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==Some Facts About the 1999 Convention==
* The program book includes a bit of history: "MediaWest*Con is the direct descendant of T'Con, the first convention sponsored by T'Kuhtian Press in 1978. At that time, the number of fan-run cons was dwindling due to increased competition with pro cons. Media fandom was in its infancy, often ignored or maligned by general SF cons; even Star Trek cons were slow to accept fans of other SF genres. T'Con (followed by 2'Con, then consolidating under the name MediaWest*Con in 1981) was founded on the hope that fandom would support a multi-media convention run by and for fans, with no official guests. You have made MediaWest*Con the definitive gathering of SF/Media fandom."
*The theme that year celebrated the 30th anniversary of a man on the moon: "One small step for a fan, one giant leap for Fankind...We came in peace for all Fankind. 30 years after man first set foot on the moon, MediaWest*Con 19 salutes the lunacy of those who dared to imagine the possibilities of spaceflight in fiction and reality -- from the earth to the moon, and beyond." 
* Seventy-two zines premiered at the con, down 25% from three years ago (1996)
* The seventh annual "Tea for Tarrant" was held.
*MediaWest*Con showed both "Earshot" and "Graduation, pt. 2" (two Buffy episodes that the networks refused to air), as well as the banned Xena episode ("The Way"), the Doctor Who parody "Dr. Who and the Curse of the Fatal Death" and the Deep Space 9 finale. It made the con, according to one fan, "one of the most memorable MediaWests I've ever been to!"JKFolkes post in the "MediaWest" thread on alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer dated June 4, 1999.
*A Karen River drawing of Mulder (X-Files) sold for $200. A drawing of "Jim and Blair (from the Sentinel) doing the Naked Pretzel" sold for over $400.You Might Be A David Duchovny Fan If... at alt.fan.david-duchovny dated July 10, 1999.
*Another fan reports: "I don't know what regular SF conventions charge for tables, but for the half a table I get at media cons, I've paid $25 (MediaWest), $20 (Visions, in the fan dealer room), $17.50 (ZebraCon and Escapade). Regular SF cons don't normally sell half-tables, but it's double the cost for a full-size table... I will say that the horror that is the MediaWest art auction runs for 5-plus hours, and there aren't very many items under $20, nor many over $1000. But items in the $300 to $500 range are considerably more common than at SF cons. And people pay (IMO) crazy prices for limited prints (like 1 of 5) by certain artists."Pushy Pros and Plush Ones posted in rec.arts.sf.fandom dated October 5, 1999.
*Additional information about the 1999 convention is archived here.
*One attendee collected quotes overheard at the 1999 convention. They are archived here.WayBack Machine for the 1999 Quotes.
*Another fan created "party posters" with captions to advertise the Methos MediaWest Party. They are archived here. The captions end with Duncan MacLeod announcing, with a sword to his throat: "All right, ye daft old bugger! I'll go to yer damned party!"Wayback Machine for the 1999 Methos Party Posters.
*Approximately 35 dealers were listed in the post-con report.
* There was info about Operation 'Zine Rescue: "'Zine Rescue! 'ZINES HAVE BEEN RESCUED! Some of you may have sent 'zines for agenting to Peg Kennedy which were never accounted for. A storage locker containing many of these 'zines and artwork was seized for non-payment of rent and sold by auction by the storage facility. The contents of the locker was subsequently purchased for $3,000 and Operation 'Zine Rescue was born. The goal: to return as many 'zines and as much artwork as possible back to their original owners. Laurie Fenster, the coordinator of 'Zine Rescue, will be here at MW*C this weekend to answer any questions you may have about the 'Zine Rescue project. She will have the most up-to-date listing of the recovered inventory, so you can check and see if your 'zines are among those that have been recovered and discuss arrangements for their return or disposal. (If you want your 'zines returned, you will be asked to pay shipping costs, or make other arrangements.) For more information, check the flyers around the hotel or contact Laurie Fenster at her hotel room."
*Unsupervised children were the cause of some complaints as explained in the post-convention progress report: "In general, MWC 19 seemed to go smoothly, and we received few complaints. Most of the complaints we did receive involved children running around unsupervised and getting into trouble (in hallways and stairwells, in Dealers' Row rooms, vandalizing door decorations, annoying pets, and in one case a fall resulted in a potentially dangerous head injury). We found reports of unsupervised children in the pool area to be especially worrisome. Convention Security does not have the manpower to babysit unruly children, nor should they have to. It has been suggested that we ban children outright, which we hope we will not have to do. We do remind adult guardians that all members are subject to convention rules, and anyone found violating those rules may have their memberships revoked, regardless of age, and that MWC programming is intended for an adult audience"
*Convention flyers caused elevator breakdowns: "Also, elevator breakdowns were apparently the result of flyers posted on elevator doors falling down and getting caught in the works. While HIS has been lenient in allowing unauthorized posting, the elevators doors must be kept clear to avoid such problems in the future."
==Fan Q Awards==
For specifics, see 1999 Fan Q Awards.
== Skit==
 
