Writers Strike Opinion

East Coast Strike Report, Day 10

Geoff Rodkey | Posted 11.15.2007 | Entertainment

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Geoff Rodkey

I write movies for a living, and 11 days ago my union went on strike. I'll be honest: this is the most fun I've had at work since I went to the premiere of my first movie.

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Nick Counter Must Go: A Writer's Plea to the Studios

Michael Seitzman | Posted 11.15.2007 | Entertainment

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Michael Seitzman

The collective distaste for this man among those picketing the studios and networks is so palpable that firing him alone could get these negotiations back on track.

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On F-Bombs, Conspiracy Theories, and "Rock Star" Negotiators: Why the Strike is Dragging On

Ari Emanuel | Posted 11.15.2007 | Entertainment

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Ari Emanuel

From where I sit, this strike has become more of a political campaign than a labor negotiation. And Dave Young, the writers' chief negotiator, seems to be basking in the limelight.

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Writer's Strike: The Studios Are Record Companies and It's 1998

RJ Eskow | Posted 11.15.2007 | Entertainment

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RJ Eskow

You're trying to withhold a share of money that you haven't even figured out how to collect. Instead, why not collaborate with your creative workforce on ways to profit from new technologies?

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Writer's Block

Albertina Rizzo | Posted 11.15.2007 | Entertainment

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Albertina Rizzo

If you are a writer starting your career, like me, you should thank your lucky stars that there are people out there (literally, in the cold) willing to put their own careers on the line for your rights and future earnings as a creative entity.

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Song For The Writers!

Paul Hipp | Posted 11.15.2007 | Entertainment

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Paul Hipp

2007-11-15-hippstrike_fp.jpgIt is my pleasure to write one for the writers who have written so many for all of us.

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One-Third of One Penny

Trey Ellis | Posted 11.15.2007 | Entertainment

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Trey Ellis

We're asking for gold-plated Rolex Daytona watches and a fractional share in your corporate jet every time somebody clicks on what we created.

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Er, "Go Writers!" The Role of Unions in a Competitive World

Henry Blodget | Posted 11.15.2007 | Entertainment

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Henry Blodget

The writers' "greedy execs" stance isn't engendering much sympathy because writers already have highly coveted jobs and they're smart, well-educated folks with lots of options.

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Writers Guild Strike Primer: Part 5, The Little Guy

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 11.15.2007 | Entertainment

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Robert J. Elisberg

One of the problems when dealing with anyone who is not a writer is that none really understands what a writer actually does. Therefore, supporting writers in a strike becomes all the more difficult.

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Why Don't Journalists Get Residuals?

Albert Kim | Posted 11.14.2007 | Media

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Albert Kim

As a writer who's worked both in Hollywood and journalism, it's clear to me that the arguments used to justify residuals in one field could certainly apply in the other.

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A Plea to My WGA Comrades

Jon Hayman | Posted 11.14.2007 | Entertainment

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Jon Hayman

Have we forgotten that studio wish nothing more than to provide all with much needed respite from the tribulations we all endure here on the planet I like to call earth?

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Writers' Strike Diary: In Defense of Ellen DeGeneres

John Ridley | Posted 11.14.2007 | Entertainment

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John Ridley

Two weeks ago I wrote about Ellen DeGeneres being, seemingly, more empathetic toward animals than humans.

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Letterman To Pay Staff Himself Through End Of Year

Deadline Hollywood Daily | Nikki Finke | Posted 11.14.2007 | Media

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I've just learned that David Letterman and his producers yesterday morning announced to his Late Show staff that they will be paid through the end of ...

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Gotta Write! Daily Show Writers Just Can't Help Themselves, Smack Down Studios From The Picket Line

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.14.2007 | Media

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Have you missed your Daily Show fix? Well then enjoy this, the latest creative effort by the striking TDS writers as they clearly can no longer keep t...

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Another Writers Strike? Why I Have Sympathy...

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 11.14.2007 | Entertainment

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Erik Lundegaard

No matter what amount writers are being paid, someone, somewhere, is making a whole lot more off of their work. Here's to not getting screwed too badly.

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More Money, Les Moonves

Annabelle Gurwitch | Posted 11.14.2007 | Entertainment

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Annabelle Gurwitch

Too literal for showbiz insiders: "We write the story-a for Eva Longori-a!" Too obtuse for showbiz outsiders: "More money, Les Moonves!"

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Another Writer's Strike? Give Me a Break. Why No One Has Sympathy...

Henry Blodget | Posted 11.14.2007 | Entertainment

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Henry Blodget

Those who choose to go into the writing and producing business are usually intelligent, well-educated folks who could have chosen (and still could choose) to go into a better paid business.

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Giuliani: I'll Mediate The Writers' Strike

Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics

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The New York Sun's Josh Gerstein reports on Rudy Giuliani's trip to Southern California Tuesday when he was bombarded by media asking him his views on...

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Does Anyone Else Think That...?

Sherman Yellen | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics

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Sherman Yellen

Hillary seems to provoke a condemnation disproportionate to her sins. She is not Dick Cheney. She is not even Lynne. She is not my candidate, but I do hate the word triangulate applied to her.

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Give Peace a Chance

Jonathan Handel | Posted 11.14.2007 | Entertainment

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Jonathan Handel

If lions can lie down with lambs -- and I'm not talking about the Redford movie -- surely the writers and producers can cross the chasm that divides them. But how?

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I'm Not Writing This Blog

Kate Clinton | Posted 11.13.2007 | Entertainment

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Kate Clinton

Please don't tell anyone I'm writing. Let's just say I'm journaling and then file-sharing. Otherwise there will be a huge inflatable rat outside my apartment.

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Damning Evidence In Their Own Words

Jon Robin Baitz | Posted 11.13.2007 | Entertainment

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Jon Robin Baitz

If this were a trial, the video clip you are about to see would be the sine qua non of smoking guns, the glove that fits that won't acquit, the silencing final word on the strike.

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Revolution

Laraine Newman | Posted 11.13.2007 | Entertainment

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Laraine Newman

The same mentality that's marginalized health care and education for this country in favor of "Disaster Capitalism" has found an eager student in those that run the studios.

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No One Earns! As Much As Burns!

Ken Levine | Posted 11.13.2007 | Entertainment

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Ken Levine

BURNS: Imagine, writers thinking they have rights to their creation! Don't we have individual nuclear missiles? SMITHERS: No, sir.

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It's Not Just the Writers' Strike, Stupid!

Steven Weber | Posted 11.13.2007 | Politics

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Steven Weber

The Writers' Strike. If only it were just about them. It's way deeper: the striking writers are the nagging, enflamed tip of a much deeper, insidious infection.

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