Ms. Sherman-Palladino continued, “I was telling my husband” — Daniel Pallidino, her writing partner on the new Fox show and on “Gilmore Girls,” and a fellow picketer — “that we need some new and better chants, but he reminded me: ‘No writing. None.’ ”

Hee.

We have a big rat it rochester (not for the writers, but for the electricians).

This is going to sound really stupid, and I don't know if it would be helpful, or be economically bad for residuals and show-survival. But has anyone talked about a watch-out in support of the writers?

::puts on clown wig and nose. prepares to dive into tub of Guacamole::

But has anyone talked about a watch-out in support of the writers?

i'm not considering a watch-out so much as i'm contemplating letting shows pile up on my dvr and instead watching movies. this is also my attempt to meet my 100 movies in 2007 challenge, which i am woefully behind on.

But has anyone talked about a watch-out in support of the writers?

An idea I've borrowed from others is that I'm plain not watching re-runs, and watching no shows created to fill the void. Thus, when Colbert goes into re-runs tonight, I'm not watching, and while I'll watch the shows I usually watch until they run out of episodes, and even intend to keep watching "Project Runway," the shows that emerge specifically for the networks to counter the strikes (I call them Scab Shows) are off limits.

Personally, while it's what I plan for my own behavior, a total, widespread "watch out" would be more effective, and that's an admission of weakness on my part. But, taking that into account, strictly supporting original work is probably the best one can do.

I say don't buy any online content. iTunes and the like. No reruns. No shitty reality shows which end in other show slots.

Quote from the The New York Times

The NYT article was by a Buffista.

Really?

Emilyn??? Where?

Oh, you mean the one with the "Tim Reaper" quote.