I assume that voters in IA and NH get their political information from those ubiquitous diners they're always meeting politicians at. It's only for the general election that we should be concerned about whether Conan will tell me how to vote. And the strike should be resolved by then?
Also, can you imagine crawling out of bed with a wicked hangover, just desperate for some meat, egg, and coffee combination to get through the day, and be confronted with Rudy Giuliani (or Hillary Clinton, for that matter...) desperate to shake your hand? I don't see how they do it.
The damaging caricatures of politicians are created by the regular media, not the comedians.
I mean, unless you consider Chris Matthews and Tim Russert to be comedians. I'm not sure where they fit in.
Is Oprah on strike? Her show, rather?
Nope, she doesn't use WGA writers, which is why she's free to do things like this.
Fortunately for Rudy!, Jon Stewart isn't around to discuss Judi Nathan and her NYPD dogwalkers, and the national press doesn't seem interested in doing so. Disguising travel expenses related to one's mistress isn't revealing about one's character the way an expensive haircut is, I guess.
Snarkout:
Don't you realize that only sissy boys spend that kind of money on a haircut? Manly men have lots of sex with lots of women. That shows strength, unless you are a sissy man like Clinton.
Less informed, and damn proud of it! I'm not going to cross a picket line just to inform myself.
How do you know so much, smarty?
What would be really interesting would be if the writers of TV news scripts went on strike.
John Roberts: But Chavez lost the election, um I mean the referendum, oh fuck it just show the clip already.
9 is great.
I'm in serious tv withdrawal though.
I'm using this opportunity to listen to music. It's a rewarding experience, which I often forget about, to enjoy listening to something from the local music scene. But it's hard to know who's rising in the local music scene.
We have some good bands around here.
I'm in serious paycheck withdrawal.
Doesn't this post violate the strike?
15: Only if someone reads it out loud.
also, it was a comment, not a post.
also, it was a comment, not a post.
Do they pay differently?
Lest you think it's all doom and gloom, one of the upsides to Guild membership is seeing movies for free during awards season. Tonight: Charlie Wilson's War.
20: you'd have to cross the picket line of the seat-fillers' union to do that, though.
20: do you need a date? I've wanted to go see that.
Hey, Moira, where are you picketing this week? I was thinking of going back out with my bag full of tambourines, if you're interested.
Oh, I'm back in SF with the GF. I officially still live in SF which is why I was flying back up every weekend during the season (surprisingly not so hard), but I went back down to picket last week for a few days and catch up with my peeps. Good times, but all the gates I picketed were pretty quiet: Gate 4 of WB, Disney's Buena Vista Gate, NBC (Alameda). I missed Carson Daly trying to hit someone with his enormous car when he came back to work.
If you want to make a lot of noise, I've discovered that Disney's Riverside Gate and Gate 2 of WB have strike captains who are pro-chant (where tambourines would be helpful) whereas the quiet gates are intentionally so - some folks just want to walk quietly and chat.
If you really want to be a star though, go to any gate, and bring donuts, coffee or other such treats. Such things remind us of the writers' room and make us feel loved.
22: Sorry, already taking a friend to this. Frankly, I'm just as intrigued by the fact that it'll be at the ILM theater in the Presidio. Digital!
Very good. I'm going where I know people, but thanks for the quiet gates/donuts tip. Good luck!
Oh, sure, come back to SF and ignore me, Moira. And mike d is here, too? What's this world coming to?
How far in advance do most weekly shows get written and filmed?
naw, I'm back out on the East Coast. I was hoping big-hot-shot-Hollywood would fly me out on the Gulfstream IV.
Depends- what I've learned is that some shows are so well run that they bank up to 8 or 9 scripts before production even begins in late August. This of course only applies to big network shows. For cable stuff, I have no idea. But FYI, ER would be one such well run show; in its 14th season, the thing is an absolutely efficient machine at this point. New series won't be so efficient.
ER is still around? Holy crap. I thought that disappeared around the same time the X-Files did.
Yes, I do own a TV.
Also on the joint topic of Hollywood and politics, this LA Times article purporting to link that stupid Chuck Norris ad with Huckabee's surging popularity in Iowa just makes me see red. How do these articles get past the editor?
To understand the Chuck Norris phenomenon (and why it's a factor in Huckabee's popularity surge), you've got to be hip, Web-savvy or age 13.
OK, and who is it that's driving Huckabee's Iowa surge then? Is it the hip, the web-savvy or perhaps the 13-year-olds? Major constituencies in Iowa, all.
"Tonight: Charlie Wilson's War."
Ooh, ooh, ooh! I've so been looking forward to that for years now!
The book is excellent. Post a review of the movie somewhere.
Right now, I'm more excited about visiting ILM. Their website is no help, clearly meant to deter Storm Trooper invasions, so I called for directions, which involved telling me to look for the fountain with Yoda on the top. There was also a 'go to Building D as in Darth Vader' direction, later amended to 'Building B as in Boba Fett.' I'm in geek heaven.
"Right now, I'm more excited about visiting ILM."
That makes much sense. Well, write that up, too!
And bring a decent camera.