Who knew the effects the writers' strike would have? End of 'fun'

babylonsister

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Fri Nov-09-07 11:03 PM
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Who knew the effects the writers' strike would have? End of 'fun'

political discourse per Allison Stewart on KO tonight, which I never thought of. But! Here's the reason to root for the writers: Why We Strike:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x68626

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babylonsister

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Fri Nov-09-07 11:31 PM
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1. Thanks for the rec's, but did anyone watch this? No comments? It's

epic! :P

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TheDoorbellRang

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Fri Nov-09-07 11:58 PM
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2. Excellent synopsis. The cheap bastids need to pay decent residuals

I'll bet the execs are all scratching their heads trying to figure out how they can get some snappy scripts out of India or China right now ... heh, heh, heh

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AlGore-08.com

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Sat Nov-10-07 01:51 AM
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3. You laugh but Variety reported today that there are rumors they'll hire British writers

Since British writers are not members of the WGA.

Only a rumor at this point.

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SoCalDem

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Sat Nov-10-07 01:58 AM
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4. well Pip-pip and cheerio ...not !

after the Pythons disbanded, comedy in the UK has been rather blah!!!

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MADem

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Sat Nov-10-07 02:39 AM
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5. False rumor--the Brit Guild has pledged support, as have the Canadians

Sure, they CAN do it, but they'd be pariahs...

http://www.writersguild.org.uk/public/003_WritersGuil/167_WGGBNewsAme.html

An official statement from the WGGB
The Writers� Guild of Great Britain pledges support to colleagues in the Writers Guild of America who have voted to go on strike.

We call on our members � and all UK writers � to refuse to break the strike by filling in for US writers in dispute. WGGB General Secretary Bernie Corbett said: �Strikebreaking would at best bring a short-term payday, but would have a devastating long-term effect on a writers� US career.�

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Trillo

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Sat Nov-10-07 03:43 AM
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6. People are mad.

Everyone's been getting ripped off by corporate for a long time.

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