London Trek Con with Five Captains

GerardKeating

Seems to be a new Trek con in the uk, with 5 Captains (well 4 Captains and a commandrer) appearing togather..



Star Trek London event brings together five captains

Myrddin

GerardKeating wrote: »

(well 4 Captains and a commandrer) appearing togather

Who's the Commander?

GreenWolfe

EnterNow wrote: »

Who's the Commander?

From the linked article:

To mark the occasion, actors William Shatner (Captain Kirk), Sir Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard), Avery Brooks (Commander Sisko), Kate Mulgrew (Captain Janeway) and Scott Bakula (Captain Archer), who have commanded operations in each of their respective series based on the iconic TV franchise that began in 1966, will appear on stage together.

Looks like they missed his promotion!

Myrddin

EarthlyPangaea wrote: »

Looks like they missed his promotion!

And a cracking two parter

Edit - Or am I wrong? Was he promoted in Way Of The Warrior, or was it the season 3 finale with a loose changeling onboard the Defiant?

GreenWolfe

EnterNow wrote: »

And a cracking two parter

Edit - Or am I wrong? Was he promoted in Way Of The Warrior, or was it the season 3 finale with a loose changeling onboard the Defiant?

The beginning of the S3 finale. They're kind of connected though, there's a scene at the start of Way of the Warrior where they're chasing Odo through the station to see how long it would take them to capture a changeling.

Myrddin

EarthlyPangaea wrote: »

The beginning of the S3 finale

"Your too late. We're...everywhere"

I remember getting goosebumps when I heard that back was DS9 was airing. Brilliant stuff.

downwithpeace

Don't forget the Dominion saw fit to promote him before Star Fleet even though it was their experimentation of what would happen if the Dominion tried to seize control.

But officially it was the end of season 3, he better inform The Telegraph.

Xithus

I'm looking forward to this alot. I've never been to a real trek convention, I managed to see the Experience in Vegas before it was shut down and I had an incredible time.

Kurn

Would love to go, have never been to a convention, on a Sisko related note. Did anyone see him the the documentary The Captains. The actor came across as very..odd

Myrddin

johnmryan wrote: »

Would love to go, have never been to a convention, on a Sisko related note. Did anyone see him the the documentary The Captains. The actor came across as very..odd

Would also love to go, primarily because Brooks will be there. Agreed he came across in a bizarre way...I highly doubt he'll be like that at a convention though. He is capable of coming down to our level from time to time

Xithus

The guy seemed a bits nuts alright.. A quick pic and i'll be outta there

filmbuffboy

The prices for some of the tickets are crazy!

Xithus

I reckon the £49 one is decent enough value.

Goldstein

Looks like they're charging £500.00 for an autograph from each of the Captains. :eek:
A part of me could almost justify it...


Wonder what the £3,000.00 VIP pass gets you?

It would want to be a me / Jolene Blalock / Jeri Ryan 3-way for that price!

filmbuffboy

Yeah the 49£ one is not bad, but in comparison to the other tickets you dont get much for it.

Ive always wanted a uniform and badge, but Ive seen other people with uniforms before and theyre pretty shabby - they dont look like the real mccoy at all!

There is a site selling uniforms online, VERY authentic, but as a result they are also VERY expensive! www.anovos.com

Still, even if you dont get a whole lot for the standard ticket it'd be cool to go.

I wonder if I'd manage to get a batleth back through customs when going back to Ireland? HA!:)

Goldstein

filmbuffboy wrote: »

I wonder if I'd manage to get a batleth back through customs when going back to Ireland? HA!:)

A load of fully made up Klingons on a Ryanair flight. That's just crying out to be done.

It IS a good day to fly.

Xithus

New additions to the convention are Martok, Gowron & B'Etor in full make up can't wait.

Myrddin

Love to have the cash to go to it, sounds incredible having all the big names & recurring characters there

Kurn

Xithus wrote: »

New additions to the convention are Martok, Gowron & B'Etor in full make up can't wait.

In full make up - would be fun to see but makes you wonder about their careers when they agree to turn up in full make up.

GreenWolfe

johnmryan wrote: »

In full make up - would be fun to see but makes you wonder about their careers when they agree to turn up in full make up.

To be fair, I don't think I'd recognise Martok like this:

Myrddin

johnmryan wrote: »

In full make up - would be fun to see but makes you wonder about their careers when they agree to turn up in full make up.

Why? If they turned up in normal clothing would it make any odds?

Kurn

@EarthlyPangaea - That's True
@EnterNow - I think its great for the fans, but, do you think an actor who went on to have an accomplished career would turn up in full Klingon make up...? For example could you see Jeri Ryan turn up on her borg outfit?:eek:

Myrddin

johnmryan wrote: »

@EarthlyPangaea - That's True
@EnterNow - I think its great for the fans, but, do you think an actor who went on to have an accomplished career would turn up in full Klingon make up...? For example could you see Jeri Ryan turn up on her borg outfit?:eek:

The ones showing up in full makeup probably arn't as successful as they'd like to be, & as such, they may as well do the show no? Also, they could very well just want to do it?

