Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
8x10 of Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock signed in gold permanent marker. I first became acquainted with Mr. Cumberbatch's acting through Sherlock in 2011 and since then he's become a favorite actor of mine. I recently saw him in Star Trek: Into Darkness, and he did a fantastic job. He may very well be one of the best Star Trek villains ever. I'm eagerly awaiting his return in Series 3 of Sherlock and his upcoming appearance in The Hobbit. I sent a letter to Mr. Cumberbatch earlier this week, but hold out little hope of hearing back from him, as few people have had mail success with him except through venue addresses. This one came via UACC RD #192, Iconographs.
Crispin Freeman
Voice Actor
4x6 of Alucard from Hellsing and Hellsing Ultimate signed in black sharpie. Mr. Freeman is another favorite voice actor of mine, with Alucard being my favorite role of his. He has a large and rabid fan base, including my girlfriend. I sent a request out to him (along with this photo) back on June 3rd and received a response yesterday, June 20th, about two and a half weeks later.
Vic Mignogna
Voice Actor
8.5x11 print of Vic Mignogna, prominent voice actor, signed in gold permanent marker. I first became familiar with Mr. Mignogna's work through Fullmetal Alchemist (via my girlfriend), and since then he has become one of my favorite voice actors. This photo came via Mr. Mignogna's fan club, the Risembool Rangers. I found out while I was at the Official Star Trek convention last weekend that he's involved with Star Trek: Phase II. Now that I know that I need to check it out.
Nichelle Nichols
Actress
8x10 signed by the first lady of Star Trek herself, Nichelle Nichols! Ms. Nichols is an amazing woman, and it was fantastic to see her on stage. Even at 80 she's such a beautiful and graceful lady. She talked about meeting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Sally Ride, and told a humorous story about meeting Gene Roddenberry. She finished by singing part of the original Star Trek theme. I only met her very briefly, there were a lot of other people in line for her autograph, but still, it was amazing to talk to her, if only for a moment.
William Shatner
Actor
Signed 8x10 of William Shatner as Captain Kirk from "Star Trek." Shatner's time on stage was fantastic, he was telling all sorts of tall tales about himself. I only met him for about ten seconds. He just said "Hi, thanks for coming." I was a little too star struck to say more than "No, thank you!"
Rene Auberjonois
Actor
Signed 8x10 of Rene Auberjonois in "Boston Legal." Rene is another of my favorite actors, and it was also thrill to meet him. Mr. Auberjonois really liked the photo. He said that he had never seen it before and asked where I had found it. He also said "I look so distinguished! I look just like my father!" While on stage Mr. Auberjonois was asked about his voice work, and he did a little of "Le Poisson" from The Little Mermaid.
George Takei
Actor
8x10 of George Takei in "Heroes." I saw Mr. Takei several times during the convention, and he seems very nice in person. I LOVED seeing him on stage, I could have listened to him talk for hours. George signed autographs for a few hours, and took a few moments to chat with everyone along the way. He talked to me for a moment about Heroes and how much fun that show was. As I've said before, Mr. Takei is one of my favorite actors and it was a thrill to meet him in the flesh.
Brent Spiner, Levar Burton, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn and Gates McFadden
Actors and Actresses
My crown jewel from the convention, an 8x10 photo signed by Brent Spiner, Levar Burton, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn and Gates McFadden. There was a mob of people when they arrived. I was in the right spot to be one of the first ten in line for Brent Spiner, and he's the one who put "To Steve" in the corner. My hand was shaking when I gave him my pen because I had a heavy camera bag on my arm and was trying not to whack him with it. He took the pen and started shaking it saying "Wait a minute, what's going on? Why is this pen shaking?"
I had them all sign with the same pen, a silver Xfinity. When Levar Burton started writing with it he said "This is a good pen. This is a nice pen. I'd be careful with this pen around the people at these other tables if I were you, because they'd take it from you in a heartbeat!" Side note, Gates olmost didn't give it back!
Actor
8x10 photo of Sean Kenney as Christopher Pike from the convention. I had no idea he was going to be there! There wasn't as much of a swarm at his table as at the Next Gen people's tables, so I got to talk to him for a minute or two; he seems nice. He just wrote a memoir, I think I might check it out. The Menagerie is one of my favorite episodes of the original Star Trek.
Denise Crosby
Actress
8x10 Photo signed by Denise Crosby, Tasha Yar and Sela from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The schedule said that she wasn't going to be there until the late afternoon, but she showed up early. I happened to be in the right place at the right time, and ended up as third or fourth in line. I was quite nervous when I got up to her, and she just looked up at me and said "Oh my gosh! Look at you! You're so cute!"
So this last weekend I went to the Star Trek convention in Boston, MA. It was blast! I met most of the people that I grew up watching and, of course, came away with some autographs to boot! Here are just a few photos I took at the convention:
Michael Dorn and Susie Plakson
The Fabulous George Takei!
Brent Spiner and Gates McFadden
William Shatner
Nichelle Nichols
One of my favorite actors, Rene Auberjonois
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