Rikimae wrote:

soyperiodista wrote: Rikimae wrote: soyperiodista wrote: BTW, I love the On Notice Board generator! me too... I was playing with it and the church sign generator last night.. *L* church sign generator? http://www.churchsigngenerator.com/ I did this and this last night as well... *G*

Awesome! Thanks Riki!

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Rikimae wrote:

I so agree with you, soyperiodista.. this is something I wrote last night, in my ultimate boredom and sleeplessness... I fired up the On Notice Board Generator and did up a new board for January... this is just one thing that made it.. the whole thing can be found on my lj or blogspot blogs... 5. Fair Weather Fans - This one has really got me. Since it's been announced that Jon and Stephen will be going back on the air on January 7th without writers, I can't believe the amount of fans who say that they will never watch the shows again. They say that they are (or were) hardcore religious fans, but because they believe that Jon and Stephen are turning their backs on their writers by going back on the air, they've decided to never watch again. Well, in that case, I say good riddance. Don't they get that there are more than just writers involved these shows? Their jobs along with the writers (and Jon and Stephen's as well) are in jeopardy as long as the shows are off the air. They are going back to secure those jobs. Jon and Stephen love their writers, so much that it's been reported today that they are working on getting an interim deal like David Letterman got for his and Craig Ferguson's shows. Come on, so-called religious fans, give your heads and shake and use some logic.

How deep is your appreciation for the anti-establishment work that they do? Are you kidding yourself? If you want to watch the show, tell yourself that you are not a Nielson household and no one will know, not that it doesn't matter.

Solidarity. Union. Principle. Very important when facing down entrenched exploiters. Watch if you want, but know a dam is leaking. Don't pull on the bricks.

I watched last night, out of morbid curiousity... however I will be boycotting starting tonight. I would boycott the advertisers, but... I don't use thier products anyway.

D-503 wrote:

I watched last night, out of morbid curiousity... however I will be boycotting starting tonight. I would boycott the advertisers, but... I don't use thier products anyway.

Guilty as charged of the above...however, I'm still not sure if I have the willpower to not watch tonight...we'll see.

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More Strike News,... I don't know if this is a previously released AP article regurgitated by bbcnews.com or if it's an 'original' article (but I suspect the former):

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Writers' strike hits studio coffers By Peter Bowes BBC News, Los Angeles The increasingly bitter writers' strike is entering a new phase, with no new negotiations on the cards and some of America's most high-profile entertainers returning to work. From this week, the main late night chat shows hosted by Jay Leno and David Letterman will be back on the air. Their programmes became the first casualties of the strike when their writers walked out in November. But the hosts have decided to return out of sympathy for their non-writing staff who found themselves laid off through a lack of work. Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants, has done an interim deal with the Writers' Guild to allow his show to return with a full writing staff. Leno, however, will re-launch his show without a writing team. With negotiations deadlocked, the return of the chat shows - along with Letterman's local union deal - will serve only to muddy the waters in a dispute that is far from being resolved. But the TV networks will be relieved that their late night schedules are returning to some degree of normality. Financial impact They have survived the strike so far by showing repeats. But the old shows and old jokes were beginning to wear thin. "These things do not repeat well," says Jack Kyser, chief economist at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation. "They've seen their ratings plummet for the repeats, so they need fresh material." At this stage, the financial impact on the TV networks has not been devastating. For one thing, they have saved significant sums of money in the production costs associated with putting on new shows. But the economic implications for the wider entertainment community, especially in Hollywood, are severe. Most TV production has come to a standstill because there are no new scripts, and there has been a knock-on effect on film and TV-related businesses in Los Angeles. "The trickle-down has been significant," says Mr Kyser. 'Unsettled situation' It has been calculated that $325m (£163.8m) in wages have been lost for both writers and other studio workers. The cost of the wider "economic impact", meanwhile, has been put at $500m (£252m). Companies that hire out studio equipment have been hit hard, as have Hollywood restaurants, costume makers and hairdressers. Even day spas have reported a drop in business. "People aren't spending money because it's a very unsettled situation," says Mr Kyser. "It's having a devastating impact on the areas in which the industry is located." Up to 250,000 people are employed in the motion picture business in Los Angeles County. "Our contingency plan is to lay off probably up to 40% of our staff, which would mean 35 to 40 people," says Alan Songer of Omega Cinema Props, a major supplier of props for TV shows and films. "It's unnerving, looking at that as a possibility. These are people who've given their all to us through thick and thin. "We're left with no alternative to remain viable." Promotional tool Most people in Hollywood fear there is worse to come. With the traditional awards season in full swing, major events such as the Golden Globes and the Oscars are under threat. "The Academy Awards means roughly $150m (£75.6m) to the local economy," says Mr Kyser. "If you don't have writers writing the scripts, what do they do?" The awards shows are hugely important as a promotional tool for the studios to get the word out about their movies. For now, both sides appear to be battening down the hatches for the long haul. The producers are sticking to their argument that there is no viable business model on which to base future sales in the digital world. But the writers believe it is possible to craft a deal that would give them a share of the profits from DVD sales and internet downloads. "It's going to get more and more painful," says Mr Kyser.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/entertainment/7167883.stm

