Help! I'm Trapped Inside a Monitor: The Media Thread

I just read the Sara M thing. What a pile of *something the filter will pick up*. Her, ehm, altercation with RLS was humorous because his answers were all over the place (and I got the impression that he wasn't taking it seriously anyway), but the rest was on par with the worst red carpet babble.

I guess this question can go in the media thread. I keep reading that studios are stockpiling scripts to prepare for the possible/probable writers' strike. But if they do strike, won't they picket, and won't actors and others refuse to cross the picket lines? If that's so, how could production continue? There's going to be a strike. I voted to authorize and so did every other writer I know. It could happen as soon as November 1, but the writers guild might wait until the actors and directors guilds contracts are up in the summer. Which would be really ineffective, we need to strike now to get what we deserve and criple the TV industry so they'll give it to us. Even if the writers did strike that soon, there would be at least 3 or 4 scripts on most shows that still could be shot out even though the writers cant do re-writes since all the other guilds are still under contract and would be required to report to work since it's not their guild striking. See you on the picket line. The tactics might seem cruel but are necassary. /bitter rant

My cousin also voted to authorize, even though her husband is an exec with a large studio. He supports her on it. wonder if HL is a member of the WG? I would think, since he wrote the pilot for Dragans of New York and his screenplay for the Gunseller was picked up by a studio (a few years ago), he might be a meember.

I found really disturbing the interview with her going on about how good a kisser HL is (i.e. re Half-Wit). Given her engagement at the time, that really squicked me. Ew! Ranee, where did JM say this???

Weren't her "comments" a part of a cut and paste tabloid article partially worked around answers to questions at the television festival/press conference this summer. I seem to recall that her gushing was about 10% real/90% made up. The tactics might seem cruel but are necassary. /bitter rant I don't think the rant sounds bitter, though given that I don't have a job that's in any way protected by anything, I don't know how it personally feels to go through union negotiations. I wish you all the best of luck with it.

wonder if HL is a member of the WG? I would think, since he wrote the pilot for Dragans of New York and his screenplay for the Gunseller was picked up by a studio (a few years ago), he might be a meember. That's a good question! I don't know if he is or not...he's not a writer on House but would that matter? It's like she sort of garbles it, like she knows it starts with "Grun" and then she sort of blanks on it and mumbles it into something that sounds like "Grunble". I thought it was funny because I can relate to the idea of panicking in the middle of a word because you have no idea where that word is going. Oh I can relate to that too! It's like that scene in Christmas Vacation where the mail man delivers a letter to "Clark W. Gris...*garble*..." only slightly more sad cause poor Grunny started the whole thing and she got his name wrong! *g* Thanks though for confirming that I heard that...I thought maybe I was nuts..but no...or at least not for that.

There's going to be a strike. I voted to authorize and so did every other writer I know. It could happen as soon as November 1, but the writers guild might wait until the actors and directors guilds contracts are up in the summer. Which would be really ineffective, we need to strike now to get what we deserve and criple the TV industry so they'll give it to us. Even if the writers did strike that soon, there would be at least 3 or 4 scripts on most shows that still could be shot out even though the writers cant do re-writes since all the other guilds are still under contract and would be required to report to work since it's not their guild striking. See you on the picket line. The tactics might seem cruel but are necassary. /bitter rant It doesn't sound bitter to me, either. Ironically, writers/actors/directors strikes might be one of the last unions in America that the general population gives a hang about. After all, something's got to be on the tee-vee, right? I remember way back in the day when the writers went on strike, "Moonlighting" was on the air and they had David, Maddie and Herbert Viola come out to sing "Wooly Bully" as a means of killing some air time. :-) Here's a procedural question. If there are drafts of scripts already done that need re-writes, can the studio hand them off to non-union writers to do the final polish? Or would they not even bother because of A.) inferior quality B.) harming relations with the union?

The studios would be morons to give it to a non-union writer because they're not as polished as David Shore would be AND if the network/studio did that (which they wouldn't out of respect for david and the rest of the staff who week after week gives us such superior writing) they would burn many a bridge. In order to write Dragans of NY HL would've had to join the writers guild. But seeing as he hasn't written anything recently, he would probably just be an associate member of which the benefits are nil. the only upside to the strike (of course besides hopefullly increased health care and residuals) would be that I wouldn't have money to afford candy corn which is soooo good but if we had a strike, I'd have to budget and alas candy corn wouldn't be in the budget and maybe then i'd lose weight!

In order to write Dragans of NY HL would've had to join the writers guild. But seeing as he hasn't written anything recently, he would probably just be an associate member of which the benefits are nil. Thanks for the answer donkeykong! So HL as an associate member could/would/should still report to the show if they shoot stockpiled scripts? Good luck by the way...I hope it works out for you guys!

I was on strike once, donkeykong, and everyone gives you doughnuts so you won't lose weight that way. Wishing you guys all the best.

I'm guessing you don't have any pressing medical issues that could be taken care of right before the strike DK? Shame, that was what got my father through two of the three Ma Bell strikes

There's going to be a strike. I voted to authorize and so did every other writer I know. It could happen as soon as November 1, but the writer's guild might wait until the actor's and director's guilds' contracts are up in the summer. Which would be really ineffective, we need to strike now to get what we deserve and cripple the TV industry so they'll give it to us. Even if the writers did strike that soon, there would be at least 3 or 4 scripts on most shows that still could be shot out even though the writers can't do re-writes since all the other guilds are still under contract and would be required to report to work since it's not their guild striking. See you on the picket line. The tactics might seem cruel but are necessary. /bitter rant Solidarity, donkeykong!

The studios would be morons to give it to a non-union writer because they're not as polished as David Shore would be AND if the network/studio did that (which they wouldn't out of respect for david and the rest of the staff who week after week gives us such superior writing) they would burn many a bridge. Even if they did... I understand how the other unions can't walk in support of the WG as their contracts haven't expired, but if they are a union show, would they have to work with a non-union script anyway? Do the writers who are also producers (of which House has dozens), continue with their producing duties during a strike (and simply not write) or do they go out completely?

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