"Pair 'o Strokers" (first performed in 1993 at ZebraCon, appears revised for 1999) was written by Paula Smith and Jan Davies. It was performed by [ Shoshanna ] (Napoleon Solo), Nancy Hayes (Illya Kuryakin), Judy Toth (Slasha), Carol Lynn (Blackadder, Guard 1), Rebecca Morris (Baldrick), Kath Sanders (Hutch), Barbara Presgrove (Bodie, Guard 2), Kim Smith (Blair), Bill Koenig (Exeter), Paula Smith (Gorbachov), and Grace Carafelly (Weatherlady).
"MST3000/X-Files Movie: Fight the Feature" was also written and performed by Michael Emond and Jessica Ross.
==Fan Fund==
The winner of the 1999 Fan Fund was Carolyn Golledge. She attended MW*C 19.
==Party Suite and Other Gatherings==
 
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==Masquerade Awards==
A complete list of winners, with photos, can be seen here.
* Best Of Show: The Queen's Wardrobe -- Bernadette M. Crumb, Christine Krebs-Bonder
* Way Cute Award: A Boy and His Dog -- T.M.Cason, Kwlly Jeanette Aurora Lowrey Kelly
* Best Standup: Sorceror A. Prentiss -- Peter Cooper
* Best Purrr On Stage: Curiousity The Traveller -- Curiousity
* Hat From Hell Award: Elizabeth's Alpha-World Persona, A.K.A. Psychowoman -- Elizabeth Wickes
* Best Sibling Rivalry: Mary Suethor, the Pesky Younger Sister of Hathor -- Erika Frensley
* Best Imitation of a Tequila Sunrise: Padme, Handmaiden to Queen Amidala -- Christine Getrost
==Door Decoration Awards==
A complete list of winners, with photos can be seen 1999 here. Archived link to the 1999 Convention Page; WebCite for 1999.A few sample doors are included below.
Overall
* Best In Show: Jedi Legacy by June M. Edwards
* Funniest Door: Zine Wars by Christina Getrost
Science Fiction
* First Prize: Five Star Theatre Presents Star Wars Episode I The Fandom Menace by Janet Schmidt
* Second Prize: Jedi Legacy by June M. Edwards
* Third Prize: Quickenings R Us by Sophia Mulvey, Karen Travers, Sue Glasgow
Non-Science Fiction
* First Prize: Baker Street Bottlecap Wordsearch by B. Bills, J. DeBeneditto
* Second Prize: In Case of Emergency by Linda Jeffrey
* Third Prize: Caed Mile Failte (A Thousand Welcomes) by Becky Mock, Kathy Condon
Media Personality/Other
* First Prize: Cyphre Voudou Bayou of New Orleans by La Krewe de la Cinema
* Second Prize: The W-Files: Where Are They Now? by Kris Manning, Sue Vandalen
* Third Prize: The Slash Game by Gena Fisher
===Door Decoration Gallery===
File:99door1.jpg|"Best in Show" Jedi Legacy
Image:Mediawest_99door2.jpg|"Most Humorous" - Zine Wars Door 
==Art Show Awards==
Winners are selected by popular vote.
* Best In Show: Epic by Frank V. Liltz
* Science Fiction: Epic by Frank V. Liltz
* Fantasy: Snow Maidens by Heather Bruton
* Detective: The Divine Mister Holmes by Barbara Fister-Liltz
* Secret Agent: So They're the Other Guys by Warren Oddsson
* Animation: Bunnylon 5 by Lar deSouza
* Humor: Calvin Skywalker by Lar deSouza
* 3-D: Noah's Ark by Butch Honeck
* Fabric: Wizard by Linda Jeffrey
* Western: Sunset Pride by Lucy Seaman
* Horror: Dark Shadows -- Barnabas by Michael Cole
* Portrait: The Calm & the Storm; the Wisdom of Age & the Passion of Youth by Jesse McClain
* Critter: Robin of Loxitane by Ursula Sandmann
* Too Cute to Live: Feroceously Cute by Barbara Fister-Liltz
Source: 1999 Art Show WinnersArchived link to the 1999 Convention Page; WebCite for 1999.
==Vid Show Submission and Awards== 
