TV Gen December 1998

 

 

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BY JOHN WALSH

 

Give till it feels good. Or, if you're like some sci-fi fans, give because it feels good. Celebrity auctions are one way of remembering the neediest at the holidays. And, OK, let's be honest, occasionally scoring some killer sci-fi memorabilia. It doesn't matter why you give, all these organizations care about is that you do:


CouverCon '98

This fall's CouverCon '98 "wasn't supposed to be a Sentinel convention," says Garett Maggart, "but it sort of turned into one."   

With Maggart in attendance along with fellow series stars Richard Burgi and Bruce A. Young, the Vancouver, BC, gathering enjoyed a strong Sentinel fan turnout. And best of all, the event drew donations to the Pediatric AIDS Foundation. "It was fun," Maggart says. "I showed up, I smiled, I did a little question-and-answer session, and they wound up raising something like $50,000 [U.S.]."

Not bad for a show that isn't even on the air at the moment. But here's more good news: The Sentinel returns to UPN on Mon., Jan. 25, at 9 pm/ET, with a rerun of the series pilot. "The Sentinel, Too, Part 1," last season's cliffhanger ending, airs Feb. 1, and is resolved the following week. 

For more information about the fund-raiser, contact CouverCon@aol.com.