Bill Shatner entered the stage on a horse. While he is an accomplished rider this entrance is likely a reference to the opening of Star Trek V, a movie he directed which was critically panned.
As the seat of honor, William Shatner sat in a replica of the Starship Enterprise's Captain's chair.
Audience members included Jeri Ryan, Brent Spiner, Rene Auberjonois, Cedric Yarbrough and Carrie Fisher. During the show, Andy Dick licked the side of Carrie Fisher's face, after which she licked his in return.
Leonard Nimoy appeared in the intro, having a phone call with Shatner in the broadcast version. The DVD omits this intro.