Comments on: Is Leno a scab? http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2008/01/04/is-leno-a-scab/ musings of a wannabe comedy writer Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:54:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rocklinshl http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2008/01/04/is-leno-a-scab/comment-page-1/#comment-587 Rocklinshl Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:21:31 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2008/01/04/is-leno-a-scab/#comment-587 I've walked a picket line before. It's not fun. But if the business goes on and starts hiring only a portion of the employees back, those employees (who no longer honor the strike) just made it much harder for the people still on the strike line. How will the striking writers ever get what they are demanding if people keep walking right through their picket line everyday? That includes Jay Leno!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('587','Rocklinshl'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('587','Rocklinshl','I\'ve walked a picket line before. It\'s not fun. But if the business goes on and starts hiring only a portion of the employees back, those employees (who no longer honor the strike) just made it much harder for the people still on the strike line. How will the striking writers ever get what they are demanding if people keep walking right through their picket line everyday?\r\nThat includes Jay Leno!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I’ve walked a picket line before. It’s not fun. But if the business goes on and starts hiring only a portion of the employees back, those employees (who no longer honor the strike) just made it much harder for the people still on the strike line. How will the striking writers ever get what they are demanding if people keep walking right through their picket line everyday?
That includes Jay Leno!
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]]> By: Smith123344 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2008/01/04/is-leno-a-scab/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Smith123344 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:48:00 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2008/01/04/is-leno-a-scab/#comment-583 Bill Hicks on Leno http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWB-kd09GXY<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('583','Smith123344'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('583','Smith123344','Bill Hicks on Leno\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DWB-kd09GXY'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Bill Hicks on Leno

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWB-kd09GXY

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]]> By: screenwriterguy http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2008/01/04/is-leno-a-scab/comment-page-1/#comment-580 screenwriterguy Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:02:54 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2008/01/04/is-leno-a-scab/#comment-580 Leno writes for television. The guild currently on strike represents television writers, among others. The fact that he also delivers the work that his team writes doesn't make him less of a writer. I wouldn't argue that Tina Fey should keep writing just because she also performs the scripts she pens. Leno has been in the WGA for decades. I'm willing to bet he has enjoyed their cushy medical insurance and royalty management services. The trade-off for being part of a union whose collective bargaining ability creates benefits for you is that when it's time for bargaining, you have to be part of the collective. At least, that's how it works in my fantasy world.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('580','screenwriterguy'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('580','screenwriterguy','Leno writes for television. The guild currently on strike represents television writers, among others. The fact that he also delivers the work that his team writes doesn\'t make him less of a writer. I wouldn\'t argue that Tina Fey should keep writing just because she also performs the scripts she pens. \r\n\r\nLeno has been in the WGA for decades. I\'m willing to bet he has enjoyed their cushy medical insurance and royalty management services. The trade-off for being part of a union whose collective bargaining ability creates benefits for you is that when it\'s time for bargaining, you have to be part of the collective.\r\n\r\nAt least, that\'s how it works in my fantasy world.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Leno writes for television. The guild currently on strike represents television writers, among others. The fact that he also delivers the work that his team writes doesn’t make him less of a writer. I wouldn’t argue that Tina Fey should keep writing just because she also performs the scripts she pens.

Leno has been in the WGA for decades. I’m willing to bet he has enjoyed their cushy medical insurance and royalty management services. The trade-off for being part of a union whose collective bargaining ability creates benefits for you is that when it’s time for bargaining, you have to be part of the collective.

At least, that’s how it works in my fantasy world.

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]]> By: StudioPicturesSuck http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2008/01/04/is-leno-a-scab/comment-page-1/#comment-578 StudioPicturesSuck Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:53:07 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2008/01/04/is-leno-a-scab/#comment-578 ScreenwriterGuy, In what fantasy-world do you live in where the WGA is "Jay's union"? He is a talk-show host. Just because he owns a word-processor and once wrote jokes for somebody (or whatever) doesn't make the WGA "his union." Under your logic, many of the producers are scabs because they once owned typewriter... Jay tells jokes at 11:35PM to old people in their pajamas. He's not Aaron Sorkin.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('578','StudioPicturesSuck'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('578','StudioPicturesSuck','ScreenwriterGuy,\r\n\r\nIn what fantasy-world do you live in where the WGA is \"Jay\'s union\"? He is a talk-show host. Just because he owns a word-processor and once wrote jokes for somebody (or whatever) doesn\'t make the WGA \"his union.\" Under your logic, many of the producers are scabs because they once owned typewriter...\r\n\r\nJay tells jokes at 11:35PM to old people in their pajamas. He\'s not Aaron Sorkin.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> ScreenwriterGuy,

In what fantasy-world do you live in where the WGA is “Jay’s union”? He is a talk-show host. Just because he owns a word-processor and once wrote jokes for somebody (or whatever) doesn’t make the WGA “his union.” Under your logic, many of the producers are scabs because they once owned typewriter…

Jay tells jokes at 11:35PM to old people in their pajamas. He’s not Aaron Sorkin.

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]]> By: screenwriterguy http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2008/01/04/is-leno-a-scab/comment-page-1/#comment-582 screenwriterguy Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:49:05 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2008/01/04/is-leno-a-scab/#comment-582 <p>If Leno were doing improv, or at least attempting to make it look the tiniest bit like he was doing something other than a pre-written monologue, then it would be sorta grey area. </p> <p>Conan has been telling jokes, and undoubtedly he or some producer had thought of some of them before air. However, he also has gone out of his way to avoid a monologue. On Friday, he sang a song with his band. He comes across as someone who, regardless of what he may want, has to come back. Heck, I'm sure he WANTS to be back. But he's clearly respecting those of his team currently in need of his support. Leno is doing the opposite, and blatantly.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Ask-a-Ninja is great. But can you fall asleep to it every night?</p> <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('582','screenwriterguy'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('582','screenwriterguy','<p>If Leno were doing improv, or at least attempting to make it look the tiniest bit like he was doing something other than a pre-written monologue, then it would be sorta grey area. <\/p>\r\n<p>Conan has been telling jokes, and undoubtedly he or some producer had thought of some of them before air. However, he also has gone out of his way to avoid a monologue. On Friday, he sang a song with his band. He comes across as someone who, regardless of what he may want, has to come back. Heck, I\'m sure he WANTS to be back. But he\'s clearly respecting those of his team currently in need of his support. Leno is doing the opposite, and blatantly.<\/p>\r\n<p>Meanwhile, Ask-a-Ninja is great. But can you fall asleep to it every night?<\/p>\r\n'); return false;">Quote</a></div> If Leno were doing improv, or at least attempting to make it look the tiniest bit like he was doing something other than a pre-written monologue, then it would be sorta grey area.

Conan has been telling jokes, and undoubtedly he or some producer had thought of some of them before air. However, he also has gone out of his way to avoid a monologue. On Friday, he sang a song with his band. He comes across as someone who, regardless of what he may want, has to come back. Heck, I’m sure he WANTS to be back. But he’s clearly respecting those of his team currently in need of his support. Leno is doing the opposite, and blatantly.

Meanwhile, Ask-a-Ninja is great. But can you fall asleep to it every night?

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