Defamer
Though we've heard no early reports from today's picket lines as troubling as yesterday's attempted vehicular writercide, a tipster from the Fox lot—one whose use of the term "red-shirt" and skepticism about whether or not he was watching someone take a dive indicates he might be a little annoyed by WGA-instigated traffic jams—notes that things are already getting uncomfortable between picketers and the picketed over in Century City:
The Red Shirts were out in full force again this morning at the FOX Galaxy lot. With yesterday's planned vehicular tactical assault at the hands of the producers, one would think the red-shirts learned their lesson about jumping in front of cars. Apparently not.
They've been blocking the intersection of Galaxy and Avenue of the Stars and jumping in front of moving cars trying to stop them from parking. One red-shirt swung a picket sign at the windshield of a car and was confronted immediately by FOX security. The cop put his hand out to stop him from going forward, and the red-shirt went down hard. I'm not sure if it was an act or if he actually tripped, but the writer toppled over pretty easily and fell into a female red-shirt, taking her down as well. It caused a scene but they got right back up and kept yelling at people.Crazy.
While we're relieved that the incident didn't end with impatient Fox employees using the fallen writers as speedbumps, it's clear that parties on both sides need to find a more peaceful way to coexist as long as this strike drags on. Otherwise, skirmishes like these will become increasingly common, with angry motorists, already annoyed at having to penetrate a shouting, sigh-brandishing phalanx of picketers as they try to report to their jobs each day, begin competing with their co-workers to see how many red-shirted dominoes they can topple with an "accidental" shove from an unexpectedly opened car door.
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Comments
Sigh-brandishing? Is this a singer-songwriter strike?
I'm on the WGA's side of this dispute, but they had better get their picketers in line here. They aren't supposed to be blocking entrances to studios, and they very well know that. Some poor grunt hired to empty wastebaskets on the lot shouldn't have to face a big confrontation in order to keep his/her job.
The galaxy gate is where all the below the line employees park. Why are they bugging them while everyone is pretty tame at the executive gates?
This is all good fun now, but this energy can't last long. Cut to four months from now, when the only obstacle studio employees will face is a red-shirted mannequin in a lawn chair with a sign taped to the back.
Yeah, an editor at Raliegh Studios screams "Get the fuck out of my way" and then guns his car at people crossing a public street and it's the writers' fault. Give me a break.
The Foxes better remember what happend to the car of the heroic scab played by Mel Gibson in "The River" (written by WGA members Robert Dillon & Julian Barry)
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This is boring. When will the writers start setting themselves on fire for the cause like buddhist monks?
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Pssttt...Washington Blvd. Sony Studio marchers...the Culver Studio marchers would totally kick your ass in a "yes, yes, yes, we do, we got spirit, how 'bout you?" throw down.
Figures all the trouble would be on the westside. Wouldn't want the WGA to have to drive too far from Venice to picket. Surprised they're not at the old porn studio on Abbott Kinney.
Out of all the networks affected by this, you'd think FOX would be the one that wouldn't be dragged down by this sort of behavior.
@BoHan: You have no idea just how right you are.
is this "fox security" the same unit that bill o'reilly sends after unruly callers to his radio show?
Bill O'Reilly is in New York. Not on the lot.
"Fox Security" is made up of a lot of very cool people not making that much money and not deserving potshots from people who don't know what they are even talking about. They should be respected. They are not the problem.
@queensissy: Um, actually picketers _are_ supposed to be blocking entrances to studios with their marching. That's kind of the point, actually.
And the account of the incident at Galaxy is false. What happened was the car tried to rush through and nearly tagged a lawful picketer. Nobody fell, nobody was pushed. It was no big deal.
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