Some of it had to be pre-taped.
yes, but the bit in the background didn't have any dialogue, so he's safe there :)
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[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.
Some of it had to be pre-taped.
yes, but the bit in the background didn't have any dialogue, so he's safe there :)
Advertising Age has a piece about NBC's "First Digital Out-of-Home Upfront. From there:
As the writers strike drags on, it's growing more likely that the big broadcast networks will pull back from their glitzy May presentations for their prime-time schedules.
So the real question is: If there are no upfronts, will Silverman say the nerdy, ugly, mean kids canceled graduation or homecoming?
I just watched it, and while I think it was planned, I don't really think it was scripted. I'm sure there's a fine line there, but I'd bet that they're not crossing it.
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.According to the WGA strike leader interviewed on NPR yesterday, non-WGA members may write for themselves, but WGA members may not. Improv is okay, but no scripted writing.
The WGA needs to shut the fuck up, blow me, take all the bullshit off the table, strike a deal, shut the fuck up, blow me again, and let writers get back to work.
I've never wanted to shove my foot up a union's ass like this. They seem to simultaneously shove more passengers on their boat while drilling bigger holes in the floor.
If the WGA has gone this far, the only way they can get any benefit is to really go for it. Which includes trying to shove anybody and everybody they can on to the boat. IMHO.
the only way they can get any benefit is to really go for it.
No, it isn't. They'd gain a lot more ground, and respect, if they'd pick their battles. Regardless, the strike is taking its economic toll on the networks as it's meant to do. Petty statements about Leno and the re-purposed Golden Globes do not help the cause.
Also whatever the WGA is doing wrong, it is not the WGA who is refusing to strike a deal.
What Typo Boy said.
He may not work as a writer because of his WGA membership...
What would happen if he did write? Would he get kicked out of the WGA?