WGA Strike: Sign the Petition
November 7, 2007 by LMB
http://www.petitionspot.com/signature/tvfansunite
Funny. if you look at the signatures, I am #138 and Laura is #134. Did we plan that? No. Do we both belong to the same livejournal community? Yes. 
EDIT: Now added to my blogroll, so join!
Now I’m sure you are probably tired of me posting about the WGA Strike. On my way home tonight, I had decided to back off a little bit and let you find out information through the numerous links I’ve posted here about it. But then I came home and started reading more and more news about it and it just got me angry all over again.
For any of us who love movies and television and fake news and bizarre offices, this strike is more than just bunch of people holding signs and chanting outside studios. This is a wake-up call to the APTMP that we, the viewing public, are not mindless drones, consuming crap 24/7. The majority of us understand the hard work and sacrifice that goes into making our favorite shows. We understand that writers are the backbone of the entertainment industry and if they are being cheated out of money that will support them and their families, then we have no right to just sit back and watch the reruns and crap reality shows the studios are going to throw at us. One person, one fan, one viewer cannot make much noise here. But if we all try, just a little bit, then maybe we can be heard. And what they’ll hear is that the American public demands that the people who keep us relaxed and entertained be properly taken care of.
There is a Variety article out there, claiming that the public just doesn’t care about this strike. Don’t let the honking cars fool you. The truth is that people like movies and TV, but they’re hostile toward what many perceive as its overpaid artists… Is this really how we feel?
So, sorry. For the time being, anyway, I’m going to use this site quite a bit as a place to post links, articles, reactions, news, and actions that we can all read and follow to show our support for the people who make the material we love so very much. I’m sure a Patriots or football post will sneak in there too. I’ll save my comments about what else is happening in the world for personal conversations (aren’t you guys lucky).
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