The convention continued to segregate slash vids, claiming that people walking by the room might catch a glimpse of a slash context vid. Likewise , someone under 18 might wander in and be exposed to fanvids with an implied romantic connection between same sex characters without parental consent. Heterosexual vids were not restricted and could be viewed at any time. Once again, the existence of LGBTQ context - even with G rated content - was felt to be a subject for adults only. The organizer disingenuously noted that they were not not anti-slash and argued that the lack of slash videos was due to vidders failing to submit vids. 
Second progress report the vid show organizer wrote: 
Vids submitted (partial list):
A partial playlist of the gen vid show was compiled by cannellfan. Slash vids were not recorded and MediaWest failed to announce the winning vidders in either category. To read about fan conflicts and tensions regarding slash and gen vid programing at this con, see Media West, Fan Q's and slash fans by Flamingo.
Mediawest contest categories:
*SI=Song Interpretation
*H=Humor
*CR=Constructed Reality
*O=Original (using mostly home video)
*Cred=Credits. 
BARBARA'S LIVING ROOM PRODUCTIONS
* Opening [Cred]
* Badlands -- Buffy [SI]
* You Take My Breath Away -- multi (period dramas) [SI]
* End Credits [Cred]
BUNNIES FROM HELL
* Lucky's Lament -- General Hospital [SI]
* The Riddle -- Earth: Final Conflict [SI]
* Comic Book Hero -- Star Trek Voyager [SI]
* When I See Your Smile -- The X-Files Movie [SI]
CALIFORNIA CREW
(Cal Crew didn't offer categories for their vids, so the vid coordinator assigned SI or H classifications after the first viewing)
* Abdul's Cool Opening Credits [Cred]
* I'll Make a Man Out of You -- Buffy [SI]
* Suspension -- Stargate SG-1 [SI]
* From This Moment On -- Titanic (Cameron film) [SI]
* Little Red Riding Hood -- Buffy [H]
* Yesterday -- Silk Stalkings [SI]
* The Bald Guy Song -- X-Files/JAG/ST:Voyager [H]
* When Seconds Count -- ST: Voyager [SI]
* I Can't Fight This Feeling -- Scarecrow & Mrs. King [SI]
* I Think I Love You -- multi [H]
* Come Spy With Me -- MUNCLE [SI]
* Baby Mine -- multi [SI]
* I'll Think of a Reason Later -- ST: Voyager [SI]
* What is This Thing Called Love? -- multi [SI]
* Come On Get Happy -- Stargate SG-1 [SI]
* Frozen -- multi [SI]
* This Kiss -- multi [SI]
* You Needed Me -- S&MK [SI]
* Oh, Canada -- multi (set in or filmed in Canada) [SI]
* Rebel Son -- ST:Voyager [SI]
* God Bless The Child -- multi [SI]
* What's New Pussycat? -- multi [H]
* Go the Distance -- Babylon 5 [SI]
* Ever Since the World Began -- Buffy [SI]
* When I'm With You -- multi [SI]
* It That's What it Takes -- Stargate SG-1 [SI]
* We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This -- Buffy [SI]
* Heroes -- multi [SI]
* That Don't Impress Me Much -- multi [H]
* Abdul's Cool Closing Credits [Cred]
CHEVRON & JON
* My Heart Will Go On -- Babylon 5 [SI]
* Missing -- Babylon 5 [SI]
CHICAGO LOOP
* Don't Put It In Your Mouth -- Due South [H]
* Fear -- La Femme Nikita [SI]
* Close to You -- The X-Files [H]
CHRIS & CHRISTINA
* intro/TV MA [H/Cred/O]
* Nadine -- Remington Steele [SI]
* Lean Bean Fighting Machine -- fight ad [H]
* We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This -- The X-Files [SI]
* One Thing Leads to Another -- Earth:Final Conflict [SI]
* What's On Your Mind -- VR.5 [SI]
* Space Hero -- Starship Troopers [SI]
* Viva Las Vegas -- multi [H]
* You Might Think -- multi [SI]
* End Credits [Cred]
 
