Category Archives: writer
You do the Work, I’ll keep the Pay…
Blogging – for those of you who may not have tried it yet – is hard work. You’re basically a tech-enhanced Author and face the same challenges every brave soul who has ever taken up the gauntlet has encountered. Every … Continue reading
CNN — Shame on You !
Being a foreign import myself, the history of this splendid country is intriguing, to say the least. The recent HBO series, ‘John Adams,’ was a fine illustration of it. The Founding Fathers endured pains and emotional turmoil far beyond what … Continue reading
Shake, Rattle and…Roll ‘em!
Tuesday’s earthquake only lasted about 15 seconds – and I must confess to being somewhat dismayed that none of its Earth shuffling influence made it up here — but it apparently caused some major discomfort in parts further south… The … Continue reading
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Coming Soon – the NBC Yard Sale !
After the AMPTP’s petulant withdrawl from last week’s talks there comes the disconcerting news that NBC’s ratings are being so affected by the [even poorer than normal] programming they are using to fill the gaps, they’ve been driven to refunding … Continue reading
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
‘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
