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One Strike- You're Out!

I don't know who came up with this three strikes you're out business, but all it takes is one writer's strike to halt dozens of television shows.  Instead of huddling over a laptop in a cramped writer's room, TV writers across the country are stretching their legs and enjoying the sunshine and fresh air as they stroll around some of our nation's most historic studios.  And they say they're concerned about DVD residuals...

So what does a writer's strike mean for Backstage Live?  Well, for the past day I've been the lone picketer outside the Groupee offices in Seattle.  Paul said he'd join me, but he said he has to finish some stuff upstairs first.  I just wish someone would bring me a snack...

Okay, so that's not exactly the truth.  But we did have to cancel some 'behind the scenes' segments we were planning.  It looks like we won't be hanging out with the stars of The Office, Scrubs, or ER anytime soon...  I'm still working on getting on the sets of Aliens in America and Smallville though.  They have a few completed scripts that they're still filming in Canada, so we'll try to get up there in the next few weeks.  I'll keep you posted...

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Correct Dave so long as strikes are used as an absolute last resort. There was a time when our union was run by militants and they wanted us out at the drop of a hat. They were voted out in the end and we now have a more moderate union who use debate and alternative methods to achieve our rights. It was by dialog alone that we secured and kept our right to retire from the government at 60 and not 65. (Thats just for us oldies though). Ahh 7 years to goWink Sooner if I'm lucky!
Strikes are a tough time for all involved. I've been on strike. It got me what I enjoy today, which is being able to work for 30 years and have a nice retirement.

If we had never walked the picket line for 82 days in 1970, I would still be working until I would be 67 years old.

"You can never regain what you lose in a strike!", I've heard,
but you also can get stuff you never thought would be possible too!
Let me restate.  I initially tried to find the interview for SuBe because I remembered watching it.  I couldn't find it, having forgot that it was on a different site.  Then Ted posted the link, at which point I thanked him. That was wasn't made very clear in the original exchange.  I thought you all could read my mind.
Interview the strikers... I knew nothing about this!!
As a dedicated Sci Fi fan I would like to see some interviews that fit into that category (ignore me if you wish, see if I care, where did I put my voodoo doll of Boaz?) Wink
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