Chicago TARDIS

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Chicago TARDIS
StatusActive
GenreScience fiction
Location(s)Chicago, Illinois
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2000
Attendance1100+ (approx. as of 2017)[1]
Organized byAlien Entertainment
Websitehttps://www.chicagotardis.com

Chicago TARDIS is an annual North American

British television series Doctor Who and related programs, held the weekend after Thanksgiving in Chicago.[2][3][4] This event has been rated among the top five conventions for fans of Doctor Who living in the United States.[2] The event bills itself as the “premier Doctor Who event” for the midwest. The conference, along with the Los Angeles Gallifrey One, helped show fan support well before the BBC, having stopped production in 1989, decided to revive Doctor Who in 2005. The Chicago event is organized by Alien Entertainment, a Chicago area entertainment store focused on sci-fi and pop culture.[5][6] Chicago TARDIS has been held every year since 2000 in the Chicago
area and has featured actors, actresses, script editors, writers, visual effects designers, directors, and screenwriters associated with Doctor Who in various ways.

List of Chicago TARDIS events

Year Featured Guests[7] Dates[7] Location[7]
2000[8]
Jason Haigh-Ellery, Gary Russell, Lars Pearson
November 24–26, 2000 Sheraton Arlington Park, Arlington Heights IL
2001[9]
BBV Crew, Lars Pearson
, Arnold T. Blumberg
November 23–25, 2001 Sheraton Arlington Park, Arlington Heights IL
2002[10]
Jason Haigh-Ellery
, Arnold T. Blumberg
November 29- December 1, 2002 Sheraton Northwest, Chicago
2003[11]
BBV crew, Lars Pearson
, Arnold T. Blumberg
November 28–30, 2003 Sheraton Northwest, Chicago
2004[12]
Jason Haigh-Ellery, Gary Russell, India Fisher, Robert Shearman, Scott Alan Woodard, Bill Baggs, Lars Pearson
, Arnold T. Blumberg
November 26–28, 2004 Wyndham Hotel, Rosemont
2005[13]
Shaun Lyon
November 25–27, 2005 Wyndham Hotel, Rosemont
2006[14]
Shaun Lyon
November 24–26, 2006 Wyndham Hotel, Rosemont
2007[15]
Jason Haigh-Ellery, Scott Alan Woodard, Lars Pearson
, Christa Dickson, Arnold T. Blumberg
November 23–25, 2007 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Rosemont
2008[16]
Jason Haigh-Ellery, Simon Guerrier, India Fisher, Lisa Bowerman, Ciara Janson, Laura Doddington, Lars Pearson, Christa Dickson, Arnold T. Blumberg, Kate Orman, Jonathan Blum
November 28–30, 2008 Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
2009[17]
Jason Haigh-Ellery, India Fisher, Nicholas Briggs, Tony Lee, Arnold T. Blumberg, Lars Pearson
, Christa Dickson
November 27–29, 2009 Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
2010[18] Arnold T. Blumberg, November 26–28, 2010 Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
2011[19][20] Arnold T. Blumberg, November 25–27, 2011 Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
2012[21] November 23–25, 2012 Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
2013[22] November 29-December 1, 2013 Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
2014[23] November 28–30, 2014 Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
2015[24] November 27–29, 2015 Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
2016[25] November 25–27, 2016 Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
2017[26] ] November 24–26, 2017 Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
2018[27] , Kelly Yates November 23–25, 2018 Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
2019[28] November 29-December 1, 2019 Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
2020[28]
Jason Haigh-Ellery, Mark Ayres
November 27–29, 2020 Online (Due to COVID-19)
2021[28] November 26–28, 2021 Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
2022[28] November 25–27, 2022 Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
2023[28] November 24–26, 2023 Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
2024[28] Annette Badland, Paul McGann, Sonny McGann November 29-December 1, 2024 Westin Lombard Yorktown Center

References

  1. ^ "Chicago Tardis". www.outerplaces.com.
  2. ^ a b Gooden, Tai (20 February 2015). "Doctor Who does America: the best conventions for US Whovians" – via www.theguardian.com.
  3. ^ "Doctor Who Recap: Strange Magic".
  4. ^ Carvelli, April (13 October 2017). "[Convention] Traverse the Time Vortex at Chicago Tardis 2017".
  5. ^ "Alien Entertainment - Lombard, IL". Yelp.
  6. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2018 Full of "Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey" Thanksgiving Weekend Fun". 27 November 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Past Events". Chicago TARDIS.
  8. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2000 Information". FanCons.com.
  9. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2001 Information". FanCons.com.
  10. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2002 Information". FanCons.com.
  11. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2003 Information". FanCons.com.
  12. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2004 Information". FanCons.com.
  13. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2005 Information". FanCons.com.
  14. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2006 Information". FanCons.com.
  15. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2007 Information". FanCons.com.
  16. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2008 Information". FanCons.com.
  17. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2009 Information". FanCons.com.
  18. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2010 Information". FanCons.com.
  19. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2011 Information". FanCons.com.
  20. ^ "They won't be shopping: 'Doctor Who' diehards have other plans on Friday". The Courier-News (Elgin, IL). 23 November 2011. p. 8. Retrieved 18 June 2019 – via Doctor Who Cuttings Archive.
  21. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2012 Information". FanCons.com.
  22. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2013 Information". FanCons.com.
  23. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2014 Information". FanCons.com.
  24. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2015 Information". FanCons.com.
  25. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2016 Information". FanCons.com.
  26. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2017 Information". FanCons.com.
  27. ^ "Chicago TARDIS 2018 Information". FanCons.com.
  28. ^ a b c d e f "Guests". Chicago TARDIS.

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