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The Golden Globes: The Shame

By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Sun Jan 13, 2008 at 08:24:39 PM EST
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The Golden Globes are airing tonight with a bunch of readers from Entertainment Tonight, E!, the Insider and other gossip shows presenting the awards, poor audio that cuts out frequently, no stars and on CNN, Larry King talking over the readers. The audience, which isn't shown, consists of 600 studio execs and other such types.

If anyone doubted the Writers' Strike is having a huge impact on the entertainment industry, this should remove them.

The Oscars could meet the same fate next month.

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    The Golden Globes: The Shame | 26 comments (26 topical)

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    I say ... (5.00 / 1) (#3)
    by chemoelectric on Sun Jan 13, 2008 at 09:18:29 PM EST
    I say everybody take this opportunity to discard their televisions. I'm serious that to do so, and find things to do instead, will improve your life. As far as I am concerned the writers' strike can go on forever.

    Yup.The audience is often full of (none / 0) (#1)
    by sarcastic unnamed one on Sun Jan 13, 2008 at 08:32:39 PM EST
    below-the-line industry hourly-wage workers. However, most of them can't afford to purchase tickets this year because they've been laid off due to the writer's strike. Hooray for the WGA.

    Studio Execs (none / 0) (#2)
    by Jeralyn on Sun Jan 13, 2008 at 08:39:04 PM EST
    were the prime audience...it was a news type conference. It was by invitation.

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    I'm sure it was. (none / 0) (#6)
    by sarcastic unnamed one on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 12:13:34 AM EST
    I know too many good, hard working people who've been laid off now for over two months now, while the WGA (as many of them they put it) "strike over 4 cents."

    These below-the-line guy's and gal's mortgages, car payments, utilities, groceries, etc., don't go away because the WGA's demands are union demands.

    Many, many non-WGA lives are being severely screwed with, while even the most optimistic estimate is that a WGA member lost more in the first week of the strike than they'd ever get even if all of their demands were agreed to.

    Friends of mine are in real danger of losing everything they've ever worked for because the WGA, and it's 45%+/- unemployed, perhaps unemployable, members decided to strike.

    Do you have any empathy for the previously employed non-WGA members at all?

    btw, not a single "undocumented resident" in the WGA's membership. They embrace your support of their issues and, for all practical purposes, laugh at your issues.

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    So are you saying (none / 0) (#7)
    by Jeralyn on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 12:56:20 AM EST
    that you oppose the writers' strike? I thought it's what the writers wanted, fair compensation for their work, which I think they are entitled to. Your comment makes it seem like a lot of writers are against the strike, something I haven't heard before.

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    He's just angry and quite misinformed (none / 0) (#10)
    by DA in LA on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 02:53:44 AM EST
    Every one of his posts regarding the strike are full of lies and misinformation.

    For instance, the claim that 45% of the WGA are unemployed.  The WGA does not allow members who have been unemployed for more that 5 years to vote.  

    SAG and the DGA do allow unemployed members to vote.  SUO lies quite a bit to make his points about the strike.

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    It would be the same spiel (none / 0) (#11)
    by jondee on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 09:51:12 AM EST
    from Mr. More Libertarian Than Thou if it were the United Mine Workers or the Amalgamated Meat Cutters.

    Parent
    So sad DA, really, you are so sad. (none / 0) (#14)
    by sarcastic unnamed one on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 11:51:32 AM EST


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    If you think "facts" are sad (none / 0) (#15)
    by DA in LA on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 12:08:39 PM EST
    then, sure, I'm sad.

    You are uniformed.

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    Hardly. (none / 0) (#16)
    by sarcastic unnamed one on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 01:11:43 PM EST
    From the WGA website:

           PERCENT
    YEAR EMPLOYED
    2000   51%
    2001   51%
    2002   51%
    2003   53%
    2004   54%
    2005   55%

    ie., 45%, more or less, unemployed as a union writer.

    ie., 45%+/- who are aren't losing a nickel because of the strike they voted for.

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    Right (none / 0) (#18)
    by DA in LA on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 01:18:46 PM EST
    And most of those people don't have voting rights.  They can't actually vote for a strike.

    Thanks for another obtuse post, again, though.

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    Do you have some source for your claim (none / 0) (#19)
    by sarcastic unnamed one on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 01:27:01 PM EST
    most of those people don't have voting rights
    that you can share? I imagine your link would tell us exactly how many do and how many don't, right?

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    I'm actually not going to (none / 0) (#20)
    by DA in LA on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 01:34:18 PM EST
    attempt to provide you with any information.  It is a futile effort and a waste of time.  Look it up yourself.  

    Your basic lack of understanding of the WGA is amazing.

    Try another angle, this ones a loser.  

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    Fair enough. (none / 0) (#21)
    by sarcastic unnamed one on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 01:41:08 PM EST
    fyi, every single one of the unemployed writers voted.

    Those are the facts.

    Parent

    In an alternate universe, maybe. (none / 0) (#22)
    by DA in LA on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 01:43:06 PM EST


    Parent
    SUO's request seems simple enough. (none / 0) (#25)
    by jimakaPPJ on Tue Jan 15, 2008 at 08:41:18 AM EST
    Why dodge it?

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    For every striking writer there are, (none / 0) (#13)
    by sarcastic unnamed one on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 11:50:03 AM EST
    what, 30? 50? other industry workers who are laid off because the WGA strike has shut down production.

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    Yes, (none / 0) (#9)
    by DA in LA on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 02:43:09 AM EST
    We are horrible for wanting to be able to make a living in five years.  

    You continue to misinformed and angry.  It's a delightful combination

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    The Writer are Right (none / 0) (#12)
    by 1980Ford on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 10:32:57 AM EST
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    If you want to get mad at anyone, get mad at the studios.

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    not to be too impolitic, (none / 0) (#4)
    by cpinva on Sun Jan 13, 2008 at 11:20:33 PM EST
    but who cares? the golden globes, oscars, etc, are just the entertainment industry pimping itself.

    it's not that i claim any higher intellectual ground here, but these shows are just hours long industry back-slapping.

    I'm having trouble feeling the shame also. (none / 0) (#5)
    by oculus on Sun Jan 13, 2008 at 11:47:38 PM EST
    Tosca on KUSC-FM, on the other hand, is the perfect accompaniment to tonight at Talk Left.

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    If you are not interested (none / 0) (#8)
    by Jeralyn on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 12:57:12 AM EST
    in a topic here, please just scroll on by.

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    may I just say (none / 0) (#24)
    by Judith on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 08:54:09 PM EST
    that while I am not a fan of the golden globes - I absolutely must watch the oscars.  I simply must.  I dont know why...I just have to see all those people make total fools of themselves crying and such.  hilarious.  

    But I do want to see daniel day-lewis win.

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    Right (none / 0) (#17)
    by DA in LA on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 01:17:18 PM EST
    And most of those people can't vote for a strike.

    But thanks for trying.

    SAG (none / 0) (#23)
    by Jen M on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 06:57:17 PM EST
    not crossing the picket line helped.

    But of course its all the writers fault.

    God forbid anyone ever blame the people with the money and power.

    Heart be still! (none / 0) (#26)
    by jimakaPPJ on Tue Jan 15, 2008 at 08:43:28 AM EST
    The Oscars could meet the same fate next month.
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