Nov 13 2007
TV Bloggers Go Dark in Solidarity With The Writers Guild Of America
On November 13th, this blog and the blogs listed below will be on strike for the day in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America. As fellow writers and as TV fans, we are coming together to express our strong support for the writers and their goals. We believe that when a writer’s work makes money for a company, that writer deserves to be paid.
Many writers depend on residuals for a stable income, and that income shouldn’t be based on an outdated formula which ignores the existence of new media and all but a tiny percentage of DVD sales. The talented writers responsible for so much of what we love about television should and must be paid fairly and equitably, and we will stand with them until they reach that goal. For everyone’s sake, and for the sake of television, we hope both sides can come to an agreement quickly.
To further that goal, we are calling on our readers to sign this petition and to contact the following television networks, voicing support for the writers and for a return to the negotiating table:
ABC
500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521
(818) 460-7777FOX
10201 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
(310) 369-1000CBS
7800 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 575-2345NBC / Universal
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
(818) 777-1000
After the blackout, we intend to continue our campaign to support the WGA until the dispute has been resolved fairly. Since we will not be posting any new content on the 13th, we encourage our readers to visit United Hollywood instead for frequent updates about the strike.
In solidarity-
The CineManiac
Daemon’s TV
Ducky Does TV
Gabby Babble
Give Me My Remote
Glowy Box
I am a TV Junkie
Mikey Likes TV
Pass the Remote
The Pie Maker
Ramblings of a TV Whore
Seriously? OMG! WTF?
Silly Pipe Dreams
Tapeworthy
Televisionary
TiFaux
Tube Talk
The TV Addict
TV Series Finale
Watch with Intelligence
Your pie graphic is totally my favorite one yet. Nicely done, y’all.
Kudos to you guys for your undying support of the writers and their art.
You’ll definitely bring GE to it’s knees with this!!!
lee pace is so freaking hot
btw nice site
and great job supporting the wga!!!
i signed the petition so yeah!!
GO PUSHING DAISIES!!
Pushing Dasies Fans:
Please check out our site:
http://bringtvback.blogspot.com
It contains a list of all the AMPTP heavyweights, with addresses and phone numbers.
The site also identifies which CEOs are responsible for almost every show that is supposed to be in production, and contains a sample letter, urging the CEOs to go to the bargaining table.
Please spread the word, take action and repost the information!
For anyone who can’t walk the picket line, the best possible thing you could do is shoot off a few letters to those who refuse to negotiate a fair deal with the writers!
TV Bloggers need to let the world know what the media is not telling them and show the faces that belong to those names that scroll by so fast at the end of your favorite TV show. I hope to see you on the picket line. Those bloggers, who can walk the picket line, I encourage you to do so. If you are not in New York or LA, United Hollywood has artwork that you can post on your blog to help get the message out there and you can also walk a Virtual Picket Line on Myspace.
In solidarity
Tony Figueroa
childoftelevision.blogspot.com