Wrod.
Easy Bake. Flop-a-palooza. Woosh. Pop. I don't skulk.
Angel ,'Shells'
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.
d - Dec 16, 2007 8:53:37 am PST #9012 of 10001
It's nice to see some brave pretenders trying to make it interesting.
Kevin - Dec 16, 2007 9:35:06 am PST #9013 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Well, on the plus side they're stopping collecting money. Uhm, soon.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 16, 2007 9:55:37 am PST #9014 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I suppose there's the question of whether all the money that's been donated toward that would have been given if it were something less catchy like feeding the poor.
Polter-Cow - Dec 16, 2007 10:39:19 am PST #9015 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'm just unsure of how many signed scripts I can get to help, and how fast. It won't be done in time for xmas unless I can get a good bunch by midweek.
I just called Rob to see if he (or any of the other VM folk) can help out. Actually, let me talk to my friend at Sarah Connor Chronicles to see if he can get something.
NoiseDesign - Dec 16, 2007 10:45:58 am PST #9016 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
I'm sure that feeding people wouldn't have generated that kind of money but that's a totally different rant.
Kristen - Dec 16, 2007 10:58:52 am PST #9017 of 10001
I think that there were a number ways that a fundraising drive could have been incredibly successful. (Maybe not $40k successful but definitely a good amount.) For whatever reason, that wasn't the direction they chose, which is disappointing.
Elais - Dec 16, 2007 1:36:00 pm PST #9018 of 10001
making her home at bronzebeta.com since 2001
I bought a box of pencils in that campaign, because I wanted to do SOMETHING to show support for the writers and Joss was one of the main drivers behind the campaign.
Supporting the writers by directly donating to the WGA would be more practical, but not as 'sexy' and 'easy' as buying pencils.
Its tough to read about descriptions of the enormous power and resources of studios. It almost seems like every post here is telling writers and their supporters that 'resistence is futile' when it comes to attempting to wring a better deal from the studios.
Typo Boy - Dec 16, 2007 1:48:18 pm PST #9019 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Well I don't believe resistance is futile. The WGA has resources too. The strike is costing the studios money in the long run.
NoiseDesign - Dec 16, 2007 2:13:35 pm PST #9020 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
I think the writers have a very strong weapon and that is not writing. That's what they are doing with the strike and in time it will play out. Its the things like the pencils that I think have no effect and are just publicity stunts. The strike is the big action and it is just going to take time to play out.
Topic!Cindy - Dec 16, 2007 4:08:20 pm PST #9021 of 10001
What is even happening?
Its tough to read about descriptions of the enormous power and resources of studios. It almost seems like every post here is telling writers and their supporters that 'resistence is futile' when it comes to attempting to wring a better deal from the studios.
I disagree. I've seen an incredible amount of support here for the writers (both because many of us are writers' fans, and some Buffistas are striking WGA members). There's less support here (although still some, I think) for the pencil campaign.
If I've followed the conversation correctly, the pencil campaign just strikes some people as unseemly (for whatever reasons). United Hollywood has co-opted a fannish sort of protest and is waving it like a banner in a professional battle. Some fans seem all for that, but not all.