Members Sylph Posted November 6, 2007 Members Share Posted November 6, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted November 6, 2007 Members Share Posted November 6, 2007 GREY'S ANATOMY has already stopped production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted November 6, 2007 Members Share Posted November 6, 2007 LOL. I take that as a yes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AMCer Posted November 6, 2007 Members Share Posted November 6, 2007 I found this article about the '88 writers strike http://groups.google.co.nz/group/alt.fan.l...6569f82af58ed62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stenbeck212 Posted November 6, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 6, 2007 There might be other picketing, but Rockefeller Center is a tourist attraction in its own right, and it makes sense to convene there. Radio City Music Hall, NBC and the skating rink are a part of the complex. If the strike goes on for a few more weeks, they can even capitalize on views of the big Christmas tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juppiter Posted November 6, 2007 Members Share Posted November 6, 2007 Can we stop the stupid bickering? A lot of us come to this topic wanting intelligent discussion about the possible ramifications this strike could have for soaps and other shows. But 2 or 3 of you are having a dumb argument nobody except you cares about. Just make it a PM war... jeez louise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TC Posted November 6, 2007 Members Share Posted November 6, 2007 I'd love to know who that was. And this is cute, from Claire Labine: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted November 6, 2007 Members Share Posted November 6, 2007 Obama, Clinton, Edwards back WGA WASHINGTON -- The three leading Democratic presidential candidates weighed in on the writers strike Monday, coming down on the side of the WGA. "I stand with the writers," Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois said from his campaign headquarters in Chicago. "The guild's demand is a test of whether media corporations are going to give writers a fair share of the wealth their work creates or continue concentrating profits in the hands of their executives." Said Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York: "I support the Writers Guild's pursuit of a fair contract that pay them for their work in all mediums. I hope the producers and writers will return to the bargaining table." The latest campaign finance reports have Obama and Clinton neck-and-neck for Hollywood dollars. According to an analysis of campaign contributions by the Center of Responsive Politics, the Obama campaign had raised $2,073,325 through October from Hollywood, while the Clinton campaign raised $2,141,609 from the movie, music and TV industries. Obama also pushed the two sides to get together and make a deal. "I urge the producers to work with the writers so that everyone can get back to work," he said. Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards also backed the strikers. "These writers deserve to be compensated fairly for their work, and I commend their courage in standing up to big media conglomerates," he said. "As someone who has walked picket lines with workers all across America and as a strong believer in collective bargaining, I hope that both sides are able to quickly reach a just settlement." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted November 6, 2007 Administrator Share Posted November 6, 2007 That's awesome!! I hope we get to see more pictures of soap writers (collection for my database of course ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snark Posted November 6, 2007 Members Share Posted November 6, 2007 I believe Toups is referring to the force majeure clause, as mentioned at the end of this Hollywood Reporter article. (Warning: Hollywood Reporter articles sometimes have annoying pop-up ads.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted November 6, 2007 Members Share Posted November 6, 2007 Me too, was there another strike in the 80's, other than the infamous one in 1988? I ask because Search was long canceled before the 5 month strike in 88. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted November 6, 2007 Members Share Posted November 6, 2007 Toups, are you going to update the photos of the writers in the Profiles subforum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TC Posted November 6, 2007 Members Share Posted November 6, 2007 Yes a shorter one in 1981 I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snark Posted November 6, 2007 Members Share Posted November 6, 2007 The Ap is reporting that Desperate Housewives will go out of production tomorrow. They're already out of scripts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted November 6, 2007 Administrator Share Posted November 6, 2007 I believe in NYC, they're going to different locations each day. I think today was at Silvercup Studios and tomorrow they're going to the Time Warner location. If people have time, go take pictures of soap writers!! I'll be adding the Leslie Nipkow picture her profile. As for updating, I don't have time to search for new pictures, so if you find any, please send them over and I'll add the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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