It’s one of our favorite event to attend each year, FanExpo New Orleans. This year is proving to be a great year with some fantastic programming in store. As always, we’ll be on hand beginning Friday with live coverage and other fun things throughout the show. Check our their press release below followed by our appearance schedule.
Exclusive programming is a highlight for many FAN EXPO New Orleans attendees, with a wide variety of panels from start to finish. From the biggest Back to the Future reunion ever featuring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Tom Wilson and Huey Lewis, accompanying “Enchantment Under the Sea” dance and multiple BTTF-themed events, to celebrity Q&As, industry, cosplay, gaming, anime and entertaining, informative sessions from all areas of pop culture, the event has unveiled its lineup of more than 150 programming panel, screenings and meetups, Friday through Sunday, January 10-12 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
FAN EXPO New Orleans programming operates multiple rooms throughout all three days during show hours and into the evenings. In addition to sessions with stars like Andy Serkis (Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes), Zachary Levi (Shazam), “Supermen” Dean Cain, Brandon Routh, “Smallville” standouts Michael Rosenbaum, Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Erica Durance and Laura Vandervoort and many others, there are dozens of informative, entertaining panels by superstar creators as well as cosplay, gaming, trivia, film, horror, podcasts, screenings and other pop culture themed sessions, many conducted by New Orleans-based organizations.
And programming extends beyond the panel rooms, with the Creators Stage featuring artists and writers discussing their crafts, as well as the Community Zone highlighting the best in local organizations, charities and interactive content.
We’re also thrilled to also be hosting two fan panels on Sunday in Room 286 on the 2nd floor of the Convention Center.
WHY WE STILL LOVE STAR TREK
1:00 pm in FAN PANEL ROOM A (RM 286)
STAR TREK CONTINUES TO BOLDLY GO OUT THERE AND WE'RE DISCUSSING WHY IT'S STILL RELEVANT, WHY WE ENJOY THE SHOWS AND HOW MODERN TREK HAS INVIGORATED THE FRANCHISE AND ENTICED NEW VIEWERS TO JOIN.IS STREAMING GIVING US THE GOLDEN AGE OF FANTASY? OR DOES THE 80S FILM SCENE STILL SHINE BRIGHTER?
4:00 pm in FAN PANEL ROOM A (RM 286)
WITH STREAMING SERVICES NEEDING FLASHY TENTPOLE CONTENT AND SEASON EPISODE COUNTS LOWERING TO THE 8-10 RANGE, A PERFECT CLIMATE FOR FANTASY ON TELEVISION WAS CREATED. IS THE ONSET OF SHOWS LIKE GAME OF THRONES, OUTLANDER, RINGS OF POWER, THE WITCHER AND MANY OTHERS USHERING IN A NEW GOLDEN AGE OF FANTASY ON TELEVISION? OR DOES THE INCREDIBLE FILM SCENE OF THE 1980S THAT BROUGHT US THE NEVERENDING STORY, LABYRINTH, THE PRINCESS BRIDE, WILLOW AND SO MANY MORE STILL REIGN SUPREME IN OUR HEARTS?