AgentStepford wrote:

Rikimae wrote: I so agree with you, soyperiodista.. this is something I wrote last night, in my ultimate boredom and sleeplessness... I fired up the On Notice Board Generator and did up a new board for January... this is just one thing that made it.. the whole thing can be found on my lj or blogspot blogs... 5. Fair Weather Fans - This one has really got me. Since it's been announced that Jon and Stephen will be going back on the air on January 7th without writers, I can't believe the amount of fans who say that they will never watch the shows again. They say that they are (or were) hardcore religious fans, but because they believe that Jon and Stephen are turning their backs on their writers by going back on the air, they've decided to never watch again. Well, in that case, I say good riddance. Don't they get that there are more than just writers involved these shows? Their jobs along with the writers (and Jon and Stephen's as well) are in jeopardy as long as the shows are off the air. They are going back to secure those jobs. Jon and Stephen love their writers, so much that it's been reported today that they are working on getting an interim deal like David Letterman got for his and Craig Ferguson's shows. Come on, so-called religious fans, give your heads and shake and use some logic. How deep is your appreciation for the anti-establishment work that they do? Are you kidding yourself? If you want to watch the show, tell yourself that you are not a Nielson household and no one will know, not that it doesn't matter. Solidarity. Union. Principle. Very important when facing down entrenched exploiters. Watch if you want, but know a dam is leaking. Don't pull on the bricks.

My beef is not with watching or not watching... it's those who said that they have never missed a show.. and now will never watch again because they have gone back without writers.. they didn't have a choice... if they didn't go back, those who work on the shows who are not writing staff would most likely lose their jobs.. I mean, come on.. it's comedy central.. they cuold replace it with just about any kind of crap, and for some reason people will watch.. look at what they have now, if you're looking for a reference.. this issue is not as black and white as it seems.. I'm disappointed that they went back.. but I understand the reasoning behind it...

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Rikimae wrote:

AgentStepford wrote: Rikimae wrote: I so agree with you, soyperiodista.. this is something I wrote last night, in my ultimate boredom and sleeplessness... I fired up the On Notice Board Generator and did up a new board for January... this is just one thing that made it.. the whole thing can be found on my lj or blogspot blogs... 5. Fair Weather Fans - This one has really got me. Since it's been announced that Jon and Stephen will be going back on the air on January 7th without writers, I can't believe the amount of fans who say that they will never watch the shows again. They say that they are (or were) hardcore religious fans, but because they believe that Jon and Stephen are turning their backs on their writers by going back on the air, they've decided to never watch again. Well, in that case, I say good riddance. Don't they get that there are more than just writers involved these shows? Their jobs along with the writers (and Jon and Stephen's as well) are in jeopardy as long as the shows are off the air. They are going back to secure those jobs. Jon and Stephen love their writers, so much that it's been reported today that they are working on getting an interim deal like David Letterman got for his and Craig Ferguson's shows. Come on, so-called religious fans, give your heads and shake and use some logic. How deep is your appreciation for the anti-establishment work that they do? Are you kidding yourself? If you want to watch the show, tell yourself that you are not a Nielson household and no one will know, not that it doesn't matter. Solidarity. Union. Principle. Very important when facing down entrenched exploiters. Watch if you want, but know a dam is leaking. Don't pull on the bricks. My beef is not with watching or not watching... it's those who said that they have never missed a show.. and now will never watch again because they have gone back without writers.. they didn't have a choice... if they didn't go back, those who work on the shows who are not writing staff would most likely lose their jobs.. I mean, come on.. it's comedy central.. they cuold replace it with just about any kind of crap, and for some reason people will watch.. look at what they have now, if you're looking for a reference.. this issue is not as black and white as it seems.. I'm disappointed that they went back.. but I understand the reasoning behind it...

I hear you.
You are annoyed at the people who would vilify Jon and Stephen. Yeah, it's a hard call they had to make, and we don't know how the chips were falling.

Did you hear Jon the first night? on The Writers Strike..? ending "It's all about the Math" and then equating the length of the strike to the gap in writing after 9/11 ?
"So, the strike is (X)-times worse then 9/11."

Yeah, he wasn't happy with reading that, and I wonder who and what was behind writing that ending to the segment..

