STLV 2024 Levels Up With Big Celebrity Guests And ‘Treksperts’ Stage Packed With Star Trek Luminaries

The Star Trek franchise sets course for Sin City as Creation Entertainment’s STLV: The 58-Year Mission convention begins on August 1st, once again at the newly renovated Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. This year’s lineup is shaping up for what may be one of the best ones yet.

TrekMovie will be there to cover the 4-day event as well as holding a panel and co-hosting a party. Panels and events will be spread across three separate stages and there is, as always, a dealers room with Star Trek merchandise along with a number of celebrities signing autographs.

So: Who’s coming?

The guest list for the STLV 2024 has been locked down, featuring 177 names encompassing almost every era of the franchise, including favorites William Shatner, Sonequa Martin-Green, Jonathan Frakes, and Anson Mount, as well as some celebrities who don’t often attend Star Trek conventions, including Christopher Lloyd, Laurence Luckinbill, Mary McDonnell, Carol Kane, and Ray Wise. So far, cancellations have been minimal, with only Daniel Davis, Andrew Robinson, and Ethan Phillips unable to attend.

“After last year’s successful show and COVID fully over we wanted to really try for our best Trek guest list ever”, said Gary Berman, co-CEO of Creation Entertainment. “We also wanted to up the game on the non-main stage tracks, add free parties; and essentially continue making the event more show biz while honoring the basic values of Gene Roddenberry’s legacy that make this convention unique. Hopefully, we fully succeeded because everyone has worked really hard on making sure everyone coming has a wonderful time.”

The full schedules for Thursday and Friday have already been posted with Saturday and Sunday coming soon at creationent.com.

William Shatner at STLV 2023 (TrekMovie.com)

Ingloriously go

The convention will feature extensive curated programming from the podcast we named as “The Best Star Trek Podcast of 2021”, The Inglorious Treksperts. Hosts Mark A. Altman, Ashley Miller, and Daren Dochterman will be presenting 4 days worth of panels in the DeForest Kelley Theater. The topics range from the very beginnings of Trek to the present day, with many celebrities and behind-the-scenes personnel as guests. Highlights include a series of big anniversary celebrations: a 30th anniversary Star Trek: Generations reunion with director David Carson and writers Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga, a Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 35th anniversary panel featuring Sybok himself, Laurence Luckinbill, and a 40th anniversary celebration of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock with Robin Curtis, producer Ralph Winter, and Leonard Nimoy’s assistant (and onscreen obnoxious punk rocker) Kirk Thatcher. Trekspert Daren Dochterman, an associate producer of the recent Star Trek: The Motion Picture Director’s Edition, will present a special look at that project as the film celebrates its 45th anniversary.

“We were delighted to be invited by Gary and Adam to create this unique programming track and I think we have some incredible plans that will delight audiences all week”, said Altman. “I could not be more excited about our staged reading of Plan Nine From Outer Space, featuring a remarkable array of Star Trek and genre talent including an Oscar nominee, Mary McDonnell, performing what may be one of the worst films of all time, as well as such incredible talents as Anson Mount, John De Lancie, Dan Fogler, Terry Farrell, and many more, including Lower Decks‘ Vanessa Marshall appearing at her first Trek convention. We even have a theremin player providing musical accompaniment.”

It’s an exceptionally ambitious slate that covers almost every aspect of the franchise imaginable and could be a convention all its own. Their full schedule can be found here.

Party on

In addition to the traditional panels, there will be other special events, including a 12 Monkeys mini-con featuring Todd Stashwick and Terry Matalas, a celebrity-filled Dungeons & Dragons game also with Stashwick and celebrity players, and a makeup workshop with Michael and McKenzie Westmore, among many other things. And there is a lot to see around the con, including multiple photo opportunities, a gallery of original Star Trek art, the world’s largest collection of LEGO Star Trek models, and much more to keep you occupied between panels.

