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How the Writers' Strike Launched My New Career
February 22, 2008 - ...How to Know When Your TV Comedy Writing Career Is Over
February 15, 2008 - During the strike, we were all equals--those freshly out of college in Daily Show jackets and those of us with orthotics fitted into our walking shoes who had to contend with notes from the network censoring a story as tame as a young girl walking into her parents' bedroom...Writers suck at math: the WGA strike, by the numbers
February 15, 2008 - With the WGA strike officially over, folks are champing at the bit to assess the gains and losses for both sides. However, with much of the focus understandably on the financial terms of the WGA's new contract, there is a slew of important strike data being overlooked. 23/6...The writers' strike ends: the final picket signs
February 11, 2008 - ...Thanks Writers' Strike!
February 11, 2008 - A few people (especially writers on cable shows) are claiming that the Writers Strike achieved nothing. To those skeptics I say "nay!" I have learnt some amazing money saving ideas since the strike started. And in honor of the writers I will share these tips with you...so you will...Strike Day 89: Some Perspective
February 1, 2008 - The writers strike has been going on for 89 days. To illustrate how long it has been, you'll be amazed by how the world has changed since November 5. When the strike started... A gallon of gasoline was just $3.13 Britney Spears did not speak with an unusual...Breaking: Nikki Finke on Deadline; Not Actually Dead
January 31, 2008 - Click here for more 23/6 strike coverage...Pumps Aren't for Picketing and Other Casualties of the Long WGA Strike
January 30, 2008 - With the Writers Guild strike lasting long enough for the seasons to have changed, clothing became an issue. Weather is one of the factors that makes picketing on the East Coast more problematic than it is in LA. Two young writers on the picket line were carping that they're...Will Work for 1.5% of Distributor's Gross
January 24, 2008 - In the proud tradition of the scab Duke boys, Coy and Vance, we'd like to do our part to resolve the current Hollywood labor strife. Now, we realize that our television writing credits are few and far between. In high school, J...23/6 StrikeWatch: our continuing uninformed coverage
January 22, 2008 - 23/6 continues to stand behind its own storied reputation for being your second choice for WGA strike news with this latest round of updates. LATEST: DGA Negotiator Gil Cates Seals Deal By Offering Up Niece Phoebe While all...Filed under: Diurnal Hollywood Countdown
WGA strike update: news for the Finke-less
January 21, 2008 - BREAKING: We received a phone call today from a Sony strike captain who says a male comedy writer showed up at the picket lines this morning NOT wearing New Balance sneakers. When the unnamed writer attempted to sign in, a strike captain confronted the man, who explained sheepishly...Filed under: Diurnal Hollywood Countdown
23/6 StrikeWatch:
the un-Finke-able
January 18, 2008 - With Nikki Finke's "Deadline Hollywood Daily" on hiatus, where's an entertainment industry insider supposed to go for news of the writers' strike? We'll tell you. Right here is where they're supposed to go, as 23/6 takes over for the LA Weekly colu...
Filed under: Diurnal Hollywood Countdown
23/6 StrikeWatch: taking over where Nikki Finke left off
January 17, 2008 - With LA Weekly columnist Nikki Finke putting her popular Deadline Hollywood Daily blog on hiatus, 23/6 takes over where she left off with our regular, up-to-the-last-few-days-or-so writers' strike coverage. BREAKING: Unnamed Agency Lets Go...Filed under: Diurnal Hollywood Countdown
Diurnal Hollywood Countdown: your source for WGA strike news
January 16, 2008 - From the moment the writers' strike began, Nikki Finke's "Deadline Hollywood Daily" emerged as a major source of information about the stalled negotiations and reactions from observers at all levels of the entertainment industry. But on Monday, the LA...Filed under: Diurnal Hollywood Countdown
Huckabee Claims Confusion about Crossing Picket Line
January 3, 2008 - Though it's been asserted by the WGA that they'd contacted Huckabee's staff prior to his appearance last night with Jay Leno and clarified that the show had no waiver, the GOP candidate responded to charges he'd crossed a picket line by saying he thought the agreement...Announcement: I'm Going Back to Work Today without My Writers
January 3, 2008 - Enough is enough. I've been stuck on a shelf for nine weeks with no writing staff, afraid to say anything that hasn't been scripted in advance for me. That's because, for the last 10 years, I've been fortunate enough to have a full line-up of...Unlike your deadbeat husband, your TiVo is finally going back to work
January 2, 2008 - After two months of a late night blackout due to the Writers Guild strike, several hosts are going back on the air. Finally, you can resume your nightly comatose stare instead of having to actually talk to a loved one or watch real news on "Nightline." But while David Letterman...Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Blogger
December 30, 2007 - 2007/04/08 In the Name of God, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Welcome to the online personal memoranda of the most humble President of the Seventh Government of Iran. Here I can speak about the many issues between peoples, without inter...The Oscars & Golden Globes Without Writers?
