I just checked the “Special Guests” page on their official web site, and it is completely blank. All those people that were going to show up to promote all those projects are on strike.
Let’s see how well SDCC’s no refund policy holds up.
Maybe Comic Con can get back to its roots. You know, comics.
If they really have a no-refund policy, then likely the organizers of the Con will be fine in the short term. Who I feel for is the small vendors who paid for space on the expectation of a certain crowd density. They don’t have a dog in this hunt, but are just another case of collateral damage. The studios (based on what I’ve read) are really fucking over a lot of people in their grab for more profit.
There is a big Star Trek convention in August and from what I read the stars are able to attend as scheduled but they aren’t allowed to talk about any shows they preformed on so I guess everyone will just watch Shatner sing Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.
Or Patrick Stewart can recite monologues from Shakespeare.
Or they could bring in non-actor spokesperson expert to talk about nerd trivia. “Little known fact, Shatner has a mole on his left calf that looks like Gene Roddenberry on a pony”.
I did not know that. (Johnny Carson voice)
I should start a thread on made-up nerd facts.
At random I happen to be in beautiful downtown Springfield MA today. Kinda downtrodden, but the indicia of prior glory are everywhere. Makes Burbank look pretty nice actually.
Anyhow, there’s a regional comic con going on here. Apparently rather non-commercial as these things go, more homebrew-enthusiast than slick production. I’m seeing lots of con attendees is homemade outfits. Large homemade outfits. Doesn’t seem to be much affected by whatever’s going on w the screenwriters although I have no idea what attendance would otherwise be if all was ops-normal in showbiz land
Dammit, there was to be an announcement about Stargate.
The silver lining is that all those ticket holders still have 4 days to spend in San Diego in July.
The pod racers are rumored to have air conditioning.
But the toppings contains Potassium Benzoate.
I can top that with an even littler known fact: Years ago, CairoCarol had a fairly significant romantic relationship with a guy whose rabbi was William Shatner’s uncle.
In retrospect, the biggest question is: why did my partner even tell me that? “Hey sweetie, just thought you might want to know: my rabbi is William Shatner’s uncle!” (Also: why do I still remember this? Surely there is a more significant fact that could be occupying whatever neurons are consumed by my continued knowledge of that.)
I say let’s change it up and have Shatner do the Shakespeare and Stewart do the singing.
To.
Be.
Or not.
To be.
Chewing. The. Scenery…
He’s definitely ready to go.
“The Ham Sandwich is also Cursed”
I just checked the guest list for Dragon Con in Atlanta.
They are going to hurting.