Star Trek and science fiction fans descended on
Hunt Valley, MD for Shore Leave 35. Normally a celebrity like Brent Spiner
(Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation)
would be more than enough reason, but this year’s edition had a special rare
appearance by William Shatner (Captain Kirk from the original Star Trek series). The weekend event, filled out by other
celebrities from TV and movie sci-fi genres including Saul Rubinek and Amanda
Tapping, also featured numerous Q&A sessions, vendors and dealers, and
other activities.
The
celebs posed for photo sessions and signed autographs. Mr. Spiner was very nice, and I remembered
him in a guest shot in TV’s Hill Street
Blues as a film producer, and he mentioned that it was a porn
producer! Mr. Shatner was busy churning
through the multitude of fans and was very thankful to his fans. One could not help think of his memorable convention spoof rant on Saturday Night Live from decades ago. It should come as no surprise that his only
appearance on Saturday was sold out.
The
fans came in all varieties and many were dressed as their favorite Trek
character or another genre source be it Star
Wars, Harry Potter, or Dr. Who.
Despite an overcast, rainy sky outside, spirits were buoyed and bright
at the biggest Shore Leave yet.
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