Those asses!

Jul 23, 2009 11:05

So apparently the Futurama cast has been dis-invited from the ComicCon panel. They aren't being barred completely, and will be around to sign autographs, but they can't be part of the panel ( Read more... )

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principia July 23 2009, 18:25:44 UTC
Now if you want to talk about a panel where it might be appropriate to send a message to TPTB, this would be it. Not anyone making a stink, mind. Just not showing up at all, and going to camp out for autographs instead.

The actors should totally get to hold a guerilla panel, but I can see where that would have the potential to get hairy very quickly.

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mrv3000 July 23 2009, 18:30:45 UTC
That would be awesome! But just from seeing videos of the size of the crowd at the panel last year, I doubt they could go somewhere else.

I have the feeling people will be going to the regular panel though, since all this stuff just started happening and people want to find out what the hell is going on.

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principia July 23 2009, 18:40:28 UTC
I have the feeling people will be going to the regular panel though, since all this stuff just started happening and people want to find out what the hell is going on.

If they're not prescreening questions, I'm guessing that they're going to get a fair number of completely ingenuous questions from people who aren't in the know and really are outright confuzzled as to why all of the actors have been removed from the panel.

What would serve Fox right is if that question gets asked, they even try to pussyfoot around it, and everyone gets up and leaves. Or there's an immediate followup question of 'so why don't you stop being cheapskates and just pay people what they're worth'?

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mrv3000 July 23 2009, 18:45:18 UTC
Yeah, you've brought up a good point. If they're kicking the actors off (presumably so they don't say anything), the panel will probably be heavily moderated.

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bastetseye July 23 2009, 18:49:44 UTC
Oh Brother!

Someone need to send Fox, the book "how to win friends and influence people", cos their doing it wrong!

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mrv3000 July 23 2009, 18:51:15 UTC
No kidding! If there was a way to buy Futurama stuff without Fox getting anything, I would.

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larissa_j July 23 2009, 18:59:39 UTC
Wow. This sounds like a case of TPTB forgetting who the con is for (not them) and who, you know, watches the show.

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mrv3000 July 23 2009, 19:07:21 UTC
No kidding! RAWR!

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mrv3000 July 23 2009, 19:08:10 UTC
Hasn't it? And seriously, you couldn't find a group of writers and actors that love the show as much as them. (Okay, maybe DT out-fanboys them.)

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jesidres July 23 2009, 21:39:22 UTC
What. The. Fark.

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mrv3000 July 23 2009, 21:43:42 UTC
TELL ME ABOUT IT.

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