LAist: Writers Strike - Day 31

ddoodle

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:38:49 -0800

I'm a crew member who lost work because of the strike. Sure, it sucks but I don't blame the writers for putting me "out of work". The producers put them in a position where they had no choice but to strike and most of the people I work with feel the same way. It's nice that Daly's staff has work, but as long as the studios have new shows to air, they don't have an incentive to make a reasonable deal and end this strike. Yes, his show sucks and how many people are actually watching it, but choosing to continue production might actually cause the strike to last longer. The faster this town grinds to a halt, the sooner the producers will make a deal and hopefully we'll all be able to return to our jobs.

hc

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:58:14 -0800

Carson Daly writers can go back to work knowing that their crew members didn't lose their jobs due to the strike. I'd imagine it'll be a friendlier set than many of the drama and sitcom sets. Let's face it, I know the late night shows have writers, but these shows bring in a fraction of the revenue of prime time scripted programming. Carson Daly doesn't bring in anywhere near the kind of money as the other late night hosts. I wouldn't expect him to personally pay the salaries of the folks who work on his show. The best he can do is keep them working. I watched his show Monday. It was terrible. But he pointed out that most of his crew relocated to LA with him and he felt that out of loyalty to them he needed to go back on the air so they could keep their jobs. I have friends on crews who are out of work. Many of them are not blaming the producers, as most of the writers are. They are blaming the writers, who CHOSE to strike. The WGA could have voted against striking. Writers could have continued working while the WGA and AMPTP negotiated. The WGA voted to strike. They did so knowing it could and probably would cost crew members their jobs. Yes, the WGA pays into the crew health and pension or whatever, but when you have rent to pay and you're out of a job, pension is secondary. A lot of crew members are suffering for something they didn't vote for and didn't ask for. Sorry for the rant. I'm just tired of the WGA not taking any responsibility for putting crew members out of work.

hc

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:53:42 -0800

hc

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:49:32 -0800

G Pro

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:25:15 -0800

Well, if NAMBLA did show up, it might bring QUITE A LOT MORE attention to the cause and faciliate negotiations because who knows how many studio execs who want to keep their dirty little secrets just that: secret.

G Pro

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:21:00 -0800