I’ve really been enjoying Mr. Elisberg’s writings on the strike lately, and today’s entry is no exception. Warning: if you don’t think writers play a critical role (actually, the most critical role) in the entertainment business, you might not like this article. From HuffPo: WGA Strike Primer: The Big Secret Robert J. Elisberg Posted January [...]
Strike update: A suggestion from UnitedHollywood.com
January 29, 2008 By
Lest we raise too many false hopes, here’s another opinion (from Monday) on the state of the contract negotiations between the WGA and the AMPTP. From UnitedHollywood: Rumors, Facts, Picketing and Leverage We’ve had the phones ringing off the hook today, with people telling us they’ve heard that “a deal is imminent” and “both sides [...]
Strike update: Rumors rumors rumors …
January 29, 2008 By
From Deadline Hollywood Daily: More Sources Say More WGA Progress “Things are looking very good,” I’m told. (Yes, that’s all I’ve got at the moment.)
Six Degrees: Striking writers from ‘The Daily Show’ on the State of the Union
January 29, 2008 By
From The New York Times: State of The Union: Shocking Omission January 29, 2008, 12:47 am By The Topical Satire Initiative We had been looking forward to President Bush’s State of the Union address for months, knowing that it would once again bring to the fore the most pressing issue of our generation: human-animal hybrids. [...]
Strike update: Stocks drop for the media conglomerates
January 28, 2008 By
From UnitedHollywood, some interesting news on the poor performance of the media conglomerates’ stock as a result of the continued strike: Congloms Stocks Drop; Network Ratings Fall As Original Content Runs Dry As per AOL Money & Finance: Disney, CBS, GE, Time Warner, News Corp. and Viacom are all officially underperforming the Dow. The green [...]
Following up on some previous posts
January 28, 2008 By
Not really too much Stephen-centric news out there today, but I wanted to follow up on a couple of stories we blogged about in the past week. First up: Remember the story about Karl Rove’s being tapped as Choate’s graduation speaker (and the countervailing effort to bring Stephen to campus, too)? Well, it looks like [...]
Operation Superstantial Truthiness: Photos4Writers2Flickr4Morale
January 28, 2008 By
Let’s put some faces to all of those “Colbert Report” fans who support the writers. Here’s what you need to do: 1) Print out this poster: Operation Superstantial Truthiness (Or, if you don’t have Adobe Reader, print out the JPG on 8 1/2″ x 11″) 2) Take a picture of you holding a copy of [...]
Strike weary
January 28, 2008 By
Okay, so after last week’s Tuesday episode, and the Colbert Report writers showing up in DC, I was rejuvinated and ready to start anew with an Action Item for the fans who read this site and who support the writers. Then I realized – I’ve bought the pencils, I’ve made the calls, I’ve helped to [...]
The New York Times talks to striking writers from ‘The Daily Show’, etc.
January 27, 2008 By
We’ve stated several times here on this blog that we’re supporting the writers — we’ve thanked them for their viral videos, enjoyed their efforts from last week’s congressional hearing, tried to keep up with their doings via UnitedHollywood.com and other sites — but the simple fact is, the Writers Guild of America is now entering [...]
Video: ‘The Daily Show’ and ‘The Colbert Report’ writers on Capitol Hill
January 27, 2008 By
D’oh! UnitedHollywood messed with me before when they indicated that the video I posted of the awesome writers from our favorite fake news shows was comprehensive. Turns out that vid was just a highlight reel, but Senior International Correspondent (and all-around rock star) Jennie pointed me toward the truly comprehensive footage. From YouTube user stephenhendrickson, [...]