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     Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 88.104.140.73 |
I'm not on the committee but like thinking of ideas for Fantasycon. Has anyone got any suggestions for panels that we could pass on to Guy? | ||
| Carolinec (Carolinec) Username: Carolinec Registered: 06-2009 Posted From: 82.38.75.85 |
It's not an idea per se, but at one point I remember the BFS was looking at increasing the emphasis on film rather than solely the written word. I'd love to see a panel or two on genre film - and I guess genre TV would be interesting too. I haven't got anything specific in mind though.  | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.182.163.130 |
Caroline; don't you dare turn FCon into another Dr Who convention! By the way - are you going this year? We looked out for you at Brighton... | ||
| Carolinec (Carolinec) Username: Carolinec Registered: 06-2009 Posted From: 82.38.75.85 |
Ha! No, Mick, I wasn't actually thinking of going that far - but a little Doctor Who would be nice, don't you think?  I didn't manage to get to Brighton due to health problems, but I've been steadily improving since so I'm hopeful I'll manage Nottingham by September. I'm already booked (cheap pre-registration). Pulling all the stops out to get there. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 88.104.142.59 |
'It's not an idea per se, but at one point I remember the BFS was looking at increasing the emphasis on film rather than solely the written word. I'd love to see a panel or two on genre film - and I guess genre TV would be interesting too. I haven't got anything specific in mind though.' Sounds like a good idea, Caroline. I'll pass that on. Another suggestion I've had recently is ... 'Does horror fiction come from the real world or the imagination?' A good one. 10 weeks to go to Fantasycon. http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/index.php/fantasycon And the dedicated site... http://sites.google.com/site/fantasycon2010/ | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.37.199.45 |
Here's a suggestion. Recent Fantasycons have had excellent panels dedicated to great weird fiction writers: Machen, Hodgson, Derleth. Last year's Derleth panel created an opportunity to discuss the Arkham House legacy as well as Derleth's own work. This time, why don't we focus on Robert E. Howard, using the Solomon Kane film as a trigger for a discussion of the Weird Tales legacy of weird-heroic fantasy and its continued importance. It was largely down to Howard's influence that the BFS called itself the British Fantasy Society, on the understanding that fantasy and horror were essentially the same genre. Howard made no distinction between the two, placing the grimmest of weird scenarios in places and historical eras that (as far as we know) never existed. There's far more to REH than Conan, and his vision still burns brightly within the genre. Let's have a late-night panel to raise a flagon to his memory. | ||
| Ramsey Campbell (Ramsey) Username: Ramsey Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.93.21.74 |
Good idea, Joel! | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 88.104.142.59 |
Good idea! I know that there is more than Conan to Robert E. Howard. We have many who know his work well...yourself, Stephen Jones, Ramsey.... | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 88.104.142.59 |
Hey...crossed posts...did you just read my mind, Ramsey. | ||
| Jonathan (Jonathan) Username: Jonathan Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.143.178.131 |
That's a terrific idea. I'd love to join in on that. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 88.104.142.59 |
Guy is enthusiastic about Joel's suggestion and will be looking into the possibilites of it all soon. I've mentioned the interest on it from this thread and I've said that you want to join in, too Jonathan! | ||
| Kate (Kathleen) Username: Kathleen Registered: 09-2009 Posted From: 213.122.209.76 |
If you want a genre film panel, I'm sure JLP would love to host one on Spanish Zombie Films of the 1970s. A couple of people might come. Including me, who'd have no choice.  | ||
| Jonathan (Jonathan) Username: Jonathan Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.143.178.131 |
Wicked. Cheers Ally. Must book Fantasycon very soon. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 88.104.142.59 |
Ha, Kate! I'll add any panels you want to the list and when people have finished making suggestions, I'll send off another email, before the weekend. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 88.104.142.59 |
You are welcome, Jonathan. Didn't take but a minute :>). | ||
| Mark West (Mark_west) Username: Mark_west Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.39.177.173 |
I'm up for the zombie panel (audience, that is) |