New Celeb Hot Spot: Try the Picket Line
Filed under: Celebrities and Controversy, Newsstand, Politics
We're not going to overload you with writers strike news because it's shaping up to be a marathon, not a race. Here are some delicious new updates (including a video up top which uses colorful little pie charts to help better explain the writer's point of view):
Day 4. The rebels have set up a new base on planet New York City, and when a young Jedi by the name of Robin Williams shows up with free bagels, folks begin to question his loyalty ...
Yes, the celebs were out in full force today showing Los Angeles that New York is perfectly capable of providing some top notch talent to walk the picket lines too. The writers have now set up camp in Columbus Circle, in front of the Time Warner building, and a number of NY-based stars showed up to lend their support. The Hollywood Reporter tells us that Robin Williams was there with free bagels! Free f**king bagels! Joining him were fellow Justice League SAG members Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore, Seth Myers (SNL) and Sopranos creator David Chase (who, unfortunately, turned down the chance to write an ending for the strike). Gone was the inflatable rat, which has been replaced by an equally-as-large (and meaner) "greedy" pink pig. Next up, an inflatable Jabba the Hutt. Watch for it!
No new talks between the WGA and AMPTP are scheduled, but Variety claims both sides were close to a deal before talks fell apart last Sunday. What would it take to get them both in the same room again? Personally, I'd start with some Tequila and a hug. But that's me. Blogger Nikki Finke continues to pound the pavement, digging up quotes, photos and information that she publishes, non-stop, daily. By the time the strike is over, she'll either a) wind up with a daytime show on Fox or b) explode. Either way, she'll need a lot of help when it comes time to kick that strike addiction.
[video via The Hot Blog]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-08-2007 @ 3:44PM
E said...
Kinda weird I went to the Whole Foods in the Time Warner building today during lunch not expecting them to be there. But the only person I saw was Rachel Dratch from SNL. Would have liked to have seen Robin Williams giving out bagels. Oh well.
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11-08-2007 @ 5:49PM
Philip said...
Does the strike need a day-by-day accounting? There's nothing news-worthy to report at this time. It'll be months before this becomes an issue for the big screen, and maybe less for TV. I know you guys are trying to be in tight with the writers and all but can we at least let news develop before we attempt to report it? And the reporting has hardly been unbiased. While the current deal may have been total crap for screenwriters, its not slave labor. Its not akin to the famed air traffic controllers strike, or even any of the current strikes at UAW or Delta. This is a nice side piece to our everyday movie news but the thought of Hollywood big-shots going hungry over this is hardly keeping me up at night.
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11-08-2007 @ 7:16PM
Christian said...
Hi,
You actually missed some, Patti D'Arbanville was there, Holly Hunter, stars from The Wire, Law and Order and many others whose names escape me. As a fledgling writer, it was my pleasure to provide 5 gallons of Starbuck's for the afternoon shift.
I hope it warmed some people up.
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