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Writers Guild Strike
BoutASouffle:
--- Quote from: IronOxide on 08 Nov 2007, 03:04 ---The big thing about this strike is that while you're waiting on this strike, DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES 'LEGALLY' WATCH A WRITTEN SHOW. The idea of the strike is to show the networks that they can't make money without their writers, so if you're really itching to watch some of The Office, Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Scrubs, etc. TORRENT IT. You shouldn't help the networks make money until the strike is over and they actually start paying the writers.
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Absolutely great advice. Also, you should probably cancel your Netflix subscription if this goes past the month you've already paid for. Film writers are also on strike.
I found another great video. This time it's a WGA moderate (and believe me, he's moderate) who is supporting the strike: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beMNePzqpzQ&eurl=http://weblogs.variety.com/wga_strike_blog/
It's kind of nice to hear somebody explaining their reasoning that isn't in a liberal haze of protest.
Caiphana:
What if you Tivo a show and fast forward through the commercials.
You know, there is absolutely NO way they can tell how many people watch a show. The best thing to do is pretend you've stopped watching. Write letters saying that you've stopped and won't continue. However, you shouldn't spend your money. Don't go to movie theaters right now, don't buy films or TV shows, don't rent any movies.
beat mouse:
i buy all of my dvds used anyways. 4 for 20 deals will beat out any deal at a major distributer.
IronOxide:
--- Quote from: Caiphana on 08 Nov 2007, 16:05 ---What if you Tivo a show and fast forward through the commercials.
You know, there is absolutely NO way they can tell how many people watch a show. The best thing to do is pretend you've stopped watching. Write letters saying that you've stopped and won't continue. However, you shouldn't spend your money. Don't go to movie theaters right now, don't buy films or TV shows, don't rent any movies.
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Of all things, I think Tivo is the most monitored of all of the ways of viewing. While it's true that your normal network viewing on basic cable probably won't be monitored (unless you're a Nielson household), but the big things to avoid are streaming video and buying episodes DVDs. But why the fuck would you want to pretend that you're supporting a cause when you're not? That is about the weakest shit idea that I have ever heard, if you don't mind me saying so. And hell, it is even if you do mind.
Lines:
Yeah, I'm just not going to watch. I'll hit up my shows on DVD later after this is over. This is something I actually support (which really doesn't happen often) and I want to actually do my part by avoiding the shows that are affected.
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