Hollywood on Strike

Celebrities Speechless over WGA strike

2007-11-30T17:10:00.000-08:00

Celebrities Speechless

What do actors do when they have no writers?

Not much.

Gotta love the black and white. How many famous faces do you recognize?
Most names are mentioned below.

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Song is "Upon A Time" by Mother Tongue

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Celebrity Actors Featured:

•William H. Macy
•Andre 3000
•David Schwimmer
•Kate Beckinsale
•CCH Pounder
•Benito Martinez
•Susan Sarandon

•Mathew Perry
•Chazz Palminteri
•Tim Robbins
•Walton Goggins (bad ass)
•Sean Penn
•Michael Jace
•Eva Longoria

•Jason Bateman
•Rosanna Arquette
•Nicollette Sheridan
•Felicity Huffman
•Alan Cumming
•Bill Hader

WGA Strike: A Love Story

2007-11-21T10:06:00.000-08:00

WGA Strike: A Love Story

This is really one of the funniest WGA Strike videos yet.

A gay love story between a striking writer and a network exec.

You gotta love this song.

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"It's been such a long time, and I really do miss your smile..."

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The Daily Show Writers Talk Strike

2007-11-15T18:40:00.000-08:00

"The Daily Show" Writers Talk Strike

Writers from Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" find it funny that Viacom sues YouTube for a BILLION dollars, claiming YouTube can't use their content for free. But what does Viacom wants from WGA writers?? To use their content for free.

Hmmm...

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"...herpes in their nasal passages..."

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The Simpsons Writers On Strike

2007-11-15T18:38:00.000-08:00

The Simpsons Writers on Strike

The writers of the longest running animated series of all time crack-wise, then admit their jealousy of "The Office" writers and their strike video (see "More Videos").

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"The giant media empires are not the good guys."

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The Office Is Closed

2007-11-13T14:01:00.000-08:00

NBC's "The Office" Is Closed

Writers and Cast of NBC's "The Office" discuss the WGA Strike, mentioning how they wrote ten "webisodes" of "The Office" for NBC to feature on nbc.com, even won a Daytime Emmy Award for their efforts, yet never received the actual award trophies. Why? Oh, because NBC wouldn't pay the $20 or whatever it cost to get them. Nice.

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"I'd very badly like to punch up this routine, but I'm on strike. Over."

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Writers and Cast featured:

•Greg Daniels - Writer, Showrunner, Executive Producer
•Paul Lieberstein (plays Toby) - Writer, Actor, Co-Executive Producer
•Mike Schur - Writer, Actor, Co-Executive Producer
•B.J. Novak (plays Ryan) - Writer, Actor, Supervising Producer
•Mindy Kaling (plays Kelly) - Writer, Actor, Producer

Interesting Note: Steve Carell is a WGA member and will not cross picket lines.

Star Wars Without Writers

2007-11-13T14:00:00.000-08:00

"Star Wars" Without Writers

In a galaxy far, far... er...um... It was really far...

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"Djoo! Djoo!"

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"Star Wars" produced without writers--

Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford sitting around staring at each other, occasionally juggling a light saber between spurts of ad-libbing their dialogue:

"Bet I lay Leia first..."

Hereos of the Writers Strike

2007-11-13T13:56:00.000-08:00

Heroes of the Writers Strike

Would you like fries with that?
Hollywood writers find new jobs during the WGA strike.

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Eva Longoria Gets Emotional Over Writers Strike

2007-11-13T13:52:00.000-08:00

Eva Longoria Gets Emotional Over Writers Strike

Eva Longoria from ABC's Desperate Housewives hands out pizzas to picketing writers at WGA writers strikes.

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Alec Baldwin Plus Hot Girls?

2007-11-13T13:44:00.000-08:00

Alec Baldwin Plus Half Naked Chicks?

Were the writers already on strike for this movie?

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Reno 911 Joins Writers Strike

2007-11-11T15:01:00.000-08:00

Reno 911 Joins Writers Strike (and in short shorts)

Lieutenant Jim Dangle and Deputy Travis Junior from Comedy Central's "Reno 911" walk the picket line. Thomas Lennon (Dangle) and Robert Ben Garant (Junior) are both actually WGA represented writers "since 98."

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"Gonna be real quiet on TV for awhile." - Lennon
"Go see some plays. Go see some reality plays..." - Garant

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Celebrity Cast Featured:

•Thomas Lennon (plays "Lieutenant Dangle") - Actor on Comedy Central's "Reno 911"
•Robert Ben Garant (plays "Deputy Junior") - Actor on Comedy Central's "Reno 911"

The Writers Guild Strike: Why We Fight

2007-11-11T14:49:00.000-08:00

The Writers Guild Strike: Why We Fight

The WGA, writers of movies and television, explain the writers strike.

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Writers' current residuals amount to 4 cents per sale when it comes to Home Video and DVD sales. They want a mere 4 more cents. Wow. Watch out!

