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Originally Posted by nittanyalum
Responding to 2 totally separate things in the thread so far:
It's not just you, my husband and I had to watch the DVDs with the subtitles on to keep up! 
They also aren't just trying to get "the people's" attention, note where they are striking. They are at the entrances to the studios so the "suits" have to drive through them every morning/evening. I read one article where someone sent an intern out to ask the line to not shout so loud because they could hear them inside... 
And I'm so befuddled by your "it doesn't look 'nice'" comment. There's nothing "nice" about this situation. You need to watch this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ55Ir2jCxk. The studios sure as heck aren't being "nice", so why should the writers? And this isn't "like...a form of protest", this IS a protest. And they have a real point to protest about. The greed of the studios is shocking and despicable.
On yet another note, I was sorry to read that Ellen crossed the line -- I get her point that she feels she has an obligation to the people who fly in for her show, but an unfortunate side effect of strikes is that people get inconvenienced. Maybe her studio audience would get mad enough to yell at the studio heads and join the noise to get the thing to come to a close more quickly. She's written on her own shows before and as a stand-up has always written; she should be on line outside. |
Good for Ellen to cross the line. Sorry, not a big union supporter. That's why I never became a teacher or a nurse. Like I said, protesting like this is not the most ladylike/gentlemanly thing to do.
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