What has Ellen been doing to kill time at then end of shows? I should really Tivo.
Buffy: How was school today? Dawn: The usual. A big square building filled with boredom and despair.
Buffy: Just how I remember it.
'The Killer In Me'
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.
lori - Nov 27, 2007 3:28:09 pm PST #8521 of 10001
Kristen - Nov 27, 2007 3:36:04 pm PST #8522 of 10001
Kristen, I thought for signatory companies, if you are not a WGA member, you can only do X amount of work before being required to become a member. X being dependent on what kind of show you are working on, I think for one hour dramas you have to become a member after your second full hour script.
You are correct. Sort of.
Once you've earned 24 credits, you get the "join or die" call from the WGA. Under Federal Law, however, you can choose not to join the union (or resign from the union after you're a member) and, instead, become a Financial Core Non-Member. You still have to pay dues and are covered by the collective bargaining agreement but you're not subject to the rules and regulations that govern Guild members. For example, you can work for non-signatories. You could also, if you chose to, work during a strike. (Though I don't believe the majority of people who resign from their union do it with this in mind.)
There are very few (like, 7 or 8) fi-core non-members in the WGA. I don't think the DGA has many either. (Though George Lucas is one of them.) My understanding is that SAG has a greater number of fi-core non-members. Actors who can't get work with the big studios resign from the union so they can work for the independents. Some people have resigned over credits issues. There also may be some people who resigned from their union over political contributions.
Jesse - Nov 27, 2007 3:36:22 pm PST #8523 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The other day she had Joey Fatone (and JC!) doing The Singing Bee, and at the end of the show, she did several rounds of it. Usually, I just notice when I go to delete that the show is definitely over, but there are still 2-3 minutes left in the recording.
Kristen - Nov 27, 2007 4:55:52 pm PST #8524 of 10001
Morgana - Nov 27, 2007 5:16:09 pm PST #8525 of 10001
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
The other day she had Joey Fatone (and JC!) doing The Singing Bee, and at the end of the show, she did several rounds of it.
Dayum, I would have been willing to watch her show if I'd known JC was going to be there (I'm assuming you mean Chasez). Because -- mrooowr.
§ ita § - Nov 27, 2007 5:17:04 pm PST #8526 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ha. They left in the #.
Jesse - Nov 27, 2007 5:20:03 pm PST #8527 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm assuming you mean Chasez
Yes, indeed. He looked... skinny.
Sean K - Nov 27, 2007 5:20:27 pm PST #8528 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Carson Daly: Even less bright than I thought.
There we have it. Definitive proof that Carson Daly is, indeed, a douche.
Strega - Nov 27, 2007 5:21:39 pm PST #8529 of 10001
Honestly, I dunno. I could see that as a Letterman bit. I mean, the jokes won't be funny; this is a given.
Vortex - Nov 27, 2007 5:26:40 pm PST #8530 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I believe that I said it first.