Two StarFest Guests Announced: Nichelle Nichols and Adam Baldwin!
We’re less than three month away from Starfest ‘08, and the guests names are starting to come out. It seems that over the past three years that I’ve been going, the guest list gets better and better every year.
The first guest that was announced is the woman known as a television trailblazer on the original series of Star Trek, Nichelle Nichols. Brought back into the spotlight to this generation’s geeks with appearances on Futurama and Heroes, Ms. Nichols is truly a treat to have at StarFest!
Known best for his role as Jayne Cobb (with his cunning hat) on the great sci-fi show Firefly and John Casey on NBC’s Chuck, Adam Baldwin is a film veteran with films like Full Metal Jacket, Independance Day and The Patriot (as well as voicing my favorite super hero ever in an episode of Justice League, Hal Jordan) to his credit. Mr. Baldwin is awesome in every role I’ve ever seen him in. I’ll be honest. He’s at the top of my wishlist for a guest to ever come to StarFest.
We’ll be bringing announcements about who will be attending StarFest as they become available. We’re obviously hoping to interview as many guests as is humanly possible, but time constraints and availability of the guests may lead to us not being able to speak with everyone.
The guests are absolutely a great reason to come to StarFest, but the panels, Trailer Park segment and the dealer room are all a blast to hang out at along with whatever special events they come up with. You can find out more information at Starfest’s Official Site.
on January 21st, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Dave, I’ve tried to send you a thousand e-mails but my e-mail keeps pissing me off and delaying them. I’d love to become an official member. Also I got Skype. So I can do the podcast next weekend.
on January 23rd, 2008 at 7:42 pm
I love Adam Baldwin. I may need to sneak into that interview. Shhh, don’t tell Dave and Barry.
on February 5th, 2008 at 12:44 am
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on February 15th, 2008 at 7:29 am
I understand that Amanda Tapping was invited to this year’s StarFest. Is there any word on if she will attend, and if not, why not?
on February 15th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Every year, the back page of the StarFest program shows guests invited for the next year. They tend not to work out for one reason or another. I remember one year, they had Bruce Campbell and I got all kinds of excited at the possibility, but it didn’t happen.
Generally, it seems to me that they try to get people from specific shows. I wouldn’t give up hope. They’ve announced that Cliff Simon from Stargate SG-1 will be attending, and I know they have more tricks up their sleeve. I know we’re getting down to the wire on StarFest being here, but I know that there will be more people announced in the coming days. As they come, I’ll post them here. Personally, I’m holding out hope for Wil Wheaton.