Originally Posted By mawnck dalmatians on hiatus. >>have at it. I'm out.<< Gee, it's going to get awful quiet in here with both of 'em on strike against the topic.
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror Well, Mawnck, we can talk about something else, if ya like... Got any ideas for prime-time animated series? We can still pitch those...
Originally Posted By mawnck I was thinking maybe a crudely-drawn dysfunctional family. With lots of cultural references.
Originally Posted By mawnck Oh yeah? When was the last time an animated series about a dysfunctional family got cancelled?
Originally Posted By Ursula I went looking for this thread the other day and couldn't find it. Friday was a rainy day here in glorious Southern California. Were the strikers out protesting in the rain? Not where I work. Makes you wonder how into it they really are if a light showering chased them all away. Anyone know if they were at other studios?
Originally Posted By cstephens I was kinda wondering about that as well. Not sure where you work, but I know of at least one studio where there were no protestors. When I heard about it, I thought maybe they had called off the picketing because they were considering the revised deal that the studios offered on Thursday, and they weren't scheduled to talk again until Tuesday (today), but the strikers were back out on Monday. Maybe there was a big rally somewhere last Friday? When they have big organized rallies (like the ones they've had in Century City and Hollywood), I believe they pull the strikers from other locations. Or maybe it really was just the rain. /cs
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Makes you wonder how into it they really are if a light showering chased them all away.<< There was a lightning strike and the writer's stayed away in support of that. Badda zzzzing!
Originally Posted By Ursula Buahahaha, 2oony! And what is up with those signs? They are WRITERS!!! Can they at least come up with something clever to say? Oh, wait. It is mostly TV writers, nevermind.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Can they at least come up with something clever to say?<< Or better chants, at least ... "Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Not sharing advertising and download fee revenue generated from online distribution of our work as well as distribution in formats such as DVD, Blu-Ray, podcasts, and any distribution channels in development or in development in the foreseeable future has got to go!" ... just isn't very catchy.
Originally Posted By DlandJB Well, if my health insurance was suspended during the strike I don't think I'd be motivated to walk a picket line in the rain. I'm just sayin'.....
Originally Posted By Ursula ^ Chickens! When I was a wee lass, the dock workers would strike in wind, rain, hail, and whatever else the horrid weathers of San Pedro could scrounge up. Health insurance, wassdat?
Originally Posted By cstephens I guess it's a good thing they're not picketing in Seattle or Chicago or Boston or somewhere there's regularly nasty weather this time of year. /cs
Originally Posted By Rontheman Actually we were just talking about this today, that people would think everyone stayed in from the rain. Fridays happen to be the days when there is only one scheduled picketing event. I think it was at Sony that rainy day. We've been amazingly fortunate in that the weather has cooperated and been just about perfect for every scheduled day of picketing. That streak may break on Thursday, but we are not picketing on what's forecast to be another rainy Friday. Today it was beautiful and in the 80's. I don't think the New Yorkers are quite that lucky. Although I am amused by the people who keep trying to lob the wimp label at the picketing writers. Well, yeah. Obviously it's not really the same make up of people as a dock strike. I doubt you see pregnant woman and 80 year olds on the docks too much. When nurses or teachers go on strike it's different too. But for a bunch of typically solitary, sedentary people I think we're doing alright.
Originally Posted By cstephens Rontheman wrote: > Fridays happen to be the days when there is only one scheduled picketing event. I think it was at Sony that rainy day You don't remember where you were on Friday? /cs
Originally Posted By Rontheman Yes, I was with my wife in the hospital, as a matter of fact. I missed most of last week. I'm back this week though.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: I was just wondering if any of the soap operas have been affected by this strike thingie yet. I mean, I don't usually conjur them up in the crystal ball anymore. But you'd think they'd be some of the first shows to start showing reruns by now.
