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Showing posts with label Star Trek. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Star Trek. Show all posts
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Monday, May 11, 2009
Pegwarmers: Fandom documentary screening
Pegwarmers is a feature length documentary about science fiction and fantasy fandom, which "looks to uncover the veil of mystery and examine the stigma that surrounds this often misunderstood subculture." Filmed in 2005, Jason Hoehn interviewed a varied group of Star Wars, Star Trek, D&D, Comic and SCA fans to find out who we were, and why we do the things we do. After years of production, the film was screened at the Calgary film festival in 2007, and is now available on DVD.
I was lucky enough to be included in this film, espousing my thoughts on Star Wars fandom, so I'm a little biased, but I think the film is a fair look at the community.
Pegwarmers will be screened as part of the Alberta Premiere of 'Fanboys' at Calgary's Plaza Theatre, May 17th, Tickets are just $10.00 for both movies.
Time: Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 8:30pm
Location: The Plaza Theatre
Street: 1133 Kensington Rd NW
I was lucky enough to be included in this film, espousing my thoughts on Star Wars fandom, so I'm a little biased, but I think the film is a fair look at the community.
Pegwarmers will be screened as part of the Alberta Premiere of 'Fanboys' at Calgary's Plaza Theatre, May 17th, Tickets are just $10.00 for both movies.
Time: Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 8:30pm
Location: The Plaza Theatre
Street: 1133 Kensington Rd NW
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Friday, January 11, 2008
Trek Season Song
Here is a nice video to help you remember which episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation occurred in which season.
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Friday, November 23, 2007
Dragon*Con 2007 Sunday report
The slow and sporadic posts recounting my trip to Dragoncon 2007 continues with the details of my Sunday activities at the four day convention in Atlanta Georgia.
After the late night festivities and libations at the Wolfpack party on Saturday, Sunday shaped up to be more sedate. I decided to get in line for one of the big panels in the big ballroom. The loss of some of the program space in the Marriott due to renovations combined with record attendance in the shape of full panels and the form of overcrowded common areas. I got in line an hour early for the "Star Trek: The Next Generation Reunion panel" and I think it was worth it. The panel was Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes and Gates McFadden. It was fun to watch them riff off the audience. Clearly they have done enough conventions to know all the questions, and know all the answers so they were going to have a good time with it.
After the panel, it was time for lunch so I made my inaugural visit to the newly opened Marriott High Velocity sports bar. The Bar looks fantastic. The food was good, but the service was ridiculously slow. The hotel knows the convention means a higher than normal number of people eating in the hotel over the weekend, and last year had hired additional staff and modified their shop hours to accommodate the demand. It didn't feel like they compensated enough this year.
The beautiful High Velocity Bar
Still, I was in no rush, so I casually sat in the bar and drank, whenever the bartender thought to take my order and serve the drink. Aaron Douglas from Battlestar Galactica sat at the other end of the bar, being all cool. I met a rock guitar player named Scott Banks and we talked about how to be cool when chatting with the celebrities. I got my chance to try being cool myself when Nichelle Nichols comes in, clutching a bouquet of flowers and, while standing beside me, starts looking for a place to sit down. When she started to walk away, I took the chance and invited her to sit next to me. She laughed a little and politely declined. Shortly afterwords, she and her entourage was led to a private room, when the rest of the bar realized she was there, they gave her a short ovation. She smiled and waved like a homecoming queen. Such are the ways of Science Fiction Royalty.
After some milling about people watching, and other related Con oriented activities, our group decided to suit up as the Crew and Companions of the Airship Vertigo once more and attend the Harry Potter Yule Ball. We attended last year and had a good time, so we sought to bring some steampunk to the party. It was a lot of fun, despite not winning the costume contest as we all hoped. Since the Yule Ball is hosted by the Young Adult track, the party was dry, which was probably just as well given the liquidity of the weekend up to that point.
Some highlights from the Harry Potter Ball were the Slytherin outfitted Jay and Silent Bob, and the Whomping willow costume replete with stilts.
My Sunday Flickr photos
Previously on Slashboing
After the late night festivities and libations at the Wolfpack party on Saturday, Sunday shaped up to be more sedate. I decided to get in line for one of the big panels in the big ballroom. The loss of some of the program space in the Marriott due to renovations combined with record attendance in the shape of full panels and the form of overcrowded common areas. I got in line an hour early for the "Star Trek: The Next Generation Reunion panel" and I think it was worth it. The panel was Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes and Gates McFadden. It was fun to watch them riff off the audience. Clearly they have done enough conventions to know all the questions, and know all the answers so they were going to have a good time with it.