I fail to see how the makeup could determine if they are successful or not.

Kurn

EnterNow wrote: »

The ones showing up in full makeup probably arn't as successful as they'd like to be, & as such, they may as well do the show no? Also, they could very well just want to do it?

I fail to see how the makeup could determine if they are successful or not.

I can see how it would. As I say I think it's great that they are showing up in make up, would love to see them on stage.

TOS guests appearing: Walter Koenig (Chekov) and Arlene Martel (T’Pring in “Amok Time”)

Enterprise guests appearing: Connor Trinner (Trip) and Dominic Keating (Reed)

Goldstein

From Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con:



Gotta love Brooks! Himself and Stewart look younger if anything now than they did 20 years ago, amazing.

downwithpeace

Smile, Smile, Smile, Growl, Smile.

Mulgrew looks p*ssed off.

FutureGuy

Chase Masterson announced. Another two good reasons to go.

Saavik also announced. I'm actually getting quite tempted to go now. There seems to be alot of high profile guests now attending.

Myrddin

Surely this is the most amount of high profile characters to ever attend a convention? Really would love to go

FutureGuy

EnterNow wrote: »

Surely this is the most amount of high profile characters to ever attend a convention? Really would love to go

Certainly for this side of the Atlantic. I think it's going to reach a critical mass soon when it will be in best interest of anyone from the TV incarnations to become involved in the show. It's like the captains are the anchor store in a massive shopping centre. All the smaller shops will fall over themselves to get under the same roof (pre-recession times of course)!

Would love to see more DS9 cast attend. They have some great characters outside the main cast.

FutureGuy

Jeffrey Combs (Weyoun, Shran) and Casey Biggs (Damar) announced.

Two of my favourite trek actors. Will almost certainly attend now. Never been to a Trek convention.

Goldstein

Fu©k it, I'm up for going to this if anyone fancies going along.

FutureGuy

John De Lancie (Q), Alice Kridge (Borg Queen from First Contact) and Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar) added

FGR

That's a class lineup. Would love a photo with practically everyone announced..!

New new Deep Space nine cast members have been added: Nana Visitor (Kira Nerys) and Rene Auberjonois (Odo)

helimachoptor

My soon to be wife is planning to bringing me to this as a wedding present, its going to be awesome!

So, is anyone actually going to this convention from here?

helimachoptor

Deleted User wrote: »

So, is anyone actually going to this convention from here?

Im 90% there, I spend a good bit of time in London for work so will probably head over for the weekend and work the Friday/Monday there

368100

I'm pretty new to boards and prob going to head to this in London. Has anyone booked it yet? Who are you flying with and anyone found deals on hotels?

I think I'll go myself! Always wanted to meet William Shatner anyway, and this might be my best chance yet!

Tomk1

Wonder if any of them might stop off in Ireland for a few days.
Is Colm Meaney going?

Goldstein

Up for it but struggling hard to justify the cost - If I went it would not be a cheap trip - could see some major splurging going on. The prices for photographs etc. are surprisingly reasonable though these things are designed to drain you of as much money as possible - still imagine having a picture with Avery Brooks or Patrick Stewart? It is a once in a lifetime opportunity so even though the thought of paying a large wad of cash to go to a Star Trek convention puts me in a box I hadn't considered occupying before, I'm surprised how close to going I am.

Watched the below video on the venue - it's absolutely vast - just imagine all that space filled with things Trek

http://www.excel-london.co.uk/conferenceandeventorganisers/venuespace/virtualvenuevisit

The fact that they've 5x on site hotels says a lot. It looks a little awkward to get to though

It could be, but the DLR (or its substitution, if it is off) will take you in and out no problem. If you stay on-site, then you'll not have to go very far!!

CaptainOrla

I'm really looking forward to meeting Patrick Stewart... Getting my picture taken with him! Cannot wait!

Myrddin

CaptainOrla wrote: »

I'm really looking forward to meeting Patrick Stewart... Getting my picture taken with him! Cannot wait!

Do you know what he'd love, if you walked up to him & said 'Make it so!'. I bet nobody ever does that to him

CaptainOrla

EnterNow wrote: »

Do you know what he'd love, if you walked up to him & said 'Make it so!'. I bet nobody ever does that to him

Well I never though of that!

I already know what I'm going to say to him... So that won't be an issue haha

G-Money

Am surprised I'm only just seeing this thread now.

Are there tickets left for this?

G-Money

G-Money wrote: »

Are there tickets left for this?

There is yes! Only a few VIP tickets left, but that still leaves plenty of options open to you.

komodosp

Goldstein wrote: »

Looks like they're charging £500.00 for an autograph from each of the Captains.

*Charging* for autographs!?!! Are you serious?! So the sit-coms are true...

That defeats the whole purpose of autographs!

MrVestek

I know this is an old thread but I'll be heading to this, wonder if I'll see any of you over there? Heading early on the Friday and coming back at roughly 8pm on the Sunday.

Myrddin

Achilles wrote: »

I know this is an old thread but I'll be heading to this, wonder if I'll see any of you over there? Heading early on the Friday and coming back at roughly 8pm on the Sunday.

So jealous