Monthly Archives: November 2007
VH1 files for Intellectual Bankruptcy…
That grinding noise you can hear in the background is the suits in charge of American TV scraping the bottom of an already over-mined barrel in a desperate effort to fill the airwaves and make people watch. Their latest blend … Continue reading
Adding Insult to Ignominy
From the files of The Department of Things That Make You Go, “Duh!”…comes the startling news that viewers are giving Network Television the finger. In droves! Ratings for all the major networks are in free-fall as viewers tune to other … Continue reading
Carson Picks His Scabs…
The cracks are starting to show in the WGA’s dispute – NBC has just confirmed that “Last Call with Carson Daly” will break the Writers lines and go back into production as early as this week. Carson – who is … Continue reading
Happy Turkey Day to One and All !
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Hail to the [future] Chief !
Yesterday, thousands of Writers marched down Hollywood Boulevard to protest what their bosses would call ‘slave wages’ if the same numbers were found in their salaries. Now a group called “Film LA,’ whose job it appears to be to know … Continue reading
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Hail to the Chief !
Yesterday, thousands of Writers marched down Hollywood Boulevard to protest what their bosses would call ‘slave wages’ if the same numbers were found in their salaries. Now a group called “Film LA,’ whose job it appears to be to know … Continue reading
‘Jaw Jaw!’ is better than ‘War War!’ *
The Internet is not only one of the core stumbling blocks of this entire dispute, it’s also fast becoming a major aide in enabling the writers to inform their audience of the true nature and root causes of the strike, … Continue reading
WGA v The Followers of Janus…
In case anyone’s lost the plot, the core of this strike is a requirement by the WGA to finally get some long-overdue reward from the $-billions being made by the six corporations that control the majority of American media. The … Continue reading
No Blog on Tuesday…
In support of the WGA, this blog and many others related to Entertainment will not publish on Tuesday, November 13th. To read more, go here
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NBC gives WGA a new offer – The finger!
NBC Direct, the “free” service from NBC that lets you download full episodes of shows like The Office, 30 Rock, Las Vegas, Biggest Loser and more, has opened on NBC’s main site. Currently in that annoying cop-out known as “Beta,” … Continue reading
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