Doctor Who Track Welcome, Jodie! Finally, a female Doctor! Now that she is here, what do we want to see of the new Time Lady? Panelists: Location: Goodbye Peter, Pearl, and Steven A look back at the last season. How does it rate in New Who? Panelists: Location: Diversity in Doctor Who How well has Doctor Who succeeded in adding diversity to its cast? Panelists: Location: Female Hero Archetypes How will Jodie Whittaker's Time Lady be different than the lads? Who knows? Let us talk about Wonder Woman, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, and Disney Princesses. Panelists: Alex Seymour Location: Female Companions as Doctors "Doctor Donna" said the Ood. Imagine if the actress/character portraying the Doctor's companion had actually been cast as the Doctor instead. Who would succeed; who would fail? Panelists: Location: Comparing & Contrasting Old vs. New Who A look at how the Doctors, companions, monsters, themes, etc. have changed over the years. Panelists: Location: Life Lessons Learned from Doctor Who Doctor Who started as an educational program. Along with history & science, what life lessons does the show promote? Panelists: Location: Mysteries in Doctor Who A look at the mystery/Sherlock-esque styled episodes. Panelists: Location: Horror in Doctor Who Looking at classic horror elements in Doctor Who. Panelists: Location: Historical Episodes Comparing historical episodes from classic to new Who. Panelists: Location: Dinosaurs in Doctor Who A discussion on dinosaurs or dinosaur references in old and new Who. Panelists: Location: Music of Doctor Who From the sounds of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop to pop songs, music has been an integral part of the show. Panelists: Location: Doctor Who Actors in Other Shows Actors in Doctor Who and other work that they have done. Panelists: Michael Zecca Location: The Death of an Actor How Doctor Who deals with the passing of an actor in future episodes. New actor portrayal vs. digital resurrection (like Peter Cushing in "Rogue One"). Panelists: Location: Doctor Who Spinoffs Which spinoffs worked, and which didn't? What spinoffs do we want to see? Panelists: Location: Multiple Doctor Episodes Looking at the various multiple Doctor episodes and what we want to see happen in future episodes Panelists: Location: Master & Missy Come Face to Face For the first time two versions of the Master meet in “World Enough and Time” / “The Doctor Falls.” Panelists: Location: Paternoster Gang What makes the trio work? What are our fave episodes? Will they continue to appear in Chibnall episodes? Panelists: Location: Cyberman Evolution From Mondas to present, let's discuss how the Cybermen have evolved. Panelists: Location: History of Sontarans From "The Time Warrior" (1973) to "Deep Breath" (2014) the Sontarans have crossed paths with the Doctor. Has the race of clones really gotten shorter? Panelists: Location: Running Themes A look at multi-episode theme arcs, such as Bad Wolf, the crack in the wall, etc. Panelists: Location: Big Finish With so many episodes, where does one start? What are our fave audios? Panelists: Location: Debate Panel Two attendees are picked from the audience to debate popular Doctor Who topics. Moderator: Alex Seymour Location: Roots of Doctor Who What are the sources that Doctor Who draws inspiration from? Panelists: Chris Bahn Location: Accents of Doctor Who Accents used in show vs. native accent (consider David Tennant, Peter Capaldi, and Jodi Whittaker). Panelists: Location: Physics of Doctor Who Time travel, black holes, TOMTIT, the chameleon circuit, the sonic screwdriver... We'll explore some of the more interesting physics concepts that Doctor Who has done well, and some of the cases where fiction has started to become reality. Panelists: Michael Zecca Location: Genetics of Doctor Who Could genetics allow us to regenerate? Do alien species have a better chance of survival than we do? Panelists: Location: Planets in Doctor Who NASA confirms 'Doctor Who-type world, Gallifrey'. Can the Moon be killed? Are the Ice Warriors really from Mars? Where else other than Venus could Venusian Aikido have come from? Panelists: Location: Twin Cities Fandom, Then and Now Doctor Who first aired in the Twin Cities (on KSTP) 40 years ago this year. This panel focuses on the history of Doctor Who fandom in the Twin Cities over the past four decades. Panelists: Location: Travelling Doctor Who Style Traveling in pursuit of the Doctor. Filming locations? The Doctor Who Experience? Sites the panelists have visited or heard of relating to Doctor Who. Recommendations? Panelists: Marissa Vogt, Kelly Joseph, Lynn Casey Location: Doctor Who in Pop Culture The Librarians, Leverage, The Simpsons, The Flash, The Big Bang Theory all have references to Doctor Who. Who knew? Where else have references show up in pop culture? Panelists: Location: Doctor Who Saved/Destroyed My Marriage/Relationship/Family/Friendship Making or losing a personal connection through the love of Doctor Who (or other fandom). Panelists: Location: Best Special Features, Non Fiction of Doctor Who Those extra