As you may have read, the Writer's Guild of America is currently on strike. Wait, should I be on strike? They never actually asked me to join their guild so screw em'! I'm scabby, yo! People on the picket line are peeved because Ellen DeGegeneres' show is still going on. Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, and simpering whitebread jackass Jay Leno have all halted production on their shows to show solidarity. Ellen doesn't want to turn away her studio audience. That's a nice thought, but not a great way to ingratiate yourself with your colleagues.
"I just rolled into NBC Burbank and the picketers are chanting 'Ellen ain't no friend o' mine/ She danced across our picket line!' as her PA's are ferrying audience members through the line. Pretty catchy, especially considering they're largely her writers out there."The last thing Ellen needs on her plate since the dog fiasco is some "Friday Night Lights" writer getting up in her lesbian grille. Her and Portia need a relaxing weekend off. Give yourself a vacation, and don't have scabs from the janitorial staff write your program.
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T-Bone says:
I'm liking self absorbed Ellen Degeneres less and less. What a stupid wretch.
stolidog says:
i have to admit, i'm pretty nonplussed by this as well.
my little world view of ellen has been pretty strongly shaken lately.
queencrone says:
You know. I don't want to piss anyone off. However, Ellen's stand up comedy made me laugh soo hard. I'll never forget that. She had a unique view on things. Remember?
WTF says:
STATEMENT RELEASED BY ELLEN's PEOPLE (and I agree)...
"Ellen has not done anything in violation of the Writer's Guild of America agreement, or the WGA's internal 'Strike Rules.'
Telepictures Productions, through its distributor Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, has contractual obligations to continue to deliver original programming to the 220 stations that carry the program.
We have asked Ellen to come back to work to fulfill her contractual Obligation, as host of the show, because without original programs the stations can move the show out of its time periods or ultimately hold the company in breach of contract. The company, in turn, expects Ellen not to breach her contract to host the show. We also wish to preserve the 135 jobs of the staff and the crew whose livelihoods depend on the show continuing. We regret the Writer's Guild has chosen to strike and we wish for a quick resolution.
It is unfair and incorrect to compare The Ellen DeGeneres Show to late night shows such as Leno, Letterman and Conan, all of which are late night network owned and controlled programming. Ellen is a daytime talk show carried on a syndicated basis across individual television stations, no different than, and in direct competition with, Oprah, Rachel Ray, Phil, Live with Regis and Kelly, Martha, Tyra, Jerry, Maury, and Montel, all of which are in first run daytime syndication and are continuing in production."
Shelly says:
Note the statment above is from Ellen's reps. and does not reflection the codes or rank and file of her union!