Happy 1st Birthday for The Mind Reels!

When I was younger, physically and chronologically, not mentally, I often thought about talking and working with people in the entertainment industry. I also thought about being a starship captain like James T. Kirk or walking with dinosaurs, but hey, one dream at a time. Growing up, I was not necessarily an outsider, but I…

Robert O’Reilly & J.G. Hertzler

During Polaris, I was lucky enough to join in on the press conferences for Tony Amendola, Miracle Laurie, and the last one I attended was with Robert O’Reilly, best known for his role as Gowron on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and J.G. Hertzler who played Martok on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. I was…

Polaris 26

Polaris is a fan run convention and has been going solidly for 26 years. It is a quieter more intimate affair than the wondrous eye-dazzler that is Fan Expo. This year, Sue and I were offered media passes to the event thanks to the show’s head of media Evelina Kuczer, and were delighted to attend…