A big fan of weird biology, and would have a degree in it if there was one. Marine Science and a couple of decades of experience in applied entomology will have to do.
Sessions in which Drhoz Drhoz participates
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- We're All Going To Die: Real-life apocalypses Duxton Hotel - Duxton 2
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
Sessions in which Drhoz Drhoz attends
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- OH & S are NOT impressed with your Deathstar Duxton Hotel - Duxton 1
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Seatbelts on the Enterprise, Handrails on the Deathstar, Mollyguards on pretty much every control surface, ever.What other (apparently) forgotte...
- Panel
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Keeping the chaperones amused: adult content in children's franchises. Duxton Hotel - Duxton 3
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panelists will dive into the morass of 'children's media' and identify the adult content and jokes included for the adults enduring 'Frozen...
- Discussion
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- 1950s science fiction films Duxton Hotel - Duxton 1
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- This presentation looks at the famous, the forgotten and the unusual sci films of 1950s from US, UK and Japan.The films that made afternoons at...
- Talk
- Roll for Growth: Roleplaying as an aid to mental health Duxton Hotel - Duxton 2
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Cyberpunk 2020 in the rearview mirror Duxton Hotel - Duxton 1
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Cyberpunk 2020 is now not only retrofuturism, but also counter-history.Looking at what it got right (credsticks) and what it got wrong (neural i...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- The Fluffy Happy Unicorn Panel Duxton Hotel - Duxton 2
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- So let's cover all the good and nice things that happened in 2020! The Silver linings writ large.(We will be armed with soft toys to throw at th...
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- "...and then they Jumped the Shark" - The last Straw Duxton Hotel - Duxton 3
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- When that show you have been putting up with "to get to the end" finally pushes you too far and you rage quit.We compare notes over those "final...
- Discussion
- We're All Going To Die: Real-life apocalypses Duxton Hotel - Duxton 2
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
- Hamilton singalong Duxton Hotel - Duxton 2
- 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM | 1 hour
- Collaborative
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Unreliable narrators: a subjective and uncertain discussion Duxton Hotel - Duxton 1
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Unreliable narrators: a subjective and uncertain tour through the story-telling options for introducing biased narrators, not limited to accidental...
- Panel
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Tainted Loves: Problematic SF/Fantasy Classics Duxton Hotel - Duxton 2
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Beyond Blinky Bill: Explorations on Early 20th century Australian Fantasy Duxton Hotel - Duxton 1
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Talk
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Classic Who Season 14- From Journalist to Savage Duxton Hotel - Duxton 1
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- This classic season we farewell beloved Sarah Jane Smith and welcome Leela. It is a season full with influences and from the scenes in Renaissance ...
- Panel
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
- The Tenth Circle: Newer maps of Hell Duxton Hotel - Duxton 3
- 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 1 hour
9:30 PM
9:30 PM
- God in Our Image: representations of God/s in media: Duxton Hotel - Duxton 2
- 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM | 1 hour
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Disaster Area: Correcting errors in Survival / Disaster movies and Shows Duxton Hotel - Duxton 1
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- You all know the scenario. You're watching a scene and you think "What the heck? That's not how it works?" and you find yourself sucked...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- New Who Season 12- who is the Timeless Child? Duxton Hotel - Duxton 1
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Reichmarked the Stars: Representations of Colonialism in Space Duxton Hotel - Duxton 1
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Far too many SF/F stores, particularly those of a certain age, often portray "empires" and "colonies" that seem awfully similar to a lot of the act...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Tropeside down. Turning 'tropes on their heads. Duxton Hotel - Duxton 2
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Take a standard story. Put in a recognisable trope, something that the readers/viewers are comfortable with and subconsciously understand. Then ...