This summer has already been jammed packed with news and events from conventions, but the con season isn’t over yet. Next up on the docket for the crew at Nerd Union is Creation Entertainment’s Star Trek Las Vegas, the official Star Trek Convention, and Nerd Union will be there to bring you the latest coverage. We will also have writers on the scene in Gen Con in Indianapolis. We will have a Con Preview up for that soon. What follows are the biggest things to expect from the largest Star Trek Convention in the States.
Star Trek Discovery Cast and Crew
CBS has revitalized Star Trek with season 1 of Star Trek Discovery, and continued it with season 2. They are looking to continue engaging fans in ways the Abrams produced films haven’t, namely by actually attending STLV en masse. Last year STLV had an amazing series of Disco Panels highlighting what the people in front of and behind the camera loved about Star Trek. When STLV boasts about having, “ featuring the largest gathering of Discovery cast and crew,” and they’re not bluffing.
This year they are bringing the latest additions of Discovery, with Anson Mount and Ethan Peck.
Star Trek Picard Exhibit and Panel
Last year CBS brought their A Game with great Discovery Panels, a wonderful Discovery Exhibit, and the surprise reveal that Sir Patrick Stewart was returning to his role as Jean-Luc Picard. This year they are bringing a panel on Saturday along with the San Diego Comic Con Exhibit called Picard: The First Duty.
Klingon Karaoke
Okay, so I’ve never been to STLV before, and I cannot express how much Klingon Karaoke as been hyped to me. My understanding is that there are two karaoke parties, one on Thursday evening, and the other on Friday evening. The Friday evening one is hosted by two Enterprise alumni, Connor Trinnear (Tripp Tucker) and Dominic Keating (Lt. Reed). The Thursday one, however, is hosted by none other than Martok (J.G. Hertzler) and Gowron (Robert O’Rielly) in full Klingon regalia. It is intense and incredible. I mean, where else can you watch two Klingons pound coronas and MC a party?
Other Star Trek Guests
There, as always, will be a ton of top Star Trek personalities. Aside from those mentioned above the list includes: William Shatner, Jason Isaacs, Kate Mulgrew (the three of which appear to be doing a Captain’s panel), George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Jeri Ryan, Brent Spiner, Colm Meaney, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn, Robin Curtin, CLINT HOWARD, and so much more. You can follow the link here to get the full list and check out autograph opportunities.
To check out more events and times, hope over to the STLV site. You can follow our coverage as it happens on our site, but for real time news follow us on facebook, or @nerdunion or @jk_nelson on twitter. Stay tuned for our Gen Con preview.