December 20, 2007 - With the Writers Guild having refused to provide waivers for The Golden Globes and The Academy Awards, the shows, as they say in Hollywood, "have to go on"...but without writers. Trophies can, of course, be presented off camera, obviating the need for writing, which is, ironically...Filed under: Golden Globes, Oscars, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sasha Cohen, WGA, Writers Guild, Writers' Strike
Why Picketing is Harder on Older Writers
December 13, 2007 - Unlike all those bright-eyed, younger writers on the picket line--the ones in Daily Show jackets and Uggs, whose jobs were shut down by the WGA strike--we older writers don't have the luxury of bosses who understand we're on strike. For those of us who are...Friends to Last a Lifetime
December 8, 2007 - Over the past four and a half weeks, we writers have spent endless hours picketing. We come home with aching backs, tired legs and sore feet. But, one silver lining has been the wonderful friends we've made on the picket line. Yes, it's true, with so many people...Strikey Sings
December 6, 2007 - A couple of days have gone by without hearing from our mascot, Strikey. Well, I was shocked to learn he currently has the number one song in England! Take a listen to a cut from his new album, Strikey Sings. This selection is called; Strike Song...How the Writers' Strike Affects a Marriage
December 5, 2007 - Though my husband and I worked as a TV writing team, ours is a mixed marriage with him belonging to Writers Guild East while I remain a member of Writers Guild West. Our families accepted this, and we raised our son on both coasts, exposed him to the L.A...New WGA Freebies!
December 5, 2007 - In the first few days of the strike, writers were cheered by the distribution of high-quality WGA items such as hats, t-shirts, and whistles. That was several weeks ago. Is the Guild planning to give us any more cool WGA stuff? Yes! I have i...Dear Companies: I Give Up
December 2, 2007 - For the length of the strike I've picketed faithfully at Fox, enduring the hot sun, truck fumes, and a man in a gold Nissan Altima who drives by each day shouting "spoiled prima donnas!" (Note to man: this is the nicest thing ever shouted at a writer). But there...The Adventures of Strikey
December 1, 2007 - For some background on Strikey click here...Proper Verbs
November 30, 2007 - It's a shame about motorist Rodney King. This latest incident has really diluted his name as a verb. Now if you hear that someone got Rodney Kinged, you don't know if he has been vigorously clubbed by Whitey or simply shot in the face. Same with O.J...Carson Daly: Our Favorite Scab
November 29, 2007 - I was honestly surprised to hear that Carson Daly was crossing the picket line of the writers' strike; I wasn't aware the show had any actual writers. Until reading...A Message from Edie Falco
November 28, 2007 - ...Variety's Unbiased Coverage of Superbowl III
November 27, 2007 - Like so many other WGA members, I've come to rely on Variety's trademark unbiased coverage of the writers' strike. While surfing their archives recently, it was to my great delight that I discovered tha...California Dreamin'
November 26, 2007 - Another green envelope arrived in the mail. Another residual check. No Ed McMahan, but at least I knew tuitions would be paid for another year. It was time to celebrate. It was time to rest my weary feet. To put down the picket sign and take my family away for...What I'm Thankful For
November 22, 2007 - I'm thankful that Mike Huckabee isn't our president yet, even though "reminding me of a kindly uncle" has become more important to voters than "believes in evolution." I'm thankful that Fred Thompson hasn't gotten higher in the polls, not only because he'd be a terrible...The Twisted Truth: Nuclear Weapons, Xenophobia, and Lou Dobbs' Face
November 20, 2007 - The Day's News in Brief A Suitcase Full of Bullshit Government experts stated that suitcase nuclear weapons used by terrorists are highly unlikely in contrast to what Hollywood and Congress say. Rudy Giuli...Disaster in NYC: Entertainment Strikes Continue
November 20, 2007 - After a weekend of marathon meetings between Local 1 and the League of American Theatres and Producers, negotiations broke down. More than two dozen Broadway shows will remain closed this week. With The Writers Guild of America strike entering its third week, New Yorkers and the many tourists visit...Rules for Older Writers Trying to Be Cool on the Picket Line
November 19, 2007 - Don't wear the strike t-shirt with the typewriter on it Try to remember when someone refers to a Blackberry, it's not a fruit Leave your "Newhart" show jacket in the closet Don't wear sponge-soled shoes with the wide toe box Shove your hearing aid way...The Sequel Scam
November 16, 2007 - Pounding the pavement in front of the News Corp with my pasty-skinned brethren. A steady stream of baseball caps, red shirts and pear-shaped bodies meander aimlessly in circles waiting for the influx of agency delivered Churros and donuts. It leaves a man time to think. This racket is...A Viennese table at the Writers Guild Picket Line?!!
November 16, 2007 - This is the worst of times: 431 more days of George W. Bush and a Writers Guild strike. Looking for a bright side? It's not 432 days...and there's food on the picket line, at least in New York. That didn't happen when I struck with my...Yes, But Can He Write?
