WGA Strike -Having some Fun with the Picketers

Sorry for all the poor video quality; trying to fiigure it out!! Sarah & Greg joke around with some people who were at the WGA Strike @ The Fox Studios on Friday Nov. 9th, 2007.

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[HunterMann]

Sad but true; it IS about the dough-re-mi with those writers. It's mostly a game. When their strike is over, the other unions will take their turns. The most union-obsessed people in the industry seem to be the ones who rarely attend film festivals. Their love is for money not love of film. I met a filmworker in LA. He's crewed on 38 features but has only seen 5 of them. He prefers drinking and jet skii'ing.

[mamamelody]

Mr.hunter man.....go away you are truly ignorant of the way this industry works....and you are cynical.

[mpandmolly]

BlargyBlue,

if the average salary is 5000 for a wga member, then most of the strikers must write as a hobby and have other source of employment. It's a shame that those hobbyist can shut down tv shows staffed by working crews who actually have careers in the film business. it sucks we have to suffer.

[camshaff]

I gave up on saying anything that could get the writers to come back. If making money is the only reason they're in the business, it explains a lot. I've moved on, lot more interesting diversions working with people who are artistically motivated.

[Sechitam]

Man It hurts to see how things havent changed since the days when we had to enter the backdoors of resturants and stores. I hope they are going to make provisions for more diversity.

[HunterMann]

$5,000? Those might be WGA members who are in their first year and that $5K was for writing a skit for SNL. Not bad coin for a few night's work on hi-octane coffee..

[HunterMann]

I watched Conan's opening monolog last night. It was pathetic. He had nothing top comment on about current events so he just killed time by doing silly light show & music with the band. In the circus we call that a "stall". Lame!! All I can figure is that Conan is trying to prove to the network that they need the writers back.

[HunterMann]

Back in the mid-90's I worked in the SF film industry. A shoot with Bill Cosby and another with Spike Lee got moved back to LA & NYC because they couldn't find enough black crew members to work.

[Sechitam]

I hope the WGA increase their Monority Writers memberships, because from my experience working on set they are very few minority cast and crew members. :(

[camshaff]

Ah, miss the good ole days when we'd leave these pinko union hacks in the river...Oh well, at least Leno, Conan & Jimmy Kimmel have the backbone to face down WGA greed.