Comments on: Halloween nightmare: The writers’ strike looms

By: No Fact Zone.Net » “Hello, darkness, my old friend . . .”

No Fact Zone.Net » “Hello, darkness, my old friend . . .” — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:25:51 +0000

[...] strike positive, but I’ve got to tell you, it feels like a losing battle. When last I blogged about this, the writers and producers were fighting over seating arrangements and a Comedy Central [...]

By: Ilyse

Ilyse — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:33:43 +0000

to Ms Interpreted (and Diane, too, I guess)
I have two friends, one is flying from Indiana to Pennsylvania and the other is driving from Ohio to Pennsylvania and then to NYC the night of the 31st/morning of the 1st in order to make it to the taping we have tickets to on the 1st.
They will both have already left their areas before we find out about if the strike is actually gonna happen or not, I’m assuming.

I know I will be really upset if their trips end up being spoiled by this. The fact that this is their first taping and all makes it so much worse.

By: vigwig

vigwig — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 05:05:20 +0000

Nooooooooooo! I so hope they could work things out. This will put a real damper on everything – the book promotions, the campaign. Plus I’ve got tix for the Nov 8th taping. :(

By: Gaia Faye

Gaia Faye — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:13:08 +0000

:( Yeah, well, if they decide to strike I guess I could actually go to bed at a decent hour. But would it be worth it? (No.)

By: Ms Interpreted

Ms Interpreted — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:39:08 +0000

@ Diane,

I’m actually more concerned at this point about what will happen to people with tickets to the shows during the strike period. I know of a couple, for example, who were planning to fly into NY for some tapings, and they already have airline tickets/hotel reservations. It’s out of Stephen’s and Jon’s hands, obviously, whether the strike actually occurs, but I can’t help hoping that they’ll continue to do the shows as best they can, if only for the sake of those people who have already made plans.

That said, you’re certainly right to guess that I wouldn’t decline Stephen’s offer to read me the news over the phone, nor would I find that disspiriting. :)

By: Diane

Diane — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:52:14 +0000

I was pretty sure Jon and Stephen were both members of the guild.

@MsI, I’m guessing you wouldn’t be disspirited if Stephen really *did* read the news to you over phone….