| Friday | 5:00 PM | 5:50 PM | The Expanse | Manitou | Open, round table discussion of the characters, themes, and theories about what is happening/happened in the show. Moderator(s) will help guide! | Adam Rakunas (M), Kate Elliott (M) | MEDIA |
| Friday | 6:00 PM | 6:50 PM | Gravity Falls | Manitou | Open, round table discussion of the characters, themes, and theories about what is happening/happened in the show. Moderator(s) will help guide! | Daniel Dugan (M), Mur Lafferty (M) | MEDIA |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | Legend of Zelda | Petoskey | Open, round table discussion of the characters, themes, and theories about what is happening/happened in the show. Moderator(s) will help guide! | Elise Kova (M) | MEDIA |
| Saturday | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | Steven Universe | Charlevoix | Open, round table discussion of the characters, themes, and theories about what is happening/happened in the show. Moderator(s) will help guide! | Jim C. Hines (M), Amal El-Mohtar (M) | MEDIA |
| Saturday | 12:00 PM | 12:50 PM | The Dynasty of Deep Space Nine | Petoskey | Deep Space Nine: Great Trek, or the Greatest Trek? The newest incarnation of Star Trek will launch in 2017, but, really, what's the point when Deep Space Nine has already happened? Our panelists will discuss what made DS9 not just great Trek, but the greatest Trek ever. | Adam Rakunas (M), Navah Wolfe, Kate Elliott, Andrew Drummer, Scott H. Andrews | MEDIA |
| Saturday | 12:00 PM | 12:50 PM | Introduction to Black Butler | Interlochen | Find out what's new in Black Butler! Get a fun intro from the Grim Reaper point-of-view. From the Red Reaper to Book of the Atlantic, we will help the newcomer understand the show and those who are fans see it from inside London's Shinigami Dispatch. | Angela Carina Barry, Star Stramel-Shinigami Kami | MEDIA |
| Saturday | 1:00 PM | 1:50 PM | TV Tropes | Keweenaw | Not just a website where you can lose an hour in a blink, TV Tropes is now foundational to discussions of modern pop culture. Let's talk about the biggest tropes and the games, shows and movies that are using them best or creating new ones. | Sam Morgan (M), Mari Brighe, Vanessa Ricci-Thode, James L. Sutter, Max Gladstone, Jeanne Szarama | MEDIA |
| Saturday | 1:00 PM | 1:50 PM | Mr. Robot | Leelanau | Open, round table discussion of the characters, themes, and theories about what is happening/happened in the show. Moderator(s) will help guide! | Dan Moren (M), Jason Sizemore (M) | MEDIA |
| Saturday | 1:00 PM | 1:50 PM | My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic | Manitou | Open, round table discussion of the characters, themes, and theories about what is happening/happened in the show. Moderator(s) will help guide! | John Klima (M) | MEDIA |
| Saturday | 2:00 PM | 2:50 PM | Page 189 | Petoskey | Listen to a short excerpt from page 189 of works unknown to you, then vote on whether you would read the book before learning what it is and who wrote it. | Sarah Lynn (M) | MEDIA |
| Saturday | 3:00 PM | 3:50 PM | Luke Cage | Interlochen | Open, round table discussion of the characters, themes, and theories about what is happening/happened in the show. Moderator(s) will help guide! | Emmy Jackson (M), Christian Klaver (M) | MEDIA |
| Saturday | 4:00 PM | 4:50 PM | Orphan Black | Interlochen | Open, round table discussion of the characters, themes, and theories about what is happening/happened in the show. Moderator(s) will help guide! | Gillian Redfearn (M), Amy Sundberg (M) | MEDIA |
| Saturday | 9:00 PM | 9:50 PM | Mallory O'Meara Presents Previews! | Manitou | Join our Media Guest of Honor for a sneak peek at some of the horror, sci-fi and fantasy films she has coming up from Dark Dunes Productions. | Mallory O'Meara | MEDIA |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | Philosophy in Anime | Petoskey | We will pose philosophical questions to audience members and invite them to discuss the matters in small groups. We will ask a representative from each group to share the findings of that group. You will not be required to speak if you do not wish to do so. There are no right answers, but thinking about philosophical questions can be both enjoyable and enlightening. No experience is required. | Richard Herrell (M), Cassy S. | MEDIA |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | Making Monsters | St. Clair | Come hear our panelists talk about the ins and outs of creating monsters in media and literature. What goes into crafting a compelling monster? What is the monster's role in stories? What's scarier: to see the monster, or just the idea it? | Nichole E. Castle (M), Mallory O'Meara, Lesley Conner, Michael Cieslak, Angela Carina Barry, Jeffrey Alan Love | MEDIA |
| Sunday | 12:00 PM | 12:50 PM | What the F Did I Just Watch?! | Leelanau | The web can be a strange place. Let's discuss the weirdest internet fads and memes we've seen (100 layers challenges, don't hug me i'm scared, weird commercials, etc.) | Daniel Dugan (M), Sarah Lynn, Cassy S., Jeanne Szarama | MEDIA |
| Sunday | 1:00 PM | 1:50 PM | The Evolution of the Zombie | Interlochen | Slow zombies, fast zombies, undead zombies and plague zombies. Over the years we've seen them all. How has the mythos of the zombie evolved and where might it go next? | Scott (Toaden) Maiale, Lesley Conner, John Klima, Cherie Priest, Mallory O'Meara | MEDIA |
| Sunday | 1:00 PM | 1:50 PM | Game of Thrones | Isle Royale | Open, round table discussion of the characters, themes, and theories about what is happening/happened in the show. Moderator(s) will help guide! | Andrew Drummer (M) | MEDIA |
