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Svip
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Perhaps. Or perhaps Fox wants to address the issue in a one-sided manner. And leaving the Futurama cast out may help some of the discussion.
This panel is going to be about one thing: The recasting. And if Fox/FOX wishes to have a word to say or a statement to make, cutting down on the panel may be in their interest.
It may not mean they have reached an agreement though. In fact, it could mean they haven't yet.
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Gorky
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« Reply #328 on: 07-23-2009 15:38 »
« Last Edit on: 07-23-2009 15:41 »
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I wonder if Groening and Cohen are even going to bother to show up.
Although it would show a certain solidarity with the voice actors, I'm sure MG and DXC will be there just to answer the influx of "What the fuck is wrong with Fox?"-related questions. Seriously, Fox, real mature of you to un-invite the actors. That'd be like if Columbia had un-invited Ahmadinejad. Or, like, Katharine Houghton had un-invited Sydney Poitier in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Or something. And now you have me using mixed social/pop-culture metaphors that are horribly out-of-date. I'm that annoyed by your ignorance and stupidity. Way to be, Fox.
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Nixorbo
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To shreds, you say? What about his widow? To shreds, you say.
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futz
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I was thinking he/she would be a silhouetted figure on a large screen with a evil James Bond villian voice.
Other than that I blame the French.
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i_c_weiner
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Other than that I blame the French.
Sure, blame the wizard French... Dammit! I don't want them to recast Futurama! Futurama's spectacular voice cast was one of the things that made me love this show. It just won't be the same with a new cast. Anyone know who made that decision? BECAUSE I'M GONNA KILL HIM/HER!
For some reason, I'm inclined not to divulge their identity to you.
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Officer 1BDI
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« Reply #337 on: 07-24-2009 04:14 »
« Last Edit on: 07-24-2009 04:29 »
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Just back from Comic-Con. There's, um, a new issue to ponder, but I'll get to that. My first stop this morning was the FOX booth. It looked like the same temp workers I'd seen the night before were still there, so rather than press them about why the VAs had been uninvited, I asked them if they knew anything about Saturday's signing being canceled (my logic being that if the VAs weren't going to show up, there wasn't going to be a signing... which in retrospect is poor logic, but whatever). I was told that as far as they knew, the signing was still on. Realizing the flaw in my logic ( ), I next went to the Bongo booth, where Bill Morrison and a few other employees were stationed. I asked them if they knew anything about the VAs being uninvited, and they seemed as surprised by the question as the FOX booth runners. They told me that last they'd heard the VAs were still coming. However, Morrison (I think; I was looking elsewhere when I heard this) also mentioned that Maurice had told him that, as of Monday, he wasn't sure he was coming down because of the status of the negotiations. FOX is (was) apparently footing the bill for all of their travel and hotel accommodations, and it sounded like Maurice wasn't sure they were still going to do that. So, as far as the Bongo and FOX booth employees know, the panel and signing session are still going to happen, and the VAs are attending. ...Which brings me to my other point. While grabbing my ticket for the Dollhouse signing, I noticed this: Not only is the signing at a completely different time and location than indicated on the Comic-Con web site, it's less than an hour and a half before the Futurama panel. There's a highly unlikely chance that a person will be able to attend both events simply based on how long it takes to get into Ballroom 20 on a Saturday. On the flip side, they claim Katey Sagal is going to show up at the signing, as well as the other VAs. And to my knowledge this sheet wasn't on their booth table last night. I don't know what I'm going to do. Thoughts? ETA: I just read i_c_weiner's post in the other thread. Now I'm horribly confused about the signing times. I don't think the FOX booth's signing time is a typo, because the Bongo booth had the same time listed (although they indicated that only Matt Groening was going to be there). Maybe there are two signings? >_>
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Gorky
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Personally, I'd opt for the panel. I'm betting it's going to be crazy--regardless of whether or not this is all revealed to be a joke--and it might be cool to see it all unfold first-hand.
Of course, the signing would enable you to get the actors' points-of-view (and, y'know, their autographs). Which could be equally enlightening.
Hmmm...have you considered investing in a matter transporter? Or some back-alley cloning procedure?
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Billy West about what he's gonna do at the Comic Con: Hi guys!!
I am going to be at Comicon on Saturday and Sunday. Here's where to find me.
Saturday: I will be joining my friends Matt Groening and David X. Cohen for the "Bender Head" signings.
