Wow.

Wow wow wow.

Good goddamn.

I was explaining the strike to my boss's wife at dinner tonight, and I said it looked like the AMPTP was going to walk away today, but I had no idea they would go out so shittily.

a streaming proposal that would require us to give them more money than we make ourselves

Someone please explain to me how asking for a percentage of profits (that is less than 100) could possibly result in a calculation that exceeds the profit in question?

Oh, thank you, AMPTP:

Lastly, we cannot agree to any new residual formula based upon the concept of “Distributor’s Gross.” That is, any residual formula that requires payment to be made based upon the receipts of an entity other than the signatory Company is unacceptable to us. Our agreement to share revenues with you must be limited to those revenues actually received by the signatory Company.

So...I don't understand what the WGA is asking for here because if I'm understanding this correctly, it would technically be possible for the writers to get a percentage of money the studios don't have. Although I don't know how that would happen when they're only asking for 2.5 frickin' percent.

CHANT: "A-M-P-T-P, COP A PLEA!"

I'm trying to figure out how that scans. Two silent beats before "cop a plea"?

Me too, Jon, and it's driving me crazy. I didn't think of the silent beat option. I'm with the writers, but chants shouldn't make me doubt their abilities. Maybe they need some cheerleaders to help them.

The Grr Argh Guy picture is my favorite, so far. That must have been a fun day for ME fans, who have been itching to picket FOX for something, for years now.

Maybe they need some cheerleaders to help them.

Maybe two hand claps instead of two silent beats?

A-M-P-T-P
t clap t clap COP A PLEA!

In my head, P-T share a beat (8th notes, if you will), and then there's a beat rest at the end to take a breath before you start again.

If P-T-P were said like playing musical third notes, it would work.

This is my favourite: [link]

All credit to other fans for turning up for this. (The person in that photo flew in from the UK). I pretty much sat on my bum, but still.

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What is Tim yelling to Fury?

Caption contest, I say.

"Cordelia's death was mine by right, damn your hide!"

I had just about made it through 300+ pictures, then the total jumped to 584. I'm just so, wow! Rock on Writers, and Fans, and Actors, and all those contributing to this!

The news seems so discouraging. May sensible heads prevail.