** Tentative Topic list — subject to change without notice **

MED001  Alternate History In Star Trek

The latest movie has taken the same heroes in an alternate path.  What options does this open up for a new series? New movies? Animation? Books?

MED002  From SciFi To SyFy

What does this mean for the science fiction audience of television?  Is this a very bad sign? Will this help or hurt the network?

MED003  Evil In Print Vs Evil On Screen

Why can a book have shadowy evil while evil in a film must have a face for viewers to boo?

MED004  Women In Anime And Manga

Can these roles be emulated to advantage in the mundane world?

MED005  How Have Television/Movies Improved Our SF/F Lives?

We started out with Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, etc. in the movies. Then television came out and we had Tom Corbett, Lost In Space, Star Trek. Now we have Avatar. Most of the fans nowadays are media fans, attending media events like Comic Con International or DragonCon. Is this all good? What has Harry Potter done for reading?

MED006  Whats The Latest In SF/F/H Television/Movies?

There are an unprecedented number of television shows and movies nowadays involving science fiction, fantasy and horror. There’s so much how do you keep track of it all and watch it all? Whats on now and whats coming up that we might want to watch?

MED007 Nu-Who

A Look at the New Doctor Who Series by the BBC Wales.

MED008 SciFi Movie Remakes

Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?

MED009 Webcomics

How They Got Started and Where Are They Now?

MED010 Lewis Carroll

A Discussion About His Works In Print Versus On The Screen

MED011 Pirates in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Why do we love them?

MED012 Music in Science Fiction and Fantasy

How Is It? How Should It Be?

MED013 The Pixar Touch

Why has Pixar become the gold standard of American animation?

MED014 The Alien as Metaphor

In Avatar? In V?  In the range of SF media, what do the aliens really stand for?

MED015 Fringe

Warmed over X Files? Or is someone finally getting it right?

MED016 Vampires vs. Zombies

Why are these undead characters so popular, and what do they say about us?

MED017 So Bad It’s Good

Schlock classics and other guilty pleasures.

MED018 Guilty Pleasures

Is your favorite author a closet Browncoat? Hooked on anime?? Lost?? Our panelists confess all or at least some.

MED019 Independent Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror film

What’s the best that’s around now? Who’s doing it? Where can we find it? Is anybody keeping track?

MED020 Futurama Reanimated!

First it was canceled by a bitter executive, as many of our favorite series are, Futurama has defied the odds. The team has made 4 movies, and have now re-launched in June. What has this taught us about the power of the geek dollar?

MED021 Video Games

Succor for the Doltish or Garden for Proto-Fans?    Halo, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, creating more fans or are these dollars going back to the NFL once the shiny wears off?

MED022 Book to YouTube

Do book trailers actually provide sales? How do you make a video on a budget?

MED023 Multiple Genres

Why is it so easy for screenwriters and directors to work in multiple genres (Danny Boyle, Christopher Nolan, Darren Aronofsky, J.J. Abrams, to cite just a few examples), but not writers?

MED024 Reboots

So many familiar franchises have been re-imagined recently. What does it take to do this successfully?

MED025 V: Then and Now

The iconic 1980s miniseries was reinterpreted for 21st century American audiences. What changes were made? Do we like them?

MED026 The Best Animated Films of the Past Few Years

MED027 What about the new Dr. Who?

Love, like or hate him? Who would you like to see as the next Dr. and why?

MED028 The Better, the Bigger, the More Awesome

How will technology change your experience of audiovisual entertainment? Will 3D replace HD like color replaced black-and-white? Have you bought your last DVD, and how long do you think Blu-Ray will last? What TV shows or movies would be improved by remaking them in 3D?

MED029 Six seasons of Lost: A retrospective.

MED030 Whedon-verse

Joss Whedon’s comics, film, and TV

MED031 Breaking into Comics as a Writer