I don't think the favored nations clause (although agreed on verbally) made it into the written deal. I could be wrong.
May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
The Minearverse 6: Fiery Thread of Death
[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. Oh, and help us get Terriers dvds!
Tamara - Feb 14, 2008 11:12:10 am PST #143 of 4535
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Kristen - Feb 14, 2008 11:30:54 am PST #144 of 4535
MFN was a verbal agreement on New Media only.
Kristen - Feb 14, 2008 1:47:52 pm PST #145 of 4535
In disappointing news, it seems that a lot of shows won't be back on the air until next season and the folks who work on those shows will be unemployed for, at least, another few months. A large number of BTL workers on the TV side may end up being unemployed for a total of 5-10 months, depending on the show.
libkitty - Feb 14, 2008 2:05:26 pm PST #146 of 4535
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
What does the favored nations clause mean in this context?
Una - Feb 14, 2008 2:17:06 pm PST #147 of 4535
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
*stomps on glib off-topic reply* All this talk of Most Favoured Nation is giving me all sorts of flashbacks to high school debate, the year we did China....
I have no reply for libkitty. But yay for the writers getting a deal that doesn't totally suck, and extra yay for Kristen giving us the no-rumours low-down! (This is the only place I've been getting strike news from.)
Burrell - Feb 14, 2008 2:17:17 pm PST #148 of 4535
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
A large number of BTL workers on the TV side may end up being unemployed for a total of 5-10 months, depending on the show.
egad, that sucks. I don't know how you cover that kind of unexpected work gap.
Kristen - Feb 14, 2008 4:19:01 pm PST #149 of 4535
For a different perspective, Harlan Ellison does not like the deal. Or any of us folks who do.
Dana - Feb 14, 2008 4:22:05 pm PST #150 of 4535
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Does Harlan Ellison like anyone?
Typo Boy - Feb 14, 2008 5:01:58 pm PST #151 of 4535
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.
Didn't Harlan Ellison used to be good at rage essays? Cause I couldn't tell what the fuck he was talking about. He could be 100% right for all I know; but there was nothing in what he wrote that would have told me that. I don't mean that he was unconvincing. I mean he did not tell me what to be convinced or unconvinced about, other than the fact that he is really pissed at the WGA leadership and the deal Is Really Bad.
Laga - Feb 14, 2008 5:37:31 pm PST #152 of 4535
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Harlan Ellison is pissed? Alert the media.