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1. Brett Campbell - July 29, 2009

Thank you for calling Shatner the “original Kirk” and not the “old” one.

2. LCDR Arch - July 29, 2009

I was there for 40yrs. It was awesome. I need to go again when Star Trek turns 50!

3. Treknut - July 29, 2009

I’ll miss STTE and the good friends we made at the Vegas con. But, we look forward to seeing many old friends at the east coast con this weekend.

4. WinnipegFan - July 29, 2009

They no longer have a roller coaster on top of the Stratosphere. They have three rides though, but the coaster was shut down.

5. zanzibar - July 29, 2009

Are there these many conventions every summer?

6. tony - July 29, 2009

I’LL BE THERE BOUGHT MY TICKETS LAST YEAR GOOD TIME BUT DOES GET EXPENSIVE CANT WAIT FOR PIC WITH MARTOK AND GOWRON IN COSTUME

7. jas_montreal - July 29, 2009

looks incredible…

But i’m looking forward to the Sci-Fi convention in Toronto this August. It’ll be cheaper for me, lol.

8. jefv88 - July 29, 2009

wish i could make it but luckily they are having a convention here in jersey this weekend giggity

9. AJ - July 29, 2009

There is a con in Parsippany, NJ this weekend with a reasonable list of attendees including Mr. Nimoy on Sunday.

This is the closest Creation has come to NYC in a long time. I’m going to run out and give it a look.

I apparently went to grade school in the city with Robert O’Reilly who will be there as well, and would like to bump heads and see if we had any of the same teachers.

Will anyone from TM be there?

10. Andy Patterson - July 29, 2009

This is one I always wanted to do.

11. Paul Walker - July 29, 2009

This is Capt. Walker from the local Star Trek Fan Club..USS Las Vegas. I wanted to post the message and invite everyone to stop by our club’s official table in the Dealers Room to say HELLO…I also wanted to mention that Robert Picardo will be hosting his 3rd annual Charity Auction on Sunday night AFTER convention in Downtown Las Vegas at Hennesee’s Tavern from 8:00-midnight. Tickets for this very special Celebrity filled auction to benefit Habitat for Humanity are on sale NOW at Robert Picardo’s official website and at the door for only $35.00. Please visit his website at: http://www.robertpicardo.com for more info. Celebrities hoping to appear may be…Garret Wang, Ethan Phillips, and other surprise guests…

The USS Las Vegas-Star Trek Club is an official co-sponsor of this charity event which will include items up for bid from Robert Picardo’s private collection of memorabilia from China Beach, Wonder Years, Star Trek: Voyager, Stargate: SG 1 & Stargate: Atlantis, and other unique collectibles…..

Hope to see you at Convention…..Capt. Paul Walker……USS Las Vegas.

12. April Hebert - July 29, 2009

FYI there is also a STTE cast and crew reunion so all the fans can mingle with their favorite ex-aliens and Starfleeters…is also sponsored by Trekcast and will be at Spacequest Bar at the Las Vegas Hilton, Sunday, Aug. 9, at 7pm. For more info visit the Trekcast website. See you there!

13. Sean - July 29, 2009

It’s just too bad that there won’t be any Star Trek Online news. It was already stated in an IRC chat by Craig Zinkievich that nothing will be revealed at the Vegas Con. It’s been over a year now and only one gameplay trailer…

14. Spockish - July 29, 2009

I wish I had the money, would love to experience the aura, but guess I’ll be viewing it via this web site. I’m glad that Anthony is getting into it so to help us not so funded experience what we all wish we could see in person.

The question is will the cameras be SD or HD. I go for a DVD when it comes out. Then will there be SD-DVD PC-DVD and BR-DVD versions. I say PC-DVD because that make be as close to HD as some may get.

15. Shatner_Fan_Prime - July 29, 2009

Sybok!!! Sybok!!! Sybok!!!

16. Kirk's Revenge - July 29, 2009

“Well done, Valkris. Well done.”

17. Jasper - July 29, 2009

Back in the 1970’s Ster Trek conventions use to be very unique venues offering us a chance to meet other die-hard fans and discuss/share common interests. Wow, times have changed.

18. la'Hom Ho'neH jorDe' vestai-VamPyr - July 29, 2009

I will be there!!

19. AJ - July 29, 2009

17:

Jasper: Yes. Now we have the Internet to “discuss/share common interests” so cons can finally be fun!

20. kitofnine - July 29, 2009

Oh wow! That all sounds amazing.
… but I live in Australia *cries*

21. Jim Nightshade - July 29, 2009

AHH Thanks for letting everyone know about the Experience Cast Party April! Miss you Gal….Wish I had the funds to go to say hi to you again..HUGS and tell all the cast we miss em all very much!
Jim Nightshade aka Jeff and Sheri

22. captain_neill - July 30, 2009

I am so sorry i cant get to go this year, I was at the Vegas con in both 2007 and 2008 and I loved them both.

couldn’t afford it this year but I am hoping to get back next year.

Will anyone be going next year?

23. captain_neill - July 30, 2009

anyone know if the vegas con will def be on in 2010?

