Mark Evanier Explains The Writers' Strike Much Better Than The Five-Year-Old Did

[dianeduane]

Which is just what you would expect.

(Though, alas, his version of events does not contain the hundred-foot-high tyrannosaurus.)

...Oh, yeah. Remember that writing/calling campaign I mentioned: Here's an early response. (From UnitedHollywood.com via WGA Strike News Digest.)

Which of five networks is said to have been forced to hire extra people to handle all the calls flooding in from angry fans demanding a fair deal for writers? Our source says an assistant to the CEO of the network's parent company contacted a fan site that posted the CEO's phone number and pleaded, "What do I have to do to get you people to stop this?"

...Heh heh heh.

Comments

[ninjadebugger.livejournal.com]

[spotweld.livejournal.com]

To further the Simpsons references, "the screwballs have spoken"

[germankitty]

"What do I have to do to get you people to stop this?"

Sounds like 40 years ago -- the letter campaign to save Star Trek. *snickers* Who said old-school methods don't work anymore?

[cholma.livejournal.com]

The sad thing is that the CEO *isn't* being hurt by all these calls, just his assistant. As usual, this kind of retribution backfires and the innocent get hurt while the management b-tards go on obliviously.

Although... I suppose the CEO is impacted if his assistant doesn't have time to schedule the CEO's lunch at that swank restaurant, L'idiot. ;)

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

"What do I have to do to get you people to stop this?"

I should think the answer to this was fairly obvious...