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Gateway Center - Salon 6

Sessions

Friday 29 September, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Star Wars - Is It What We Hoped It Would Be?
50 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

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Mr. Bryan Schmidt (Participant)

David VonAllmen (Moderator)

Jimmy D. Gillentine (Participant)

Mr Paul Hahn, Washington University Libraries (Participant)

With Episode VIII only months away, how do we feel about what we've gotten so far?  Have Episode VII and Rogue One lived up to our dreams - and did...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM

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Tom Stockman, We Are Movie Geeks.com (Moderator)

Wyatt Weed, Pirate Pictures (Participant)

Jack Snyder (Participant)

Matthew R.R. Morrese, Canticles Productions LLC (Participant)

Hollywood always seems to have a way of ruining even the best of stories.  What are some of our favorites that have cringe-worthy endings, and how ...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
The Dark Tower Movie: A Review
50 minutes, 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

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Tex Thompson, WORD - Writers Organizations 'Round Dallas (Moderator)

Seanan McGuire (Participant)

Walt Boyes, The Grantville Gazette & Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire Press (Participant)

Stephen King's magnum opus, The Dark Tower, made its debut on the silver screen.  Did it miss the mark or did the creative team remember the face o...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM

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Ronald R. Van Stockum Jr. (Moderator)

5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Kaiju Movies
50 minutes, 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

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Jimmy D. Gillentine (Moderator)

Donald Price (Participant)

Ethan Nahté, LIVE 'N' LOUD (Participant)

7:00 PM
7:00 PM
My Life at Wizards of the Coast
50 minutes, 7:00 PM - 7:50 PM

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Panel

Doug Beyer (Moderator)

8:00 PM
8:00 PM
Marvel Cinematic Universe: Update!
50 minutes, 8:00 PM - 8:50 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Matthew Edward Munro Wagenblast (Participant)

Mr Paul Hahn, Washington University Libraries (Moderator)

Jimmy D. Gillentine (Participant)

9:00 PM
9:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

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Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Participant)

Mr. Bryan Schmidt (Moderator)

Wyatt Weed, Pirate Pictures (Participant)

Some of the scariest stories take place in space.  Some of our favorites are Alien, Event Horizon, Pandorum, and Riddick.  Come discuss the best an...

Saturday 30 September, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Star Trek Discovery: Our First Thoughts
50 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

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Panel

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Moderator)

Mr Paul Hahn, Washington University Libraries (Participant)

John Hornor Jacobs, Hornor and Son (Participant)

11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Comic Books As Teaching Tools
50 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

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Prof Daniel Yezbick, St Louis Community College at Wildwood (Moderator)

Dr. Mike Phoenix, St. Louis Public Schools (Participant)

Mr Robert Kemp E, Devious Hearts (Participant)

12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Wonder Woman: Did DC Finally Hit a Home Run?
50 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

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Marella Sands, Webster University (Moderator)

Michael McFadden, Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) (Participant)

Matthew Edward Munro Wagenblast (Participant)

Ms Joy Ward, Eric Flint's Ring of Fire Press/ Galaxy's Edge Magazine (Participant)

1:00 PM
1:00 PM
British TV - Doctor Who, Class, Orphan Black
50 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

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Panel

Cindy A. Matthews (Moderator)

Marella Sands, Webster University (Participant)

Ms Allison Stein, na (Participant)

Mike Cole, Digital Originals (Participant)

2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Rick and Morty: Why We Love It
50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

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Anna Mulch, Fort Kickass (Moderator)

Dr. Jack Glassman Ph.D., SIUE Department of Physics (Participant)

3:00 PM
3:00 PM

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Doug Beyer (Moderator)

What goes into the creation of new Magic: The Gathering cards and stories?  Wizard's of the Coast Senior Creative Designer Doug Beyer takes you thr...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Star Wars' 40th Anniversary
50 minutes, 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

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Kasey Mackenzie (Moderator)

Jack Snyder (Participant)

Ms Allison Stein, na (Participant)

5:00 PM
5:00 PM

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Doug Beyer (Moderator)

6:00 PM
6:00 PM

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Sara Koester (Moderator)

7:00 PM
7:00 PM
Writing Scripts for Comic Books
50 minutes, 7:00 PM - 7:50 PM

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Van Allen Plexico (Moderator)

Brock J. Hanke, Self-employed (Participant)

Mr Robert Kemp E, Devious Hearts (Participant)

Richard White, Nightwolf Graphics (Participant)

Sunday 1 October, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Benjamin C. Kinney (Participant)

Mx. Setsu Uzume, PodCastle (Participant)

Podcasts are a huge opportunity to publish and listen to short fiction, and engage with the fan community. They can also provide an avenue into aud...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Sci-Fi Comics: Past and Present
50 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

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Michael McFadden, Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) (Moderator)

Prof Daniel Yezbick, St Louis Community College at Wildwood (Participant)

Dr. Mike Phoenix, St. Louis Public Schools (Participant)

12:00 PM
12:00 PM
The World and Lore of Magic: The Gathering
50 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

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Doug Beyer (Moderator)

1:00 PM
1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

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Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Moderator)

Wyatt Weed, Pirate Pictures (Participant)

Donald Price (Participant)

Matthew Edward Munro Wagenblast (Participant)

Most Star Wars fans are lukewarm at best on George Lucas - but did his 2012 sale of Star Wars to Disney actually take the franchise in a positive d...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Van Allen Plexico (Moderator)

Matthew Edward Munro Wagenblast (Participant)

Donald Price (Participant)