#STAR TREK OOPS UPSIDE YOUR HEAD SERIES#

(The new series of Space 1999 shows a marked improvement the characters have come alive end are now personalities instead of appearing as mere puppets there seems to be an interrelationship that was missing before, and friendship as opposed to the 'working relationship of the first series) Both brought along something interesting for us to see Nick brought along an episode from the second series of Space 1999, and Matt a collection of his models. Who and for programmes like 'The Sky at Night'. Guests were Nick Tate (Alan Carter of Space 1999) and Matt Irvine, who makes the models for Dr. They arrived on Saturday morning, and were sold out within ten minutes of the sales room opening. Rob King of the Edinburgh shop had the 1977 Ballentine calendar and a beautiful U.S. Eight clubs or groups had tables, and Dinky, the Andromeda Bookshop and the Edinburgh Sci-fi Bookshop had tables as well. There were also assorted tribbles, photos, clips, and various other goodies. zines were the high spot of the club tables, with no fewer than fifteen new zines on sale. Some of us took to using the stairs - once we found them!)įriday night was spent getting settled in and the various sales tables laid out. The hotel itself was well organised (the only exception being the lift system which proved wholly inadequate to the task of transporting all 400 of us up and down the ten levels. Just on 400 fens converged on the unsuspecting Dragonara Hotel between Friday night end Saturday morning, but even the hotel staff seem to neve enjoyed our presence.

The weekend of the 9th and 10th October was one of pure enjoyment for everyone - with the possible exception of the overworked Empathy committee.

Many, if not all, the guests waived their fees, instead wanting it to also be donated to the same charity. Special guests who attended the conventions had their travel and accommodation paid for in addition to their attendance fee. £308.25 was donated from the first convention alone (£2,150 in today’s currency). It was never about personal gain, and whatever profit there was went to charity organizations such as Cancer Research UK. The marathon of work concluded with a celebratory buffet table for the committee and stewards, put together by Dot in the closing hours.Ĭommunity was always at the heart of these events, whether it was writing and creating an anthology of fan work, or organizing conventions. Reportedly, creating the event took 16 hour days, spread across many months. Tate would later go on to play a number of characters in Star Trek, including Liam Bilby in the Deep Space Nine episode “Honor Among Thieves,” as well as Dirgo in The Next Generation episode “Final Mission.” Instead, the convention attracted guests such as Mat Irvine, a visual effects designer for the BBC, whose credits included Blake’s 7 and (later) Doctor Who, and Nick Tate, who was starring in the British sci-fi series Space 1999 as Alan Carter. Star Trek was at the heart of the convention, but filming obligations made inviting Trek stars a challenge. In the end, approximately 400 Star Trek fans descended for the weekend that scheduled a cosplay competition packed with Klingons and Romulans, an art show, a group quiz, a disco, signings, auctions, and a cinema. Originally reserved for 250 attendees, space filled up so quickly they were forced to make additional reservations at the nearby Queens Hotel.

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