MediaWest*Con/MediaWest*Con 1992

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==Some Facts About the 1992 Convention==
*The theme that year: "Beyond the Holidome." It was based on the fact that the previous hotel, The Lansing Holiday Inn West, failed to honor their contractual obligation to provide "all function space" to MediaWest*Con by double-booking two weddings in the main ballrooms. The convention was forced to hold a banquet and the Masquerade in the humidity of the "Holidome" pool area.
*MediaWest*Con moved to its new location at the Lansing Holiday Inn South/Convention Center. 
*The first Stiffie awards were handed out before night before the convention started. The awards were partially in response to slash fans feeling marginalized in the FanQ awards.
* J. Michael Straczynski was one of the five fans on the panel: "Computers: reach out and touch a fan - bulletin board systems," as well as the Ghostbusters panel. 
* A fan comments on the tensions and excitement leading up to this con, and about unrelated controversy a few days before, see Cover Up and the comments on plagiarism.
* See a call to arms by a fan addressing the conflicts and tensions regarding slash and gen vid programing, see Media West, Fan Q's and slash fans by Flamingo (1993)
==From the 1992 Program Book==
About the programming:
About behavior:
About the dogs:
==Fan Q Awards==
For specifics, see 1992 Fan Q Awards.
==Skit==
Both plays were presented before the Masquerade and Dance. They were also carried on the hotels closed circuit TV
Star Trek: The Motion Sickness, by Ken Keisel & Bev Grant, featured the following cast: Paula Smith,
Martynn, Elyse Dickenson, Cathie Whitehead, Ken Keisel, Gordon Carleton, Dawna Snyder, Linnese Dawe, Nancy Hillman, Doug Carleton, and Dawn McLevy.
JTK (Star Trek VI, as directed by Oliver Stone), "was written Gordon Carleton in an incredible one day
(give or take a revision)!" Cast: Gordon Carleton, Ken Keisel, Melody Womack, Martynn, Nancy Hillman, Dawna Snyder, Pat Gonzales, Paula Smith, Winston Howlett, Terri Korthals, Cathie Whitehead, and Pam Berry.
==Fan Fund==
The winner of the 1992 Fan Fund was Rolaine Smoot; she attended MediaWest*Con 12.
==Masquerade Winners==
MASQUERADE COSTUME COMPETITION/DANCE
Masquerade Winners
* Best Original Presentation - "The Banshee" -- Valeria Meachum
* Best Re-Creation (TV-Film) - "Belle's Boy" -- Nea Dodson
* Best Re-Creation (Literature) - "Morpheus, Lord of Dreams" -- Melody Womack
* Best Humourous - "Ernest Borg Nine" -- Dan Kozinski
* Best Cheap - "Lori and Gizmo" -- Betsy Wood and Tab
* Best In Show - "Christine's Debut" -- Janet Paderewski
* Best Workmanship - "Lena Lamont" -- Rosemary Slocum
Hall Costume Winners:
* "Edward Scissorhands" -- Melody Womack
* "the Sea" -- Cindi Ufholz
* "Shonnon" -- Jesse McClain
* "Christine" -- June Edwards
* "The Phantom" -- Angela-Marie Varesano
* "Christine" -- Janet Paderewski
==Door Decoration Awards==
From the post-1992/pre-1993 Progress report: 
==Art Show Awards==
A fan recalls that the highest piece of art was a portrait that sold for $400. "They had new art slats this year. Interestingly, Media West is the only place I know who has board that extends all the way to the floor. And they sell that floor level space as hanging space! Heather made good money here this year. I hear the top most sale was a $400 piece with an actor's face." -- comment in Artistic Endeavors #3 
Art show winners were selected by popular vote.