24. The Weary Professor - July 30, 2009

I’ll be at the NJ con this weekend, but only on Sunday to see Leonard. I haven’t seen him in person since 1991, when my wife and I happened to attend a free sneak preview of a film he directed called “Funny About Love” at a theater in Paramus, NJ, and he was there. All these years later. He never writes, he never calls…sigh.

25. 16309A - July 30, 2009

Going to Jersey con this weekend. Hopefully it doesn’t get short changed because of the Vegas con the next week.

26. iAryeh - July 30, 2009

Got my tickets sitting on my desk. So excited!

27. krikzil - July 30, 2009

Counting the days until I leave for Vegas! Woohoo! My annual Trek.

28. captain_neill - July 30, 2009

27

will it still be on next year? I def want to get back next year

Really annoyed at having to miss it this year, sounds awesome this year

29. John from Cincinnati - July 30, 2009

I live in Vegas. I will be there. Everyone come say hi to me.

30. THX-1138 - July 30, 2009

Oh sure, THIS year there is a Trekmovie meet-up. I attend last year and go around shouting “Anyone from Trekmovie.com here?” and I don’t even get an odd look (it is a Star Trek convention after all).

Just like buying a high tech device: The day after you purchase it the damn thing goes on sale.

31. Cylon - July 30, 2009

Remember, to meet Shatner, the password is “Scruffy Nerfherder”:D

32. CaptainDonovin - July 30, 2009

Anthony, won’t be there so cram as much stuff here on TrekMovie as you folks can!

33. TREKKIE369 - July 30, 2009

I’m having to sell my 2 gold pass tickets. T_T They will be on ebay in a day or two. I am sooooooooo heart broken. T_T Live Long, sniff, and Prosper

34. Alex Prewitt - July 30, 2009

I will be there, looking forward to the meet and greet @ the Space Quest bar.

35. Alex Prewitt - July 30, 2009

Does anyone know if New Voyages/Phase 2 will be doing anything at the con?

36. Tahni - July 30, 2009

I want to go so, so, so, badly. :( ah well, I’m still a youngin’, I’ve got time to go. :D I hope you all have fun… sniff… I’m not jealous or anything.

37. Scott - July 30, 2009

Nothing on STO? Cryptic being Cryptic

38. Z Remorca - July 30, 2009

any news about a Trek convention here in the Philippines? wish i was there… the final day of Vegas Trek-Con is my birthday. oh well. :))

39. stephen phillips - July 30, 2009

for a fan that is stuck in tennessee…

someone, please… PLEASE… ask Dr. Nichols what Madeline wanted. And see if he has still quit smoking…

40. Harry Ballz - July 30, 2009

#15 “Sybok!!! Sybok!!! Sybok!!!”

Thanks for the warning!!!

41. AJ - July 30, 2009

Does Larry Luckenbill really want to show up at this thing?

42. Shatner_Fan_Prime - July 30, 2009

40 …

Harry, this pain has poisoned your soul for a long time. Share it, and gain strength from the sharing!

43. Jai1138 - July 30, 2009

to 39. Stephen Phillips

Funniest comment I’ve seen at Trekmovie in a long time.

I, too, have long wondered what was up with Madeline.

(That LV convention looks like a lot of fun — wish I could go. Haven’t been to a con in over 15 years.)

44. captain_neill - July 30, 2009

39

Great comment

45. Lt. Bailey - July 30, 2009

Looking forward to this event as we bought a lot of photo ops. Mostly to see our friends Gerry & Francine and the other people who worked at STTE we know now. It will be nice to see you April, not to mention Darren. I hope he can run the Space Quest bar and fix up some Tranya or a Mind Meld, but that would be too much to hope for. I will settle for his recipe book so I can make my own when I get home.

46. AJ - July 30, 2009

It seems the con business is not faring so well these days.

Obviously, the Vegas con is the creme de la creme, and, as it is a major transportation/entertainment hub, it is a logical place to hold the thing.

Being from NYC, it seems that we’ve been short-changed again. The cons used to be held in midtown Manhattan. For some reason, this one is in Parsippany, NJ. As most New Yorkers do not own cars, they’ll give it a miss. Parsippany is also not that close to Newark Airport, so it won’t attract many from outside the region.

NYC’s ‘official’ metro area is 20 million strong, and still the largest in the USA. Going to Jersey is, frankly, a pain in the ass. I’ll still be there, but Creation’s savings by having a con in the suburbs adds up to much higher out-of-pocket costs for those they are trying to attract. I’m sure it’ll still be a blast, but, really, guys..Parsippany?

47. SciFiMetalGirl - July 30, 2009

I’ll be attending one day of the convention (Thurs) as well as the Statosphere after party, but I will also be at the Meet Up on Wed nite. Hope to see some of you TrekMovie folks there!

48. Jasper - July 30, 2009

19. AJ, you have a point there! But from what I hear, these confabs : ) are all about standing in lines. Doesn’t sound like a great time to me but I may be missing something.

