Subspace Communique - Convention Coverage

The Return of the Grand Slam

Trek Queen — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:50:17 +0000

The weekend following Valentine’s Day marked the return of the Grand Slam Sci-Fi Summit in Southern California after an absence from the convention circuit for a few years. The event had been a major affair in the sci-fi world, but especially with Star Trek, for nearly twenty years and had been prominently displayed in the Trekkies documentaries and on various media productions.

Despite attendance dropping due to the growing popularity of the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention and a move to different locations (first starting in Pasadena, then Burbank, next to LAX, and then back to Burbank again), the Grand Slam has had a loyal following and ended up having a more intimate feel than many of the other conventions of similar genres with thousands of attendees.

Wizard World Austin Comic Con 2012 Post Convention Wrap-up

Captain Pyke — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 03:34:06 +0000

We just got back from a fantastic con in our neck of the woods. That's right earthlings, it's time for the Wizard World Austin Comic Con post convention wrap-up. This was a special Trek centric con, that featured the entire bridge crew from Star Trek: The Next Generation. We've been covering news about Austin CC for the past several months and the show really lived up to the hype.

Vegas Khhaaan! 2012 Live Coverage Day 4: The Way To Eden

Captain Pyke — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Vegas Khhaaan! 2012 Live Coverage Day 3: Red Hour

Captain Pyke — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Vegas Khhaaan! 2012 Live Coverage Day 2: Space Lincoln

Captain Pyke — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Vegas Khhaaan! 2012 Live Coverage Day 1: Get Gorn'd

Captain Pyke — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:00:00 +0000

BayouCon 2012 Live Coverage - Day 2

Captain Pyke — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 13:59:31 +0000

Day 1 of our live coverage of 2012 BayouCon in Lake Charles, Louisiana. We're looking forward to hanging with all of the Trek fans that have made the pilgrimage the gulf. We'll be delivering live blogging from both days of the event and you can watch the day 2 coverage below.

BayouCon 2012 Live Coverage - Day 1

Captain Pyke — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:55:45 +0000

Comicpalooza Houston 2012 Post Convention Wrap-up

Captain Pyke — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:22:05 +0000

After a whirlwind of a weekend, we here at Subspace Communique can look back on a fantastically fun and entertaining time at Houston's Comicpalooza. We spent the full three days traipsing the halls of the George R. Brown convention center in downtown Houston and learned a few things about ourselves and about a few guest stars. First off, Richard Hatch loves ribs... We saw the Battlestar Galactica star enjoying (more than once) some of the fine barbecue served in the vender area. Hey, I'm not pointing fingers here, I had my fair share too. Secondly, George Takei still smells fantastic. I passed Mr. Sulu, once again, and he smelled like a fresh spring day. Lastly, we learned that you should never go with a Jaffa to a second location... I'll just leave that there.

Scifi Expo Dallas Convention Recap

Captain Pyke — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:11:51 +0000

Over the weekend, we made the drive up to Dallas again for another fantastic show; Scifi Expo. Sure, it's not necessarily a Trek con, per se, but the convention is featuring another scifi series that's near and dear to our hearts. The ill-fated Joss Whedon spectacular known as Firefly. I gotta say, if we weren't Trek fans, we would definitely be Browncoats, but I digress.

A little less than half of the crew of Serenity made the "trek" to Big-D . The role call includes; Ron Glass, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, and Sean Maher. There is one Trek connection here however, Ron was in the Voyager episode "Nightingale". You know the one… Harry Kim finally gets the chance to be in command of a ship. It's one of our favorites from Voyager. Anyway, We got the chance to hang out during the Serenity / Firefly panel and here are a few highlights….

Creation Entertainment's 45th Anniversary Star Trek Convention: Las Vegas; AKA Vegas Khhaaan! 2011 Recap

Captain Pyke — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:58:28 +0000

Now that we're finally back to the land of the living and have fully recovered from Vegas Khhaaan 2011, we can officially say that this was the best con ever! I know that's saying a lot, but we truly had a blast hanging with everyone. Especially, you, our fans. We got to know so many of you on a personal level that we can call you friends. Thanks for stopping us and telling us how much Subspace Communique means to you. Hearing things like that, make what we do here at the site and through our podcast, worth more than gold pressed latinum.

Every panel that we covered had it's special charm. Many of the stars seemed invigorated by the crowd's energy, and there was plenty energy to go around. With the main hall seating close to 6,000 fans and an overall attendance of 20,000+, this convention will go down as the largest in Vegas, possibly the United States. To loosely quote Brent Spiner, "Hi to those in the back, I probably look like a raisin on a couch to you."

Vegas Khhaaan! 2011 Live Coverage Day 4: Needs O'The Many

Captain Pyke — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:08:28 +0000

Vegas Khhaaan! 2011 Live Coverage Day 3: Spock-N-Roll

Captain Pyke — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:32:02 +0000

Vegas Khhaaan! 2011 Live Coverage Day 2: Space Mullet

Captain Pyke — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:56:24 +0000

Vegas Khhaaan! 2011 Live Coverage Day 1: Ceti Alpha V

Captain Pyke — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:58:19 +0000