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.
Um, well, we listened to aggressively cheerful music sung by people chosen for their ability to dance. Then we ate cookie dough, and talked about boys.
Giles ,'Get It Done'
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.
DebetEsse - Jan 09, 2008 12:09:54 pm PST #9467 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Pix - Jan 09, 2008 12:19:08 pm PST #9468 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
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.
Allyson - Jan 09, 2008 1:54:24 pm PST #9469 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
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.
Kevin - Jan 09, 2008 1:58:34 pm PST #9470 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
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.
Wolfram - Jan 09, 2008 3:30:20 pm PST #9471 of 10001
Visilurking
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.
Typo Boy - Jan 09, 2008 3:31:55 pm PST #9472 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.
Also whatever the WGA is doing wrong, it is not the WGA who is refusing to strike a deal.
Tamara - Jan 09, 2008 3:39:32 pm PST #9473 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
What Typo Boy said.
Invisible Green - Jan 09, 2008 4:11:10 pm PST #9474 of 10001
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?
tiggy - Jan 09, 2008 5:29:49 pm PST #9475 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
Kristen - Jan 09, 2008 6:05:28 pm PST #9476 of 10001