November 15, 2007 - Actors?...Really? For anyone who says that writers do not make film or TV but actors do, please watch Jake Gyllenhaal interviewed. Fine actor. Total dipshit...Not a Fan of Fan Fiction
November 15, 2007 - Thanks to the current writers' strike, I think we all know what we're bound to be seeing more of: shitty fan fiction. It makes all of us who actually write (and particularly, those of us who write specs) look bad, and it leaves me with precious few options: 1...No Apologies: A Song for the Writers' Strike
November 15, 2007 - I have two dogs, who are a major source of melodic inspiration, and many of the songs that I sing to them end up becoming adapted for Cantinero. Ruby an incredibly vocal Coon Hound, has recently acquired the nickname "The Boots", and this led to a ditty that had the...The New Reality
November 15, 2007 - The networks announced that they are launching nothing but reality and game shows until the Strike is resolved. A friend from the Studios just faxed me a highly classified preview of what programs are being fast tracked into production for January: 1) "Surprise Funeral" A dead body...Not the Daily Show: Video from the Front Lines
November 15, 2007 - What do the writers of the Daily Show think of the ongoing writers' strike? If only there were some way to find out like, I don't know...clicking on the image below. It's so crazy, it might just work...To My WGA Brethren and Sistren
November 15, 2007 - I urge you in the strongest possible terms to cease this senseless strike. Have we forgotten that studios, such as Paramount (which bestowed upon us the Mission Impossible series and a movie about the mafia, I think), wish nothing more than to provide all with much needed respite from the...Georgia on My Mind
November 14, 2007 - Georgia's Governor Sonny Perdue bowed his head outside the Capitol and led hundreds in prayer for the area's drought to end. With bibles and crucifixes, many linked arms and swayed as a choir chanted hymns. Perdue appeared to be attributing the water shortage both to natural causes and...More Money, Les Moonves
November 14, 2007 - Seen, heard and observed on the picket line in Los Angeles as the Writers Guild of America strike enters its second week: Too much enthusiasm: Writers picketing in Che Guevara T-shirt. Too little enthusiasm: Writers picketing with Blackberrys and cell phones...A Picketing Writer's Movie Idea
November 13, 2007 - Early in our careers, writers learn if you want to inspire confidence in a pitch meeting, claim your concept is reminiscent of earlier, successful projects, which is why we say, with great enthusiasm, "It's Casablanca meets Airplane," even if the only commonality is both films make...Strike Preparedness
November 12, 2007 - As you all know, the Writers Guild is on strike. On the Sunday evening before the strike began, I thought I'd get psyched up for my first day on the picket lines by renting the Sylvester Stallone movie F.I.S.T. A word of advice: if you rent...How to Make This Strike Worth Writing About
November 10, 2007 - This writers strike is taking over the lives of Los Angeleans...in fact I feel dirty typing right now...but I cannot help but notice there are a few things missing from this strike--besides constructive discussion. Ladies on the picket line I want to see you in those pleated...How To Survive a WGA Strike (written by someone who knows)
November 9, 2007 - Because no one who reads the interweb was actually alive the last time the WGA went on strike (I mean, 1988...isn't that when the War of 1812 was?), there are few survivors from that battle left alive to counsel strikers during these difficult times. Therefore, as one of...Picket Lines: The Key to the Strike
November 10, 2007 - If we want to end this thing immediately, let's get the hair and makeup people to strike. Then we'll see how ugly Betty really is. I've seen a lot of writers praying to God in the last few days. The key to the Strike is getting him...Who Needs Writers When You've Got Reality
November 9, 2007 - Less than a week into the writers strike and already the fickle network executives--rather than giving the writers what they want--are looking to the rest of the world for answers. Reality shows are being pitched like tents at Burning Man, and every nation on earth is sending Hollywood...Studio Notes on Picket Line Chants
November 9, 2007 - (These are actual picket line chants from the writers' strike) 1: WGA chant outside the Today Show in New York: CHANT: "No money, no funny!" Studio notes: Love it. With the rhyming. Perfect. One thing, is the tone intentionally Neanderthal-ish? Because that's how it reads to me...The Late Show Top Ten List as Written by a Van-Load of Illegal Immigrants Picked Up from Home Depot
November 12, 2007 - Top Ten signs that your wife is cheating on you: (By Juan Gonzalez) Instead of giving you the tacos, she gives you the crabs. Instead of the Telemundo she insists on watching "The Desperate Housewives." Bill Clinton just mysteriously issued her a green card The ne...Picket Lines
November 8, 2007 - There haven't been this many rich Jews doing laps since the Friars Club closed their swimming pool. Turns out that Halloween was the last chance for a lot of Hollywood actors to perform. I opened up my front door and there was a guy dressed as Charlie Sheen. Then...News Odds for Monday, November 5, 2007
November 5, 2007 - Odds that... Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf, who declared a state of emergency this weekend and arrested 1,500 protesters, is staring into the mirror, contemplating...
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