I hope it gets to 100,000, and whoever created the petition pays for it to hand delivered to somebody (petitiononline let you do that - it's not that expensive, I had them do it once).
Buckle up, kids! Daddy's puttin' the hammer down.
Spike ,'Touched'
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.
Kevin - Nov 10, 2007 8:45:57 am PST #7777 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Theresa - Nov 10, 2007 8:53:09 am PST #7778 of 10001
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
But did you read through some of the signatures? You would have to go through and eliminate the "i have hemorrhoids" ones. That was just on the page that I signed. I don't know about any others.
Polter-Cow - Nov 10, 2007 8:54:56 am PST #7779 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh, that sucks. All of the signatures I saw were on-topic.
Kevin - Nov 10, 2007 8:56:24 am PST #7780 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I had to do that with the petition I got delivered. Towards the end the petition trolls appeared, the people who hate the idea but sign it anyway to get a comment in. Fun.
Kevin - Nov 10, 2007 9:26:42 am PST #7781 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Televisionary has a new production blackout update, it's the best I've seen so far: [link]
Theresa - Nov 10, 2007 9:50:54 am PST #7782 of 10001
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
Not that I am thinking what I watch on my television matters, but do we keep track of the episode numbers and not watch if they keep production going with replacement writers? Is it "tv off" time already, or is it okay to watch those episodes already written but not yet filmed when they air. And by "we", I mean "me" trying to figure out exactly how to be supportive. Or is anything I do with my television between me and my conscience.
Kevin - Nov 10, 2007 9:54:56 am PST #7783 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
They can't get replacement writers, Austin. When they run out of episodes, production will close. Some will shut down before then as showrunners walk. I'd imagine nearly everything will be off the air by mid-January, looking at that.
I'd say watch whatever you'd normally watch.
DebetEsse - Nov 10, 2007 9:55:56 am PST #7784 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
My understanding is that they can get replacement writers, just not anyone who is or ever wants to be WGA.
Kevin - Nov 10, 2007 9:58:24 am PST #7785 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Well, if they get random writers in, they still wouldn't have a head writer, showrunner yadada. I don't think anybody would even try it.
That said, I'll totally ghost write Lost if they let me! I'll roll a dice to get all the plot elements. 1 = Some kind of bear. 2 = Something kind of ghost. 3 = Something involving a turtle. 4 = Cast member dies. 5 = Dead cast member returns. 6 = Thunderbirds rocket launches from island core.
Theresa - Nov 10, 2007 10:01:40 am PST #7786 of 10001
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
What DebetEsse said, Kevin. Any strike has the opportunity for non union members to be the replacements. Isn't that the contention with Ellen right now? That she isn't shutting down.
I was reading this about replacement writing. I was just thinking, does it do any good to keep track of the episodes that were written before the strike? OTOH, "Days" might get better.