 
POPULAR CHOICE ART SHOW AWARD WINNERS
* Star Trek - "25 Years of Star Trek: Live Long and Prosper," Joni Wagner
* Star Wars - "Coy Princess," Joni Wagner
* Quantum Leap - "Certain Majick," Barbara Fister-Liltz
* Professionals - "Dualities," Suzan Lovett
* McGyver - "Mister Mac" Karen River
* U.N.C.L.E. - "Jigsaw" Suzan Lovett
* Blake's 7 - "Different Seasons," Suzan Lovett
* Humor - "Boundage," Leah Rosenthal
* Fabric - "Robert Vaughn," Carol Jones
* 3-D - "Alpha or Omega," Suzanne Rosema
* Horse - "Unicorn Appaloosa," Heather Bruton
* Cat - "Can I Go HOme With YOu?" Jesse McClain (also winner by unanimous decision of the art show staff of the terminally cute award)
* Dragon - "Lane," Susan Conner
BEST IN SHOW (tie)
* "Always Remember the Name -- Enterprise" Jesse McClain
* "Dualities," Suzan Lovett
Honorable Mentions
* "Two Joneses," M. Holmes
* "Northern Lights," B. Fister-Liltz
* "Lake Night Problem," S. Schrieber
==Vid Show==
We are looking for any info on the pre-1998 vid show winners. In the 1992 Post-con Progress Report, under the heading of Fannish Videos it only says: "We did not received a post-con report from Coordinator Sheryl Adsit." 
Here are a few of the vids that were shown that year
*"Hotel California" for The Prisoner by Judy Chien
*"Wicked Game" for Twin Peaks by Judy Chien
*The Addams Family Theme" for Twin Peaks by Judy Chien (this vid won a prize)
*Simon and Garfunkel's "Bookends Theme" for Quantum Leap based on Al's interaction with Beth from "M.I.A." (vidder unknown but it may have been one of the member of Bunnies From Hell)
The vid room ran nearly constantly due to California Crew doing up eight hours of "best of" tapes. The tapes' playlist and order was posted on the door, making it easier to figure out when your favorite video would play.
==Programming==
There was a Starsky & Hutch panel on Sunday morning -- panelists were April Valentine, Linda Magee, Pat Massie and MRK
Cheree Cargill, Melea Fisher, Pat Grant, Judith Yuenger held a Star Wars panel: "Unifying Star Wars Fandom". A transcript of the panel was reprinted in Southern Enclave #32. The panelists explained that the idea for the panel came after "We discovered that there were still lots and lots and lots of STAR WARS fans out there but we were all broken up into little groups. And nobody knew about anybody else, so we decided we would try to get us all together in one big group again and have lots of fun and I think we've been fairly successful over the past year."
===Friday===
* Smut: Hi guy, new in town? Or, why can't two male characters stand together for longer than 10 seconds without someone writing them into a "slash" relationship?
* Collaborative writing; how to put aside your egos for the sake of the story.
* Ladyhawke: starcrossed lovers? The enduring appeal.
* Introducing Shadowchasers.
* Introducing Quantum Leap.
* Religion throughout history; spiritual guidance or mind control?
* Different strokes for different blokes; are government agents the same the world over?
* 50's-60's sci-fi; from The Blob To War of the Worlds-has any modem sci-fi even come dose to these classics.
* Beauty and the Beast; Vincent & Catherine-romantic archetypes?
* Editing; first you pick up your blue pencil-basic tips and reference books to get you started. 
* Extraterrestrials; UFO abductions-hoax or cover up?
* Zorro; the changing face of Don Diego-Douglas Fairbanks to Duncan Regehr. 
* Anne McCaffrey: building a believable society - Pern as an example of historical continuity. 
* Multiple vs. one-fandom fen; dueling fandoms - boxing yourself in or spreading yourself too thin?
* Michael Crawford; the man behind the mask-bringing the 'Phantom' to life. 
* Northern Exposure; cold hands, warm heart-romantic relationships from Adam & Eve to Holling & Shelley. Oh yes, and Joel & Maggie.
* Star Trek: life behind the command chair - are Troi, Geordi, et al getting better storylines than the ones Uhura. Chekov et al had to deal with?
* Military: if we didn't laugh we'd cry - comedy in the face of war. 
* The Miscellaneous Affairs of Adderly panel. 
* Animation: Dangermouse - crossing over into fanfic: the key to their popularity. 
* Dinosaurs: we're the panel, gotta love us! - cutesy kiddie show or relevant social commentary? 
* Vampires: party all night, sleep all day and stay young forever - the appeal of vampires. 
* Quantum Leap: whose body is in anyway? Just exactly where is Sam during the leap? Problems in explaining the process.
* Mel Gibson: from Tim to Hamlet - the son we all wish we had!
* Harrison Ford: from adventurer to spy-Ford's transition.
* Writing original characters: avoiding the Mary Sue Syndrome and other common ailments.
* Disabilities in fandom: American Sign Language - you wont get fluent in an hour, but you can learn the basics.
* Introducing Star Cops.
*Introducing The Professionals.
* The Remington Steele 10th Anniversary panel.