Like every year, a number of special events will be held in the evenings. A big highlight this year will be a staged reading of the sci-fi film Plan 9 from Outer Space with Anson Mount, John de Lancie, and other Trek celebs. There will be the traditional Saturday Night Gala, a Galaxy Quest screening, a “Broadway to the Stars” show with Anthony Rapp and other Broadway vets, karaoke parties with Enterprise’s Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer, the Cosplay Contest, The Rat Pack concert, and much more.

Tickets still available

All 4-day packages are still available with the exception of the Gold and VIP packages. You can also purchase single-day general admission passes for $70 each day (with higher rates for preferred seating depending on day). Individual photo ops are available within the packages or can be purchased as standalones. Note, some special evening are priced separately. For more details, visit creationent.com.

TM@STLV

TrekMovie.com will provide our usual coverage of the event both live via our social media accounts along with on-site and post-event coverage on our podcasts. We will be co-hosting the annual “Landing Party” at the Rio Masquerade Bar on Wednesday evening at 9 pm, where there will be a trivia contest with cool prizes.

We will also be conducting a “Star Trek Status Report: 2024 And Beyond” panel in The Lounge (formerly Jimmy’s Place) on Saturday at 11:00 AM. TrekMovie editors and podcasters Anthony Pascale, Laurie Ulster, Matt Wright, and Brian Drew will talk about where things stand and where things are headed for the franchise on television, film, and beyond. Please come and say hi, there will be a Q&A to ask any burning questions you have. Laurie will also be moderating the “Discovery‘s Found Family” panel with Anthony Rapp, Blu del Barrio, Ian Alexander, and Wilson Cruz on Friday 1:15pm on the main stage.


Keep up with information about Conventions at TrekMovie.com.

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Tempted to go!

This is really looking to be one for the ages. No better bunch to lead such an effort as the Treksperts.

Treksperts have managed to lose a lot of cred for me in recent years as they seem to be peddling more legend than truth, but even so, this con does sound loaded for mugato.

Be interested to hear if there is any fresh stuff on SFS and TFF, especially the latter.

Always wished Carson had gotten a better feature than GEN, though I think he and Alonzo did some pretty remarkable work in spite of the relatively weak material and line producer Bernie Williams, who might have been a better b-t-s guy for THE PRISONER and Stanley Kubrick than he turned out to be on his sole Trek effort.

What is the “legend rather than truth” that you see them peddling? I am not seeing that.

I’m not seeing that either. There my go to guys for some of sanest analysis in Trek. They tell it like it is which is refreshing.

Agreed! My feelings and thoughts toward Star Trek are usually simpatico with theirs, with a few exceptions.

Just off the top of my head, their stuff about Madlyn Rhue and SPACE SEED/TWOK, which was literally a snake-eating-its-own-tail internet loop o’ lies. Try looking to Facttrek for genuine and detailed research, they’re some of the same folks who demolished so much of Cushman’s made-up and cobbled-together myths.

Well, if you care to expound, I’m listening. It’s a pretty minor corner of Trek history, so is it lies or just not accurate? Are there more things you think they’re lying or otherwise inaccurate about?

There’s a bit from Altman about John Belushi visiting the Trek set to watch Shatner on TWOK that happened just a day before the former’s death … even though that took place well over a month after principal photography wrapped and weeks before the reshoots happened.

To be honest, I’ve stopped noting Altman’s opinions around the time he seemed to embrace the JJ stuff. That’s after being quite taken with his writings and views — even when I disagreed with them — in the 90s, at the time when he and the FREE ENTERPRISE director were, IMO, really working on all thrusters.

Dochertman’s faux movie posters were an absolute scream, but I have disagreed with pretty much every opinion he has voiced or action he has taken on TMP, which is why I stick with the admittedly very flawed theatrical version of the film, since it is less painful to watch and listen to than the versions he has helped mess with.

Love Cushman’s Trek books

And people wonder why I bemoan this site not having an IGNORE function …

Agreed. They’re great. Don’t trash the stuff they don’t like.. and the new shows will be well represented at the con.

I wish I could go. Sounds like heaven!