XPost: rec.arts.movies.current-films, rec.arts.tv, rec.arts.sf.tv   
   From: ANIM8Rfsk@cox.net   
      
   In article <13b1k3k92rtl346@corp.supernews.com>,   
    Michael Bowker  wrote:   
      
   > Anim8rFSK wrote:   
   > > In article <13b19brep25qg9e@news.supernews.com>,   
   > >  pv+usenet@pobox.com (PV) wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> Sean Carroll  writes:   
   > >>> Don't you usually have a bunch of examples of shows that technically   
   > >>> beat XF to an achievement, but were never anywhere near as important or   
   > >> Why bother? You'll just make up more bullshit "firsts". *   
   > >   
   > > What Paul said.   
   > >   
   > > Serious question:  Do they, or did they ever, have dedicated X-Files   
   > > cons?  Not an X-Files panel at a generic con, but an X-Files specific   
   > > con, the way they had, and still have, Trek and, yes, Dark Shadows cons?   
   > >   
   >   
   > Actually Anim, they did.   
      
   k, cool.  I never knew of one, but I suspected there might have been one   
   someplace.  Thanks!   
      
     They weren't numerious and they were top down,   
   > not bottom up cons (Studio not fan based events).  But I went to one   
   > that they had in an old hanger on Treasure Island in SF.  As I recall it   
   > was in the third season of X-Files.  It was well attended, but they   
   > didn't catch on (don't really know why).  They key is Trek fandom are   
   > fan based and have lasted for 40 years (same can be said for Dark   
   > Shadows, I guess).  X-files (allthough it was a good show) doesn't have   
   >   the same legs and depth as some of the other fannish shows, it's more   
   > on the level with B5 than Trek.   
      
      
      
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