* Costuming: the Performance Workshop-how to present yourself in a costume call.
* Alien Nation: Tenctonese culture - would you shop in 'Little Tencton'? 
* Have you seen...? What films/series/hovels generate fandoms and why?
* Government agents: spies in the 90's-where would they fit into today's changing political scene?
*Actors vs. their characters: confusing an actor with the character he portrays-to love him is to know him. Or is it?
* Spaceships of movies and tv: from Buck Rogers serials to the Enterprise NCC1701-D-technology marches on.
* Introducing Q.E.D.
* Introducing Starman.
* Shadow Chasers: cynicism is no protection, buddy.
* Sean Connery: a grand master-still sexy after all these years.
* Conventions: 'professional' cons - giving us what we want or taking us to the cleaners?
* Star Trek: families aboard the Enterprise-welcome addition or worrisome distraction?
* Quantum Leap: thirtysomething and trapped in a time warp-the effects of Sam altering his own timeline.
* The Professionals: is a non-'slash' fandom viable, given the introduction many American fans had?
* Men in fandom
* Introducing Alien Nation
* Introducing Sapphire & Steele
* Filking: original tunes, parodies, and what to do if you cant carry a tune in a bucket. 
* Fandom: primer for neos - where did all you people come from, and how did you find each other? An introduction to fandom.
* Richard Grieco: from Booker to Mobsters, from the small screen to the big screen-can he make the transition?
* Questor Tapes: predating Data, or, but would you let your sister/brother marry one? 
* Fandom Is A Way Of Life vs. Fandom Is Just A Goshdarn Hobby: is fandom a sub-culture or just another distraction?
* Publishing: from computers to laser printers and beyond-the future of fanzine publishing.
* Media Jeopardy
* Introducing Man from U.N.C.L.E.
* Introducing Dark Shadows
* Equalizer: if you need help, call this panel-can we get past the 'vigilante' image?
* Costuming: from concept to presentation-the art of original costuming.
* Black Adder Panel
* Let's Discuss: Lethal Weapon.
* Man from U.N.C.L.E.: the 29 years young affair - what happened in the intervening years?
* Art: computer graphics-fan art of the future?
* Introducing Remington Steele.
* Introducing Sandbaggers.
* Animation: not just for Saturday morning anymore - the resurgence of primetime animated series: is fandom ready for this?
* The Professionals: Bodie's past and Doyle's guilt - can we get past the stereotypes?
* Friday the 13th: Is there anything left to do after you've cursed a dog leash?
 
* Red Dwarf: a giant among sci-fi comedy.
* Introducing 21 Jump Street.
* Introducing Houston Knights.
* Legends, faerie tales & mythology: expanding the legends-does media preserve the intended spirit?
* Publishing: fantastic fanzine fliers - the 'first impression' that sells your zine.
* Let's Discuss: Indiana Jones.
* Blake's 7 vs. Star Trek: the ultimate crossover? Is it possible that Star Trek's Federation of Planets later becomes 'The Federation' in Blake's 7?
* Military: keeping the world safe for democracy - how did the WWII series compare with the real war?
* Gay Issues: I'm not gay. I just happen to have sex with my partner who is also a man, and other common fallacies in 'slash' relationships.
* V: Kenneth Johnson's version of War of the Worlds?
* Vampires: menacing predator or misunderstood victim? Exploring the vampire myth through film, television and literature.
===Saturday===
* Alien Nation: Matt Sikes - is he going to be a better Godfather than he was a daddy?
* Quantum Leap: keeping it fresh ~ are all the leaps starting to look the same?
* Edward Scissorhands: a shear delight - Edward as the child within us all.
* Introducing Darkover.
* Sapphire & Steele: are we really inhuman, or just pretending?
* Blake's 7: Blake vs. Avon and their different leadership styles - was one more effective for completion of their mission?
* Writing crossovers: pick a universe, any universe.
* Gay issues: coming out of the closet-'gay' films that (at least semi-) successfully attracted mainstream audiences.
* Introducing War of the Worlds
* Costuming workshop: make-up for costuming.
* Star Trek: expanding the universe - is there room in the fandom for Deep Space Nine?
* Actors vs. their characters: tearing down the wall - does meeting the star alter your view of the fandom?
* Writing good medicine: excuse me, but your hero's been dead for the last 5 pages!
* Art: Illustrating: more than just copying a photo - making the characters match the action.
