetically pleasing period in history, add some technology that wasn't around back then, write a story about it, and you've got steampunk. Share your favourite works and talk about the genre.
Area: Literature, Panels In Peril
Programming Team Member: Brenda Shaw
Panelists: Leisa Knapp
Scheduled day/time: Saturday 10:00 AM
Last modified: May 29, 2010

Thank You For Shopping at the Nabootique!

Description: New Live Show! New Album? New Movie? Breaking into America? Did I just drink rancid coconut milk or are my wildest dreams coming true? What's new in the world of the Mighty Boosh?
Area: British Cult TV, Panels In Peril
Programming Team Member: Eric Briggs
Scheduled day/time: Saturday 7:00 PM
Last modified: April 17, 2010

This Video Is Not Available In Your Region

Description: We discuss situations where the law has not caught up to technology.
Area: Panels in Peril, Web Media
Programming Team Member: Christin Milloy
Panelists: David B. Misener
Scheduled day/time: Friday 9:00 PM
Last modified: April 24, 2010

This Year In Fan Films

Description: What have the many fan film groups been up to over the past year? What should you be watching, and what should you be skipping? Our panel of fan film experts holds forth on what's new and what's worth your time.
Area: Panels in Peril, Toronto Trek
Programming Team Member: Christin Milloy
Scheduled day/time: Friday 7:00 PM
Last modified: May 29, 2010

A Very Mad Tea Party

Description: Tim Burton's new film Alice in Wonderland returns its heroine to the world on the other side of the looking glass in this continuation of Lewis Carroll's classic. Come fall down the rabbit hole with us.
Area: Film, Panels in Peril
Programming Team Member: Declan Dennehy
Panelists: Theta Lubliner
Scheduled day/time: Saturday 4:00 PM
Last modified: April 28, 2010

What's New in Sarah Jane's Attic?

Description: The Trickster, Sontarans, Judoon, Slitheen and many, many more aliens are showing up in Sarah Jane Smith's neck of the woods. Will Sarah Jane and her crew be successful in preventing a disaster?
Area: Doctor Who, Panels in Peril
Programming Team Member: Eric Briggs
Panelists: Theta Lubliner (M)
Scheduled day/time: Friday 7:00 PM
Last modified: May 7, 2010

When Burning Sage is Not Enough

Description: Techniques and methods often used to protect oneself and one's home from curses, spells, and other supernatural things going bump in the night.
Area: Panels in Peril, Supernatural/Paranormal
Programming Team Member: Declan Dennehy
Panelists: Stephen B. Pearl
Scheduled day/time: Friday 8:00 PM
Last modified: April 26, 2010

World Domination: Misha Minions Unite

Description: What? We haven't acheived world domination yet? This is the time to come together and plan.
Area: Fandom, Panels in Peril, Supernatural/Paranormal
Programming Team Member: Victoria Anne Warner
Scheduled day/time: Saturday 12:00 AM
Last modified: March 14, 2010

You are a Female Crazakny, Aren't You?

Description: A hopefully comic and embarrassing discussion of human/alien romantic relationships, including the biological necessities, the risks of procreation, disease transmission and cultural problems to be faced. All participants must be 18 or over.
Area: Adult/Alternative Lifestyles, Panels in Peril
Programming Team Member: Renee Sylvestre-Williams
Panelists: Stephen B. Pearl (M)
Scheduled day/time: Friday 11:00 PM
Last modified: April 17, 2010