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greenie_breizh) wrote2007-11-17 03:43 pm
greenie_breizh) wrote2007-11-17 03:43 pm
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Talks to resume, participate to the pencil campaign!
I am horribly procrastinating, so I might as well use the time in a useful manner and keep you updated on the strike, dear Flist!
First and foremost, talks are going to resume between writers and the AMPTP. They're going back on Monday, November 26, just after Thanksgiving. While this is good news, it doesn't mean anything just yet, and it's no assurance that the CEO's are willing to negociate a fair deal. It's a step in the right direction, though.
Secondly, the WGA has started a pencil campaign. Everything is explained clearly on the website, but basically the idea is to send a box of pencils (since pencils have become the symbol for the writers) to the producers to show your support for the strike. By doing it through the UnitedHollywood website, you're ensuring more impact because the order will go through one vendor (who makes these pencils from sustainably harvested wood, woot!). I just chipped in with two boxes of pencils and with the current exchange rate that's 1,41 euros I spent. Not a huge chip in my budget. Aka: people, this is the perfect chance to get involved at little cost of money and time!
Our venerated master, Joss Whedon himself, posted earlier today on whedonesque to talk about this pencil campaign.
Other miscellaneous links of interests:
A fake episode of the Daily Show by the true Daily Show writers.
A blog kept by writers of the Late Show. (It varies in quality but some of the entries are seriously hilarious. I recommend scrolling down. This, this and this are three entires I particularly like.)
And finally, an interesting video that points to the discrepancies in the discourses served to writers and to shareholders by the production companies.
First and foremost, talks are going to resume between writers and the AMPTP. They're going back on Monday, November 26, just after Thanksgiving. While this is good news, it doesn't mean anything just yet, and it's no assurance that the CEO's are willing to negociate a fair deal. It's a step in the right direction, though.
Secondly, the WGA has started a pencil campaign. Everything is explained clearly on the website, but basically the idea is to send a box of pencils (since pencils have become the symbol for the writers) to the producers to show your support for the strike. By doing it through the UnitedHollywood website, you're ensuring more impact because the order will go through one vendor (who makes these pencils from sustainably harvested wood, woot!). I just chipped in with two boxes of pencils and with the current exchange rate that's 1,41 euros I spent. Not a huge chip in my budget. Aka: people, this is the perfect chance to get involved at little cost of money and time!
Our venerated master, Joss Whedon himself, posted earlier today on whedonesque to talk about this pencil campaign.
Other miscellaneous links of interests:
A fake episode of the Daily Show by the true Daily Show writers.
A blog kept by writers of the Late Show. (It varies in quality but some of the entries are seriously hilarious. I recommend scrolling down. This, this and this are three entires I particularly like.)
And finally, an interesting video that points to the discrepancies in the discourses served to writers and to shareholders by the production companies.
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