VRRRM:: Patrick Stewart @ SFX 2004

Transcript and images from HypaSpace
Original broadcast: August 29, 2004

Patrick Stewart bypasses Canadian National Sci-Fi Expo 2004
Health issues for the star of "X-Men" and "Star Trek: The Next Generation"

James Armstrong, SFX Event Coordinator

Armstrong: SFX 2004 had a setback this year. Our guest of honor, Patrick Stewart, had to postpone his appearance this weekend. But, we have co-stars that have jumped in to save their Captain: LeVar Burton and Michael Dorn.

Michael Dorn (right), 'Worf'
LeVar Burton (left), 'LaForge'

Dorn: We are filling in for Patrick Stewart. He was in England and, uh, he's a little ill. But, he's doing fine. He's doing really well now.
Burton: He had a little, uh, a little (gag cough) heart murmur. An irregular heartbeat. Uh, he's old, he's very old. And, uh...
Dorn: Day by day.
Burton: Yes, it's a day-by-day proposition when you reach that stage in life.
Dorn: What is he, about ninety-five now?
Burton: Ninety-five... ninety-six.
Dorn: Ninety-six, yeah, that's what I thought!

Patrick Stewart as Cpt. Jean-Luc Picard
Captain Picard: "Just not overly thrilled at the prospect of having my innards becoming the subject of Starfleet gossip."

Dorn: I didn't know about it until LeVar told me. And then, uh, but then I got the message, I got the word...
Burton: And I didn't know about it until Brent told me; and Gates called Brent. And, uh, and that's how we all found out.
Dorn: Yeah.

Captain Picard: "Oh, come on, this is a routine procedure."

Armstrong: Well, right now, all the details are just coming in. We're hoping, by the end of the day, that we have more to tell the fans. But, right now, all we have is that he will be back this fall, in Toronto, for the ticket holders, and he will make it up to them with a very special appearance.

Jonathan Llyr, HypaSpace host

Llyr: Mr. Stewart is now recovering at home after undergoing an angioplasty procedure, last week, to widen a heart artery. We here at Space send him our best wishes and hopes of a speedy recovery.

VRRRM Transcript and Screen captures by TRexx@BonBon.Net

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