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Friday, February 12 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Larger than Life: The Role of the Companion in Modern Who

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The modern series of Doctor Who has featured each companion doing remarkable and sometimes super human things… but in the meanwhile, there are massive cries for returning back to the old paradigm of a perfectly normal ‘regular person’ stepping into those shoes for the next round. We’ll discuss the evolution of the role of the companion, including addressing some of the reasons why people might be over the larger than life companion role (and why there are sometimes sexist notions behind that), and debating why developing the companion back into a supporting player might not be the best thing for the show in 2016.
Guests
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Joseph Scrimshaw

Comedian, Writer for RiffTrax
Joseph Scrimshaw is a comedian and writer, originally from Minneapolis, but based in Los Angeles. As a comedian, he’s appeared at SF SketchFest, Chicago Improv Festival, Dragon Con, headlined on Jonathan Coulton’s JoCoCruise, appeared on Wil Wheaton’s TableTop, and more. Joseph’s a contributing writer for the movie riffing group, RiffTrax, and previously worked as a writer/performer on Wits, where he wrote sketches for... Read More →
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Panelists
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Kim Rogers

Co-Editor, Head Over Feels
I just have a lot of feelings
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Risa Romano

Writer Type Thing/Podcast Creator, Co-host, A Disused Yeti Vodcast/Podcast
Screenwriter, vodcaster, blogger, geek, and short form educational writer (that last one's my pay-the-bills job). And a Whovian, of course, New Who , Classic Who, I like 'em both. My blog, Ramble On: Nerdy Poderings, is in the website link. | | My Vodcast/Podcast, A Disused Yeti, is here: | https://adisusedyeti.wordpress.com | | ...was I supposed to write this in third person?
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Sage Young

Co-Editor, Head Over Feels
Friday February 12, 2016 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Program D
  Doctor Who Discussion Panels

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