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.

 

 

 

Trek Stars At FedCon XIX

Over five thousand fans attended FedCon XIX in Bonn, Germany, where Star Trek actors from The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager were in attendance.

According to TrekMovie.com, fans were not only treated to stories from the actors, but were the victims of a prank which ended happily.

In attendance were Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Suzie Plakson, Chase Masterson, Martha Hackett and Manu Intiraymi.

One Trek star was announced as a cancellation by the FedCon’s Master of Ceremonies, Ed Wasser, who told the crowd that Terry Farrell could not make it to the convention. A taped video message from the actress was shown to the fans in which Farrell explained that she hadn’t been able to board her flight and was still stuck in the U.S.

This would not have been the first time Farrell had canceled FedCon, but it turns out, there was no cancellation, just a bit of fun with the audience. Fans were thrilled when Farrell appeared on the stage after the video finished playing.

Farrell updated fans on her current life, and spoke about her Deep Space Nine days, lamenting the way her character Jadzia was written off of the show. Being killed by a Dukat who came out of nowhere felt pointless, Farrell told the crowd, and moreover, Jadzia’s death meant there could be no future guest star appearances for Farrell. If Jadzia had to die, said Farrell, it would have been better to have been killed off in Change of Heart, where Worf saved Jadzia at the cost of ruining an intelligence mission.