THE FEDERATION
* The Six-Minute Doctor Files [original X-Files/DW crossover]
 
GAYLEN'S VIDEOS
* Intro -- multi/KFLC [Cred]
* Stone's Rag -- Kung Fu: The Legend Continues [CR]
* Lift the Wings -- KFLC [SI]
* Prospero's Speech -- KFLC [SI]
* L.A. Theme Music -- KFLC [H]
* I Got You, Babe -- KFLC [H]
* Please Write -- KFLC [Cred]
 
LA CONDOG
* I Hate Soup -- multi [H]
* Pistol Packing Mama -- ST:Voyager [H]
* Streets of Laredo -- multi/westerns [H]
LESLIE REMENCUS
* This Kiss -- multi [SI]
* What Makes You Stay -- The X-Files [SI]
* Once in a Blue Moon -- Buffy [SI]
* Little King -- Cupid [SI]
 
PONY GIRLS PRODUCTIONS
* Intro -- multi [Cred]
* Where the Truth Lies -- Stargate SG-1 [SI]
* Jailhouse Rock -- multi [H]
* I Will Be There -- Stargate SG-1 [SI]
* I'm the One -- Hercules/Xena (Ares) [SI]
* I Volunteer -- Stargate SG-1 [SI]
* Locomotion -- Stargate SG-1 [SI] w/Space Monekey Junkie
 
RED POOCH
* Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall -- X-Files Movie [SI]
* She's Always a Woman to Me -- Xena [SI]
* Call Me Al (If You'll Be My Bodyguard) -- Xena [SI]
SHAZ
* I Wanna Run to You -- Babylon 5 [SI]
* Uninvited Guest -- Babylon 5 [SI]
* Goodnight, My Angel -- Babylon 5 [SI]
 
SiDiC MUSIC VIDEOS
* Intro -- Original [Cred]
* One Sweet Day -- multi [Annual Memorial Vid] [SI]
* The Man I Love -- Heat of the Sun/PBS Mystery [SI]
* Slime Creatures From Outer Space -- multi [H]
SPACE MONKEY JUNKIE
* Intro -- multi [Cred]
* Can You Feel the Love Tonight -- Stargate SG-1 [SI]
* Why Me? -- multi [SI]
* I Think I'm a Clone Now -- Stargate SG-1 [CR/H]
* The Riddle -- Highlander (Methos) [SI]
STEELE, INC.
* No Place That Far -- Remington Steele [SI]
* What If I Said? -- Remington Steele [SI]
* Anyone Else -- Remington Steele [SI]
* WALDO & KATE
* I'll Be There For You/Theme From Friends -- Babylon 5 [SI]
* Forgiven -- Forever Knight [SI]
* Land of Confusion -- Babylon 5 [SI]
* Who Wants to Live Forever -- multi (Characters who died) [SI]
* Dark Time -- Babylon 5 [SI]
* Possession -- Forever Knight [SI]
* Fire Escape -- multi [H]
WINGED CAT PRODUCTIONS
* This producer had three Sentinel vids
==Programming==
===The Program Book: Gallery===
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===Actors=== 
* Buried Alive: Good actors cast in bad films. 
* How to Keep an Actor Based Fandom Alive 
* Loyalty: Following your favorite performer through new projects 
Auberjonois, Rene:
* The many faces of a talented actor. 
 