features on DVDs. A great place to learn about the making of our favorite program(s). Panelists: Location: Doctor or Story Line – What Engages Us? Fan of a Doctor but not his stories? Love the storyline but the characters? What keeps us watching? Panelists: Bruce Rehberg Location: Doctor Who Comics Doctor Who in graphic novels and comics (past and present). Panelists: Location: Mixed Marriages Lizard and human (Madam Vastra and Jenny). What can we learn and apply to the human society? Panelists: Location: Missing Episodes A fan favorite topic. News on the recovery front? Is animation a good substitute ("Day of the Daleks" and "Shada")? Panelists: Location: Where to Start Watching Doctor Who What are the best stories to help get someone else hooked on Doctor Who? Are there specific episodes that attract kids/adults/other Sci-Fi enthusiasts? Panelists: Chris Bahn Location: The Knit-Picker’s Guide to Doctor Who Discussion on all things minutia within Doctor Who. For folks who love to talk about the fine details of their favorite show. Panelists: Location: The Canon Debate What is canon in Doctor Who, and what is not? Panelists: Location: Season 1 at 55 A panel on William Hartnell’s first season as Doctor Who. Panelists: Location: British Film & TV Track Outlander Author Diana Gabaldon got her idea for Outlander after watching Jamie McCrimmon, companion to the 2nd Doctor. Panelists: Location: Broadchurch A look at the hit show created by Chris Chibnall and starring Jodie Whitaker, David Tennant, and Arthur Darvill. Panelists: Location: Torchwood There are strict rules about what can be shown on TV before the 9pm watershed. Let's discuss the adult themes of Torchwood--post watershed. Panelists: Location: Game of Thrones A discussion of the hit TV show. Maisie Williams has guest starred in Who. What other GoT actors do we want to see? Panelists: Location: MST3K All things MST3K from the original ten seasons to the revival, and expectations for the new season in development. Panelists: Location: Rick & Morty Rick is a mad scientist who drags his grandson, Morty, on crazy sci-fi adventures. Discuss. Panelists: Michael Zecca, Jeremy Richter Location: Monty Python A discussion of the TV and movies produced by Monty Python, a group that has been around for almost as long as Doctor Who! Panelists: Location: Sherlock Comparing the various movies and tv shows, including Elementary and the Moffatt- created TV series. Panelists: Location: Harry Potter HP fans can never get enough, and thankfully JK keeps giving us more! Panelists: Location: Godzilla A discussion about the classic reptilian movie. Panelists: Location: Star Wars A look at the popular fandom. Doctor Who crossover actors, themes, comparing trilogies, etc. Panelists: Location: The Last Jedi A discussion on the polarizing viewpoints for the latest Star Wars movie, The Last Jedi. Panelists: Location: The Future of Star Trek Discussions around the newest incarnation of Star Trek, Discovery, as well as the developing plans for a fourth movie. Panelists: Location: New British Sci-Fi TV Primevil, Being Human, Orphan Black, etc. Panelists: Location: Classic British Sci-Fi TV Quatermass, Blake 7, Red Dwarf, etc. Panelists: Location: New British Drama Downton Abbey, The Crown, Victoria, etc. Panelists: Location: Classic British Drama East Enders, Coronation Street, All Creatures Great and Small, etc. Panelists: Location: New British Comedies The Office, The IT Crowd, Queer as Folk, etc. Panelists: Location: Classic British Comedies Faulty Towers, Black Adder, Keeping up Appearances, etc. Panelists: Location: British Invasion British Actors in American TV and movies. Panelists: Location: British Foods Confused when you hear the terms bangers & mash, Black pudding, or Haggis? Here we will discuss British foods and how they appear in film. Panelists: Location: MC Who Doctor Who/Marvel Cinematic Universe crossover actors. Panelists: Location: DC Comics in TV From classic Batman to new shows like Arrow, DC Comics have been entertaining audiences since the 1950s. Panelist: Location: Pop Culture Around the Royal Family Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth I were portrayed in Doctor Who. Where else has the Royal Family shown up in Pop Culture? Panelists: Location: Lego Cinematic Universe The Lego Cinematic Universe started in 2014 and is already planned through 2024. It's more layered than you thought. Panelists: Location: Doctor Who Spinoffs in Audio, Novels, & Comics Torchwood, Class and Sarah Jane Adventures are from TV. Where else might one find Doctor Who spinoffs? Panelists: Location: BritBox Netflix users can no longer stream Doctor Who. BBC and ITV have created their own streaming service, BritBox. Is it worth the $6.99 monthly subscription? Panelists: Location: Who It Yourself Cosplay Costumes Reviewing techniques to creating a costume. Panelists: Location: Costuming Research Resources to help you research how to build your costume. Panelists: Location: Makeup Enhancing your costume through makeup. Panelists: Location: How Do You Do Your ‘Do? Cosplay is more than just costumes.