tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post6384627176081600083..comments2024-03-09T02:32:34.549-06:00Comments on Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Writer's StrikeMelissa Clouthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15864991953502438461noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post-57677115690688676562008-01-15T00:55:00.000-06:002008-01-15T00:55:00.000-06:00in the end, it is sad that what they are fighting ...in the end, it is sad that what they are fighting over is Internet money that may or not exist. When people post clips of The Office on youtube, NBC loses money, when people watch The Office on NBC.com NBC claims it makes no money... So which is it, and how many writer's families will pay the price for yet another ridiculous union strike? Fair wage for a fair day's work...?Chalmershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06355578099725547881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post-26064791522279249132008-01-10T18:40:00.000-06:002008-01-10T18:40:00.000-06:00hkh, cable isn't that much better these days. (An...hkh, cable isn't that much better these days. (And for me, it was <I>Firefly</I> instead of <I>West Wing</I>.) With my current cable hookup, I am paying over $50 a month for:<BR/><BR/>Court TV's <I>Cops</I> marathons...<BR/>TV Land's <I>Andy Griffith Show</I> marathons...<BR/>Discovery's <I>Mythbusters</I> marathons...<BR/>TLC's <I>Flip this House</I> and <I>Little People, Big World</I> marathons...<BR/>History Channel's "Reliving The Sixties"...<BR/>Weather Channel's "All Global Warming, All the Time!"...<BR/>SciFi Channels "SciFi Original Movie" crapola marathons...<BR/>And all the News channels' "24/7/365 CAMPAIGN 2008 COVERAGE!" marathons...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646581.post-38871874966499663802008-01-10T14:05:00.000-06:002008-01-10T14:05:00.000-06:00I have been apathetic, at best, about the product ...I have been apathetic, at best, about the product on regular television for the last few years (since West Wing went off air), and we don't have cable. Maybe the strike and the resulting migration to internet will motivate a higher quality product. Let's hope!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com