The Inglorious Treksperts, the trio of podcasters whose popular Star Trek podcast has recently entered its sixth year — featuring such guests as William Shatner, Jonathan Frakes, Terry Matalas, Anson Mount and even Marvel’s Kevin Feige — have joined forces with Creation Entertainment to curate 2024’s STLV — Trek to Vegas convention schedule, building out four days of unique and amazing industry-centric Star Trek and sci-fi entertainment programming.
 

 
In a recent Creation Entertainment press release, the convention organizers announced that Mark A. Altman, Daren Dochtermann, and Ashley E. Miller — a.k.a. the Treksperts! — will “bring their unique mix of knowledge, wit and Trekspertise, and will be producing over 35 exclusive panels featuring a mix of legendary Star Trek stars, writers, directors, cinematographers, producers and podcasters that will provide a new dimension of entertainment and Trek-ucation for fans from the around the world.”

Here’s more from Creation’s announcement:

“We couldn’t be more excited to have the wildly successful and beloved Star Trek podcast with their team of veteran industry professionals helping to make this year’s show an even more satisfying experience for Trek fans,” said Gary Berman, co-president of Creation Entertainment. “We’re thrilled to welcome Mark, Daren and Ashley onboard and can’t wait to see what they cook up for us and the fans.”

 

“We are delighted to partner with our longtime friends at Creation Entertainment to produce unique programs that are sure to excite any devoted Trek fan,” says Mark A. Altman (writer/producer, Pandora, Free Enterprise; author, The Fifty-Year Mission), co-host with Daren Dochterman (associate producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition) and Ashley E. Miller (writer, Thor, X-Men: First Class; showrunner, DOTA: Dragon’s Blood) of the Treksperts.

 

“We’re thrilled that Gary and Adam have given us this fantastic opportunity to truly energize this year’s show and bring our unique brand of Trek archeology to Trekkers from around the globe… and maybe even a few from Vulcan, Andor and Remus. I’ve known Gary and Adam for many years and am excited to have the chance to work with them to bring fans a slate of incredible new content at the show truly making it the Woodstock of Star Trek conventions.”

This unique programming track curated by the Inglorious Treksperts spans all eras of Star Trek — from The Original Series through today’s modern incarnations — and will run all four days of the convention (August 1-4, 2024) and feature an array of unexpected and exciting guests that will be sure to keep you trekking all week long — and today, the Treksperts are giving you loyal TrekCore readers an exclusive look at some of what they’re planning for the August event!

“We’re so thrilled by this opportunity,” says Daren Dochterman, Treksperts co-host. “It’s a chance to bring the fun of the Treksperts podcast to audiences live and help Creation deliver an even more in-depth and compelling experience to an even more diverse group of fans.”

Says Ashley E. Miller, “In addition to epic panels devoted to the anniversaries of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (45th Anniversary), Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (40th Anniversary) featuring cast and crew, and a very special look at Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (35th Anniversary) with an incredible array of guests from the film including producer RALPH WINTER and several of its biggest stars, we’re very pleased to share some exclusive news with TrekCore readers about some of what we’ll be bringing fans over the four days in Vegas.”

Here’s just a sampling of what the trio have in store for convention goers this August:

• SOUNDS LIKE FUN: STAR TREK GENERATIONS 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION w/ director DAVID CARSON and screenwriters RONALD D. MOORE and BRANNON BRAGA.
• KHAN-DO ATTITUDE with Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan producer ROBERT SALLIN.
• SATURDAY MORNING FEVER where we invite fans to come in pajamas and bring cereal on Saturday morning, August 3rd, as we relive the joys of the original Star Trek: The Animated Series as well as Lower Decks and Prodigy.
• EXCLUSIVE STAR TREK TV UNIVERSE WRITING & REUNION PANELS including BRANNON BRAGA (TNG, Voyager, Enterprise), RONALD D. MOORE (TNG, Deep Space Nine), ROBERT HEWITT WOLFE (Deep Space Nine), BRYAN FULLER (Voyager, Discovery), DAVID A. GOODMAN (Enterprise) MICHAEL SUSSMAN (Voyager, Enterprise), ANDRE BORMANIS (Next Generation, Voyager, Enterprise), LISA KLINK (Voyager), JESSE ALEXANDER (Discovery) and ONITRA JOHNSON (Strange New Worlds).
• IT WAS A LONG ROAD: ENTERPRISE WRITERS REUNION w/ BRANNON BRAGA, DAVID A. GOODMAN, ANDRE BORMANIS and MICHAEL SUSSMAN.
• GENE RODDENBERRY’S OTHER GALACTIC FUNK w/ Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda showrunner ROBERT HEWITT WOLFE (Deep Space Nine, Elementary), writers ASHLEY E. MILLER (Thor, X-Men: First Class) and DERIC HUGHES (Arrow, The Flash) and Earth: Final Conflict’s GABRIELLE STANTON (Haven, Farscape).
• PATRICK STEWART OFF THE BRIDGE w/ Dune: A Masterpiece In Disarray author MAX EVERY as he talks about Stewart’s role in Dune as well as Excalibur, I, Claudius, X-Men and, of course, LIfeforce.
• RAFE NEEDLEMAN’S QUIZ SHOW. The author of 1979’s beloved The Official Star Trek Trivia Book is back with all new questions pitting Trek celebrities and fans against each other with classic and all-new questions from the Trek quiz master (and Organian) himself, RAFE NEEDLEMAN.
• TREK TOYS STORIES. Creator/Director BRIAN VOLK-WEISS (The Toys That Made Us, The Center Seat) talks about the history of Star Trek toys and picks his favorites and the most unique Trek toys ever.
• CHRONICLING THE FINAL FRONTIER. Inspired by “The Book,” The Making of Star Trek, meet the authors of some of the greatest books ever written about the making of the series we love including MIKE & DENISE OKUDA (Star Trek Encyclopedia), LARRY NEMECEK (The Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion), RYAN BRITT (Phasers On Stun), PETER HOLMSTROM (The Center Seat) and MARK A. ALTMAN (The Fifty-Year Mission).

In addition on Friday night, August 2nd, the Treksperts will be producing an exclusive staged reading of an iconic science fiction film with sci-fi and Trek stars from across the galaxy which you won’t want to miss.

“And if that’s not enough, to prove we’re all one big happy fleet, we’ve brought in some other great Star Trek podcasters to help us deliver some truly spectacular panels,” adds Altman. “Joining us will be the hysterical MATT MIRA and ANDREW SECUNDA from one of our favorite Trek podcasts, Star Trek: The Next Conversation, SCOTT MANTZ from Enterprise Incidents, and SCOTT HARDY and CAM SMITH from SpyHards doing a deep dive on ‘Our Man Bashir’ and the past and future of Section 31 who’ll also join us for our SUPER SCI-FI 79 TRIBUTE to Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Black Hole and Moonraker.”

We’re still two months out from the start of this year’s Las Vegas convention, so keep your eyes on the Creation Entertainment website for more details on guest announcements, special events, and the full panel schedule (which will be available in late July).

In the meantime, you can check out the Inglorious Treksperts podcast which drops new episodes every Thursday wherever you get your podcasts — and keep your eye on TrekCore for more news about the STLV convention as we get closer to this year’s event!