Actors supporting strike
As much as this writer’s strike sucks for us viewers, we have to appreciate the writer’s demands. And, in their appreciation for being given good scripts and therefore the jobs they currently have, a lot of the actors/actresses are also supporting the writers. Which is how it should be. Here are a few shots of David Boreanaz on the picket line to show his support for the writers. Apparently many, many big names have shown up to support their cause, such as Heroes own Masi Oka, aka Hiro Nakamura, Sandra Oh, and Alicia Keys, just to name a few.
Supposedly, the two sides are set to resume talks after the Thanksgiving holiday, and hopefully they can come to some kind of resolution. Not only for the fans who would rather see new shows than reruns, but also for the people in the business who aren’t protected by a union – like the make-up artists, set workers, etc. who end up losing pay, benefits, and sometimes their jobs. Oddly enough, most of them are all behind the writers during their strike, which to me makes the writer’s points even more valid. Instead of being put out by their personal hardships, they support the strike that’s hurting them. Go figure.
Anyway, until the strike is settled, we can expect reruns of Bones interspersed with the remaining new episodes. Also, Bones will move to Friday nights for a while along with House starting in January. Then later in March, it will be replaced with ‘Til Death and The Return of Jezebel James – but I didn’t understand for how long. (If you’ve got info to clarify that, let me know!)
Let’s just hope for everyone’s sake that it’s sooner rather than later…
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December 11th, 2007 at 1:14 am
[...] to support crew by Brianne Clemmer A few posts ago I mentioned that a lot of the actors are showing their support for the writers during the strike. (i.e., David shown on the picket line.) On the same note, they [...]