Then from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM I will be joining Phil La Mar, Johnny D. and Maurice to sign photos on Autograph Alley.
Sunday at 3:00 PM I'm in on a discussion with the great Mark Evanier and others about people wanting to get into the voice acting field. It'll be really cool. No Katey Sagal.. I dunno what's gonna happen... If anyone attending the Futurama Panel at the SDCC could Twitt about it live, it would be great!! Why is the Voice cast Discussion in 2 different threads... oh well.. never mind
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i_c_weiner
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« Reply #342 on: 07-24-2009 08:54 »
« Last Edit on: 07-24-2009 09:09 »
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This discussion is more about Comic-Con as a whole, the other is about the voice actor replacements as a whole. It seems like this weekend is where the two discussions have become one. Well, 1BDI, it seems like there's the definitive answer on who's where and what and etc. It seems that doing the panel and then going to the Alley afterward seems like the best bet. Too bad you won't be able to meet MG and DXC though, although you might be able to catch DXC after the panel as Matt has The Simpsons directly following. However, given that they'll be signing for four hours, you'll probably get a nice, long discussion with them. And if you can't get a camcorder into the room, if you could use Twitter or even post on PEEL live that'd be really clool. Although, with the former option, this would require me to finally concede and get a Twitter account... Edit: I found a picture of Ballroom 20 from yesterday's Psych panel: The caption was: Ballroom 20, capacity: 4000. Seats available: 0. This was the fourth of seven panels in Ballroom 20 on Thursday, and it was at 3:45. It wasn't leading into much, but it was leading out of Burn Notice with Bruce Campbell. Moral of the story: camp out. Also, what are those reserved seats about?
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Svip
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Wow. That is a big room. Seems like someone has a death wish.
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Svip
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While a riot would sort of stem our lust for blood, it will also not serve us very well as a bargain position. If Fox wants to take us seriously, we also ought to show them that we while we protest the decision, we are willing to battle them in a sensible manner.
I'm just sayin'. Because it certainly would be fun with a riot.
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Frisco17
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Kidnap their beloved Family Guy staff? That's a strong bargaining position.
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Officer 1BDI
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« Reply #349 on: 07-24-2009 15:02 »
« Last Edit on: 07-24-2009 15:06 »
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Too bad you won't be able to meet MG and DXC though I managed to meet them at the last Con, so it all works out. Moral of the story: camp out. Also, what are those reserved seats about? I'm not quite sure. They might be for [associated booth] staff members; I was at the Capcom panel yesterday afternoon and I caught sight of a significant number of booth workers/employees beyond the people actually being featured at the panel. While a riot would sort of stem our lust for blood, it will also not serve us very well as a bargain position. If Fox wants to take us seriously, we also ought to show them that we while we protest the decision, we are willing to battle them in a sensible manner. This so much. Regarding that picture: I see at least three empty seats =P when I got there yesterday morning, there were a handful of people already in Ballroom 20, but the room didn't look even close to full. Or half full. Or 1/8th full. And there were still more people outside, [I assume] waiting to be let in when the center reopened. I'm not quite desperate enough to camp out, but I'm arriving well before the convention center's scheduled to open tomorrow to get in line. Wow. That is a big room. Seems like someone has a death wish.
The room is enormous. It essentially runs the width of the convention center, sans hallways.
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Frisco17
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Sit-ins may be on my mind due to that refinery dispute in the UK that looks pretty bleak for the protestors but I mean it worked for the French didn't it?
Well it worked for the Indians but I'm not so sure about the French. I thought they set fire to half the country and guillotined everything in site.
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i_c_weiner
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Sure, hate the wizards French...
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KickPants
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At least the French make good aeroplanes... Can't help but think that this could have been resolved if they'd only tried to communicate with each other instead of just airing it all out in public to try and score points. Bloody TV executives...
This is not time for logic! It is time for action! Sorry, I tried to be a voice of reason, but if they really did change around the signing times after I bought the Bender Head, and now I can't get it covered in signatures well, it's upsetting.
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i_c_weiner
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From what Billy posted on his forum, it looks like there's two signing sessions: one with MG and DXC and another with the VAs, with the former being the "Bender Head session". What interview are you shooting?
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i_c_weiner
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Perfect! You could "acquire" some of the tools and "interview" the Futurama voice actors! Get an exclusive for the office.
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