Bakula, Scott: 
* Life after Quantum Leap - what he's up to nowadays. 
 
Potter, Chris:
* Where now career-wise? 
Sharpe, Richard:
* Sexiest Masterpiece actor since Ross Poldark? 
===Events===
* Blood Drive 
* Dead Dog Panel 
* Fan Q's 
* Masquerade
* Plays
* Stiffies Awards
===Fandom===
Apollo 11:
* Thirty years later. 
 
Heavy Metal II:
* The Amazing Chain Mail Making Demo 
Conventions:
* World Science Fiction Conventions (Worldcons): What are they like and how do they work? 
 
Fandom:
* Burnout: I just love MW*C but how do I get past these fandom blahs? Coping with burnout. 
 
* Fandoms in 'Mid-Life Crisis': How to keep a fandom alive over time, emphasizing online fandom. 
 
* Media Fandom: What happened to the good ole days? Is fandom changing too much? 
 
* Pals till the End? Getting on with your life after fandom friends call it quits? 
 
* Relationshippers: If our favorite couples DC get together, then what? Or must we have URST in order to be happy? 
 
* Successful fan campaigns: Do the networks really listen? 
 
Fandom, Slash:
* /: Different pairings - Can opposing factions sit at the same table? 
 
* /: Slash: What is its appeal? And why do fans write it? 
 
Fan Q's:
* The Changing Face of Fan Q's
 
Hypnosis:
* Introduction to Clinical 
Ice Skating:
* Ice Skating Fandom: When I'm not watching my favorite show, I'm watching Michelle Kwan. 
 
Internet and Fandom:
* E-mail Tips - How to get the e-mail you want.and not to get swamped by the junk you don't. 
 
* Internet-Rich / Internet-Poor - Can libraries bridge the gap? 
 
* Using the Internet to find accurate information about fandom. 
 
* Webrings - Clusters of information. How to find your favorite anything. 
 
* Web Sites - How to set up a fan-related site. 
 
* When Fans Attack: On (internet) discussion lists, why do fans flame rather than use the delete key? 
 
Jewelry:
 
* Where'd You Get That Cool Piece? - Jewelry making for fun and profit. 
 
Mars: 
* Why Should We Go?
Science Fiction:
* In the Amusement and Entertainment Business Rollercoasters, rides and how SF themes inspire them. 
Videos:
 
* An Introduction to Making Fannish Music Videos 
* Fannish Videos - General discussion group 
Violence, Media:
* Round table discussion group of the role of the media. 
===Fan Fiction===
Fan Fiction: All:
* The Fanzine Library: Its progress, changes and improvements after 10 years 
* The Gender Gap: So why don't more men write fanfic, anyway? 
* Hurt/Comfort from Illya to Blair: Why do we hurt the ones we love? 
* Star Wars Erotica: Do we read or write or like it - and why? 
* Star Wars: How will fan writers deal with the Anakin personna? 
* Star Wars: Who the Hell is Mara Jade? - Star Wars zine writers and the pro-novels' fans and detractors - can we reach a meeting of the minds? 
 
* Star Wars: Zine readers and writers and canon - What is it now, and do we even care? 
 
* Where did the zines go? The changing profile of fandom. 
 
* Why do fan writers 'feminize' the smaller character? (i.e., Blair, Doyle, Illya) 
 
* Why is it easier to beat up/torture the smaller character? 
 
Fan Fiction, Slash:
* /: Slash in Star Wars: The underground fandom. 
* /: Slash: What is its appeal? And why do fans write it? 
* Fan fiction on the internet
* /: Guide to some of the better fan fie online - especially slash and angst. 
 
* Online vs. print - of perennial interest 
 
* /: Print or Post? The pros and cons 
 
* Printed vs. Computer Story Controversy: What is fair to both sides - to authors and editors. 
 
* Writing - How to: Fan fiction writing for new writers. 
 
* Historical settings for fanfiction - How accurate does it need to be? 
 
* Hurt-Comfort: Heightening the intensity. Make the breakthrough to grab your reader's emotions. 
 
