This is their way of punishing Steve Carrell for refusing to cross the picket lines.
NBC has laid off all the production folks on their hit show The Office — grips, costume folks, make-up artists, drivers, caterers, etc. These are people who make less than the writers and will not receive residuals while reruns air.
This is why Ellen is insisting on crossing the picket lines, people. Because there are lots of other jobs on the line. It’s not just the writers.
Says a key grip on the show: “During the 1988 WGA strike many of my friends lost their homes, cars and even spouses. Many actors are publicly backing the writers, some have even said that they would find a way to help pay bills for the striking writers. When the networks run out of new shows and they air repeats the writers will be paid residuals. The lowest paid writer in television makes roughly twice the salary than the below the line crewmember makes. Everyone should be paid their fair share, but does it have to be at the expense of the other 90% of the crewmembers. Nobody ever recoups from a strike, lost wages are just that, lost.”
Here’s a good video explaining why the writers are striking. [Via PopCandy]
Does no one know how to save or invest their money?
They are living the liberal Communist dream, all of Hollywood and Northerners, political dems want us to embrace. Slave worker exploited, owned, sucked dry of any talents paid very little for chance at fame. [haha] Big Head man; and woman who do big head man.. paid The MOST, have it ALL, decide what to take of talent, bend, fold, mutilate or throw away.