* Introducing Blake's 7.
* Young Riders: galloping off into the sunset - the appeal of the series. 
* Beauty and the Beast: turning third season into an alternate universe - can we make it go away?
* Smut: so he only had a walk-on part - didn't you see the gleam in his eye? Or why we love to put those men together. Slash as a fandom itself.
* Publishing: design and layout - from page size through binding: some decisions to be made.
* Darkwing Duck: Let's get dangerous!
* Introducing Man from U.N.C.L.E.
* ST:TNG: writers seminar summary.
* Costuming: bringing it to life - recreating a filmed or drawn character.
* The Gaylactic Network: gays in science fiction.
* ST:TNG: how's fifth season going?
* Editing: Recognizing the symbiotic relationship between writers and editors-using etiquette to keep authors coming back without compromising your zine.
* Art: now what? Getting started when you haven't drawn since grade school.
* Introducing Anne Rice.
* Introducing Paradise.
* Writing seminar: how to tell a better story.
* : Burnside vs. D. Ops.: characters vs. situations In The Sandbaggers.
* Star Trek VI: : Is this really the end for Kirk and crew?
* Media Family Feud.
* Introducing Beauty & the Beast.
* Introducing Bottom of the Sea.
* Writing workshop I: giving your fan fiction that professional touch.
* 'Good guy' vampires.
* Buddy shows: 'nutty' buddy - why is one partner always a goofball?
* Art: matting/framing - now that you've finished (or bought) your piece of art, how do you preserve it? 
* Introducing Dark Justice. 
* Introducing Corellian Archives zine library. 
* Kenneth Branagh: Olivier again? Will Branagh be the next 'Lord Larry'?
* Star Wars: uniting Star Wars fandom.
* Publishing: I'd like to do a zine, but I only have a limited budget - producing a quality zine with only a Smith Corona and a prayer.
* Miami Vice panel.
* Theatre: musicals with something special.
* Doctor Who: the Doctor-Companion bond - could one survive without the other?
* Writing realistic sex scenes: he put his what where?! Getting the details right.
* Comic books-graphic novels: comic books in fandom-can we take these cartoon characters seriously?
* The New Dark Shadows - did it continue the legacy or splinter the fandom?
* Alien Nation: why is no one writing the fanfic?
* Art: problems unique to Illustrating adult/slash material.
* Fandom as a support group: doing more than drooling over 8x10's - or. just what is it you people talk about all day?
* The science in science fiction: "reverse to polarity of the neutron flow" and other scientific impossibilities.
* Writing and the importance of the rewrite.
* A look at the National Science Fiction & Fantasy Museum.
* Religion as taboo: why aren't any fanfic characters ever given religious preferences?
* Copyrights: from copying for friends to bootlegging - what exactly can an editor expect?
* Paranormal: Esp. for me ~ E.S.P. in media.
* The Q.E.D. panel.
* Kicking the Corpse: the rumors of Star Wars fandom's death have been greatly exaggerated. 
* Let's Discuss: Battlestar Galactica.
* Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: life, don't talk to me about life!
* Spoofs & satire: pardon me, but is that your shoe ringing? Satire as a political statement.
===Sunday===
* The changing face of fandom: 1970 to present-have we come a long way, baby?
* Stephen J. Cannell series; what's really going on? Is it more than just car chases and catchy music?
* Starsky & Hutch as a dormant fandom. Is there anything more to be said?
* Music videos: stop the car I need those lyrics! Putting our favorite fandoms to music.
* Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: 'sub'mission; bringing Seaview hardware up to date. Or, more than just "monster of the week".
* Beauty & the Beast: the series vs. the animated feature - which one truly captured the legend?
* The "sick puppy" panel; prelude to "the dead dog panel - how's the con going so far?
* Blake's 7: the next generation - do we really want to see the series 10 years after?
* Art; "material girl" - creative uses for fabric.
* Holy Hamlet, Batman I; comic books and graphic novels as serious art and literature.
* Editors need writers & writers need editors.
* Disabilities in fandom.
* The 21 Jump Street panel.
* Writing Quantum Leap; It's more than just a hunk in a dress.
* Why do zines cost so much? A look into what it costs to put out a good zine.
* Art; the deadline's approaching and I promised 10 illoes - where do I start? Finding the inspiration and models you need to get going - researching artwork.
* Creating your own religion.
* Star Trek: how much innovation can Pocket Books allow? Writing an original idea within restrictive parameters.
