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THE WRITERS STRIKE IS OVER!!!

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Pippin
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Finally
http://www.cnbc.com/id/23057002
Feb 8 2008 12:22AM
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jimmychung
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WOOHOO 30 ROCK'S BACK!!!!!
Feb 8 2008 12:22AM
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Pippin
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all i need to say : the office!
Feb 8 2008 12:24AM
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Shpadoinkle
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HOUSE!
Feb 8 2008 12:25AM
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Pippin
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fuck yeay!
Feb 8 2008 12:27AM
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Schoening
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Jeff Kiesel is going to be stoked he gets to watch Desperate Housewives again.

Feb 8 2008 12:40AM
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Eric_D
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ahh the return of dwight schrute. all i can say is
fuck yes.!!!!!
Feb 8 2008 12:44AM
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Pman13a
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my thoughts exactly
Feb 8 2008 1:12AM
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skibum193
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hahahahaha
Feb 8 2008 1:19AM
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garrett.
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southpark?
Feb 8 2008 1:33AM
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tjski
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before i run my mouth about how much bullshit that stike was, what exactly did they strike over?? i assumed money..?
Feb 8 2008 1:38AM
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mtdg311
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WWWHHHHOOOOAAAAA!!!!!!!!
Feb 8 2008 3:31AM
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HiroProtagonist
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Money... And the internet. The writers get a certain amount of money from every time a show that they worked on gets aired. That means reruns too. The studios (NBC, FOX, etc...) get money from advertising. Thats how its been since before TV was more than 2 channels.

But, the studios have been putting episodes of shows on the internet, paid for by advertisers (you have to sit through an ad before watching the show).

The problem was, was that writers were not getting any payment for the shows that were put online. The shows were airing, making money, and the writers weren't getting a cent.

Hence the strike. They were also trying to hammer out guidelines for the future.


I might be off on some of this stuff... but thats generally what it was about.

Feb 8 2008 4:17AM
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Schmidnj
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HELL YES!!!
Feb 8 2008 5:16AM
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Shorton
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Heroes volume 3...fuck yeah!
Feb 8 2008 6:02AM
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Kornn101
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i cant believe nobody's said it?

JACK BAUER@!@!@!#$!$%!@!
Feb 8 2008 9:57AM
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Elijah.
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Hooray! The Office is back on!
Feb 8 2008 10:55AM
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uni-corn
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Read my mind!
Feb 8 2008 11:41AM
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freestyler540
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FAMILY GUY!!!!

Feb 8 2008 11:45AM
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coolhandluke
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most importantly: better commercials!
Feb 8 2008 12:27PM
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BMB
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yay even though it never really effetced MY show, im glad that the conflict is over
Feb 8 2008 12:58PM
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jimmychung
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good call not bitching about something you know nothing about
Feb 8 2008 1:01PM
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tjski
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yeah those people are rediculous, they dont need any more money..
Feb 8 2008 1:42PM
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melskiis
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thats sooo good to hear!
Feb 8 2008 2:41PM
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Scolson
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They don't really get paid that much.  I think you're confusing them with actors?

The strike was also about extra stuff they had to make for the internet that they weren't being paid anything for.

Feb 8 2008 6:47PM
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tjski
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they shouldnt care its free publicity..and i know the directors dont make as much as actors but they still get paid enough to not be able to bitch about stuff..
Feb 10 2008 10:28PM
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skibum311
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hell yeah... that is one of the only shows i'll even watch on tv anymore
Feb 10 2008 10:37PM
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[fisher]
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whats TV again?
Feb 10 2008 11:21PM
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Pippin
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google it
Feb 13 2008 1:26PM
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ax_murderer
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dwight shrute
Feb 13 2008 1:37PM
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twintipteles
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It's the writers not the directors, and they really don't make that much.
Feb 13 2008 2:23PM
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coolhandluke
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you don't have to sit thru grey's fucking anatomy?
Feb 13 2008 10:00PM
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Lineskiah11
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yeah now that half the shows are cancelled for this season...
Feb 13 2008 10:04PM
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DJSTEVEINNIAMIXX
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24 HOUSE AND THE OFFICE. im excited
Feb 13 2008 10:06PM
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lushlaxstr
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the daily show and the colbert report!
Feb 13 2008 10:08PM
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golf
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wait did they already start a new season of 24?
Feb 13 2008 10:21PM
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MistaFab
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ohh i remember those days, im quite glad im single now
Feb 13 2008 10:31PM
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salomon097
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Both of those shows have been back for a few weeks now i think even during the strike
Feb 13 2008 11:19PM
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emopoppins
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tv is such bullshit. only good shows out there are house and south park.
Feb 14 2008 12:28AM
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BravoWhiskey5280
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yea 24
Feb 14 2008 1:07AM
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Holte
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I've interned at Warner Bros since September, and really, you have no idea what it's like to listen to dozens and dozens of picketing writers all day every day. My boss was ready to kill somebody by the third week of the strike. It was ridiculous. I'll admit though, their chants were very well written...
Feb 14 2008 3:42AM
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[JP-of-SC]
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hah, bummer dude... my girlfriend mostly watched scrubs
Feb 14 2008 8:35AM
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PacificRimJob
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WTF.

MANATEES DONT STRIKE..

Unless an Idea ball is taken from the tank...


Feb 14 2008 8:47AM
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