Leno didn't fire them; NBC did.
Harrow: You didn't have to wound that man. Mal: Yeah, I know, it was just funny.
'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.
Strega - Dec 02, 2007 3:40:17 pm PST #8656 of 10001
tiggy - Dec 02, 2007 3:41:32 pm PST #8657 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
Leno didn't fire them; NBC did.
there's that too.
NoiseDesign - Dec 02, 2007 3:41:59 pm PST #8658 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
Just because his name is on the show it doesn't make him in charge of firing the staff. Be careful who you are pointing fingers at folks.
Wolfram - Dec 02, 2007 3:42:52 pm PST #8659 of 10001
Visilurking
Also, I don't think it's fair that just because some awesome folks are taking money out of their own pockets to pay laid off staff (Jon Stewart, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien etc.) other folks should be vilified for not doing it. The Jay Lenos are not the bad guys here.
libkitty - Dec 02, 2007 5:43:31 pm PST #8660 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
My most favoritest ribbon magnet was on a van in my apartment complex's lot: "Support the latest trendy ribbon fad." Living in Eugene makes for fantastic bumper-sticker-spotting.
That's great, Una! I didn't know you were in Eugene. I lived there for a while in 6th grade (or maybe 5th, I moved a lot) and loved it. Of course, I supposed it's possible that it may have changed a bit in the intervening, oh, nearly 30 years.
le nubian - Dec 02, 2007 6:15:17 pm PST #8661 of 10001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Note just for the record: I posted the original link, I did not claim Leno fired his staff. The details of the staff firing (and that Leno was not behind it) were at the link.
Consuela - Dec 02, 2007 7:24:38 pm PST #8662 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Other labor-related movies worth watching, in strike solidarity:
Norma Rae
Matewan (starring Chris Cooper!)
BigDuluth - Dec 02, 2007 7:35:42 pm PST #8663 of 10001
"I am the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world"
Yeah... I'm a moron.
sumi - Dec 02, 2007 7:38:06 pm PST #8664 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Yeah, but Matewan and Norma Rae aren't musicals.
Consuela - Dec 02, 2007 7:56:24 pm PST #8665 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, I missed that musical was a requirement. Oops?