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 Hollywood Copes Without WritersPosted on Nov 13, 2007
Though Ellen DeGeneres has taken her show across the picket line and some reality TV has improvised along, Hollywood is increasingly worried about its wordless future. Late night talk shows went to reruns immediately and the scripted shows are nearly tapped out of fresh episodes. The writers, meanwhile, show no sign of ending their strike any time soon.
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By vet240, November 14, 2007 at 2:34 pm #
If a prolonged strike will result in the demise of Fux News it’ll be worth the sacrifice.
Report thisBy Charlie, November 14, 2007 at 2:22 pm #
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Are you kidding, of course people are paid to write those “crappy” shows, and let me tell you, it ain’t much. Have you seen what writers make: http://writerspay.hollywoodstrikes.com
Report thisBy The Village Idiot, November 14, 2007 at 12:12 pm #
You mean people are PAID to write those crappy shows? And they want MORE money?
At least I feel better knowing that these celebrities really aren’t very clever if even Ellen DeGeneres can’t think of anything to say on her own TALK show (I assume she began her career without the benefit of a staff of writers, so what happened to her wit? Did it refuse to cross the picket line?). I’m not one to advocate walking in lockstep with a group’s agenda if you don’t agree with it, but when this is over Ellen’s colleagues are going to remember her choice to cross the line, a decision she will probably regret.
Hammo: We aren’t talking about writing and the media. We are talking about the WRITER’S STRIKE.
Report thisBy thomas billis, November 14, 2007 at 11:45 am #
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She cries over a dog and steps over the lives of real people.What a caring person.
Report thisBy nopuppy, November 14, 2007 at 7:43 am #
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As I’ve said elsewhere, I’m a writer, and writers should certainly be rewarded appropriately.
But the reality is: the world, and our society in particular, will be much better off without all this teevee and movie kaka. Turn off the tube, stay out of the theaters! Read a book and use your brain! Hell, just talk to other people, and use your brain! Teevee and movies don’t require brains; they’re what we watch to KEEP from thinking. Turn ‘em off and keep ‘em off!
Report thisBy Hammo, November 14, 2007 at 5:18 am #
Speaking of writing and the media, the recent news involving Oprah Winfrey’s decision to remove the book THE EDUCATION OF LITTLE TREE from her book list seems to require further exploration by thoughtful people.
For more information, see the article …
“Oprah bumps book ‘Education of Little Tree’ from list; readers can explore many factors involved”
AmericanChronicle.com
November 9, 2007
http://americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp? articleID=42576
Report thisBy Douglas Chalmers, November 13, 2007 at 9:36 pm #
“...shows went to reruns immediately and the scripted shows are nearly tapped out of fresh episodes....”
Just import stuff from CHINA, ha ha! The have heaps......
Report thisBy P. T., November 13, 2007 at 9:34 pm #
Ellen DeGeneres—What a backstabbing creep
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