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Jane Badler for SciFi forum

Cult favourite Jane Badler, who starred as Diana in the original series of V, will appear at a public forum on SciFi in Melbourne.

Cult favourite Jane Badler, who starred as Diana in the original series of V, will appear at a public forum on SciFi at ACMI in Melbourne.

She will be joined by comedian Adam Richard who is currently developing the series Outland for the ABC.

Two other sessions as part of regular TV appreciation program Live in the Studio will focus on Mad Men and Gossip Girl.

Thu 27 May 2010, 7pm
Mad Men – Mad Women Unclassified 15+
With Sian Prior
“What you call love was invented by guys to sell nylons.” – Mad Men’s Don Draper

Mad Men ties into our love of all things retro; it’s a flashback to an era of economic boom, exquisite clothes and excessive living. But beneath the luxury of Mad Men’s Manhattan lie uncomfortable questions about race, gender, prejudice, and social inequality and a sense that these people are not just characters of some hazy past but the world we live in now.

Join the panel of TV and advertising gurus, Debi Enker (TV Critic), Russell Howcroft (National CEO of George Patterson Y&R and panellist on The Gruen Transfer), Mark Nicholls (Senior Lecturer in Cinema Studies at the University of Melbourne) and chair, Sian Prior (writer and broadcaster) as they traverse the Mad Men and Mad Women, the ads, the history and the splendour of Matt Weiner’s (creator, executive producer and head writer) television masterpiece.

Thu 3 June 2010, 7pm
Gossip Girl Here Unclassified 15+
With Dr. Saige Walton
“Your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattan’s elite” – Gossip Girl

Spotted: Dr Saige Walton (University of Melbourne), Mel Campbell (freelance journalist and editor) and Radha O’Meara (University of Melbourne) on an all girl-panel having a heart-to-heart about teen dramas on the small screen. And who do they have their sights set on? Josh Schwartz, the producer and writer responsible for The O.C., Chuck and Gossip Girl, who at 26 became the youngest person in network history to create a network series with The O.C.

Thu 29 July 2010, 7pm
Sci-Fi and Spin-Offs Unclassified 15+
With Oscar Hillerström

As if inter and intra-galactic politics weren’t enough, then there was Star Wars vs Star Trek, and now we find ourselves in an era of sci-fi spin-offs, remakes, revivals and reincarnations, from small screen to silver screen, live action to 3D.

Join the voyage through the Stargates, Star Treks, Battlestars and Dr Whos with Oscar Hillerström (Empire, Rotten Tomatoes, Popcorn Taxi and ‘Captain’ of SCI FI Channel Australia’s website), Adam Richard (comedian, TV and radio personality) and Jane Badler (famed for her role as ‘Diana’ in the original series of V) as they answer the questions we don’t dare ask.

All sessions:
Venue: Studio 1, ACMI, Federation Square
Tickets: Full $14 Concession $11
Duration: 1.5 hours

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