Discussion Panels
(tentative and subject to change)


Up to three panelist per panel. If you wish to host a panel, please contact the committee. Each KazCon attendee can host a maximum of two panels. If a panel does not have a panelist listed, we will consider other proposed topics in its place.


Thursday: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
* Dissect An Episode - Sit down to watch and dissect the episode "Lucifer Rising" with other con attendees.
(GaelicSpirit, Thru Terry's Eyes)


Friday: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
* To Smite or Not to Smite - Fluffy guardians or avenging warriors? Compare and contrast the angels in S4. What are their motives? How do they see themselves in relation to mankind? And who answers to whom? (Rob1, Black_wingedbird)
* Scenes on the Cutting Room Floor - Forty minutes isn't long enough! Scenes from S3 and S4 that should have been, but never were. (lovesrain44)

Friday: 10:45 - 11:45 a.m.
* Sonuvabitch S1 - Test your knowledge and attention to detail with anything and everything regarding Season 1. (Jeopardy-style game) (KazCon Committee)
* Sam Winchester: Boy King? - An indepth psychological profile of Sam in Season 4. How he differs from the little brother we knew before Dean's death. (lovesrain44, Paladin)

Friday: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
* Down and Dirty - Which brother is hotter and why? A look at the boys on the most basic of levels. (Adult discussion) (Robin, Roselyn)
* Kripke Said What? - Sam eats health food... if he eats at all? Dean always takes the bed by the door? CPS was constantly knocking on the Winchester's door? The blurred line between Canon and Fanon.(K. Hanna)

Friday: 2:15 - 3:15 p.m.
* Writer Workshop: Beginning, Middle and End - How to construct the foundation of a great story and bring the reader along for the journey. (K. Hanna)
* Dean, Sam and the School System - Take a closer look at the school system and how things worked when Sam amd Dean must have attended. (JM Griffin, Judy D.)

Friday: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
* Ramblin' Man - A look at Bobby Singer. The life he's led and his role in the Winchester World. (Paladin)
* It's Getting Hott In Here - Classes of demons, their powers and ranks. A look at the demons encountered throughout the series.
(Rob1)

Friday: 4:45 - 5:45 p.m.
* Sonuvabitch S2 - Test your knowledge and attention to detail with anything and everything regarding Season 2. (Jeopardy-style game) (KazCon Committee)
* Pass the Ammo - A look into the Impala's trunk. A hands-on panel of the types of weapons the boys use in their day to day battles. (Weapons and ammo will be part of the panel. However, no weapons will be loaded.) (Rob1, Paladin)


Saturday: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
* Writer Workshop: Original Characters - Do original characters enhance or detract from fanfic? How do you make your original characters acceptable in fandom? (GaelicSpirit, Thru Terry's Eyes)
* Brothers In Arms - A look into the evolution of Dean and Sam's relationship over the last 4 years and where it might be going. (EveSong, Swellison)

Saturday: 10:45 - 11:45 a.m.
* Sonuvabitch S3 - Test your knowledge and attention to detail with anything and everything regarding Season 3. (Jeopardy-style game) (KazCon Committee)
* Dean Winchester: Tragic Hero? - An indepth psychological profile of Dean post-Hell, and how he differs from the man we knew before Hell. (JM Griffin, Judy D., MistWraith)

Saturday: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
* Debunking the Skeptics - Kansas' own Paranormal Research Investigators (PRI) take us through their process from discovery, to research, to the endless hours sitting in the haunted dark. Includes first hand accounts and field equipment. (Paranormal Research Investigators)

Saturday: 2:15 - 3:15 p.m.
* Writer's Workshop: Researching the Detail - How important is research when crafting a story? Where should you look, and what is the best way to research without getting bogged down in the detail? (Bayre, Swellison)
* Haunted Kansas - Want to know the real story about the Woman in White? How about the Civil War soldier that still rides down Massachusetts street? Join in to hear some hair-raising tales about Kansas Ghosts... (Beth Cooper - Ghost Tours of Kansas)

Saturday: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
* The Use of Guns - What Works and What Does Not - in Print and on the Screen. Experienced writer/shooters demonstrate and discuss the use and misuse in the writing and the handling of guns in stories. (Weapons and ammo will be part of the panel. However, no weapons will be loaded.) (Evesong, Judy D.)
* Don't I Know You? - The guest characters we love and the ones we don't. Why do some reoccuring characters work, while others make fans want to scratch out their eyes? Who has been your favorite so far and why? (Nana56, Sandy)

Saturday: 4:45 - 5:45 p.m.
* Sonuvabitch S4 - Test your knowledge and attention to detail with anything and everything regarding Season 4. (Jeopardy-style game) (KazCon Committee)
* Method To The Madness - A look back over four years of mythology. How is the puzzle coming together? (GaelicSpirit, Thru Terry's Eyes, MistWraith)