Dragon*Con,
Sep 3 - 6 2010, Atlanta GA
Highlights from
Dragon*Con 2010
I headed to Atlanta the morning of 2nd of
September. As with any trip, I stopped off to
eat a couple of times. I arrived in Atlanta
after 1:00pm Thursday afternoon. I got myself
checked into the hotel and then headed to the
Sheraton to pick up my credentials for the
convention. I had to wait over an hour to get my
badge. That was not so bad a friend of mine had
to wait for four hours.
September 3, 2010
First up, the I Dream of Jeannie 45th
Anniversary panel with Barbara Eden, Larry
Hagman and Bill Daly. There were several people
there at DragonCon for the first time just to
see the cast of I Dream of Jeannie and to
celebrate its 45th Anniversary.
Up next was the Marc Singer panel. Marc starred
in the original V and Beastmaster. Unfortunately
Marc's plane was late coming in and he did not
make it to the panel. I had some time afterwards
to grab a bite to eat. I then went by the Walk
of Fame to say hello to Erin Gray and later on
Gil Gerard. I then headed to the dealer’s room
before the next panel that afternoon.
The next panel was the Lost in Space 45th
Anniversary panel with Mark Goddard and Marta
Kristen. This was the first time I had seen
Marta Kristen at a convention. A couple of years
ago Marta was asked to keep Jonathan Harris’
(Dr. Smith on Lost in Space) dog. As I
understand it both Jonathan Harris and his wife
have passed away. The dog (I cannot remember
his/her name) passed away just prior to the
convention.
Mark told a humorous story about a guy who
thought that he looked like a guy from Lost in
Space and never really understood that it was
actually him even when he told him his name. The
guy thought it was a coincidence, very funny
story.
Later that afternoon, several friends of mine
and me went out to eat at Goodfellas Pizza and
Wings.
September 4, 2010
Next on the agenda was DragonCon’s annual
parade. I got on the street just before 9:30am
to see the parade. While waiting, folks in the
parade were passing by to get to Woodruff park,
where the parade starts. I got to see a
pre-parade. There were very good costumes and
interesting ones as well. You can view pictures
of the parade by clicking on the link titled
Day 2 set 1.
Please be aware
that there are 25 pictures per page. If
you have a slow connection, you may want to
avoid the picture gallery.
After the parade, I had to head for the Sheraton
for Robert O’Reilly (Gowron) and J. G. Hertzler’s (Martok)
panel. They were a bit late, but worth the wait
as they were in their Klingon costumes and full
makeup. Very good panel and humorous at times.
Afterwards, I stopped to get a bite to eat and
then I headed over to the Walk of Fame and then
over to the Marriot to wait for a Photo-Op with
Summer Glau.
I was then off to a panel with Stan Lee. The
line for this panel was wrapped around the
Marriot at least two corners of the building.
Stan talked about Marvel’s upcoming movies and
touched on a little bit on the new Spider-Man
movie telling fans to give it a chance. He also
talked about a new comic coming out soon (I
believe he said it was the Super 7), but they
had to change the name due to another comic had
the same name.
Later that afternoon, a couple of friends and me
went to The Varsity to eat.
September 5th
Much of the morning was spent waiting for a
couple of Photo-Ops (Stan Lee and the Klingons)
and Stan Lee’s autograph signing. Stan Lee’s
signing was over around 1:30pm for me anyway.
I was pretty zapped afterwards. I went to the
room to rest a bit and then I got a text from a
friend I met last year and he is also a member
of one of the Star Trek boards I visit online,
Vince. I met him later that afternoon at the
Walk of Fame. We must of talked for 30 minutes
or so catching up.
While at the Walk of Fame, I got a picture made
with Barbara Eden.
I then headed to the Comic Artists Alley and
then the Art Show. I saw a nice Star Wars
painting, but not in my budget.
September 6th
This was the last day of DragonCon. I met up
with my friends from Kingsport and we got a
group photo.
We headed to the Dealer’s room afterwards and
said our farewells from there because everyone
would be splitting up.
I spent a while looking in both Dealer rooms,
but I was most interested in the Dealer’s room
with the props, etc.
It was the QMX booth I was most interested in. I
finally found the booth. They had a large scale
model of the USS Enterprise from the 2009 Star
Trek movie and it was nice. I wished I had asked
to take pictures, but there were people
everywhere. Then I looked in the their display
case and saw at least 6 Sonic Screwdrivers from
the Classic Doctor Who to the current series.
Needless to say was itching to get one, but
these were only prototypes. Hopefully they will
be available at the end of the year or first of
next year. According to the QMX rep, each will
have sound. There has never been a licensed
Classic Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver with sound
produced, at least to my knowledge.
Here is a picture of a Sonic Screwdriver just in
case some of you have never seen one.
Up next was a panel with Jason Carter and Marc
Singer. Marc was on the original V and hopefully
they will bring him back on the new V on ABC.
They are bringing back Jane Badler from the
original series as Anna’s mother.
After the panel, I headed to the Walk of Fame
and got a picture made with Robert O’Reilly and
J. G. Hertzler without their Klingon make up.
I swung by Gil Gerard’s table and said
goodbye and got a picture with Gil. I also told Erin
Gray goodbye as well. I guess you noticed I’m kind of
partial to the cast of the Buck Rogers. That was
and still is
my favorite "sci-fi" show o
f
the late 70s/ early 80’s. I
wished Felix c
ould
have been here too. BTW,
Erin was
there as an agent not as a guest signing
autographs etc.
It was time to depart DragonCon and head to
Newnan, GA for a couple of days to visit with my
Aunt and relatives. Before signing off, I will
mention this. On the way home, I stopped by the
Ye Olde Steakhouse in Knoxville, TN to eat
dinner. I had the filet and a new dish called
Citrus Glazed Sweet Potatoes. Both were
excellent!
