I was with some people tonight who just "didn't get" the strike. They kept saying "they've been paid once, why do they care". When I pointed out that everybody else gets paid for every time the medium is broadcast, they were very confused.
Simon: Captain's a good fighter, he must know how to handle a sword. Zoe: I think he knows which end to hold.
'Shindig'
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.
Vortex - Nov 07, 2007 5:55:12 pm PST #7624 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
BigDuluth - Nov 07, 2007 7:25:49 pm PST #7625 of 10001
"I am the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world"
...and now I am educated. Very cool stuff indeed. I just wish that there was something I could do from here.
Tim Minear - Nov 07, 2007 8:36:47 pm PST #7626 of 10001
"Don' be e-scared"
I think that posted youtube link says it about as well as can be.
BigDuluth - Nov 07, 2007 9:00:10 pm PST #7627 of 10001
"I am the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world"
Why aren't the writers asking for more?
Burrell - Nov 07, 2007 9:48:59 pm PST #7628 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
That's a good video. I love that it is being distributed over the internet. Kinda helps make the point.
Julie - Nov 07, 2007 9:54:16 pm PST #7629 of 10001
I'm sorry if my fly-by post caused a kerfuffle, Kat and Fay. I think ita best summed up why they used teachers as a comparison, and Tim best summed up why they shouldn't've.
Without context though, it doesn't mean much. (Because numbers? Are tricksy things which can be bent to the will of any evil doer.) I searched but I couldn't find the article again (Curse my tendanacies to both follow links willy and nilly and to clear my cached history!)
I don't think I've really grasped the general ignorance on display on line before. I guess most of my reading has been fandom based. Or fact based. Or I just haven't cared about the issue at hand. Now that it comes down to debate... Man, the internets are a scary scary place, and people are amazingly selfish beasties (who really, really, don't deserve clever writing on their televisions.)
Kevin - Nov 08, 2007 1:00:59 am PST #7630 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I can just imagine when The Office returns, the breaking a story meeting for the next episode. Let's call this one Promotional Material..
Theodosia - Nov 08, 2007 2:17:37 am PST #7631 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Actually, I really liked seeing the actor-writer-producers 'out of character'. I keep forgetting that 'Toby' is also a hyphenate. It makes me feel less bad for him when Michael picks on him so much and so unfairly.
victor infante - Nov 08, 2007 2:41:14 am PST #7632 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
My friend Chris Bird has put together a pretty exhaustive overview of the strike, why it matters and what various writers have said about it. The contrary opinion in the comments section is pretty good, too.
Tom Scola - Nov 08, 2007 3:14:33 am PST #7633 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
That link doesn't work for me, victor.