Well, reports are coming out of Hollywood that the Writer's Strike is going to be over in the next 24 hours. Thank god, now I can once again become the average American and watch 19 hours of TV a week. I had started to learn how to read, and was working on my manifesto. Now I can put those things aside and go back to mindless television viewing to escape all my problems, and I have many problems.
Sidenote: I found 19 hours on average not to be as high as expected, seeing that people in Thailand watch 22.4 hours a week. But I guess people in America are too busy blogging, or shoveling 12 inches of snow.
The Writer's Strike has now been moved from Dead to Me to On Notice. It still took 3 months of TV away and canceled this season of 24.
Showing posts with label strike. Show all posts
Showing posts with label strike. Show all posts
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Friday, January 18, 2008
Let's get to work people!
Since this little writer's strike is almost entering it's 3rd month, I was going to take a moment and reflect on all of this. Reports estimate that the strike has cost Hollywood about $1.4 billion, and rising. Is this all really necessary? All the writer's really want is to make a few more pennies on the dollar, literally. Their main bargaining point is that they would like to make 4 cents per DVD sold, instead of the 2 cents they get now. All this is over 2 cents? WTF? If they had given this to them right away and no strike ever happened, they would not have lost that $1.4 billion and it would take over 10 years to lose that much over the new raise to 4 cents.
In honor of the strike and these money hungry a#@-holes I have featured two videos. One is from the always funny Colbert Report, the other is from the always profane Wu Tang Clan. Enjoy.
In honor of the strike and these money hungry a#@-holes I have featured two videos. One is from the always funny Colbert Report, the other is from the always profane Wu Tang Clan. Enjoy.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Can't we all get along?
I bet you were thinking this post was going to be about world peace or something. Sorry to disappoint all these hippies out there. But....
Ever since that judge decided I was unfit to even see my daughters (he still thinks they deserve my money though) I have been spending more time distracting my brain with mindless television. Well no more. It looks as if this writer's strike is in it for the long hall. Most shows have 3-5 episodes left already filmed and they will have to go into reruns, or god-forbid start airing more reality TV.
Colbert Report, Daily Show, The Tonight Show, and The Late Show have not had a new episode since the strike. Can't these hosts write their own jokes and interview questions? I guess not.
This week is going to be the last episode of The Office because Steve Carrell (not in the writer's guild) refuses to cross the picket line to film new episodes. I was watching Heroes last night and they actually said that the season finale was in 3 weeks. What? Its only November, and its the season finale? Nice 8 episode season guys. O also read that the new season of 24 was on hold indefinitely and probably will not air now until January 2009 (will Earth even exist then?). Now they may also cancel Lost until 2009 as well. Whats going on people? Can't you found a bunch of monkeys to sit down and write these scripts? Couldn't some of the Network Big-Wigs (i.e. Millionaires) to dip slightly into their pockets and actually pay these writers, the ones making all this money for them. As funny as these shows are, the actors are only as funny as the writers.
If I were an actor or Network producer I would be embarrassed that my whole company is crumbling because our lowest employees who sit in a dark room in the basement smoking pot and drinking coffee are on strike, and we can't run our business any more without them. Its almost as if Snow.man went on strike from getting coffee for Jake and the whole company came to a halt and they couldn't find any one else to get coffee.
Ever since that judge decided I was unfit to even see my daughters (he still thinks they deserve my money though) I have been spending more time distracting my brain with mindless television. Well no more. It looks as if this writer's strike is in it for the long hall. Most shows have 3-5 episodes left already filmed and they will have to go into reruns, or god-forbid start airing more reality TV.
Colbert Report, Daily Show, The Tonight Show, and The Late Show have not had a new episode since the strike. Can't these hosts write their own jokes and interview questions? I guess not.
This week is going to be the last episode of The Office because Steve Carrell (not in the writer's guild) refuses to cross the picket line to film new episodes. I was watching Heroes last night and they actually said that the season finale was in 3 weeks. What? Its only November, and its the season finale? Nice 8 episode season guys. O also read that the new season of 24 was on hold indefinitely and probably will not air now until January 2009 (will Earth even exist then?). Now they may also cancel Lost until 2009 as well. Whats going on people? Can't you found a bunch of monkeys to sit down and write these scripts? Couldn't some of the Network Big-Wigs (i.e. Millionaires) to dip slightly into their pockets and actually pay these writers, the ones making all this money for them. As funny as these shows are, the actors are only as funny as the writers.
If I were an actor or Network producer I would be embarrassed that my whole company is crumbling because our lowest employees who sit in a dark room in the basement smoking pot and drinking coffee are on strike, and we can't run our business any more without them. Its almost as if Snow.man went on strike from getting coffee for Jake and the whole company came to a halt and they couldn't find any one else to get coffee.
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