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A Star Trek "Grand Slam" event was held in Pasadena in March 2004. [24] Creation Entertainment's Stargate SG-1 conventions were marketed as "The Official Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis Tour", which mostly took place in the United States until the company acquired the SG-1 license for Vancouver, British Columbia, conventions in 2005. A ...
FedCon GmbH, its corporate label, is also responsible for the Ring*Con Lord of the Rings convention. Contrary to many science fiction events originating in the 1960s and 1980s, which were orientated on sci-fi literature, FedCon focuses on movies and television. It started as a pure Star Trek convention and spread its spectrum over the years.
Vulkon Entertainment was an entertainment company which specialized in science fiction-related fan conventions.Founded by Joe Motes and Ruthanne Devlin in 1986, Vulkon produced its first convention in 1987 (making Vulkon and its predecessor Trekon one of the oldest and longest-running conventions in the state of Florida).
As Trekkies gather this weekend at Star Trek: Mission New York to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Gene Roddenberry-created sci-fi TV classic, we offer up a few facts you might not have known ...
Fans will be able to celebrate “Star Trek Day” at various pop-up events in cities such as Chicago, Berlin and Vancouver. ... “Star Trek Day” is timed to the show’s television debut on ...
This is a list of notable science fiction conventions, ... Star Wars Celebration: Chicago, Illinois: United States: Star Wars ... Star Trek: 2016-04-15 Trinoc*coN:
William Shatner as himself during the "16th Annual Star Trek Convention" skit on the December 20, 1986 of Saturday Night Live. (Photo by: Alan Singer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank) (NBC via Getty Images)
Impetuses for further establishment of local fan conventions include: The return of superhero characters and franchises during the Silver Age of Comic Books (1956-1970) science fiction adaptations for television serials (e.g., Star Trek) in the 1960s-1970s