What JZ said. I've already repeated it to two other people.
Mal: Take your people and go. Captain: You would have done the same. Mal: We can already see I haven't.
'Out Of Gas'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Laga - Nov 05, 2007 2:15:35 pm PST #7520 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Allyson - Nov 05, 2007 2:16:21 pm PST #7521 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
That was pretty awesome. Kristen used to do these analogies using N'SYNC.
Burrell - Nov 05, 2007 2:17:33 pm PST #7522 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Also, how much money is currently being made has absolutely nothing to do with the issue at hand. It's not about big or small, it's about receiving payment for services already rendered.
Agreed, my reaction to the comment about salaries actually had nothing to do with the strike. It pushed one of my buttons, the NOT-everyone-in-LA-is-rich-and-works-in-The-Industry button.
Laga - Nov 05, 2007 2:21:30 pm PST #7523 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
A little while ago someone asked me what I did for a living and I heard myself say, "I'm in the movie business..." then I started babbling, "oh god, no, I'm not. I work in a movie theatre. Totally different thing, why did I say that? It's like everyone in LA works in the movie business. I work for a distributor..." Until they took mercy on me and changed the subject.
Java cat - Nov 05, 2007 3:42:49 pm PST #7524 of 10001
Not javachik
effecting Nielsen is not an easy task.
I know someone in a Nielson household. So what is the best way to help the strike? As Wolfram suggested, don't want 'scab shows'?
Kristen - Nov 05, 2007 3:48:00 pm PST #7525 of 10001
There was a bit in the press the other day about the average writer earning $200k a year or some such.
I know this number came from AMPTP but I'm still not sure how they're calculating. According to the WGA, the average writer make $55k. I think the numbers get skewed because, at any given time, half the WGA membership is unemployed.
tommyrot - Nov 05, 2007 3:50:51 pm PST #7526 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Maybe they're using different averages? (Like, say mean vs. median.)
Jesse - Nov 05, 2007 3:52:33 pm PST #7527 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
And/or total membership's money made vs. what employees are getting paid.
Strega - Nov 05, 2007 3:58:02 pm PST #7528 of 10001
I could see it being the average for working writers. So, if you didn't earn anything as a writer in X year, your $0 isn't counted toward the average.
The average income for all WGA members would be different, I expect.
Java cat - Nov 05, 2007 4:30:32 pm PST #7529 of 10001
Not javachik
Whedonesque took up a collection to send pizzas to the strike line at Universal. Adorkable!
Jane Espenson thanked the folks at Whedonesque for the pizzas here (and she did get the anchovy pizza): [link]