FedCon 18 - Last day: Sunday (part 2)

Hello everyone,

I am back, once again, with more information about my FedCon 18 experience. I do hope this will be the last time I need to post about this, so it is finally finished and completed (and I can go on telling you everything about Gessle's gig in Amsterdam, besides posting some video's and pictures).

The last time I posted a blog about FedCon, we were still at the Holodeck, waiting for Sandra to get her final signatures. I decided to ask John and his wife if it were possible to go on a picture with them again, this time without a table in front of us. We waited a while, seeing there were people in their Q, but we did succeed and they were quite happy to pose with us.

After that, we finally got to go to some panels. We had to find Imanuel first. But we had not been to any panel that whole weekend so far due to standing in all those damn queues. And now we finally were able to see some. AND at 2pm, there would be a special Star Trek panel and I really did not want to miss that. Attendees were: Nichelle Nicols, Richard Arnold, Robert Picardo, Nana Visitor, John Billingsley & Connor Trinneer.

But seeing we were a bit too early, we just grabbed our seats and enjoyed the earlier panels.

We came in when Dominic Keating was on stage. He did like his "Terminator" image on the background, but he would have liked even better if they had not written his name with a k instead of a c... I have to admit, he is quite a funny guy and I enjoyed his panel a lot.

He was followed by two "Eureka" guests, Colin Ferguson and Jordan Hinson.

After them, we got a Battlestar Galactica panel: Edward James Olmos, Michael Hogan and Richard Hatch.

Attention, Admiral on deck!

Michael and Edward came on first, to be joined by Richard only a few minutes after they started.

So say we all!

After this panel, it was Star Trek panel time! In the meantime, we all ate some chips and drank some liquids and just enjoyed the time spend off our feet, listening to the guests' stories.

Someone started a whole story that seemed to have no ending...
After a while, the guests got kinda lost...
...as did the attendees of this panel...




At the end of the panel, Nana started walking off stage...
...but got called back by Mark B. Lee for the final bow.

This was really a fascinating panel and Nichelle told us so much. I believe she has enough stories to last us a lifetime. And that Nana wanted to play Sisko's part because she loved to sit in the captain's chair! First Robert wanted to play the role of Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine, Voyager), but changed his mind. So Richard gladly took her role. John wanted to be the dog! Hahaha!!! And Nichelle wanted to play an old, very old but still sexy Uhura!!! Haha, I guess she'd be able to even succeed in it ! They should have asked her for the latest Star Trek movie :)

After this wonderful panel, Summer Glau came up. She was joined by Jonathan Woodward, which was not on the schedule. But Summer had a cold and enjoyed the company of Jonathan. And they made a nice panel together.

Then came Mark Sheppard.

After that, Joyce and I kept our seats occupied for each other so we could visit the toilet without losing our seats. Imanuel told us he'd be getting his bag to his car and that he would come back for the closing ceremony. They had to prepare some stuff before it got going on.

And when it started, Imanuel was still gone with the wind. First the had some auctions ans stuff and it took a bit too long for our likings. But then finally, the real closing ceremony started. Max Grodénchik and Robert Picardo had a very musical ending made for it. And Max did it all in German, singing about Rom and Leeta (his character and wife @ Deep Space Nine). Robert sang about the FedCon 18 event, which was quite hilarious as well.

Then Erin, Colin, Jordan, Summer, Christopher, Dominic and Richard came to say goodbye. John gave away his pants... He was not allowed to trow away the one he was wearing still, seeing that was his last pair. Or so his wife yelled from the audience! (she is so great and funny!!!).

Mark B. Lee told us that the first lady coming on stage was also a great help in contacting the guests and arranging stuff for FedCon. This was/is Erin.

Erin Gray


Colin & Jordan


Summer & Jonathan


Christopher


Dominic & Richard
Also joined by John


John
still having both pair of pants, the one in his hands he threw into the audience
the one he was wearing, he needed to get home, it was his last pair
or so yelled his wife from the balcony...

But the real "party" got started when the rest of the Star Trek & Battlestar Galactica guests came on stage! SO SAY WE ALL!

Jeffrey is doing a little "moonwalking" on stage

Nana, Jeffrey, Max and Marc coming on stage.
Nana, in her speech, mentions she'd better hurry before any of these guys take off their pants...

Max and Marc say their thanks and goodbye's.

Then Jeffrey, who passes the mike on to Mark...

Mark, Richard and Michael were up next


Michael then passes the microphone, which meant we all had to rise to our feet:
Admiral back on deck! Eddy (Edward) was up!



Eddy thanked everyone for being so kind and that was one of the reasons he kept writing whole "stories" next to his autographs *winks*. He really is a sweet and generous man!



Eddy thanks all the other guests and friends and gets ready
to welcome the diva of FedCon 18: Nichelle Nicols!



She obviously liked the musical parts of Robert, Max and John and burst out in song!!!
WOW she IS a DIVA!
*like we had any doubts left after the first time she entered the stage on Friday*





There was also a little girl on stage and with Nichelle present,
she got all the other actors swinging with both the girl as herself!



This really is the end...



...it was GREAT and: FedCon 19, I am ready for ya!