49. Andy - July 31, 2009

Have my tickets for Sat & Sun! This is going to be my first convention, looking fwd to seeing the shat and nimoy

50. John - July 31, 2009

Great convention – neen going for 6 years now. Has always been enjoyable, and relaxing.
Warning! The Hilton Hotel closed the Star Trek attraction area. Seems they needed the space for something else? Must be the reason it has been boarded up since last year…
This convention needs to move from the Hilton to a real hotel!

51. The Weary Professor - July 31, 2009

Just arrived back early from the Creation Parsippany NJ con’s first day. As a Classic Trek fan, the big day for me is Sunday when Leonard Nimoy is there. I hadn’t even planned on going today, but thought I’d check out the dealer’s area to see if I could find a good Nimoy photo for him to sign before they were all gone. Unless you want “Old Spock” from the new movie, they really didn’t.

All in all, the whole thing was rather a letdown. Only a handful of dealers (besides Creation selling their own T-shirts, hats and photos) and just a couple of hundred attendees, although I’m sure it’ll be busier tomorrow and Sunday.

I really don’t mean to sound old or cynical, but this convention is tiny compared to the New York City shows Creation put on in previous years. This dealer’s “corridor” outside the ballroom literally took me under ten minutes to circuit completely (even counting the tiny side room), the sound system is barely adequate and no one from Creation made the people asking questions utilize the microphones, so you couldn’t hear what they were asking.

Still, I can’t wait to see Leonard again on Sunday.

52. Jim Nightshade - July 31, 2009

John, yup I am hoping this is the last year the vegas con will be at the hilton. Quite a few fans refuse to go this year….even when I visited for the last time 2 weeks before they closed last August I refused to stay at the Hilton or spend any money there except at The Experience of course….The rumors were that they were going to build a new theatre for Michael Jackson once his world tour was over….that was never confirmed by management but jackson did plan to live in Vegas and perform regularly once his tour was over….where that would be I have not heard, but years ago we did hear that the owner corporation of the Las Vegas Hilton(which is not owned by or related to the Hilton Hotels) put up 13 million to Michael Jackson to save and let him keep his Neverland Ranch. So who knows what the truth was. Now that he is gone, wonder whats gonna happen?

53. Jim Nightshade - July 31, 2009

Say Anyone going to the Creation Con in Vegas-When I was there in 2006 one of the dealers had CDS of every Soundtrack imaginable! I probably spent 130 bucks there. He gave me his card/website but I lost it. If you see that booth can you guys get the business name and web site if he has one and mailing address??

54. AJ - August 1, 2009

51:

Ouch. I’ll be in Jersey for the Sunday Nimoy bit. Hopefully, things will improve.

55. The Weary Professor - August 1, 2009

A.J.,

Tip for Sunday: Registration starts at 9:30 am. The Nimoy photo ops are in the Johnes Room, in a side corridor across from the men’s room, at 12:10pm. Leonard;s onstage in the ballroom at 1:15 and his autograph session is at 2:40. They’re charging $70 for the photo ops and $65 for his autograph. You also have to bring something of your own for him to sign (unless the photo op 8×10s are ready in time). As far as cheap food, there’s a Wendy’s near the hotel on Route 10. The food in the hotel itself is pretty expensive.

Have fun at the show.

Frank

56. AJ - August 1, 2009

Thanks, Frank.

We’re here and embedded. Thanks!

57. Aubhree - August 1, 2009

I wish I could go to the convention this year! Expenses are too high in Hawaii this year…but I’ll definitely look forward to next year’s convention. Of course, this doesn’t mean I’ll give up the title of, “Star Trek’s #1 Fan.” ;)

LL&P

58. Dave - August 2, 2009

keep your expectations low for this Vegas convention..especially since the Star Trek Experience is now closed…

the Grand-Slam convention (by the same Creation Entertainment) in Los Angeles a few months ago was a joke

I hope it will be nice..but I suspect just a few dealers…Creation auctioning off everything–incl the posters off the wall, etc….

59. The Weary Professor - August 2, 2009

The New Jersey Nimoy Report:

Leonard posed for 400 photo ops, did his bit on stage, then signed autographs.

He was really plowing through the lines. He gave me a smile, a handshake and a shoulder squeeze after the photo (no, I didn’t grimace and pretend to fall unconscious) and that was it. No exchange of pleasantries at all, however brief. During the autograph session he didn’t even look up at who he was signing for. No, he didn’t personalize with people’s names either. I couldn’t help being a bit disappointed, as I had mentally imagined our meeting for ages.

By the way, I had him sign the cover insert for my Trek season 1 blu-ray. The signature looks good right on the white command insignia beneath the starburst.

Someone asked him about his song “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” and he actually sang a few verses. It was pretty funny.

He also told an amusing story about riding in a taxi with the guy who translates Trek novels into Japanese. The conversation fell flat after the guy told him Spock was much like a samurai warrior and therefore Nimoy was miscast. What could he say after that?

Although Creation bans videorecordings, I still kind of hope this shows up on YouTube. It was an enjoyable appearance.

Signed, Your Weary Reporter

60. Erckel - August 7, 2009

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61. Tim - August 12, 2009

I wanted to be there with my Star Trek motorcycle- could nto make it but I will be at the Gran Slam in LA!

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