oh Baltimore (if that was where you were on the jury)
Yup, city.
Gavin, ask yourself this question. What are you more afraid of, a giant murderous demon or me?
Lilah ,'Destiny'
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.
sarameg - Nov 13, 2007 10:28:00 am PST #7976 of 10001
Daisy Jane - Nov 13, 2007 10:34:13 am PST #7977 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I like this, from UH:
Whenever the issue of residuals comes up, some on the other side of the bargaining table like to start talking toilets. Specifically, they just love to trot out a quip allegedy made by the late studio mogul Lew Wasserman which goes something like this: "I don't pay the plumber everytime I flush my toilet."
Nice try.
But if the plumber had set it up so Mr. Wasserman's toilet spit out a thousand bucks everytime he flushed, you can bet your ass that plumber would have been beating down the door looking for his cut.
Sean K - Nov 13, 2007 10:37:56 am PST #7978 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I was both bummed and relieved when I got called, but never got picked for jury duty. Relieved because S was still really sick at the time, but bummed because I believe in the ideals of our country, and would love to fulfill my civic duties beyond just voting.
Polter-Cow - Nov 13, 2007 10:39:10 am PST #7979 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
HA! That's perfect, DJ.
Kevin - Nov 13, 2007 10:54:43 am PST #7980 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I've a question. Why would the studios prefer a strike now, than during the summer?
sumi - Nov 13, 2007 10:57:00 am PST #7981 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Because it pisses off both the audience and the advertisers - more.
Vortex - Nov 13, 2007 11:00:36 am PST #7982 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I've never sat on a jury. I was only called once, and the first day, I got released at 11. The second day, we lined up for voir dire, and before we even got into the courtroom, the defendant copped a plea.
I expect that I will get called more often since I now live in DC.
Strega - Nov 13, 2007 11:11:23 am PST #7983 of 10001
IME lawyers are suspicious of jurors like that, though I couldn't tell you why.Oh, I don't think she said anything during voir dire. During a break on the 2nd or 3rd day she said something like, "I know I'm a dork, but I was so happy I got picked!"
Typo Boy - Nov 13, 2007 11:12:20 am PST #7984 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Because it pisses off both the audience and the advertisers - more.
Advertisers are the producers' customers. The audience is their product. (The shows are bait.) So they are lowering their revenues more than a summer strike would for public relations purposes? I suspect there is more to than that. Maybe they think reality shows, news, sports and so on will lower costs more than the diminished audience lowers revenues. So the idea is that they will eliminate scripted shows for cheaper, unscripted ones? Not sure that is really a smart long term strategy, but maybe..
Wolfram - Nov 13, 2007 11:22:34 am PST #7985 of 10001
Visilurking
Maybe it gives them the excuse to cheap out and go reality all winter. Where otherwise they'd have to pay for the more expensive, quality scripted shows. And since all the networks are in the same boat, they're only competing against reality tv on other stations too, and nobody has to one-up the other on the more expensive scripted shows.
Advertisers have nowhere else to go, so they pay mucho dinero to fund the cheap, cheap shows.