Question on Cons, and CFP: Film (HP & LOTR)

[slashpine]

Questions for my Flist:

1. These HP cons -- Terminus, Portus, Phoenix Rising, etc. Do I want to go to one or more of them?
Be aware that I am nearly as dweeby as I write. That is, not a teenager and fairly academic by nature. Ugh, I sound like schoolmarm!Hermione. Actually, I have many friends under 20 (and over 50) and am considered by all and

Comments

[pir8fancier]

Read treewishes response below. There is a DEFINITE schizophrenic quality to these cons. At PR, you had Henry Jenkins talking about convergence culture and then in the halls people talking about boy butt sex. At LUMOS there were a lot of kids, and for some reason Ginny Weasley lovers took over and there were far too many presentations on Ginny Weasley for my taste. And the one panel I was really interested in, on Sirius Black, was cancelled. The larger the kid contingent (and I think this was a factor at LUMOS because of the stellar pool situation in Las Vegas and New Orleans is not a place that I would first think to take my kids) the more vanilla the presentations seem to be. The slashers tend to stay underground. Unlike Escapade from what I've heard. I'm seriously thinking of going to that. Slash is tolerated (and PR had at least three slash panels), but it's certainly NOT mainstream. And Emma Grant was booed at Prophecy when she mentioned slash.

I can't imagine organizing something like that just because of the potential drama (because HP is the fandom that seems to attract the nutballs). oulangi is amazing, in general.

[slashpine]

At PR, you had Henry Jenkins talking about convergence culture and then in the halls people talking about boy butt sex.

Wait, isn't boy butt sex a result of convergence? ;-)

Ginny lovers: Hah! OMG what if I go to Terminus and its all about the happily-ever-after how big were their families? o_O I can't believe booing Emma Grant! I'd be booing back! (And after teaching college for 5 years, I have a very quelling glare.)

Well... >sigh< As I said up-thread, I would actually welcome one (and probably only one) con that's mobbed by classic teen fans. Just to take all that in!

Hey ho, we'll see. I'm glad I posted the question 'cos you all have given me much more to think about! I feel like I can actually tell them apart a bit better now, and also understand some of the specific pro's and con's to consider. Time to prepare and especially, money and time to travel, will be the ultimate deciding factors. But OMG if I know I could meet some of my flist and favorite writers and artists? wheeee!