Yeah, it's pretty Gouda stuff

Oh, this is cheesing me off.

I'd love to write for a sitcom or hour long drama. I think it would be fun.
:)

But on the other side, media consolidation and ownership by megaglobalcorporates means that the movie and TV business tends to be a relatively small part of the overall financial picture. On the one hand this could lead to them caving faster because it isn't that big of a deal but it could also lead to them taking a long strike in stride since it isn't that big of a deal.

As an example in Q3 2007, NBC Universal contributed 8.9% of GEs revenues and 8.6% of the overall profits. News Corp. isn't quite as extreme but still hardly relies on movies and American TV for its survival. But things are even more extreme at Sony.

Admittedly the vast majority of the members of AMPTP make their nut from movies and TV but the big six could practically take a year off and not hurt too much. CBS is probably the worst off in that regard.

Defile: I dunno... can you have an entire TV series dedicated to bacon?

(Oh who'm I kidding, if we can carry an entire thread to over 600+ posts, there's got to be enough for at least the first season, right? right?)

All cudding aside, writing good ain't all that easy. Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Battlestar Galactica, 30 Rock, The Office, Pushing Daisies, Lost, these all have great relationships written in, which is what makes a good show. Compare Pixar's stuff to the latest Dreamworks, and you'll find that the main difference is that you care about the relationships between the characters.
600 one liners about bacon, and, soon to be just as many about falling cows, is diverting, but not good relationship writing. The Smoking Gun is a good example of highly important interweb entertainment making forgettable television.
There's lots of stuff on TV, just not lots of good writing.

Speaking of threads merging, I read this as "hour long llama."

Which is not to say that there aren't good writers with the potential of greatness here on LoT. The Inspiration threads look nothing like a punfest (no offense to punfests; they serve their purpose) - but if you haven't checked them out yet, I highly suggest you do. Jennie and Audra among others... the list of heartfelt, clever pieces of writing (and yes, about relationships) has grown and grown.

I would love to write for a sitcom or an hour long llama. I think it would be fun.

Is this damn strike going to effect Project Runway? If so, it must end immediately.