As special guests at a science fiction convention, the cast answers fans' questions about the show in a panel discussion. As is usually the case at most sci-fi conventions, the questions become increasingly odd as the discussion progresses. In one scene, a young woman steps up to the mike and begs Elliot Shaw to take off his shirt and dance like he did in an episode of Spacerunners. Fittingly, they gave a sneak preview of the film at Keycon 14, Winnipeg's annual three day sci-fi convention which ran over the May long weekend. Starwatchers was filmed at Keycon 12 in 1995.
Many convention regulars appear as extras.
Keycon is a popular event that drew 400 sci-fi fans, some of them wearing Star Trek costumes, to the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza this year. Of course, the pub was just down the hall from the Klingon room. After getting Valdron's autograph, Debbie Stern, who has been to all 14 Keycon conventions, said she thought Starwatchers was well made, but its obsessed fans were a bit exaggerated. Scotty, one to beam up. All involved, cast and crew, survived, with only minor injuries.