Should Strike-Breaking Writers Who Get an Emmy Have an Asterisk Next to Their Name?

[CorpGovActivist]

Poll question: Should Strike-Breaking Writers Who Get an Emmy Have an Asterisk Next to Their Name?

Is it wrong to take advantage of more talented writers who adhere to their principles?

Thanks for registering your opinion.

- Dave

[Ravy]

1. You have to be present to win????

I must have missed the post that prompted this poll.

[CorpGovActivist]

3. You Have to Be Writing to Win n/t

[NYCGirl]

12. Emmys are given for something already written and submitted for

consideration.

[CorpGovActivist]

18. Hopefully the Striking Writers...

... have been exposed to new experiences, giving them fresh new material, by dint of striking - and that they have enough time after the strike to get their material into competition against the picket-crossers.

- Dave

[aquart]

2. The Emmys are decided by vote, not attendance.

We really ought to have a poll for stupidest, most ignorance-based poll. I nominate this one.

[DS1]

5. He's on a roll

imbecilic nonsense all the time. Reminds me of Ricky Gervais's friend in Extras


Would you prefer to be a flying fish who can't fly, or a penguin who can't swim?

[CorpGovActivist]

10. Is Your Ignore Function Broken...

... or did you just happen to have the time to spare?

- Dave

[CorpGovActivist]

8. Your Ignorance...

... of how Emmy nominations are made is showing.

The striking writers - who might otherwise be actively working and producing eligible material - are at a disadvantage.

Swimmers who sit out a competition, or runners, or pole vaulters, are analogies you might think of in this case.

- Dave

[bryant69]

4. That's a tricky one - because it hinges on an unknown.

I mean it's easy enough to say that if writer x had been in the running writer y would have lost - but there's no way to know. And of course talent isn't connected directly to union loyalty.

That said, yeah, probably, because you can't know. Hopefully the strike won't last long enough that it becomes an issue.

Bryant
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[CorpGovActivist]

6. Historical "What Ifs" Fascinate...

... for the very reasons you cite here.

: )

One of my favorites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_III%2C_German_Emperor">if the Kaiser's father had lived for more than 99 days, chances are quite good that WW I and WW II could have been avoided.

- Dave

[ileus]

7. About time someone started fighting for a safer working enviroment

Oh that's right, they're writers...

[CorpGovActivist]

9. As a UMWA Kid...

... whose father and both grandfathers were permanently disabled in unsafe coal mines, I respect unionized labor of all stripes.

- Dave

[blogslut]

11. I thought the Emmy show was to be cancelled?

Are they going ahead with it?

[CorpGovActivist]

13. For Realsies?

Or for kidsies?

- Dave

[blogslut]

15. Okay, I am mistaken

The Golden Globes might be canceled. The People's Choice awards have been canceled. The Oscars might be canceled. The Emmy's are in September and I hope the strike with be settled by then.

[CorpGovActivist]

17. Thanks for Clarifying ...

... and who cares about Mob's Choice Awards?

; )

- Dave

[blogslut]

19. Advertisers, Baby

And that's what this all boils down to. If the writers stay strong, eventually the advertisers will tell the networks to stop being pricks and settle. Writers = watchable programs. Watchable programs = viewers. Viewers = advertisers.

[CorpGovActivist]

20. Agreed...

... and I think the WGA should formally seek solidarity from other unions. For example, UMWA miners used to descend on auto dealerships, put the salestaff through their paces, then pull out at the last minute, telling them to call the Detroit Automakers to say that they'd lost another sale to solidarity.

If there were a rolling boycott of premium cable, for instance (one month per union), I bet the loss of revenue to entertainment conglomerates would help move this along to a much quicker conclusion.

- Dave

[blogslut]

23. From what here, trouble is around the corner

SAG is coming up for a new contract and the writer's strike is giving them ideas. So, there's a start.

[CorpGovActivist]

24. There the WGA Goes...

... putting condoms in the SAG bathrooms, giving the kids ideas.

- Dave

[NYCGirl]

14. It's not until September, so there's a lot of time to consider it. NT

[CorpGovActivist]

16. Here's Hoping...

... the strike is over long before then.

: )

- Dave

[Rex]

21. Meta-emmy.

Make the award an asterisk. Then go back after the strike. Worth more on Ebay!

[CorpGovActivist]

22. That's a GREAT Idea...

... for a picket line contest!

: )

Call it an "Isky*"?

- Dave

* (TM)

[Rex]

25. Haha!

:rofl:

[CorpGovActivist]

26. No

*:rofl:*

- Dave

[rucky]

27. Maybe they can start the Scabby Awards for them.

[CorpGovActivist]

28. Picket Contests...

... are good for morale.

: )

- Dave

[timtom]

29. Most certainly.

At the very least. For some reason, the term "quisling" springs to mind.

[CorpGovActivist]

31. The Extra Half Twist...

... of the knife of just the right word.

: )

- Dave

[Heidi]

30. Why don't we just blackball _everyone_ we don't like,

regardless of their contribution to art?

Wait. I think this has been tried before.

[NorthernSpy]

32. only if they're black...

And yes, that is bitter sarcasm.



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[Joe Fields]

33. Only if they're on steroids...