After the panel, it was time for lunch so I made my inaugural visit to the newly opened Marriott High Velocity sports bar. The Bar looks fantastic. The food was good, but the service was ridiculously slow. The hotel knows the convention means a higher than normal number of people eating in the hotel over the weekend, and last year had hired additional staff and modified their shop hours to accommodate the demand. It didn't feel like they compensated enough this year.
The beautiful High Velocity Bar
Still, I was in no rush, so I casually sat in the bar and drank, whenever the bartender thought to take my order and serve the drink. Aaron Douglas from Battlestar Galactica sat at the other end of the bar, being all cool. I met a rock guitar player named Scott Banks and we talked about how to be cool when chatting with the celebrities. I got my chance to try being cool myself when Nichelle Nichols comes in, clutching a bouquet of flowers and, while standing beside me, starts looking for a place to sit down. When she started to walk away, I took the chance and invited her to sit next to me. She laughed a little and politely declined. Shortly afterwords, she and her entourage was led to a private room, when the rest of the bar realized she was there, they gave her a short ovation. She smiled and waved like a homecoming queen. Such are the ways of Science Fiction Royalty.
After some milling about people watching, and other related Con oriented activities, our group decided to suit up as the Crew and Companions of the Airship Vertigo once more and attend the Harry Potter Yule Ball. We attended last year and had a good time, so we sought to bring some steampunk to the party. It was a lot of fun, despite not winning the costume contest as we all hoped. Since the Yule Ball is hosted by the Young Adult track, the party was dry, which was probably just as well given the liquidity of the weekend up to that point.
Some highlights from the Harry Potter Ball were the Slytherin outfitted Jay and Silent Bob, and the Whomping willow costume replete with stilts.
My Sunday Flickr photos
Previously on Slashboing
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Starship size comparison
Compiled by Dan Carlson, here is a very well researched and informative diagram showing all the relative sizes of various ships and Starbases from multiple Science Fiction and Fantasy series.
I admire this level of detail in any fandom project.
Click to view larger
I admire this level of detail in any fandom project.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Zombie facts for the slow minded
Here is a bloody obvious connection I didn't make until today:
The Borg are the Zombies of Star Trek.
Boo on me. Do you think after all those episodes of Trek I watched, and all those zombies I hunted, I would have made this connection sooner? Even the Borg Wikipedia article spells this out.
I'm in serious risk of getting my ironic-hipster fanboy licence revoked.
The Borg are the Zombies of Star Trek.
Boo on me. Do you think after all those episodes of Trek I watched, and all those zombies I hunted, I would have made this connection sooner? Even the Borg Wikipedia article spells this out.
I'm in serious risk of getting my ironic-hipster fanboy licence revoked.
Sunday, July 08, 2007
Your lack of candy disturbs me . . .
Your lack of candy disturbs me . . .
Originally uploaded by WilWheaton.
Will Wheaton dressed as Darth Vader circa 1977.
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Mini "Heroes" roundup
Mild spoilers of NBC's "Heroes" follow. Don't say you haven't been warned.
After watching the latest episode of "Heroes" on Monday, and catching up on all the online graphic novels that fill in the gaps between episodes, I really can't wait to see how season one, (Volume 1) of the series will end.
The early tagline for the show was "Save the Cheerleader, Save the world." Even though I was enjoying the show, I thought this oft-repeated phrase was a little silly. After the events of "Five Years Gone," the full meaning of the phrase became clear, and what started as a pithy catchphrase became a grave and earnest plea.
The plot has taken a standard superhero direction, showing a future where people with their "genetic condition" (a PC way of saying "those super-powered freaks that might be dangerous"), are rounded up, watched and feared. This follows the "Keene Act" from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons "Watchmen," the "Mutant Registration Act" from the Marvel universe. It also echoes every "final solution" that dictators and demagogues have enacted throughout history. This is the sort of thing people in power do when they fear loosing that power. Order 66 anyone?
We also got to see a second, more intense showdown between the empathic Peter Petrelli and his foil, the brain stealing Sylar. Both have acquired countless powers from other heroes, including cellular regeneration, so no clear victor could be foreseen. They are likely to remain locked in their fire-and-ice battle until the world fell around them, which reminds me of the end of the Original Trek episode "The Alternative Factor"
In the end it's up to everyone's favourite hero, Hiro Nakamura, to put right what once went wrong, and hoping each time that his next leap...will be the leap home.
