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Just a quick update: estimates are that 2,500 walked the line at Universal on Bring-A Star-To Picket-With-You day organized by the striking WGA. “It was crazy beyond belief,” one writer gushed. “I couldn’t turn without seeing a star. There were a lot of stars…” Early sightings coming in to me are of Ben Stiller, Seth Green, Laura Linney, Lisa Edelstein (House), Minnie Driver, Doug Savant and Dana Delaney and Felicity Huffman and Nicollette Sheridan (all of Desperate Housewives), Lisa Kudrow. I’ll have more details and photos later today.
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I’m more interested in seeing a resolution than a celebrity…
The whole cast of CHUCK was there. I was actually starstruck by the cutie lead. please resolve this, I need more episodes!!!!
Valerie Harper & Edie McClurg were there. We were a Jason Bateman away from a “Valerie” reunion!
Is this for real?
Does the WGA really believe actors are going to help them? Bringing millionaires to stand with millionaires on the picket line? Working people are not going to give a shit what happens to you. Think it through.
Also stop all the gushing over people you work with. No wonder actors have such huge egos, and since when has Minnie Driver been a “Star”?
This is making a mockery of the situation
Nicki:
Don’t forget Bill Paxton and Jeanne Tripplehorm from BIG LOVE!!! It was a blast today. It was crowded beyond belief and so many showrunners were there with their casts. The HORNS were non-stop from supportive fans and the press was all over it. Nothing Nick Counter says is credible. The days of his salacious and cynical press releases are over. No one is buying it any more Nick, give it up and come back to the table.
Tv stars are nice, but let’s get real. It’s the movie stars that will generate the buzz. The WGA needs to focus on turning them out. Stiller is a good start. I know there are movie stars out there willing to get quality face time for the cameras. Fighting for the little guy does a lot to polish their images. It can be done.
I think it’s smart that the WGA is using recognizable faces. This will resonate more than w/ the TV audience aka “The Customer.” After all, the Studios can ignore the writers who are merely employees, but when they get the viewers against them, then it’s trouble. I only wish we could start picketing more than just studios. Let’s organize a boycott against the companies where it hurts them the most: Disney Merchandise, Theme Parks, Sony Electronic and video games, GE Appliances– this is where the corporations make tons of money. What would they do if every TV fan decided not to spend their money on the above this Xmas?
It was a sight to behold and I was extremely proud of the solidarity and brotherhood shown by our SAG supporters.
To quote the sign of a Sarah Silverman cast member: Nick Counter Eats Farts.
Is there one person running the WGA that has a clue? Actors on the picket lines are going to only make your cause look more pathetic to the general public? These people get paid even more money than writers and do even less work. The caption should just read “More Millionares Join the Picket Line.” Not to mention the fact that every star than steps foot on the picket line puts you one step further away from negotiating a deal. The SAG agreement ends in June and if the studios think that there is a chance the actors will also use this ridiculous strike tactic they are going to hold out and break the WGA.
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Minnie Driver is quite fantastic in The Riches and her emmy nod was well deserved.
Kevin James of KING OF QUEENS walked with us at Radford at 6AM this morning, without fanfare or photo op intentions. Actors are as committed to this, too.
Alexandra Paul (Baywatch) was at CBS today. She is so pretty in person!
Stop being so cynical, people. Anything to get morale up and to show that we in the entertainment industry are not as committed to destroying what’s left of television as the AMPTP is is a good thing. Thanks to all of the actors who showed up without their security and hair and makeup to show their support. I’ll take any friends we have now.
WGA friends — don’t pay any attention to the drivel posted by some of the above posters. You can’t win with the trolls on these boards — if SAG stars come out to support you, they dismiss them as out-of-touch “millionaires” (never mind the fact that 90% of the actors out there today were rank and file, middle class actors like myself) — and if SAG stars didn’t come out to support you, these posters would cheerily boast that you have no support with other Guilds. So just keep your eye on the prize and pay no attention to them. Your adversaries will do and say anything to try to demoralize you. Don’t let them.
if i’m not a WGA member but actually a grad student from Northridge’s screenwriting program, am i able to help out by picketing?
