Writers Guild of America Stike!

[Farbin Kaiber]

We all wonder whats up with the television content we watch, but with the writer churning out such picket phrases as...


"We write the story-a, Eva Longoria," about 30 strikers chanted, referring to a star of the hit ABC show.


This has not happened since...

Writers have not gone on strike since 1988, when the walkout lasted 22 weeks and cost the industry more than $500 million. For 22 weeks, from March 7 through Aug. 7, the writers did not write and television ground to a halt. Thirteen years later, the networks are still paying for those five months of darkened TV sets.


Well, any opinions?


edit: halfway thru posting this I found this...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071106.STRIKE06/TPStory/TPInternational/Television/

I guess It's not only me laughing at how witty our TV writers really are.

[backtrail69]

Oh man a STIKE!

[Jon325i]

I remember those days of '88 (well sorta......booze experiment, long story). Anyway, unlike then, today we have Al Gore's Internet to help us pass the time. YouTube, Torrents, teh pron......I say let them strike!

Jon

[Ray Smoodiver]

Does that mean US television will be forced to bring out content that doesn't suck!?!?!?!

[direction88]

We just got over a lengthy garbage strike here but it looks like it has moved down south! Just look what the hockey strike left us with, televised poker!! I think that the fat and greedy entertainment industry should work this out so again we are not left holding the bag. I am having trouble finding much info on the real dispute, like what the demands of the new contract are?

[atomic]

We just got over a lengthy garbage strike here but it looks like it has moved down south! Just look what the hockey strike left us with, televised poker!! I think that the fat and greedy entertainment industry should work this out so again we are not left holding the bag. I am having trouble finding much info on the real dispute, like what the demands of the new contract are?

They are wanting money from DVD sales and internet sales since the industry is turning to those methods for more income. So they want their share of it....

[JGood]

I don't even have a TV. It's fucking useless.

Everything that's on TV is on the internet, and I control what the hell I watch.

[direction88]

They are wanting money from DVD sales and internet sales since the industry is turning to those methods for more income. So they want their share of it....

Sounds fair enough? The protest chant they made is still keeping me from supporting them though!

[MattE30]

I don't even have a TV. It's fucking useless.

Everything that's on TV is on the internet, and I control what the hell I watch.

lol. You can control what you watch on t.v. It's called a t.v. guide and a brain. But I guess saving an extra $50 a month and watching yahoo GameChannel and reading the box scores aren't worth it to me.

[JGood]

lol. You can control what you watch on t.v. It's called a t.v. guide and a brain. But I guess saving an extra $50 a month and watching yahoo GameChannel and reading the box scores aren't worth it to me.

For your first point, you got 70 some options. My options are virtually limitless.

For your second point, Touche. I don't watch any sports, so I guess if you do, a TV is pretty important.

[kroberts]

IMHO, the only people who give a shit are folks in the industry on both coasts, pro-union democrats, and the ghost of Jimmy Hoffa. The rest of the US has more important things to worry about. This is right up there with the latest Britany Spears news. She might be pregnant again (gasp). You can take the girl out of the trailer park but you cant take the trailer park out of the girl. Honestly, the war in Iraq, oil prices, a stock market in turmoil...and guys who write TV shows for a living are on strike because Aaron Spelling lives in a $125 million dollar house and they dont?

Boo-fucking-hoo!

kr

[LINUS]

Sadly, I doubt this strike will hurt the 'reality' shows like Survivor or American Idol.

I soooooooo hate reality television. Simon what's-his-name needs a swift kick in the nuts.

I'm with JGood - if it weren't for televised games, I'd just have internet. All I care about is Top Gear, so this strike is nothing to me.

[M42Technik]

This is one of the best things to happen in a long time.

I'm seriously thinking this might have a positive impact on people...like that episode of the Simpsons where every kid goes outside for the first time in what seems like years, and rediscovers nature. Ironic that I mention a tv show, isn't it?

Or I'll just sit in front of my computer longer to be more entertained.

[nando]

This has not happened since...

Writers have not gone on strike since 1988, when the walkout lasted 22 weeks and cost the industry more than $500 million. For 22 weeks, from March 7 through Aug. 7, the writers did not write and television ground to a halt. Thirteen years later, the networks are still paying for those five months of darkened TV sets.

uh.. it's been 13 years since 1988? Maybe the strike will be a good thing, kids can study their math homework intsead of watching LOST.

[JGood]

uh.. it's been 13 years since 1988? Maybe the strike will be a good thing, kids can study their math homework intsead of watching LOST.

He copied and pasted it from somewhere else. Maybe the lack of quotes makes it difficult to take that small leap of logic ;)

Point made though, and I agree, less time watching TV is a very very good thing for this society. Maybe teens won't grow up thinking it's OK to be like the fucking idiot on TV (I don't even know what shows/people are "cool" right now).