get/together

... ooh, alliteration. :-D

Howdy one and all.

Here follows the basic timetable for this year's g/t. It's pretty full, which means we're going to actually have to make more effort to *follow* it than we have in past years...

So on that note, I want to make a couple of comments. This year's g/t is our biggest yet, with twenty-seven registered participants. That's fantastic, and I'm really excited about it, but it does make logistics slightly more difficult. We're in the middle ground between a slumber party (and believe me, I miss SLM more than anyone) and a con. China and I work incredibly hard to make this happen, and I for one have spent hours on this timetable. Above all what we need is co-operation and compromise.

We are, always have been, and always shall be, pan-fandom. Kink meme rules apply, ie no judging other people's kinks. You can't hit BACK, unfortunately, but you can go for a walk, or retreat to the readers' corner, or go make yourself a cup of tea. That said:

We do have some biases, and always have had, eg:

The Tyranny of Those with Loud Voices

Self explanatory. We'll do the very best we can to mod the panels appropriately so that everyone can be heard. With regard to presentations, though, the simple fact is: those who volunteer get to do them. The only known cure is to volunteer yourself!

The Fandom that Ate Fandom

Just as lj is occasionally overrun by orcs from a fandom you cannot see the attraction in, so too g/t is sometimes swamped by a fandom du jour. Often not anyone's primary fandom, but everyone's secondary, kinda like STV voting. Wai halo thar, Doctor Who 2008. I think we've got this one licked this year, because our spread is massive.

Shiny and New Trumps Cherished and Old aka Sluts have More Fun than the Faithful

Pretty self explanatory. Pimps and presentations are 9/10 times for new obsessions, and if you can juggle five fandoms at once you'll obviously be readier to squee than the monogamous. We've taken active steps to counter this, at least in small part, this year, and we'll be screening an episode each day from the glorious old skool.

Lastly, we do have the Obligatory Squick Warnings (taken from your registration forms):

Incest is/is not Best

Some love it, some hate it. End of Story. No one's pimping it, and no one gets to criticise it. Obviously you can exercise your free will and your freedom of speech anywhere you like, and I would actively anticipate some conversations, and willingly participate in them. They won't be on the main floor though (except possibly during the Kink Meme panel, for which there will be warnings as appropriate). My Supernatural reel is for the show, not the pairing.

Real People can Dislike Real Person Fic

Good old Spn, where RPF is the morally preferable choice, *g*. Still, the fact is, RPF remains a squick for many people, including people registered for g/t. It gets a slot this year because it's very popular, and some elements of democracy apply. What I've done, and I hope you'll agree, is seek the greatest possible happiness for the greatest number of people. To that end, the RPF presentations are scheduled against lunchbreaks, and additional lunchbreaks against the ep watches. Those who wish to can thus absent themselves while the RPF crowd have the main floor. In neither case is there an obligation to vanish for your break -- you can grab food and come straight back and see everything if you want! The point is to have choice.

Without further ado then:

Friday: Typical Wellywood Fangirl Fun

12.30: Lunch out Beachwards
-- I, V, C, C and K (and anyone else who happens to be free)
The Chocolate Frog? Breakers? Scorchorama? Elements!
2.30: Possible Acquisition of some Australians
7pm: Fangirl Friday I (Wellingtonians, plus arrivals)
-- Dinner at the Oaks
8.30: Fangirl Friday II (Wellingtonians, plus subsequent arrivals)
-- Dessert at Olive

Saturday: Blast from the Past Day

10am: Welcome; GTKY; Goodie Bags and Meme Challenges (surprise!)
10.15: Slash Pictionary (morebliss)
-- second sixth verse, same as the first
11.30: Star Trek (arysteia)
-- All your Cliches are Belong to Us
Five Six Series, Eleven Movies, and did I mention, We Invented Slash???
12.30: DC (stickmarionette)
-- Masks, Capes and Dysfunctional Relationships
DC (Superhero) Comics: a brief and biased introduction
1.30: Lunch for RPSers/Episode Watch
-- The Professionals: Mixed Doubles
Bodie and Doyle kickin' it (and kickin' ass) old skool
2.30: Lunch for FPSers/American Idol (erilyn)
-- A glittery alien from planet Fierce (and friends)
Music, makeup and making out with boys
3pm: Boston Legal (blademistress)
-- Alan and Denny: The Practice to Boston Legal
A PG-tastic love story. (Warning: may contain traces of William Shatner.)
4pm: Panel I (arysteia, erilyn)
-- title goes here
witty caption goes here
5pm: Due South/Canadiana (china_shop)
-- pimpreel
5.30: Panel II (arysteia, erilyn)
-- Orphan Questions
Everything you Ever Wanted to Know, but were Afraid to Ask
6pm: Vidshow I (china_shop)
-- title goes here
witty caption goes here
7pm: Dinner
-- Siam Thai, Kilbirnie
8.30: split programme, tbc