I think the lack of reporting on this on even the “entertainment” news shows is ridiculous. It is sad that Kanye West’s mother died as a result of plastic surgery, and sympathies to the family. But all of “Hollywood” is impacted monetarily by this strike, and ALL OF AMERICA is impacted by the changes to TV. If that isn’t entertainment news – what is? So why is their so much coverage of Mrs. West and so little or none on the strike?
And to everyone who talks about millionaires striking – Writers, like actors, gamble on their talent. They spend years working two jobs – a day job and a creative job – just barely making it or having to borrow money. All in the hopes that one day they will be able to make a living wage off their art. And they will be able to support their families and have health insurance and a pension. They live lives of feast and famine (if they are successful, which is rare) – where they must make money on a project and have it tide them over until the next project. Many of them are not well off. Just because the entertainment industry is glamorous and some people make a lot of money doesn’t mean that the majority of union writers and actors are in that same situation. In fact, many of them are just hoping for gainful employment and the ability to work one job at a time to support themselves.
Hey — in response to Pete’s question: YES! Show up at any studio at any time and ask for a strike captain. They would be more than happy to hand you a sign and a baked good…
Pete, We’d love to have you picket– bring any friends, too. Show up at any of the major studios starting at 6 a.m. and grab a sign and an Otis Spunkmeyer muffin.
“if i’m not a WGA member but actually a grad student from Northridge’s screenwriting program, am i able to help out by picketing?”
Show up to your favorite studio and grab a picket!
I’m a CSUN alumni myself. So I say the more the merrier!
From what I understand the average income for a staff writer is like 30,000 to 35,000. If there are folks out there that consider that a millionare’s salary; then there is a serious math problem in America.
It amazes me how badly the WGA is mis-reading the situation. Does anybody really think putting tv stars on the line will get the AMPTP to do anything? And if the goal is to get the public on their side, it’s going to turn as many people off to the cause, as it turns on. Seriously…go to any “general entertainment” site like ew, eonline, etc, and read the comments. I have, and it really runs 50/50 between fans that support the writers, and people in middle america that don’t like what Hollywood is putting out and could care less. Use the time you’re not on the picket line to look outside the box, outside of town, and gain a little perspective on hat people not in LA or NYC think of us.
I agree with Jeff Astrof (as seen on channel 7′s coverage of today’s strike just now) – there’s nothing wrong with actors coming out & putting a “face” to this debacle. Any and all support is appreciated!
The reporting on this is horrible – ABC news had a brief story and the only star they showed was Nicollette Sheridan, who wasn’t the most articulate.
Hey, Reality Check– if 50% of the population support the writers, then it’s huge. You think any US Corp wants to upset half of America? They’d fold over far less. And folks in middle America don’t need to care about writers– they just need to care about their favorite shows that writer’s write.
I was at the picket today. For a celebrity count, I saw the cast of Desperate Housewives and Mark Cherry. Some of the Office cast with Greg Daniels and the writers of the Office. The cast of CSI, the cast of Army wives, the cast of the Game, the cast of Everybody Hates Chris, several of the cast from Big Love (Jeanne Tripplehorn and Bill Paxton), the full cast of the Big Bang Theory, Jay Leno, Andy Samberg, Lisa Kudrow, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, the cast of My Boys, two of the guys from Always Sunny, the mother from Titanic (Francis Fisher?), Vanessa Marcil, “Greg” from Dharma and Greg, Rob Lowe, “Newman” from Seinfeld, Zak Braff and Donald Faison, Ben Stiller, Jon Cryer, TR Knight, Sarah Silverman and Kathy Griffin and those are the people I remember off the top of my head.
I have to thank all of the actors who came out in support of the writers. We are all in this together and your support makes a big difference.