AgentStepford wrote:

Rikimae wrote: AgentStepford wrote: Rikimae wrote: I so agree with you, soyperiodista.. this is something I wrote last night, in my ultimate boredom and sleeplessness... I fired up the On Notice Board Generator and did up a new board for January... this is just one thing that made it.. the whole thing can be found on my lj or blogspot blogs... 5. Fair Weather Fans - This one has really got me. Since it's been announced that Jon and Stephen will be going back on the air on January 7th without writers, I can't believe the amount of fans who say that they will never watch the shows again. They say that they are (or were) hardcore religious fans, but because they believe that Jon and Stephen are turning their backs on their writers by going back on the air, they've decided to never watch again. Well, in that case, I say good riddance. Don't they get that there are more than just writers involved these shows? Their jobs along with the writers (and Jon and Stephen's as well) are in jeopardy as long as the shows are off the air. They are going back to secure those jobs. Jon and Stephen love their writers, so much that it's been reported today that they are working on getting an interim deal like David Letterman got for his and Craig Ferguson's shows. Come on, so-called religious fans, give your heads and shake and use some logic. How deep is your appreciation for the anti-establishment work that they do? Are you kidding yourself? If you want to watch the show, tell yourself that you are not a Nielson household and no one will know, not that it doesn't matter. Solidarity. Union. Principle. Very important when facing down entrenched exploiters. Watch if you want, but know a dam is leaking. Don't pull on the bricks. My beef is not with watching or not watching... it's those who said that they have never missed a show.. and now will never watch again because they have gone back without writers.. they didn't have a choice... if they didn't go back, those who work on the shows who are not writing staff would most likely lose their jobs.. I mean, come on.. it's comedy central.. they cuold replace it with just about any kind of crap, and for some reason people will watch.. look at what they have now, if you're looking for a reference.. this issue is not as black and white as it seems.. I'm disappointed that they went back.. but I understand the reasoning behind it... I hear you. You are annoyed at the people who would vilify Jon and Stephen. Yeah, it's a hard call they had to make, and we don't know how the chips were falling. Did you hear Jon the first night? on The Writers Strike..? ending "It's all about the Math" and then equating the length of the strike to the gap in writing after 9/11 ? "So, the strike is (X)-times worse then 9/11." Yeah, he wasn't happy with reading that, and I wonder who and what was behind writing that ending to the segment..

They are not happy being back without the writers.. I'm not exactly sure how they structure the show now, as there isn't supposed to be any writing... Stephen was reading from the newspaper last night, which I thought was funny..

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Rikimae wrote:

AgentStepford wrote: Rikimae wrote: AgentStepford wrote: Rikimae wrote: I so agree with you, soyperiodista.. this is something I wrote last night, in my ultimate boredom and sleeplessness... I fired up the On Notice Board Generator and did up a new board for January... this is just one thing that made it.. the whole thing can be found on my lj or blogspot blogs... 5. Fair Weather Fans - This one has really got me. Since it's been announced that Jon and Stephen will be going back on the air on January 7th without writers, I can't believe the amount of fans who say that they will never watch the shows again. They say that they are (or were) hardcore religious fans, but because they believe that Jon and Stephen are turning their backs on their writers by going back on the air, they've decided to never watch again. Well, in that case, I say good riddance. Don't they get that there are more than just writers involved these shows? Their jobs along with the writers (and Jon and Stephen's as well) are in jeopardy as long as the shows are off the air. They are going back to secure those jobs. Jon and Stephen love their writers, so much that it's been reported today that they are working on getting an interim deal like David Letterman got for his and Craig Ferguson's shows. Come on, so-called religious fans, give your heads and shake and use some logic. How deep is your appreciation for the anti-establishment work that they do? Are you kidding yourself? If you want to watch the show, tell yourself that you are not a Nielson household and no one will know, not that it doesn't matter. Solidarity. Union. Principle. Very important when facing down entrenched exploiters. Watch if you want, but know a dam is leaking. Don't pull on the bricks. My beef is not with watching or not watching... it's those who said that they have never missed a show.. and now will never watch again because they have gone back without writers.. they didn't have a choice... if they didn't go back, those who work on the shows who are not writing staff would most likely lose their jobs.. I mean, come on.. it's comedy central.. they cuold replace it with just about any kind of crap, and for some reason people will watch.. look at what they have now, if you're looking for a reference.. this issue is not as black and white as it seems.. I'm disappointed that they went back.. but I understand the reasoning behind it... I hear you. You are annoyed at the people who would vilify Jon and Stephen. Yeah, it's a hard call they had to make, and we don't know how the chips were falling. Did you hear Jon the first night? on The Writers Strike..? ending "It's all about the Math" and then equating the length of the strike to the gap in writing after 9/11 ? "So, the strike is (X)-times worse then 9/11." Yeah, he wasn't happy with reading that, and I wonder who and what was behind writing that ending to the segment.. They are not happy being back without the writers.. I'm not exactly sure how they structure the show now, as there isn't supposed to be any writing... Stephen was reading from the newspaper last night, which I thought was funny..

I've only seen the first show back.. I have #2 on tape but haven't watched it...

But something from the first show:

"Oh, I was just reading.. eating my grits!"

Freudian slip?? Jon and Stephen were both doing some reading off teleprompters..

cltaylor12/kORN wrote:

Even day spas have reported a drop in business.

OMG! This is bad!!