'Safe'
[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.
I support the idea of these boycotts, but not downloading things from iTunes or buying DVDs is just not practical for me, for various reasons.
You know, I would think downloading and watching stuff on the internet would be a good thing. AMPTP claims they don't make any money off the internet. If they made money during this strike on "new media" that would only bolster the writers' position.
Who says they have to report that money to the public? They'll just say it's savings from not paying people due to the strike.
I don't know that boycotting downloads will have much impact, but I'm disinclined to help the studios make money on new media during the strike.
Hello Kitty Band Aids
Woot!
GF and I may be out there on Friday, too, as it's supposedly "Fan Day." Perhaps we'll see you guys, Allyson.
Allyson, you are awesome like a thing full of awe.
I'm not sure where I stand on DVD purchases since the writers actually do get a cut of that (Mile High and some European rugby player DVDs are at the top of my To Buy list anyway), but I'll definitely refrain from buying anything over the internets until the strike is resolved.
Somebody from a blog radio station dropped us a line to say that Tim will be chatting about the strike and his shows and the fans this Friday at 7pm PST.
How funny is it that Tim's interview is in the exact same time slot as the blogtalkradio show I host? Ah, well. I can download shows later.
I'm not sure if this has been brought up before, but what are people planning to do about their tv habits when original programming dries up?
I'll probably end up watching more British and Canadian television.
I'm not sure if this has been brought up before, but what are people planning to do about their tv habits when original programming dries up?
Read. I'm pretty sure I've read less than 1% of the books at my local library, and I have lived here for two and a half years. Dunno what I've been doing with my time, because I sure haven't been watching that much tv. Oh wait. That's right. Internet. Stooopid internet.
This may be the funniest thing I've seen on the strike yet.
While I know the the corporations own the media and I do think the WGA is the little guy in this fight, I think it's a bit risky/stupid to piss off all these highly creative and very funny writers who suddenly have a lot of time on their hands.
eta: at the very least, it's very entertaining for those of us watching.