Oy vey.

[rogueslayer452]

++ American Gods has been cancelled after three seasons. Let's be honest, this was inevitable and unsurprising considering the amount of controversy surrounding everything that occurred behind-the-scenes. From the constant hiring and firing of showrunners and cast members leaving or being fired along with the racism and mistreatment of some of those cast members, the entire production was just a trashfire mess. And not an entertaining way either, but in a "how can you continuously fuck up this badly?" kind of way. I barely heard anything about the show itself after the first season, only the behind-the-scenes drama that just kept getting worse and worse. It's disappointing and a damn shame since the show started out incredibly strong with a fantastic first season and had real potential of being something spectacular, but they just kept fucking things up.

++ Apparently a local convention is decidedly happening this weekend (I know, I wtf'd too), preventing people from getting their vaccinations in the building that it is being held. This has created an outrage, and rightfully so. Listen, I miss going to conventions as much as the next person who attends these things and I know businesses are massively struggling during this time, but this is still incredibly too soon. I cannot foresee in-person conventions happening in the near-future because, aside from the pandemic still happening I just don't trust people at this point in time to follow the simple standard health guidelines (people are still being entitled and selfish when it comes to wearing a goddamn mask, ffs). I hope the event gets cancelled, because not only is this incredibly unsafe but it's also just moronic as hell. In the grand scheme of things, people's health and safety should come first and are more important than an anime convention.

Comments

[blakmagjick]

I couldn't believe when I heard that SacAnime was planning on in-person event!! :O

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

It's so, so dumb. But not surprising, given the dumb decisions people have made during this pandemic.

Just because a date had been set for the event doesn't mean it was written in stone. You can change it. You can look around and go, "perhaps this isn't the wisest thing to do right now" and cancel the event until further notice. That would've been the smart thing to do.

[blakmagjick]

True...hopefully they hear enough back lash and it doesn't actually happen.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

what the heck, who holds a convention now???? Reedpop just cancelled PAX East, which wasn't even scheduled until June, citing the current vaccine rollout and situation. Sheesh.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Sadly, events like these can still happen and even if they're not permitted some will try to make it happen anyway, because somehow these events are more important than people's health and safety. I get that people want to have things go back to normal, but this is only counterproductive since it prolongs rather than speeds up the process of getting things relatively back to normal.

[mimoiikit143.livejournal.com]

I only watched the first season of American Gods and while I did like it — it sort of faded behind all the other shows I watched that year. The behind the scenes drama though, dear me. I legit thought they would pull the plug sooner.

Man, so many people’s decisions during this pandemic has really just made me question a lot of things in life hey 🤦🏻‍♀️

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I'm also surprised they didn't pull the plug sooner, to be totally honest.

I've already known that people can be selfish and make dumb decisions, but the pandemic is really further demonstrated this to even more disappointing levels.

[violateraindrop]

I watched the first season and then only heard about the messiness behind the scenes. Nothing about the actual show anymore.

To be honest, when I first heard about it I just thought "They are shutting down a vaccination site for this?" And didn't even think how this is an in-person event.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Whether or not it was disrupting vaccinations, having an indoor event just isn't the wisest of decisions. Apparently, they've done it before, and they've been labeling it "swap meetings" instead of conventions, as if that makes it any better.

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

I didn't actually realize they'd gotten a third season. Like you I'd heard about the first season, then knew there was drama behind the scenes and racism and that people had been fired and quit.... and I thought it was done after season 2. Oops.

I still want to watch at some point, at least for the first season. I have a tea cart and a printer from their set when things were being sold off so I feel like I should give it a go.

Wow not a good look from that convention. Or from the people renting out the space. Vaccines need to be a top priority.

Sadly I think there are places (Florida) where in person conventions never stopped. People like to believe they're safe because they just want to get back to normal. One of my friends in Buffalo went to an event that wasn't a convention in name but which was absolutely a convention. She told me it was safe and then was talking about how they were eating in the hotel restaurant but it was distanced. Not sure how people still don't get that if you're indoors in a space distance isn't really going to do that much good. Air travels. If there's any air circulation there the air travels much farther than we think. I've read news stories over and over about how people on opposite sides of a restaurant are spreading this virus. So indoor anything (movie theatres I'm also looking at you) aren't actually safe even if you're 6 feet apart. There's no way a convention is going to be able to actually maintain that distance at all times. I really miss conventions but no way am I going to one until at least 2022. Even when I'm vaccinated I want to be careful and see how things go with the virus before I feel safe to go into big crowds again.

Last summer my boyfriend and I went to 1 indoor event (good spacing etc.) but I only felt okay about going because our Covid numbers had gotten really really low over the summer. With the way our numbers are now I'd never take that risk.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I couldn't believe that the show premiered in 2017 and they only just had their third season, and only now has been cancelled.

The first season is really good. I mean, Bryan Fuller did the first season so obviously it's fantastic.

There's no way a convention is going to be able to actually maintain that distance at all times.

Exactly! I would even say, in some years time, once vaccinations have been issued to most of the population, I wouldn't feel comfortable being in an enclosed space with a bunch of people. Conventions in particular are known for being incredibly crowded and people tend to get sick on the daily from being there anyway, and hygiene is a continuous issue in general in those spaces, so I wouldn't feel comfortable or safe in a space like that. Having outside events -- conventions, concerts, drive-in movie theaters -- might actually be okay, having a large amount of space for people to distance themselves. But that can also easily get out of control, especially if there's no limit to the amount of people who attend and people still aren't taking the necessary precautions.