After watching the latest episode of "Heroes" on Monday, and catching up on all the online graphic novels that fill in the gaps between episodes, I really can't wait to see how season one, (Volume 1) of the series will end.
The early tagline for the show was "Save the Cheerleader, Save the world." Even though I was enjoying the show, I thought this oft-repeated phrase was a little silly. After the events of "Five Years Gone," the full meaning of the phrase became clear, and what started as a pithy catchphrase became a grave and earnest plea.
The plot has taken a standard superhero direction, showing a future where people with their "genetic condition" (a PC way of saying "those super-powered freaks that might be dangerous"), are rounded up, watched and feared. This follows the "Keene Act" from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons "Watchmen," the "Mutant Registration Act" from the Marvel universe. It also echoes every "final solution" that dictators and demagogues have enacted throughout history. This is the sort of thing people in power do when they fear loosing that power. Order 66 anyone?
We also got to see a second, more intense showdown between the empathic Peter Petrelli and his foil, the brain stealing Sylar. Both have acquired countless powers from other heroes, including cellular regeneration, so no clear victor could be foreseen. They are likely to remain locked in their fire-and-ice battle until the world fell around them, which reminds me of the end of the Original Trek episode "The Alternative Factor"
In the end it's up to everyone's favourite hero, Hiro Nakamura, to put right what once went wrong, and hoping each time that his next leap...will be the leap home.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo
What are you doing reading Slashboing, when you could be at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo? It is a fantastic show if you like comic books, art, anime, Star Wars, Star Trek, Firefly, improv comedy, and all other forms of awesome.
Last year was fantastic, and this year is shaping up to be even better.
Go now. The interwebs will still be here when you get back.
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Last year was fantastic, and this year is shaping up to be even better.
Go now. The interwebs will still be here when you get back.
Related Posts
Firefly actresses to attend Expo
Battle of Yavin Medal for Chewbacca
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Learn comptuing at home
William Shatner can do no wrong. In the 1980's he was an advocate for computer literacy.
Let's watch!
Let's watch!
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Star Trek Crystals found in Mineral Guide
The Mineralogy Database lists 4,442 individual mineral species complete with a "comprehensive image library."Contrary to what the astronomers and geophysicists would tell you, it would seem that mineralogists have a sense of humour. Dilithium, the fictional mineral from Star Trek can be found in this otherwise serious database here: http://webmineral.com/data/Dilithium.shtml
Dilithium does exist in the form of dual bonded Lithium atoms (Li2). However the entry in this database refers to the fictional crystal, a "bottle brown," non radioactive substance that focuses the matter/antimatter streams on Federation Starships. The crystal structure is composed of Tellurium, and Lithium (Li2Te), which is "confirmed" by the following citation:
Nemoy, L S; Doohan, J, Star Fleet Transactions , 1 (2364) p.239-444, First Star Fleet Federation Symposia on Deep Space Findings from the, Enterprise NCC1701A VoyagesWhat an age to live in.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Saturday, April 29, 2006
Current Fixations
Wookies
Peter Mayhew will be at the Calgary Comic and Toy Expo on May 7th. The local chapter of the Star Wars FanForce will be there along with the 501st Badlands Garrison .
We have some special presentations for everyone’s favourite wookie. I will post pics after said event.
Jonathan Coulton
I really can't get enough of Jonathan Coulton. He writes beautiful geek folk rock songs about zombies, Ikea, and those sad fools who write code all day (ahem cough).
I currently am Demanding that he come to Calgary, via the far-less-self-important-sounding site eventful.com
Captain Proton
The monochromatic space hero from Star Trek: Voyager has captivated my interest enough to attempt to create a replica costume to wear as a hall costume at the various Science Fiction and Fantasy conventions I'm planning on attending over the next few months.
The costume is simple enough so I wanted to get as many details as I could right. During my research discovered Commando Cody, one of the sources for inspiration for Captain Proton. The jacket, control box, belt and jet pack worn by Tom Paris/Robert Duncan McNeill as Proton are replica Commando Cody props made by a fan and prop builder for Star Trek. I contacted him and he furnished me with his graphics that he used to make his replica. I am very grateful for all his help. Pictures of my finished costume will follow.
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