* Intermediate writing 
 
* /: Slash Writer's Workshop: More than plot to worry about! 
 
* So you wanna do a fanzine. 
* Trying to Go Pro - The frustrations of being 'pre-published.' 
* Why you need an editor. (116) 
* Writer's Block - A round table discussion group. 
 
* Writing Alien Sex - how we do. why it's fun. 
 
* Writing for the (relation)Shipper and remaining true to the show and its characters as aired. 
 
* Writing Seminar I- Beginners - 2-hour seminar 
 
* Writing Seminar II-Advanced - 2 hour seminar 
 
Writing - Research:
* Medical advice - Writing fanfic with medical reality. 
 
* Research - How to find what you want, where you want, with or without a PC. 
 
===Literature===
From Holmes to Hammer, from Wimsey to Fansler: 
* Married sleuthes are back in style again. A sign of the times or just another literary fad? 
Gaiman, Neil:
* Good Omens. 
 
Modesty Blaise:
* How to keep her alive after 30years and little exposure. 
 
Norton, Andre:
* General discussion of her Witch World series, among others. 
McCaffrey, Anne: the Pernseries:
* From written page to television series. 
Shakespeare:
* From stage to film. 
Writing:
* Why are so many authors writing both mystery and fantasy? 
 
===Movies===
Doomed: 
* How bad ad campaigns can kill a good movie. 
 
Lord of the Rings:
* The live action version - three cheers, or recipe for disaster? 
 
Star Trek IV:
* Just who might they have met while in 1980s California? 
Star Wars:
* The Phantom Menace: You've seen the movie, now talk about it! 
 
Zorro:
 
* From Tyrone Power to Antonio Banderas 
===Television===
Airwolf:
* Is there any way to bring this show back? 
 
Alien Nation:
* Will Matt ever be assimilated into the alien culture? 
 
Ally McBeal:
* Why I don't always admit that I watch this series... 
 
Babylon 5:
* But I Have Questions - the loose ends fans wonder about 
 
* Did it lose its tragic, mythic resonance and moral compass with Jeffrey Sinclair's departure? 
* Feminism or facade? (A6)
 
* What loose ends need to be resolved? 
Battlestar Galactica:
* Can it come back? 
Beauty and the Beast:
* Catherine, a woman of two worlds. 
 
* Suppose the series came back? Updating a romantic classic for the new age. 
 
Blake's 7:
* What happened to this fandom of the late 1980's? 
 
Brimstone:
* I've seen two really good episodes - can the show keep up this quality? 
Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
* ASH (Anthony Stewart Head) - Too Hot for Tweed? 
* The Dark Trio - Angel, Spike and Dru. 
* Ethan, Ripper and Spike - The British Bad Boys of BtVS. 
* The Evolution of the Character(s). 
* Spike and Angelus - The lure of the evil vampire. 
* The Mythology of Slayers and Watchers-what do we know? what can we guess? 
* The W atcher and Slayer -The unique bond, should they take it further? 
* The Watcher Council of Britia - Just a bunch of stuffy old men or a force to be reckoned with? 
* What impact will Angel's move to L.A. have on the Slayer? 
* Where do they go from here? 
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven:
* General discussion. 
 
* /: Slashing Draven and Albrecht? Is it doable? 
 
Dr. Who:
* What's new, what's been going with this popular show? 
 
Due South:
* General overview of the entire series. 
 
Early Edition:
* Cast Changes in 3rd Season- For Better or Worse? 
 
Earth: Final Conflict:
* First and second seasons. Did the changes improve it or....? 
 
Emergency!:
* After all these years, what is the appeal of John Gage and Roy DeSoto (and Dr. Kelly Brackett)? 
 
E.R.:
 
* The show without Dr. Ross. Can it survive? 
Farscape:
* General Discussion Group 
Forever Knight:
* "Intimations of Immortality," fan vs. pro. 
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys:
* Are those writers good sports, or what? 
Highlander (TV Show):
* "The Four Horsemen." Why did these two episodes inspire so much fanfic? 
Horatio Hornblower: 
 
* A general discussion.
 
