Lorne ,'Why We Fight'
[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.
Last night on the Daily Show, he did a short bit with Jon Stewart where he said that, while he is a member of the WGA, his work visa prohibits him from striking (with the penalty being deportation). What a bind!
I suspect that his work visa requires him to be employed, so if Jon made him a production assistant or something he'd be okay. He can't write, but he's employed.
He was participating in a clearly scripted bit.
He was participating in a clearly scripted bit.
but if he didn't write it, he's fine.
Well, if Stewart wrote it, then wouldn't Stewart get in trouble instead? I'm thinking of what Wolfram quoted in this post.
Well, if Stewart wrote it, then wouldn't Stewart get in trouble instead? I'm thinking of what Wolfram quoted in this post.
the issue that we were discussing wasn't who wrote the bit, but about Oliver's work visa. He may not work as a writer because of his WGA membership, but he he may be able to work in another capacity.
Maybe Oliver wrote his part of that bit.
the issue that we were discussing wasn't who wrote the bit, but about Oliver's work visa.
I get that, but I was looking at the larger picture.
They're allowed to write for themselves as long as they don't write for anyone else. Or that was my take away from the earlier legalese.