The Great Writers Strike of 2023 is On!

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  1. steve2^4

    steve2^4 Aged Meat

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    Did someone say property rights?
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  2. Bailey

    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    That's the other common refrain, that it's unfair to the poor companies that the writers and actors are negotiating as a group.

    Yet rarely mentioned that all the production companies also negotiate collectively, to ensure that none of them offers better conditions than the others.
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  3. Tererune

    Tererune Troll princess and Magical Girl

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    So this is not going to effect my Korean apocalypse movies on Netflix, or my anime on crunchyroll?

    Strike bitches and let me hear the lament of your viewers! I am still going to see the end of attack on titan someday when the final season reaches whatever fucking part is the actual end. The fucking last season is being stretched longer than namek exploding. The only person who could be behind the fucking titans is freeza. Oh my erin is up to 10 percent power I am sure the next season will have the final fight in it.
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  4. steve2^4

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  5. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    UA as a Voltron villain- Dammit, stop forming Voltron! Let me pick off the separate lions!! Okay, I'm gonna tell everyone forming Voltron is communism! :dendroica:
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  6. Tuckerfan

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    Because of the strike, TIL that Joan Collins is still alive.

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  7. Uncle Albert

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    Walking away means quitting and finding a new job. Not hanging around throwing a tantrum until you get your way.

    Personally, I wouldn't mind if this torpedoes the big studios AND this current crop of shitty writers.
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  8. Ancalagon

    Ancalagon Scalawag Administrator Formerly Important

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    For the THIRD. FUCKING. TIME. smooth brain how do you quit a job you don’t have?

    THEIR CONTRACT EXPIRED.

    NO CONTRACT.

    NO JOB.

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    What they are doing is deciding as a group not to agree to a new contract that they don’t like.

    It’s called capitalism dipshit. This isn’t Soviet Russia where you get assigned a job and you have to take it or up against the wall you go. In America folks can say ‘Na, I won’t work for that, come back with a better offer if you want me to work.’

    Just because you are too much of a cowardly little bitch to stand up for yourself and instead just take whatever crumbs the bosses offer you doesn’t mean others have do the same.

    Your resentment at others displaying courage is plain for all to see.
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  9. Tuckerfan

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  10. Uncle Albert

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    Blah blah blah. They haven't walked away if they are STILL FUCKING THERE, MAKING DEMANDS. Go work somewhere else. Nothing short of that counts as walking away to prove you're not a "coward."
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  11. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    The "writing" UA wants.

    Character 1- Trans people aren't real people. :yes:

    *Laugh track*

    Character 2- They sure aren't! :D

    *Laugh track*

    Character 1- I wouldn't fuck one! :bailey:

    *Laugh track*

    Character 2- Me neither! :yuck:

    *Laugh track*

    Character 1- Oh, no! Here comes one now! :mad:

    *Laugh track*

    Character 3- (Obvious Fox Republican in a dress) Hidely hodely! :)

    *Laugh track*

    Character 1- You're not a real person!! Get out of here!!! Get out of here or I'll fucking kill you!!!!!! :ua:

    *Laugh track*

    Character 2- Yeah, what he said! :(

    *Laugh track*

    Character 3- Okily dokily. :shrug:

    *Walks off camera, and a sound effect of screeching tires, and a bodily thump plays*

    *Cheers*

    Character 1- Jesus, that was close! Did you see how it was trying to rape me with its mind? :yuck:

    *Awww!!!*

    Character 2- I'm off my food now. :(

    *Awww!!!*

    Uncle Sam- *Walks by playing "America fuck yeah!" on a boom box*

    *Cheers*

    Character 1& 2- *Dance*

    Then commercial break, then the whole thing repeats with a black.
    Then commercial break, and it repeats with a Mexican.
    Then that one episode loops forever.
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  12. Uncle Albert

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    Like I said, don't quit your day job.
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  13. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    What's missing? More explosions and tits?
    A farting ass?
    A monster truck?
    A Brawndo ad?
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  14. Ancalagon

    Ancalagon Scalawag Administrator Formerly Important

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    Sorry gutless, it is called free speech. They are allowed to continue to tell the studios their demands to accept a new work contract.

    The whiny little bitch boy of Omaha doesn’t get to decide that.

    ESPECIALLY SINCE THE STUDIOS ARE ASKING THEM TO COME BACK! :lol:
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  15. Tuckerfan

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    The folks behind the Venture Brothers have some thoughts.

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    Because of strike rules, they won't be at SDCC to promote their movie.
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  16. Uncle Albert

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    Nice backpedal. Now it's free speech instead of walking away.
    :jayzus:
    Back to huffing your own farts. At least it keeps you quiet.
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  17. Ancalagon

    Ancalagon Scalawag Administrator Formerly Important

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    What the fuck are you talking about?!?

    They walked away from the offered contract.

    Now they are telling the studios WHO WANT THEM TO COME BACK what their demands are.

    What part of this isn’t clicking in that smooth little brain of yours?
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  18. Tuckerfan

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  19. Diacanu

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    UA- Unlimited free speech!! :rant:

    Also UA- Shuuut uuupp!! :mad:

    Congratulations, you're Stephen Colbert's Fox character.
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  20. Tuckerfan

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  21. tafkats

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    THE BOSS MUST BE RIGHT! I MUST SIDE WITH THE BOSS AT ALL TIMES!
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  22. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    I think you're giving him too much credit because that would imply him having a job to quit.
  23. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    Put down the screw-cap wine, and go to bed, Drinky.
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  24. Tuckerfan

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    If it’s Boone’s Farm, “wine” needs to be in quotes. It’s actually beer that’s flavored to taste like that.
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  25. Bailey

    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    This person with a day job in the creative media, that is currently being made more painful by the US strikes going on, also thinks that UA is acting like a bitter boot licker
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  26. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    That's nice.
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  27. Bickendan

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    You mean there's beer out there that deliberately tries to taste like piss?
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  28. Tuckerfan

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    You mean, besides Budweiser, Miller, and the like? :yes:
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  29. Bickendan

    Bickendan Custom Title Administrator Faceless Mook Writer

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    Oh, I'm sure it's not intentional on their part... but yes :bergman:
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  30. Tuckerfan

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    Oh, no, no, it's very much deliberate.
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