this is the worst. Honestly they need to screen questions before someone gets to the mic or they are written/submitted before hand (this has been done and Q/As I’ve been too before for big name people) sure people could spout whatever once they got to the mic but maybe it could get shut down? I find QAs hard to sit through. So much 2nd hand embarrassment. Both for the poor panelists and the people asking questions. Often questioning in my mind ‘Why the hell did you think that’s ok to ask?!’
I CA N NO TTTT stand Q & As for this very reason.
At most of the SDCC panels they’ll screen the questions but sometimes people will get through like Button Lady asking Cumberbatch to say “button lady” because she also had a question lined up. But they STRAIGHT UP HAVE IT ON SIGNS DO NOT ASK THE ACTORS TO DO THINGS FOR YOU.
Sometimes Q & A are totally harmless. Like there was this little kid at the Regular Show panel at SDCC who asked a question about “Wigbee” and it was super cute. So it sucks that because people are so fucking rude/weird that you can’t get normal Q&A without massive 2nd hand embarrassment on epic proportions when it should just be a mildly uncomfortable situation tops



















