While in-person cons continue to be postponed, online cons continue to thrive. GalaxyCon continues its summer of Star Trek virtual events with the announcement of five more collections of Trek stars coming in August and September. There are also a couple of Star Trek: Voyager gatherings at other virtual cons coming in August and September.
Five Galaxy con Star Trek events in August/September
Each Star Trek GalaxyCon Live event includes a free streaming live panel, along with the opportunity to buy group or one-on-one chats with the celebrities. They are also offering signed autographs and personalized video recordings.
August 23rd: Wil Wheaton
Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation) on Sunday, August 23rd at 2 pm ET. You can order One-on-One Video Chats alone or in combination with a Personalized Autograph on an 8×10 Photo.
August 29: William Shatner (with Henry Winkler)
Star Trek’s Kirk William Shatner teams up with his Better Late Than Never co-star on Saturday, August 29th at 2 pm ET. One-on-One Video Chats and Autographs are also available
August 30: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine stars Armin Shimerman “Quark”, Nana Visitor “Major Kira”, Alexander Siddig “Doctor Bashir”, Andy Robinson “Garak”, Terry Farrell “Lt. Cmdr. Jadzia Dax, and Chase Masterson “Leeta” on Sunday, August 30th, at 4 pm ET. One-on-One Video Chats and Autographs are also available.
September 19 and 20: Two Next Generation events
Two separate Star Trek: The Next Generation events in one weekend. Jonathan Frakes, John de Lancie, and Gates McFadden on Saturday, September 19th, at 12 pm ET and Marina Sirtis, Denise Crosby, and Brent Spiner on Sunday, September 20th, at 2 pm ET. One-on-One Video Chats and Autographs are also available.
More Trek events for August/September
August 26th: Escape Velocity: Tim Russ and Garrett Wang on race in sci-fi
The Museum of Science Fiction presents “Race and Resistance in Science Fiction – Policing Blackness: Incarceration, Resistance, and Respectability Politics in Science and Speculative Fictions.” Panelists include Tim Russ (Tuvok from Star Trek: Voyager), Peter Macon (Bortus from The Orville), and Garret Wang (Ensign Kim from Star Trek: Voyager). Wednesday, August 26, 7:00 p.m. ET. Plus, One-on-One Virtual Meet & Greets.
September 12: Awesome con. Awesome Con: Star Trek: Voyager
Join Garrett Wang (Ensign Harry Kim of Star Trek: Voyager), Dr. Lucila Rosines (Pediatric & General Radiologist, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic), Kayla LaFrance (Operations Support Officer Flight Controller, NASA), Kira Knotts (shark biologist, New York Aquarium), Thomas Marrone (Lead Starship Artist, Star Trek Online), and host Amy Imhoff (media manager, sought-after Trekspert, & feminist troublemaker) as they discuss Voyager’s epic journey and its lingering impact on Star Trek, STEM, politics, and more. Saturday, September 12 from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm ET.
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Shatner. Winkler. Foreman. Bradshaw. Tokyo. What could possibly go wrong?®
Ha, nice. That was a fun little show.
Why is Wesley Crusher as important as William Shatner and the rest of the Next Gen crew? This is really baffling
1: The Shat and The Fonz on the same bill? Really necessary? Did Kirk need an understudy? I think not.
2: Tim Russ has had the most unique hairline in Hollywood for decades. Not receding. Not a widow’s peak. Just……there. And he still has it. That alone should earn him a star on The Walk of Fame.
3: Shut up, Wesley.
Let’s be honest, does anyone find these interesting anymore? How much more can you learn from these people about their respective shows? Everything that has been said, has been said.
If you’ve met these people at conventions before or if you’ve watched some of the previous virtual convention panels chances are you will probably have heard a lot of their stories before. That’s been my impression from watching video clips. Hosts tend to ask the same questions over and over again and the actors have certainly built up a routine of how to fill the time. At least, these virtual panels are free so you don’t have to feel bad for spending a lot of money just to hear the same stuff all over again. My guess is that most people who watch these virtual panels do this mostly to kill some time listening to people they like, not to learn something new.