Everything Dan and Phil have said so far sounds pretty close to what TATINOF was, in my opinion. In TATINOF people would write challenges and awkward childhood stories on cards, and part of their team would sort the cards in advance. It gave no room for improvisation. I think they'll do basically the same, maybe with different topics. I don't think they will ever put themselves in a position where they have no control over what people ask.scientia wrote: ↑Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:51 pm RE: the Tour, I’ve always been really curious about how they will handle ‘Phan’ and the audience. I bet for the majority of the shows it won’t be an issue, but let’s assume someone somewhere wants to talk about something Phan-related during a show. I guess what I mean is, if this is more interactive than tatinof:
a) do Dan and Phil want questions about things that could touch on Phan (be it jokingly or more serious)
b) if they don’t, do they go so far as to forewarn the audience that certain topics aren’t allowed / have a pre-approved list of audience members to “interact” with
c) go with it or
d) just kind of assume that most people won’t make a big deal
I don’t mean to suggest that everyone who goes to the tour will be unable to restrain themselves - I’m more just curious about how the guys prevent being faced with topics they’d rather not address on the spot. Did this come up during tatinof?
Also, in TATINOF they had the Brokeback-Mountain-like fanfic bit (which I think was deeply distasteful, but the phandom has selective memory sometimes), so it's not like they are unfamiliar with poking fun at the ship.