Sci-Fi Storm

Flanvention, which was to take place this past weekend in Los Angeles, was cancelled suddenly for unknown reasons by the organizer, Booster Entertainment, a for-profit group. Even their website is broken now, where it previously announced the cancellation the day before the event with an “official notice” due in “10 days”, and several hundred Browncoats were suddenly without a convention – and their money. Some payed major bucks in advance as some sort of “premium membership”. All was not lost, however. Even though they knew it was cancelled, a number of the stars showed up anyways and hung out with the fans – including Adam Baldwin, Nathan Fillion, and Mark Sheppard.

Bad news for UK SF fans – I just caught wind that the 2007 Eastercon (the British National SF Convention) called “Convoy” has been cancelled – and the official Convoy web site seems to agree. From the message, it appears that they lost their venue. It was supposed to be held April 6-9 in Liverpool.

Angela Duplis writes “Wednesday, February 08, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

– Joss Whedon Track featured at MegaCon 2006 –

Orlando, FL (February 8, 2006) For the first time in Central Florida, the Joss Whedon Universe (or, ?Whedon?Verse? as the fans call it) will have a strong presence at a comic book convention thanks to one fan, Jason Dorough. ?Usually you can only find them in small gatherings at conventions here and there,? comments panelist Stephanie Pando, ?but now there?s an opportunity for die-hard and casual fans alike to really come together and participate in some wonderful events.? From episode screenings and panels with celebrity guests to a ?Whedon?Verse? costume contest, MegaCon will have it all.” Read More for the rest – MegaCon is February 24th – 26th in Orlando, Florida.

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The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association has announced the program for the 2006 Nebula Awards, on May 4th-7th in Tempe, Arizona. This years Grand Master: Harlan Ellison. Although “sometimes controversial”, he’s won many awards, including three Nebulas and 8.5 Hugos over five decades of writing.

FAB Gear writes “Hunt for FAB Gerry Anderson prizes at San Diego Comic Con!

Online specialty retailer FAB Gear (Fabgearusa.com) is sponsoring FABHUNT! at this year’s San Diego Comic Con International, July 14th-17th at the San Diego Convention Center. The company will distribute promotional color postcards at various intervals and locations around the convention center.” Read More for the details. I want an Eagle!

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GateAngel writes “We are pleased to announce that Amanda Tapping will be a special
guest at Gatecon 2005.

“Legends Memorabilia, who will be exhibiting at Gatecon, will be
featuring a wide range of memorabilia from various film and
television productions, including Stargate SG-1 and Andromeda.
Legends shall also be providing an array of set-used props as a
backdrop on the main stage, including the actual control consoles
from the deck of the ‘Andromeda’!” Read More for a bit more detail. thanks to GateAngel for keeping me busy…but I need to find some non-SG related news… 🙂 A number of other celebrity guests will attend – check out the website for the complete list.

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This past weekend was the 62nd annual World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), held at Noreascon Four in Boston (which unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend depsite being nearby). As usual, the fan-voted Hugo awards were presented – see the winner’s list including the voting details for their “Australian” (or Intant Runoff Voting) ballot system. No suprises in Best Dramatic Presentation: Long Form was taken by The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers with 69% of the first-place votes. Short Form was won by “Gollum’s Acceptance Speech at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards”…

A. Taylor writes ”
UFO STAR TO APPEAR AT SAN DIEGO COMIC CON INTERNATIONAL!
Antonia Ellis, Lt. Joan Harrington in Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s UFO, will appear at the FAB Gear booth at the San Diego Comic Con International. The event takes place at the San Diego Convention Center, Booth #816, July 21st- 25th, 2004 San Diego, California.” Read More for details. Will she bring the famous purple wig?

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