My Creative Mojo

A blurb from an article in Variety: SAG reps have also attended most of the sessions at the WGA negotiations. SAG’s contract expires June 30. It’s expected to begin the process of hammering out its demands early next year via member gatherings dubbed “W and W” for wages and working conditions. In the meantime, the [...]

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For those who aren’t current on the strike news, this is week 5. To keep things interesting, I’d like to mix things up, but my gate captain has rejected these theme ideas for our picket line: 1. Dress like valet day 2. Bring a stripper to the picket line day 3. Elderly walker day 4. [...]

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“I’d like to make a porno that actually has a good story.” “You could, but none of the story would make the final cut. Although you could put it in the out-takes on the DVD.”

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He came back today, but apparently we put him in his place. He came onto the lot calm and collected, driving a minivan. I’ll call that a win for the writers.

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Black Mercedes Douche might sound like a luxurious hygiene item. In actuality, it’s a total a-hole. It was the talk of the picket line. For the second day in a row, this same guy nearly ran over some picketers. We aren’t even instigating anything. We’re a pretty nice bunch of people who are out just [...]

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5 out of 5 biased Variety reporters think that their biased reporting is fair to the AMPTP and the studios. Mr. Counter’s middle name is Bean. Nick Bean Counter. His full first name is Nicholass. 4 out of 5 writers do NOT think that Variety is the spice of life. 2 out of 5 writers [...]

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I was walking the picket line today, talking to some of my new writer friends. The topics of discussion are interesting. We’ve been on the picket line for weeks and the small talk is gone. In efforts to entertain ourselves, we admit things that wouldn’t normally come up in everyday conversation. It began with chat [...]

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Here is a campaign from the WGA, listing writers who pledge not to write, outline, or meet with execs until all writers get a fair and reasonable deal. That’s me, listed just 7 names below J.J. Abrams, unless, of course, other names get added to the list. http://www.wga.org/subpage_member.aspx?id=2548

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One by-product of the strike — writers are getting in shape! It’s the beginning of week 4 and I’ve been getting a ton of exercise every day. A few fellow picketers have been wearing pedometers and at Universal Gate 3, we’re averaging 8-9 miles a day. Here’s my before picture (week 1) and my after [...]

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Here’s what I found in the crosswalk on the picket line today. It’s my latest masterpiece. I call it, “You Dropped Your DVD Residuals”

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I’ve heard it a lot recently. “We’re on the same page”. I’ve felt it. Writers are united. We have to be on the same page to get through this and ensure we get a good contract from the AMPTP. We’re on the same page. It’s about agreement. Which is also basic to improv. At the [...]

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Here is video of Sandra Oh, speaking at the rally on Tuesday. We want to work. The writers want to write. If the corporations make money in new media, the writers should too.

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Thousands of writers and supporters from many different unions showed up for the rally today, it was a ginormous sea of strike signs and acronyms. Here’s a clip:

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http://www.youtube.com/user/wgaamerica

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It occurred to me that I hadn’t posted a link to the WGA site and their strike page: http://www.wga.org/subpage_member.aspx?id=2204

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Another video that speaks for itself.

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The TV show that I miss the most is Daily Show. Here’s a little dose of their humor from the picket line, “Not the Daily Show”. Creativity does not stop even though many TV shows have been shut down.

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Another site that proves creativity does not stop even when shows are shut down. Creative people need a creative outlet, and this is from the writers of The Late Show with David Letterman. http://lateshowwritersonstrike.com/

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This video speaks for itself. Why can’t the studios pay writers for internet content? They’re telling us they don’t understand the business model, yet this clip shows that they are projecting increasing revenue from internet.

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Nikki Fink’s Deadline Hollywood Daily, for Strike updates as well as other Hollywood related news. http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/

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