Today, I saw on GalaxyCon’s site where we won’t be able to ask questions. Something to do with the Writers/Actors strike. And I’d gladly walk the picket line alongside everyone if I wouldn’t pass out but now no Q&A? This is devastating.
However, I am grateful that everyone who’s still coming agreed to do so. But this is devastating.
Was there and everyone Q&A I went to allowed questions at the mic. They wouldn't answer questions related to specific movies or shows.
The website said Q&A's have the potential of including promotions because fans often ask about things the actors were in are will be in. This is why I didn't cosplay this year. I wanted to cosplay as Troi, but I feel like that would have been a form of promotional material. I don't have anything against those who are cosplaying this year, though; it's just my way of showing support.
It is sad that you won´t be able to ask questions as you usally get to do at the Cons. I also think that it has to do with the writers strike. It´s sad that this is happening. You would think that major film/movie companies (Disney, Universal, Paramount, etc) cared about their writers and/or actors/actresses that are just staring out. I guess that some of the CEO´s of these companies have no idea how expensive rent is in California (and other states in the USA), how the price of utilities has gone up, electricity is getting more and more expensive, gas is getting expensive (all though in some areas of the USA gas is cheaper than it is in Spain,) food/water is getting expensive, etc. I still can´t believe that the CEO of Disney (Bob Iger) stated that the writers that are protesting are being unrealistic, demanding, etc. I mean, what do you expect. You´re making 52 million dollars a year, have a huge yhat, have top quality food when you´re eating at home & at resturants, going to the best quality doctors, and you´re saying that the writters/protesters are being disruptive, demanding, and unrealistic!!!! Geez!!!! Some of them are barely getting by. Someone needs to bring these CEO´s down from cloud 9 and see how these people are struggling.
I saw there were still panels but the questions have to be submitted online ? I guess go submit your question and hopefully it will be picked.