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Hollywood Union Authorized to Strike
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Posted on 10/20/2007 11:26:11 PM PDT by fallingwater
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Members of Hollywood's film and television writers union have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike anytime after their contract expires at the end of the month.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hollywood; strike; unions
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To: fallingwater
OMG - does this mean no new episodes of “Moonlighting” this season???
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posted on
10/20/2007 11:47:47 PM PDT
by
The Duke
(I have met the enemy, and he is named 'Apathy'!)
To: fallingwater
Aw Righty! No sympathy here.
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posted on
10/20/2007 11:48:33 PM PDT
by
taxesareforever
(Never forget Matt Maupin)
To: The Duke
This means lots and lots of reruns.
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posted on
10/20/2007 11:50:00 PM PDT
by
Old Seadog
(Inside every old person is a young person saying "WTF happened?".)
To: The Duke
When Liberals complain about executive pay and their bonuses, I always point to the overpayment to their Hollywood stars.
They are paid well for acting like someone else. Even athletes have a more noble occupation.
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posted on
10/20/2007 11:52:41 PM PDT
by
Loud Mime
(Life was better when cigarette companies could advertise and lawyers could not)
To: fallingwater
Maybe they can recruit some scabs from elementary schools since that seems to be about the level at which TV writers function.
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posted on
10/20/2007 11:55:43 PM PDT
by
manic4organic
(Send a care package through USO today.)
To: All
I say that if the writer’s union goes on strike then we should form a viewer’s union and go on strike indefinitely.
To: fallingwater
How many writers does Hollywood need to write their reality series? Hell that's mostly what they put out now. Heh.
And I am pretty sure I could throw a rock out a window and hit something that could effectively write a remake of a TV show, or a movie, or a movie about a TV show.
To: fallingwater
PLEASE strike.
The endless faucet of crap being turned off might actually motivate some people to turn off the idiot box or at least check out something of educational value.
To: taxesareforever
Promises ! Promises !
When we consider the crud generated by this pathetic industry, I say:
Strike! Strike! Strike!
And, may it last a good four years!
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posted on
10/21/2007 12:05:00 AM PDT
by
dk/coro
To: fallingwater
It’s very sad when so many communists are put out of work.
NOT!!!
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posted on
10/21/2007 12:08:48 AM PDT
by
Kickass Conservative
(Guns don't kill people, gun free zones kill people)
To: fallingwater
Does this mean they can’t print their own picket signs?
Or do they pay scabs to do it for them? Quite the dilemma.
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posted on
10/21/2007 12:13:36 AM PDT
by
Kickass Conservative
(Guns don't kill people, gun free zones kill people)
To: fallingwater
I heard on the radio that, if the writers went on strike, many shows would stop production immediately, e.g....THE VIEW.
Writers? So all that “controversial” garbage from Rosie was scripted??? Say it ain’t so, Joe!!!
To: fallingwater
1.I don’t have cable- 2.I don’t have a dish- 3.I don’t go to movies- 4.I don’t care
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posted on
10/21/2007 1:32:49 AM PDT
by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: fallingwater
BFD!
I sure can live with Hollywood indefinitely! I relish the opportunity to prove this! I hope that most of the rest of the country does as well. We all would be better off if Hollywood in its entirety would go away for 5 or 10 years at least. The IQ level of the country would go up at least 20%.
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posted on
10/21/2007 1:54:53 AM PDT
by
truthguy
(Good intentions are not enough)
To: fallingwater
Sorry! I meant to say I can live WITHOUT Hollywood indefinitely. I guess it’s late.
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posted on
10/21/2007 2:00:35 AM PDT
by
truthguy
(Good intentions are not enough)
To: fallingwater
this is meaningless
They are just authorizing the union bosses to call a strike.
it's SOP during contract negotiation. This is just saber rattling for the bargaining table
.
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posted on
10/21/2007 2:44:44 AM PDT
by
Elle Bee
To: fallingwater
That's cool. My wife won't watch regular American TV dramas anyways unless we're watching on DVD to skip the incessant commercials.
She's always into the Spanish soap opras anyways, and I encourage it heartily. The women are GORGEOUS...
And now she's into the Indian dramas.
LAAGA YASH RAJ MEIN EK AUR DAAG!
And the Indian women are just as gorgeous as the Latina women. It's just that I can't understand a word that they're saying...but I forgive them! All of them... = p
We've been watching all of our TV series via DVD for years, or by DVR. We're going to start with our first episode of "Seinfeld" soon.
I suspect this isn't going to have as much impact as these union folks hope.
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posted on
10/21/2007 2:57:48 AM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: fallingwater
Film Actors Guild.
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posted on
10/21/2007 4:29:28 AM PDT
by
mirkwood
(Rainy day in downeast Maine)
To: fallingwater
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posted on
10/21/2007 4:56:32 AM PDT
by
RoadTest
(Victory, thy name is Jeshua.)
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