Sunday: Shiny and New Day

10am: Fast and Furious (erilyn)
-- The "we're not watching for the cars or plot" edition
It's the only 20 minutes of the movie you need to see
10.30: Generation Kill (sinden)
-- pimpreel
11am: Meme Challenges (surprise!)
12pm: Josh and Drake (alasen)
-- pimpreel
12.30: The Authority (arysteia)
-- Apollo/Midnighter: Married with Child
What do you mean we're a gay pastiche of Superman/Batman???
1pm: Outrageous Fortune (china_shop)
-- pimpreel
1.30: Lunch for RPSers/Episode Watch
-- Robin of Sherwood: The Sheriff of Nottingham
Why yes, the new sheriff does look like Lewis Collins. And very, very gay.
2.30: Lunch for FPSers/Bandom (morebliss)
-- Gerard Way: the man, the myth, the motts
He wants to save your life. Seriously. It's adorable.
3pm: Supernatural (arysteia)
-- Devil's Spawn and Hottest Man in the World (tm)
A scrunchy monkey face, a destiny, and a single, perfect, crystal emo tear.
4pm: Star Trek: the Next Generation (the_antichris)
-- title goes here
witty caption goes here
4.15: Panel III (china_shop, stickmarionette)
-- Writing and Canon
and a bunch of other stuff no doubt
5.30: The Daily Show (china_shop)
-- clipshow
6pm: Vidshow II (meelie)
-- title goes here
witty caption goes here
7pm: Dinner
-- Tandoori Heritage, Kilbirnie
8.30: split programme, tbc

Howdy, one and all.

The weekend is nigh upon us, and it's filling up nicely as far as content goes. We also have our largest ever numbers in terms of participants, so yaye.

China and I will be putting together the timetable very shortly, and there's not a huge amount of space left, but:

1) Does anyone (who hasn't already communicated with me in some way) still want to make a presentation of some kind? By presentation here I mean "fandom/pairing intro", ie "here's my thing that I adore and you should too"; or alternately "show pimp", ie "here's a show you should totally be watching/rewatching"? If so, we could squeeze another couple in.

If anyone's mad keen on any of the newer shows and wants to gain more fans, now's your chance. Leverage? Fringe? IDEK. Or if you're a last bastion of an old show and want to rekindle the embers, still your chance! China and I were chuckling about the fact that SGA, aka the fandom that ate fandom, never got done at g/t. Travesty! Victim of its own popularity! She's also asked me to rectify Supernatural's nigh supernatural absence, and I will be (show, not ship, fear not anti-wincesters). If anyone wants to put together a "reel", ie the very best moments of your show, cut together so they'll play short and sweet... have at.

In either case, please let me know in comments.

2) And then there's panels. We've got a few goodies planned, but for various reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture, China and I don't want to listen to the sound of our own voices continually. So, I have a request in three subsets.

2a) You'd like a panel of your own (ie you have a topic, some subquestions, and would be happy to mod/stimulate the discussion)
2b) You have a burning question but just want to throw it out there (ie tell me and I will add it to one of the pre-existing lists)
2c) You would like to volunteer to mod something off the list (ie just guide the convo, topic already on the list)

If any of these sound like you, please let me know in comments.

The (tentative) timetable follows fairly shortly...

Please comment to this post with when you will be arriving in Wellington. Be clear about which day you get in, and what time. Not because I'm Big Brother, but so we can organise transport, facilitate entertainment/liaison for those here on Friday, dinner for those in the mood etc, before we have our grand opening Saturday morning.

I'll be updating this post as info comes in, so let me know if anything changes too, please.

Awesome.

I have entered terminal excitement phase. Yuss!

*****

Wellingtonians:

arysteia --> off work Friday
china_shop --> off work Friday
vaudevilles --> free for lunch
ariadne83 --> dinner Friday
nishatalitha -->dinner Friday
maudlinrose -->dinner Friday
morebliss
woolly_socks

Wairarapa and points north:

mab_browne and cross_stitchery (honorary *g*) --> 6pm Fri
blue_raven --> 10am Sat

Aucklanders:

shihadchick and katrin (honorary *g*) --> 9pm Thurs
missiedith (honorary *g*) --> 5.45pm Fri
blademistress and stickmarionette --> 6/7pm Fri
the_antichris --> 6/7pm Fri
prudence_dearly --> 7.35pm Friday (dessert?)
sethra2000 --> 8pm Friday (dessert?)

Dunedinites:

dewey3067 --> 6pm Fri

Sydneysiders:

alasen and meelie and sinden --> 2pm Fri
engenda --> 4pm Fri
erilyn --> 11.59pm Fri (yes, that's what it says!)