September-October Trek Convention And Show Guide
There
will be five conventions or shows in
September and October that feature Trek
actors of interest to Star Trek
fans. This listing of conventions and shows
feature actors from all five televised
series, plus from the Star Trek
movies, including guest actors.
In September, fans can see many Trek actors at Dragon*Con, which will be held on Labor Day Weekend, from September 3-6 in Atlanta, Georgia. Trek guests of interest in attendance at Dragon*Con will be: René Auberjonois, Scott Bakula, Robert Beltran, Avery Brooks, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, John de Lancie, Michelle Forbes, Jonathan Frakes, J.G. Hertzler, Robert O’Reilly, Mark A. Sheppard, Armin Shimerman, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner and Garrett Wang.
In addition, Trek authors A.C. Crispin, Peter David, David Gerrold, David Mack and Josepha Sherman will be at Dragon*Con as well as Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II’s James Cawley and Carlos Pedraza.
October will feature four conventions of note to Star Trek fans. First up is Con-Version, which will be held October 15-17 in Calgary, Canada. In attendance will be John de Lancie, Chase Masterson, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo and Marina Sirtis.
From October 16-17, Australian fans can attend Armageddon 2010, which will be held in Melbourne. In attendance will be Jeffrey Combs and Nana Visitor.
Next up is Creation Entertainment’s Official Star Trek Convention 2010, to be held in the Chicago area on October 22-24. Trek fans can see the following actors at this convention: Leonard Nimoy, Christopher Lloyd (Kruge), J.G. Hertzler (Martok), Barbara March and Gwynyth Walsh (Lursa and B’Etor), Robert O’Reilly (Gowron), Max Grodenchik, Armin Shimerman, Jacob Kogan (young Spock), Vaughn Armstrong, Jeffrey Combs, Casey Biggs and Marc Alaimo.
Finally, October wraps up with Hal-Con, which will take place October 29-31 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In attendance will be Denise Crosby and Walter Koenig.
Legohacker: Star Wars Into Star Trek
One twelve-year-old boy, known online as “Legohacker” has figured out the trick of turning official Star Wars Lego sets into Star Trek ships.
Some four-year-olds will create art with Play-Doh or use crayons to create artistic masterpieces, but Legohacker was a bit different than his age-contemporaries, according to his father, Jon Ippolito. “When I had kids I was eager to see what kind of creativity they would spill on a page full of crayon drawings or a lump of Play Dough or, in this case, a bunch of Legos,” he said. “I was pretty astonished to see how sophisticated the kind of thinking outside the box they did was.”
Legohacker appeared to show that “outside of the box” thinking. “In particular my son, when he was about four, started to put blocks together in ways that I didn’t even think were possible,” said Ippolito.
The son, who is now twelve, is still a fan of Legos. Legohacker uses the official sets, turning them into something else using only the pieces that were included in the box (hacking the set). His latest Lego hacking includes turning Star Wars sets into Star Trek ships.
One hack shows what happens when a Star Wars Corporate Alliance tank droid is turned into a Federation Starship.
Another hack shows a Klingon battlecruiser, made from a Star Wars Republic Walker set.
Legohacker has a website where his creations are displayed. His family, including his sister, helps him to find appropriate backgrounds against which to display his Lego artwork.
Bakula – Quantum Leap Movie In The Works?
Fans of Quantum Leap may again get to see Dr. Sam Beckett leaping through time and into strange bodies and situations.
At Comic-Con last weekend, Bakula told fans that a film may be in the works for the popular show, which aired from 1989-1993.
“It’s a great piece of TV history,” said Bakula. “[Beckett] is what I’m known for, and it’s a great show to be known for.”
A script is supposedly being written by Quantum Leap creator/executive producer Donald Bellisario.