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues:
* The fifth season we'd really like to see. 
La Femme Nikita:
* Licensed to Deceive - Plot and character development in LFN. 
 
The Magnificent Seven:
* An anomaly or the forefront ofa new wave of sexy westerns? 
A Man from U.N.C.L.E.:
* 35 years of opening Channel D: How one of media's oldest fandoms stays healthy. 
 
* In the 21st Century - New partners, new adversaries, new direction - but where to go? 
 
Miami Vice:
* It has a solid fandom - why so little fan fiction? 
 
* /: In memory of NancyT23 -"Tubbs or Castillo" - Who's the Better Fit for Crockett? 
 
Millennium:
* Did it lose its way this year after finding it last year? 
 
Pokemon - The Show:
* A great introduction to Anime. 
Poltergeist the Legacy:
* Actual good guys or overzealous Ghostbusters? Learn more about Sci-Fi's channel newest show 
* Character studies 
 
* /: General slash discussion.
 
The Pretender:
* Another version of Quantum Leap and/or The Fugitive? 
 
* Is Jarod a victim's champion or vindictive thug? 
 
Prey:
* Characters study. 
 
* Will Tom ever get out of the CAGE? 
The Professionals:
* Status of the Fandom. Have Bodie & Doyle been replaced by Ellison & Sandburg? 
 
* CI5 in 2000. Who would run it, who would be recruited, and who would be the enemy? 
 
Quantum Leap:
* Where are we now and where are we going and is there any place to go? 
Rat Patrol:
* /: Rear Guard Action. 
The Real Ghostbusters:
* Characters as 'rear as flesh and blood. 
Red Dwarf:
* What is its appeal? 
 
The Sentinel:
* After the 4th Season. Where do Jim & Blair go from here? 
 
* Blair's Dissertation. How important is it to Blair? To Jim? 
 
* Did the resolution of the cliffhanger satisfy you? 
 
* The Sentinel/Guide relationship: canon or fanfic? 
 
* What ever happened to Blair's spiritual awakening? 
 
* /: Slash pet peeves and turn-ons - what are yours? 
 
* /: Songs for Slash - Music that inspires you to write for our guys 
Shadowchasers:
* A great paranormal comedy action show - general discussion. 
 
Silk Stalkings:
* The Tom and Cassie years - general discussion. 
 
South Park:
* Is this show a guilty pleasure? Are people really watching? 
Stargate SG-1: 
* Character exploration: relationships and backstory. What's going on we don't see on film? 
 
* A general overview/discussion for fans who have seen all seasons/episodes. Spoilers! 
 
* Before and After: Let's talk about tags to some of our favorite episodes. 
 
Starsky & Hutch:
* General discussion panel. 
* /: Based on what we know about S&H from canon, which slash stories more accurately portray a likely S/H slash relationship? 
 
* /: First time vs. established relationship - which is better/preferred? 
 
* /: The special relationship between the two and how it is reflected in fan fiction. 
 
* /: Which episodes do you see as a springboard for the slash premise? 
 
Starman:
* General discussion 
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine:
* The end of the series. 
* Odo and Kira and other relationships. 
* Why we'll miss it when it's gone. 
 
Star Trek: Voyager:
* What is happening to the show? 
 
Third Rock From the Sun:
* Is there intelligent comedy on television? 
 
Vengeance Unlimited:
* Is it a product of a sick society, or just the way TV is headed? 
* Why is Mr. Chapel so appealing? 
 
The Weather Channel:
* An overall discussion group where fans can discuss this cable channel's odd appeal. 
Xena: Warrior Princess:
* 4th Season - Is the honeymoon over? How is the series progressing? 
 
The X-Files:
* The further adventure of Alex Krychek [sic] - What's our favorite rat up to now? 
* Kiss her, you fool! Fixing Scully and Mulder's mixed-up love lives. 
* The Myth Arc - Is the truth out there? 
* Next season will be the last - how should it 'end'? 
* Whither X-Files? One more year - now what?
 
==Acknowledgements==
From the program book: 
==Convention Reports== 
==Post-Con Report==
Otherwise known as the fourth progress report, this wrap-up was published by the con's sponsors in August 1999: 
==References==
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