Trek fans, actors find sale a nostalgic Experience

Posted on | April 12, 2010 | No Comments

DOUG ELFMAN: ‘Trek’ fans, actors find sale a nostalgic Experience

“Normally, I go by Ambassador Soval (a Vulcan), but I’m not wearing my robe. So I’m Capt. Soval,” Luis Valentine said Saturday.

Two years ago, Star Trek: The Experience closed down at the Las Vegas Hilton. Ever since, Trekkers around the universe have wondered where the hell the huge, elaborate sets went.

Over the weekend, fans saw for themselves. CBS, which handles “Star Trek” licensing, put set pieces on sale in a depot near Henderson…

(Read the full column here)

Also check out Vernon Wilmer’s video footage of the auction here:

CouchCast 38 – Attack of the Sequels

Posted on | February 10, 2010 | 3 Comments

It’s CouchCast 38: the Attack of the Sequels! We talk Confessions of a Super Hero, costumed characters on the Las Vegas strip, generous donations from our wonderful fanbase, Neil Gaiman, Doctor Who, celebrity tarot lounge, Ghostbusters 3, Bill Murray, Zombieland, Dethklok’s Mordhaus fountain from Metalocalpyse, the auction of props and costumes from Star Trek: the Experience, Daredevil reboot, Nick Fury, The Kingpin, Alan Moore, Watchmen, Zack Snyder, Sonic the Hedgehog, Gobots, Assassin’s Creed, Batman porn from Vivid, an Olivia Munn comic, Swollar, and The Big List is all about upcoming movie sequels!

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