GIGANTIC StarFest Guest Update
I knew that when it was confirmed that William Katt was coming to StarFest in Denver, Steve and Kathe Walker were off to a good start. What I couldn’t expect, however, was just how many awesome people would be lined up with more still to come! I’ll post these in order that they’ve been announced. If you’re a geek ANYWHERE near Denver, CO, you’re crazy not to come to StarFest and join in the fun.
Robert Picardo has established himself firmly in the Star Trek universe with his portrayal of the holographic Doctor in Star Trek: Voyager. In fact, Mr. Picardo was easily the highlight of that show for me. For us movie geeks, though, you’ll know Robert Picardo as a mainstay of Joe Dante’s films, appearing in The Howling, Explorers, Innerspace, Amazon Women on the Moon, The ‘Burbs, and my personal favorite as Forster in Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Mr. Picardo will be at StarFest for all three days.
Ethan Philips is most likely known by those attending StarFest as Neelix in Star Trek Voyager, but he is a GREAT example of actors who have an extremely varied and versatile filmography. If you’re a child of the 80’s, you know you’ve seen him on Benson. You’ll also recognize him from his appearances in films like Glory, The Man Without A Face, Wagons East, and Bad Santa. He’s currently working with HorrorFest guest Ford Austin on the film Dahmer vs. Gacy. Mr. Phillips will be appearing at StarFest for all three days.
Brent Spiner is obviously known to everyone for his role as Commander Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Did you know, though, that he also appeared in Tales From the Darkside, Night Court and Sledge Hammer! in the 1980’s? Mr. Spiner always adds a lot of fun to the movies he appears in. My favorite appearance of Mr. Spiner outside of TNG may very well be when he played Dr. Brackish Okun in Independance Day. Mr. Spiner is currently appearing in a production of Man of La Mancha in Los Angeles and has also release an album of musical radio drama called Dreamland with Mark Hamill and Maude Maggart. Mr. Spiner will be appearing at StarFest on Saturady, April 18th.
Katee Sackhoff went into Battlestar Galactica in a pretty tough position. As if changing the gender of Starbuck wasn’t enough, it’s very easily argued that the change in tone from the original series to the new series changed the character of Starbuck more than any other character in the show. Fan backlash began before a frame had been filmed. If Ms. Sackhoff was phased in the slightest, she’s never shown it. She has confidently taken the reimagining of Starbuck and made it hers. She has taken what was really nothing more than a playboy and created one of the most compelling characters in science fiction today. Ms. Sackhoff will be appearing at StarFest on Saturday, April 18th.
We had a great time at StarFest last year, but this year is shaping up to be even better and more fun! We’re also working on planning a bit of a get together while in Denver for fans of our show, Geek Radio Daily and The Jesus Geeks as all three shows will have representatives at StarFest this year. While we will make every attempt to talk to as many guests as possible, there is no guarantee that we will be able to talk everyone. Some guests’ schedules will just simply be too busy. We’re also looking forward to seeing who comes out for HorrorFest and we’ll be posting some video of the fun as well.