And for "New Media" (Internet, Podcasts,etc.) writers want to be paid. That's right, PAID. Because currently they receive nothing, nada, zilch.

Hmmm... you mean WGA members don't want to get screwed for another twenty years like they did on Home Video? Sounds reasonable enough.

Lost and Desperate Housewives Join Writers Strike

2007-11-11T13:00:00.000-08:00

"Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" Join Writers Strike

Damon Lindelof from ABC's "Lost" and Marc Cherry, creator of ABC's "Desperate Housewives," discuss the WGA writer's strike while picketing at the ABC Disney lot.

Lindelof says, "The world is changing. In five years, the only thing you'll watch television and movies over in your home is the internet."

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"We're hoping to keep our guild alive by getting pennies on the dollar, a small residual, in exchange for our creations as people stream them, download them, and own them." - Lindelof

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Featured:

•Damon Lindelof - Co-creator, Executive Producer of ABC's "Lost"
•Marc Cherry - Creator of ABC's "Desperate Housewives"

Garry Marshall Un-"Happy Days" Writers Strike

2007-11-11T12:59:00.000-08:00

Garry Marshall Un-"Happy Days" Writers Strike

"Hi, I'm not Carl Reiner, I'm Garry Marshall."

The creator and producer of such shows as The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and Mork & Mindy, says this is his 5th strike, and he hopes that it doesn't last as long as the 1988 writers strike: "Most of the guild took up tennis."

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"Up in the morning in the California sun, gonna strike all day 'til the striking is done." - WGA strikers

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Marshall, on his remarkable list of produced television series-- "It was all done by writers."

Celebrity Featured:

•Garry Marshall - Uber Producer

Grey's Anatomy Supports Writers Strike

2007-11-11T12:58:00.000-08:00

"Grey's Anatomy" Supports Writer's Strike

Celebrity cast of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" walks the picket lines with striking writers at Prospect Studios (ABC Television Center, West).

** Patrick Dempsey and Sandra Oh each have their own video below, too. **

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"They're the ones creating it. As actors, we're just interpreting it." - T.R. Knight

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Celebrity cast featured:

•Katherine Heigl (plays "Izzie") - Actor
•T.R. Knight (plays "George") - Actor
•Ellen Pompeo (plays "Meredith") - Actor
•Sara Ramirez (plays "Callie") - Actor
•James Pickens Jr. (plays "Richard") - Actor
•Mark Wilding - Writer, Executive Producer

Patrick Dempsey Supports WGA Writers Strike

2007-11-11T12:57:00.000-08:00

Patrick Dempsey Supports WGA Writers Strike

Celeb Patrick Dempsey on the picket line outside the studio where ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" is filmed.

Dempsey says, "It's important to support the writers. Without the writers we don't have any programming."

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"The people who create the shows are not getting paid." - Pompeo

"Seems like [the studios] want a strike, that they don't want to resolve this, and that they can probably outlast everyone else."
- Dempsey

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Celebrity Cast Featured:

•Patrick Dempsey (plays "Dr. McDreamy") - Actor of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy"
•Ellen Pompeo (plays "Meredith Grey") - Actor of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy"

Sandra Oh Supports WGA Writers Strike

2007-11-11T12:56:00.000-08:00

Sandra Oh Supports WGA Writers Strike

Celeb from ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" pickets alongside striking writers outside studio.

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Celebrity Cast Featured:

•Sandra Oh (plays "Dr. Yang) - Actor on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy"

Reno 911 On Strike Wearing short shorts. 1:42	"Star Wars" Without Writers In a galaxy far, far... er...um... 1:06	WGA - Why We Strike Simple and straight-forward. 3:50
OOPS Alec Baldwin? 1:30	"The Office" Is Closed Cast & Writers Speak Out 3:16	Heroes of the Strike Fries with that? 1:21
Lost & Desperate Creators strike their shows. 1:36	Eva Longoria Gets Emotional Passes Out Pizzas 1:45	Sandra Oh Supports WGA strike. 1:26
Patrick Dempsey "[Studios] want a strike." 1:11	Grey's Anatomy Cast walks picket line. 1:37	Garry Marshall Un-Happy Days? 1:38

Hollywood on Strike

Celebrities Speechless over WGA strike

WGA Strike: A Love Story

The Daily Show Writers Talk Strike

The Simpsons Writers On Strike

The Office Is Closed

Star Wars Without Writers

Hereos of the Writers Strike

Eva Longoria Gets Emotional Over Writers Strike

Alec Baldwin Plus Hot Girls?

Reno 911 Joins Writers Strike

The Writers Guild Strike: Why We Fight

Lost and Desperate Housewives Join Writers Strike

Garry Marshall Un-"Happy Days" Writers Strike

Grey's Anatomy Supports Writers Strike

Patrick Dempsey Supports WGA Writers Strike

Sandra Oh Supports WGA Writers Strike

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