By Clare Hutchison, Reuters
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William Shatner, Kate Mulgrew and Sir Patrick Stewart -- who all played "Star Trek" captains and attended the Las Vegas convention in August -- will reunite this weekend in London along with two other former captains.
LONDON --?Klingons, Romulans, Vulcans and thousands of "Star Trek" fans will descend on London this weekend to celebrate one of the world's best-loved television and film franchises at a convention that will have all five starship captains in attendance.
"Destination Star Trek London" will see captains -- played by actors William Shatner (Captain Kirk), Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard), Avery Brooks (Captain Sisko), Kate Mulgrew (Captain Janeway) and Scott Bakula (Captain Archer) -- mingle with "trekkies" at a three-day convention in London's ExCel arena.?
A replica of the bridge of the starship Enterprise, a Klingon zone and a museum dedicated to the 46-year-old series have been erected in the ExCel for the gathering, which starts on Friday.?
Organizers have taken a cue from the annual "Star Trek" convention in Las Vegas by creating a schedule that combines appearances from 30 "Star Trek" celebrities with special events, including a stunt show and a Klingon-speaking workshop.?
"We're getting crazier, we're losing our reserved edge and we've been hungry for this style of convention for a while," said 30-year-old Samantha Darragh, a fan and co-founder of website trekkiegirls.com.?
Life-long trekkie Simon Foster, 31, said he is travelling to London's "Star Trek" gathering with his fianc?e, a recent convert.?
"She is definitely a fan now, she has been busy knitting a 'Star Trek' jumper (sweater) to wear at the convention. She is having her photo taken with Scott Bakula."?
Around 17,000 tickets have been sold for the event so far, including 20 VIP packages costing almost $4,800 each, according to organizers Media 10 and Showmasters.?
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