I am kind of excited to find out what the networks and studios do! Is it going to be crazy game shows all the time?
Three words: Monkeys. Roller-skates. Helmet-mounted-wireless-video-cameras.
Doesn't winter seem more like archiving season?
Willow ,'Lessons'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Nov 02, 2007 7:55:23 am PDT #80 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Tom Scola - Nov 02, 2007 7:55:30 am PDT #81 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Here's a very abbreviated list of what shows will be affected.
tommyrot - Nov 02, 2007 8:00:55 am PDT #82 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Daisy Jane - Nov 02, 2007 8:01:24 am PDT #83 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I love this post on Metafilter about the WGA strike.
HI-larious!
All the, "Great! I hope it kills tv which sucks and never has anything good!" posts make me @@~forever.
Ailleann - Nov 02, 2007 8:06:03 am PDT #84 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
Here's a very abbreviated list of what shows will be affected.
I find it interesting... I know that reality programs are "unscripted", but isn't there someone writing some kind of copy for them? Voiceovers, or something? I'll eat my hat if Ryan Seacrest does all his little intro snippets on the fly. Are those writers not unionized?
Dana - Nov 02, 2007 8:07:20 am PDT #85 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
One of the articles I read, Aillean, said that reality shows use a lot of non-guild writers.
Tom Scola - Nov 02, 2007 8:08:02 am PDT #86 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
That's one of the issues they're striking over, Aillenne. They're claiming that the producers are ignoring the rules.
bon bon - Nov 02, 2007 8:08:29 am PDT #87 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Are those writers not unionized?
The writers of ANTM went on strike for this reason, can't recall the resolution. They were led by djb, TWoP recapper-turned-writer.
Dana - Nov 02, 2007 8:11:07 am PDT #88 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I have decided that restaurants which offer burritos should also put a nap on the menu.
"I'd like a chicken burrito, a coke, and a 15-minute nap after I'm finished eating."
Scrappy - Nov 02, 2007 8:12:58 am PDT #89 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Suzi, if they are doing coke a telltale giveaway would be a sudden increase in paranoia and a bad temper. However, speaking from an HR perspective, an employer has to respect an employee's personal privacy. A company can only act on an employee's job performance and not on why. If they are nodding off at their desk, we can act on that fact, but if they do their work, it wouldn't matter if a friend came in and told us they did a zillion dollars worth of heroin a day. Make sure that you or anyone who has to work with this person documents bad behavior, so you have a list of dates and events. Ask HR what they need to know and they might have suggestions for you.