* Computers: reach out and touch a fan-bulletin board systems. (J. Michael Straczynski was one of the five fans on this panel.)
* Writing: strategies for interactive science fiction/fantasy writing in the age of high tech and hard times.
* Smut: lubricants, those pesky wives and other impediments to slash.
* P.I. shows: bending the rules - could these people really get away with some of the stuff they did?
* Writing research: let's get real - making your readers believe you.
* Quantum Leap: does this show have any rules It wont break?
* Going pro: tips and tales from a few of the fans who successfully crossed the bridge into "professional writing.
* MacGyver: dubious science - does it need to make sense?
* Junior, is that you? The Young Indiana Jones panel.
* Editing: recognizing the symbiotic relationship between writers and editors - using etiquette to keep authors coming back without compromising your zine. 
* Media Wheel of Fortune.
* Sherlock Holmes: the timeless appeal of a timeless character.
* Advanced (2 or more stories published) writer's seminar: refining your craft.
* We have lift off!: re-introducing THE SCI-FI CHANNEL.
* New age and paganism: coming full circle - the resurgence of age-old rituals in modern times: taking a holistic approach to the world around us.
* Kirk's charisma vs. PIcard's diplomacy: has the Federation matured or wimped out?
* From computers to laser printers and beyond; the future of fanzine publishing.
* Phantom of the Opera: romantic hero or threat from below? Has Andrew Lloyd Weber changed the way we feel about the classic legend?
* Callahan's Saloon: Punday nights at Callahan's - a scene like you've never seen before: a punster's paradise.
* Writing workshop II: giving your adult fan fiction that professional touch. 
* Buddy shows: sidekicks - where would our hero be without his second banana?
* Star Wars: an inevitable disappointment? Working within an established fandom.
* Time travel: from tardis to imaging chamber, no matter how you do it, getting there is half the fun. How do they differ and which mode of travel is most scientifically correct?
* Who Ya Gonna Call? Ghostbusters.
* Classics vs. remakes: can you top this? Is older always better of newer always improved?
* A Gene Roddenberry Buddhist memorial ceremony. Open to all con members.
* Writing: finding and working with an editor.
* Darkover panel.
* Buddy shows: oil and water-can partners from two different worlds build a trusting relationship?
* Writing crossovers: what makes them good or better.
* Will the real Robin Hood please stand up? Which recent incarnation best matches the legend?
* Massage demonstration and workshop: learning not to rub people the wrong way.
* Feminism in fandom: goodbye Donna Reed, hello Sara Conner - have strong female characters finally come of age?
* Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, and other sci-fi series of the 50's-60's: it crawled out of the woodwork.
* Introducing Michael Crawford: a discussion group and social by members of the Michael Crawford International Fan Association.
* Quantum Leap: : crisis management -- Al's role in Quantum Leap.
* Writing realistic sex scenes: how do you get that throbbing tower out of your sheets? Preserving the mood to write.
* "Guilty pleasures": do your friends know you watch those shows? Is there a place in fandom for soaps, tabloid television and reams of "My Mother, The Car"? 
* Loners: the independent hero - is part of the appeal the fact that we'd love to team up with him?
* Twin Peaks: David Lynch's vision - through a glass darkly. 
* Buddy shows: he said, she said-can men and women work together without sleeping together?
* Star Cops: believable science fiction or space opera?
* Fandom vs. the 'reel' world: picking up the pieces, or what can you do when the powers-that-be destroy your fandom?
===Monday===
* Alien: in space, no one can hear this panel - is it more than just a horror film?
* Anne McCaffrey: ; not just dragons and wherries- the rest of McCaffrey.
* Blake's 7: : Blake and his rebels, terrorists or freedom fighters?
* Smut: the psychology of S&M ~ beyohd leather and chains.
* Anne Rice: the best vampires in town - Rice's vs. other "contemporary" vampires.
* Conventions: more than just "holding" a con - the key elements in "organizing" one
* The annual "dead dog" panel - how'd we do at the new hotel, and other stuff - The Con Committee.
* War of the Worlds: can good characters triumph over poor scripts?
* Feminism in fandom: is there a place in fan fiction for strong female characters?
* Media spies in the 90's: where would they fit into today's changing political scene?
* From Masterpiece Theatre to Benny Hill: is British television better than American tv?
* From Japanimation to Disney: animation in the 90's.
==Convention Reports==
==References==
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