This has been something that most of us are grappling with because not only do we have to look after ourselves (wearing masks and whatnot) but also we have to hyperaware of everyone else around us as well. If someone is not wearing a mask/not wearing a mask properly, if they're not distancing themselves, if they're too close, etc. Just based off of how a large portion of people have acted during this last year regarding the pandemic, it has led me to not trust others in public spaces. The fact that we have to do that not just to protect ourselves but to protect others as well, it's exhausting. And I'm with you, even with the vaccinations I'm not going to feel comfortable being in public spaces for some time, especially since you know there will be people who act like they only need this one vaccine and that's it when this most likely will be like the flu where you need to get the vaccine every single year.

Look, I miss going out to events too, I miss going to places and traveling, but I'm not a selfish asshole who is pretending none of this is happening. It doesn't matter if you had a date set for an event, read the fucking room of the state of the world and adjust accordingly, perhaps adapt to the way the world is going to operate from now on even with the vaccinations in place. Don't be that asshole.

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

I feel that. I'm going to have to go back into the office eventually and that means public transit when it's crowded. I'm not feeling great about that. I've been using transit a bit during the pandemic. I don't drive so it's necessary and also in part because if I really don't go anywhere I think I'll mentally have a much harder time getting back out into the world when it's an option.

Conventions are like... a lot of transit. You're right that there are people at conventions who struggle to do things like shower regularly and use deodorant - and these are the people we now have to trust are washing their hands and properly wearing their masks? Not to mention that the first people who feel totally comfortable back at a convention strike me as people who likely have not been distancing etc. now so they may not be the safest crowd to be in the middle of. They kept delaying and rescheduling a convention here last year and I was certain that the people who said they'd go no matter what were not the people who I'd feel safest being near.

I definitely find the need to be aware of everyone exhausting. And it's a constant thing now. You can't just read and ignore people around you because if someone isn't wearing a mask you need to notice that and move if possible. There are a lot of people who just don't care, who don't believe in science, who are using this as an opportunity to be contrary, who genuinely don't understand, who are grifting others... just a lot of people out there who aren't following the rules and it's almost impossible to tell what's going on at a glance so it's a lot more having to avoid everyone.

I miss travel, I miss conventions, and theatre, and concerts, and my friends... but exactly, read the room. It's not that people don't want to go places it's that many of us are just trying not to be the reason someone else dies. I'm also concerned about myself. I'm super careful and caught Covid, who knows if I'll catch it again and if I do, maybe it's worse this time. Best to just stay away from events and such for a while longer. Vaccines are happening, we are going in a positive direction, why ruin it now?

[noybusiness.livejournal.com]

Season Three was actually the best yet, but a lot of people quite during Season Two so they didn't watch it and find that out.

Neil Gaiman has said there's the possibility of a movie to wrap it up, though.

[batmarg.livejournal.com]

I wasn't remotely surprised. I haven't gotten to watching any of it, but reading the drama surrounding it, this was inevitable.

If masks are required and the majority of the population is vaccinated, I don't completely have a problem towards the end of the year. But we aren't there yet. (And may not be ready till sometime next year)

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it doesn't bode well when the only thing you know about a show is all the behind-the-scenes drama it has.

Considering how this country has behaved over the last year concerning the pandemic, we probably won't be getting there for quite some time, not this year and probably not next year either. Some years down the line, maybe. But you legit have people who are outright refusing to take the vaccine, who proudly go out not wearing a mask, it's awful. Hell, even if most people here get vaccinated I still won't feel comfortable being in a space with a lot of people. I'll still probably be wearing a mask regardless.

[awakenyourfaith.livejournal.com]

I've been hearing about the SacAnime nonsense on Twitter - the whole business is just maddening!

[haebin.livejournal.com]

I completely agreeing with you about the convention. People should get vaccinated first and even when it takes one or two year, it is important that we first getting the vaccines. Later we can try to live like we did it before. Yes, it is a tough time for all the businesses but when we try to do the things like we did them always, we will never stop the pandemic. :(

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is a tough time for all the businesses but when we try to do the things like we did them always, we will never stop the pandemic. :(

Precisely, which is why it's baffling to me that some just don't get that or refuse to understand this very simple notion. But unfortunately there's a lot of people out there who are stubborn and selfish and who think that they can do whatever they want, the safety of others be damned.

[sictransits.livejournal.com]

Wow that's crazy they're still having the convention in person. I mean, I just saw an ad for a music festival in September and even that I was questioning whether or not it could happen by then. =/

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Sadly, this has been a common occurrence throughout the entire pandemic. There have been concerts and parties and events where people go not wearing masks as none of this is happening.

I know that some have planned on rescheduling events that were meant for last year, hoping that things would be somewhat better, but with the way things have been going it's best to just cancel those events until further notice. It's the wiser and safer choice.

[giallarhorn.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised it took them so long to cancel American Gods, but I'm also surprised it managed to go on so long with the issues it had. Well, I guess that's off the books till someone tries to remake it again in a decade.

California's still in moderate lockdown, so wouldn't the convention be violating the gathering rules by having any large amount of people? And even if the venue gave them the okay, it's not hard to see it'd be a PR nightmare.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

It's disappointing because the first season was so good, it really could have been something spectacular.

I honestly don't know, there's a lot of places that try to find loopholes for these kinds of things despite violating rules. It's definitely not a good look, regardless, because even if some things are tentatively opening back up I would put in-door events such as conventions at the very bottom of the list.