The
second official Quantum Leap
convention was also produced by Creation Entertainment over Valentine's
Day weekend in February of 1993. Featuring Q&A sessions with
Don, Dean, and Scott and many other guest stars. Notice the handlink
exhibit in one of the photos!
Guests
were Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Jim Thompson, John D'Aquino, Richard
Herd, Mary Gordon Murray and Brad Silverman. Neil Patrick Harris, Larry
Minetti, Jason Priestly, Harrison Page, John Cullum, Milan Nicksic,
Renee Coleman, Carolyn Seymore and Dennis Wolfberg.
E!
Promo for
LeapCon 1993
Takes
you through the convention showing short interviews with Neil Patrick
Harris and Scott Bakula. You can also see a clip of the fashion show
during the convention and basic information on the Quantum Leap book.
2
minutes 22 seconds.
Download
in parts below, or watch
all 8 videos above!
Part 1:
Introducing Don
& talking about Mirror Image
3
minutes
Part 2:
Don reveals what
NBC has planned for Quantum Leap
3 minutes 19 seconds
Part 3:
Don talks about
the proposed animated episode & Mirror Image
2
minutes 25 seconds
Part 4:
Leaping doesn't
depend on success? Plus...making mistakes in leap dates
2
minutes 44 seconds
Part 5:
Comments by
"Jimmy," an explanation of "Swiss-cheesing," & Al
getting the short end of the stick
3 minutes 17 seconds
Part 6:
Where the
"Killin' Time" gun came from, the "Magnum, P.I." episode, &
foreshadowing of why Sam leaped as himself in Mirror Image
2
minutes 52 seconds
Part 7:
More on animated
episode, pitching QL to NBC, & the good and bad points to
"Quantum Leap Week"
3 minutes 20 seconds
Part 8:
Why the theme
music was changed & talking about why there were leaps into
famous people in season 5
3 minutes 9 seconds
Camcorder
recording courtesy the estate of Stacy Doyle
who gave permission for
the footage to be uploaded.
Another recording of the same panel:
Convention Report by
Stacey Doyle
All
conventions and especially Creation Conventions have good points and
bad points. The highlight of course was seeing Scott Bakula and Dean
Stockwell in the flesh -- they are sooo cute! I also really enjoyed
hosting a room party and seeing the videos that people brought to the
party.
There were lots of different technical people who discussed, in length,
about what they do to pull an episode together. I never seemed to hear
a lot of their talks, I was always doing something; it might be the
fact that our seats were on the extreme left side of the stage and it
was uncomfortable to twist the neck in that position for any length of
time.
We also managed to miss a good portion of the convention by taking a
side trip into Hollywood. The convention started at 10:00 am on
Saturday and lasted until 4:00 p.m. ONLY. The whole day was filled with
the technical people, a drawing to win a 'walk on' on the show, and the
showing of an episode. Scott, Dean, and Don did NOT make an appearance
on Saturday!! By the time we got in from the airport, had lunch, and
picked up a book in Hollywood, we only saw the drawing and the episode.
Universal, when they found out that they (the convention) intended to
show an episode, asked for it's cut. So only highlights of the episode
were shown. At soon as it ended, we had to go and get stuff for the
room party!
We did manage to load up (I always tend to go overboard) and get dinner
on the run -- Mel's Drive In exists in L.A.! When we got back to the
room, the party was waiting outside our room. We had about 10 or more
people in the room the whole evening until we closed down around 1:00
a.m.!
The discussions covered various topics while we waited for the VCR
delivery. We decided at 8:45 that we had to find our own! It wasn't
easy, but once we had the right video store, it was a piece of cake.
Before 9:30, we had videos rolling continuously until 12:30! There are
a lot of interesting videos out there! Joyce Hatcher and I put together
a music video for the convention to the song Sharp Dressed Man, by ZZ
Top. (Yes, it took hours!)
Sunday, the convention started at 10:00 and went until about 5:30.
Sunday morning, clean up, check out, and get out, was a comedy of
errors.
I had decided to go in costume, which included a red fedora! In trying
to decide what we could leave behind in the room from the party, it was
fun to debate what food groups are important -- (we should take the
cake, the sodas might be handy, the pretzels are worthless, etc). We
had breakfast included, so we were going to have breakfast -- which
means, we missed some panels and Don Bellisario's ideas for the show.
The guest stars panel was incredible! They managed to get Neil Patrick
Harris, Larry Minetti, Jason Priestly, Harrison Page, John D'Aquino,
Brad Silverman, John Cullum, Milan Nicksic, Renee Coleman, Carolyn
Seymore and Dennis Wolfberg. The questions ranged from incredibly
stupid to rather intellegent. It was a lot of fun to see these guest
stars up close. I did manage to get some rather good pictures - being
in the front row in a red fedora helped a lot!
The convention was a lot of fun, and I think everyone who went had a
good time.
The Video Contest Rules
Sally Smith
Dec 8, 1992, 7:18:11 PM
First of all, to those of you who've been wondering where I've been,
I regret to report that I seem to have gotten one of those life
things. It interferes with my net.reading something fierce. If you have
a question for me, e-mail is probably better than asking here.
Anyway, I am turning over the rest of this message to my friend Joyce
Hatcher, known to those of you who attended QL Con 1 as The Microphone
Lady. Take it away, Joyce!
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Hear ye, hear ye to the #1 net!
This is the second call for the QL music video contest to be held in
Los Angeles, place and date to be announced (sometime shortly before
the QL con on Feb. 14, 1993).
Rules are simple:
1. No pornography, nudity, bestiality, etc. In other words, videos
must be rated "G". Any inappropriate scenes will lead to instant
disqualification.
2. Videos can be no longer than 4 minutes, 30 seconds.
3. Videos must be submitted on VHS cassette, NTSC standard, recorded at
SP.
4. Entering this contest gives consent for duplication (but _not_ sale
or public distribution) of video and videos will not be returned
unless return postage and packaging is included.
5. You do not need to be present to win.
6. No original music allowed.
7. Employees and relatives of employees of Universal Studios,
Belisarius Productions, NBC, or any organization directly connected
with "Quantum Leap" are not eligible to win. They may enter videos
which will be shown but not judged.
8. This contest is not in any way connected with, involved with,
approved by, sanctioned, or anything with Universal Studios,
Belisarius Productions, NBC, or any official organization; it is
strictly a fannish endeavor.
9. If a video was shown at the Dean Stockwell luncheon or the QL con, it
is ineligible for any prizes.
10. Please send your tapes to:
Joyce Hatcher
642 Anna Maria
Livermore, CA 94550
Entries must be postmarked by JANUARY 16, 1993 to be eligible.
