- "New Economic Partnership." NEP. Hmm. Sounds so familiar. Wasn't there another famous NEP somewhere? Some other exciting NEP cooked up by a really trustworthy and benevolent organization? Oh, now I remember.
- The lie that online content delivery is a risky bet crumbles more and more each day. Nikki posted information from the Financial Times estimating that online advertising is a $120 million market for the conglomerates. And Media Life Magazine reports that viewers are 44 percent more engaged by ads that appear in television programs they watch online than those they view on traditional television. And thus more valuable. And thus more profitable. And thus the writer who creates the content to draw them in should get the equivalent of two trips to Pavilions for doing so. Hey, wait...
- And naturally, the AMPTP's distortions and dodges are catching up with them. As of Tuesday, Americans were seven times more likely to support the writers as they were the all-devouring future-stealing machine. Meanwhile, big thanks to Daily Kos for the love.
- The Criminal Minds Fanatic website has been raising funds for the support staff and crew of the show as well as holding auctions with the help of the writing staff. Lately, they've held auctions on eBay. Webmaster Jill Davidson tells us, "All the proceeds minus the eBay fees are going directly to our Appreciation Fund." Check the site for more.
- Jane Hamsher of Firedoglake.com spoke about the strike on C-Span. It's at about 3:49.
- This article by Patrick Goldstein has really made the rounds. I'm posting it now for anyone who might have missed it. Goldstein foresees the strike hastening rise of the "writer-entrepreneur" who ditches the studios for independent financing and distributes online. It's a vision that cuts the AMPTP out of the picture. This idea was raised earlier by Marc Andreessen, one of the founders of Netscape and currently of Ning, in his blog post "Rebuilding Hollywood in Silicon Valley's Image." This business model is clearly what Joss was alluding to in his post this weekend. The New York Times adds, "traditional television is being quickly superseded by the market chaos of a freewheeling and open digital network." And the longer the strike goes on, the more this idea gains steam. Even someone with no stake in the business, a Libertarian blogger named Mike Roberto, is intrigued by the idea and sent us his take.
- Jo of JOpinionated, writes: "I have interviewed Kevin Collins, a TV writer who is currently undergoing radiation treatment for a rare form of thyroid cancer and honoring 'Pencils Down' at the same time. He is very sweet guy and his story is quite compelling. He was nice enough to grant me an interview during his recovery."
- A VERY detailed account of the strike so far from ComicBookResources. Thanks to Emmett Furey for the analysis and for sending it our way.
- Just For Pickets and Giggles
Don't you just love that MTV reality show, "The Hills"? Judd Apatow and friends don't either.
A Flickr pool of picketers' feet titled "They Walked the Line"
Former "Raymond" and "Lucky Louie" scribe Mike Royce wrote a piece lampooning Variety's coverage of the strike by showing how they might have covered the Jets' victory over the Colts in Super Bowl III.
Aspiring screenwriter Brian Carroll sends us his comic strip "Genrezvous Point." Genres living together on a mountaintop. Complications ensue...
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