'Ariel'
[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.
Oh! ita!
Has anyone mentioned this prize in the pencil drawing?
For EUREKA fans: One supportive fan will receive a phone call from Colin Ferguson (Sheriff Jack Carter) and co-creator Jaime Paglia, personally thanking them for their support. Make sure you list Eureka as the show you are supporting when you click on the icon.
Has anyone mentioned this prize in the pencil drawing?
Think I should support this way? I totally want...well, not that Jaime guy. He could be an ax murderer.
I think good PR is helpful but I don't know, at the end of the day, how much of a difference it makes in getting a deal. I think there are other, more important factors pressuring the AMPTP members. (For example, the rumors about the advertising snafu an extended strike will cause them.)
I've been pleasantly surprised by how many people seem to be on our side. Because I don't expect the average person earning an average wage to care if Akiva Goldsman gets internet residuals on top of his $4M fee. They just want to come home, turn on the TV and be entertained. It's okay if they don't care how that entertainment got made.
So public opinion has been in our favor but that I suspect that won't last forever. I do wish we would stop staying stupid things and be more understanding of the situation BTL workers now find themselves in. As the strike continues, I see that coming back to bite us in the ass.
Advertisers seem to be the way to hit the studios. I just think it would be way too difficult to do something like start a letter writing campaign against any advertisers that use the slots during re-runs or non-scripted replacement shows that the networks try to use. If there is some way to get the advertisers to pull out then the networks lose their revenue stream. That's the way to get them to cave quickly.
Perhaps organize a campaign to boycott anyone that advertises during the Superbowl if the networks don't bargain with the writers. That would hit at least one network squarely in the pocketbook.
The thing that always got me is that I rarely actually buy the products that are advertised on primetime network TV.
"Hey Nissan! Pressure the studios to end the writer's strike, or I'll... continue to fast forward through your commercials."
Someone started an LJ community to do just that, ND. I'm not sure if it's fan-based or what.
But the networks selling so much advertising at the upfronts this year could hurt them. My understanding is that they don't have enough available time to offer advertisers make good time. So they might have to *GASP* give money BACK.
there are rumours the tca may be axed in January.
I thought it was already canceled.
Jesse, I know someone on LJ who has been on the picket lines in NY. I can shoot her an e-mail if you want? There is also WGA East, which lists the schedule: [link]
tca?