Forte Museum - Forte20 Week Media Highlights

Forte20 is almost here, the week-long Seattle celebration of the 20th anniversary of Forte! People from all over the world will be flocking into our fine city to join the festivities, travelers ranging from international celebrities to media to dedicated Forte fans. During what will arguably be the biggest week in the history of Seattle, the eyes of the world will be upon us, and we welcome our visitors—in person or by television, radio, print and web coverage—and are pleased to share the excitement and spectacle of Forte20 Week with them all.

There are almost too many events and happenings around town during those eight days to keep track of. Forte heroes past and present will be all over Seattle at interviews, charity events, autograph sessions and more. Let the Forte Museum page be your guide, as we’ll be updating the Forte20 event schedule 24/7, listing events and appearances with up-to-the-minute changes. We’ll also be posting photos and collecting all your personal tales of the week on our message board, and giving you all the low-down from our resident Museum blogger, Stacy McKone, who will be right in the middle of it all and giving you the first-hand inside scoop!

Check the Forte20 Events Guide for listings, places and times. But for those who won’t be able to be in town to join us, here’s your guide to the big media moments for each day of the historic week. Don’t miss a moment!

10/28/07	Import's Export: The Forte20 Webcast Earth’s favorite web-radio diva and super-heroine, Import, will start things off on Sunday night with her exclusive webcast video interview with all attending Forte heroes…live from the secret Forte hero base in Seattle! Join her for a video tour of the never-before-seen base, watch the interview with the assembled team, and dive in yourself and ask questions of your favorite Seattle supers via text or video! The three-hour webcast begins at 5:00 PM P.S.T.. Log on at www.questech.com/Forte20.
10/29/07	Forte: The Barbara Walters Interview Famed celebrity interviewer Barbara Walters sits down at the Forte Museum with the heroes of Forte and talks frankly with Seattle’s defenders about their triumphs and tragedies in the team’s first 20 years. The one-hour special airs live at 6:00 PM P.S.T. on ABC.
10/30/07	Forte20: The Larry King Interview Live from inside the Space Needle, Larry King chats with a selection of Forte heroes from each era of the team’s history and discusses the major events that defined the team and propelled them to world-wide fame, and he and the heroes take your call-in questions. The two-hour interview begins at 6:00PM P.S.T. on CNN.
10/31/07	The Tonight Show Forte Halloween Special At the big event of his week broadcasting from Seattle, Jay Leno sits down with all the Forte heroes, and a few thousand fans (super-hero costumes required for admission), on Halloween night at McCaw Hall in Seattle Center. Special musical guests Pearl Jam will perform live, with Dr. Jackal himself on guitar and vocals with the band. The live broadcast begins at 7:00 PM P.S.T. on NBC and the MSNBC network.
11/01/07	Dateline NBC: The Forte Legacy Dateline’s Ann Curry and Matt Lauer talk with ten of the retired Forte heroes about how being in Forte changed their lives, and how Forte changed the world, at the University of Washington campus where the team officially began on November 4th, 1987. The one-hour live interview airs at 7:00 PM P.S.T. on NBC and the MSNBC network.
11/02/07	World Premiere: HBO Documentary - “Forte Forever” Heroes of Forte and a galaxy of stars will attend the world premiere of the groundbreaking HBO documentary, "Forte Forever", at the same time its airs on HBO worldwide. Watch with Forte as HBO brings you two hours of interviews with global leaders, super-heroes and ordinary citizens about Forte's impact on the world and the difference it's made in the twenty years since its birth. The live premiere happens at the Forte Museum's IMAX theater at the televised broadcast time of 6:00 PM P.S.T. on all HBO networks.
11/03/07	The Forte20 Parade In a procession leading through the streets of downtown Seattle and certain to be attended by countless thousands, Forte heroes will take part in a parade celebrating their contributions to the city of Seattle and Washington state. The parade ends in a ceremony with Seattle’s mayor, Deanna Kayne, along with representatives from UNCLE, Seattle PD and the Seattle Fire Department, unveiling the 20th Anniversary Forte Statue and honoring the Forte heroes. The parade begins at 12:00 PM P.S.T. and will be carried on all major television and radio networks.
11/04/07	The Forte20 Gala On the final night of the week of celebration, on the day of Forte's 20th anniversary, a stunning assemblage of celebrities and thousands of attendees will join America in honoring and thanking their beloved hero team, live from Key Arena in Seattle Center. Video presentations will highlight milestone moments in Forte history, as well as pay tribute to the fallen Forte heroes. Speeches will be made by Forte's fellow American heroes (current and retired), media stars like Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, SHIELD Supreme Commander Nick Fury, and all United States Presidents who held office during Forte's first 20 years. Speeches from Forte members are sure to be memorable and emotional, and the evening will end with our current President presenting all Forte members with the Medal of Freedom, and declaring November 4th as National Forte Day. Don't miss a moment of the three-hour (estimated) broadcast that's certain to be a defining moment in super-heroic--and American--history. Pre-show broadcast begins at 5:00 PM P.S.T., and the event begins at 6:00 PM P.S.T. on all major world television networks and via webcast through Questech.com.