Comments on: WGA upset with Jay Leno for writing his own jokes

By: sneakeralley

sneakeralley — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:17:23 +0000

Did anyone checkout Barack Obama on Leno?
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By: sneakeralley

sneakeralley — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:15:35 +0000

Jay Leno is his own man and can do whatever he feels.

By: gerry

gerry — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:26:03 +0000

I hope that everyone gets what they want, and we can get back to some good programing. I miss my shows!!

By: seag

seag — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:59:12 +0000

Going on strike is not easy! I don’t think anyone would risk losing their jobs, homes, etc., unless they were being treated unfairly. This is about more than a five minute monologue! Over his career jay has stabbed so many in the back, so this doesn’t suprise me!

By: seag

seag — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:31:27 +0000

Going on strike is not a easy! I don’t think anyone would risk losing their jobs, homes, etc. if they were being treated fairly. Jay Lenno is a back stabber! This is about paying the people their due, not a stupid monologue!!

By: Peeved at Writers

Peeved at Writers — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:20:57 +0000

Some writers’ union goons showed up at my house and broke my kid’s crayons for writing his own jokes. This is going too far!

By: Sprite

Sprite — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:50:30 +0000

This evening I found myself watching a bit of Leno and I can’t remember a flatter show than the one I saw tonight. Many may disagree with me, as I see some of you believe that the show has been improved with the more ’stand-up’ quality in Leno’s act since he lost his writers. I will admit that there have been times where I could take or leave the show, but I see this as a situation where writers enhance what is otherwise dull. I hope that this strike is resolved soon so that the next glimpse of the Leno show I watch won’t seem quite as painful as what I saw tonight.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:22:55 +0000

Labor unions, like the WGA, are on the verge of total extinction. It’s just like the UAW workers demanding more pay for a potential automotive technology windfall. Only when the unions will accept partial (or no) pay for lean years should they consider concessions for expanding markets. Owners are owners; when the writers reach that level of industry importance, then they can partake in the rewards. If you don’t like your job, go work somewhere else. If you want to ‘earn’ the benefits of being a producer…stick your neck out and produce. Unions are dinosaurs.

By: Michele

Michele — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:44:59 +0000

There are 3 reasons I do not support this lengthy strike. 1. They are wanting to strong-arm writers and producers and studios to use only members of the WGA. So, if a writer does NOT want to pay WGA for their “protection” (sounds like a common gang crime to me, forcing businesses to pay a fee for protection) then that writer CANNOT WORK. The writer must PAY them in order to be a writer. 2. Like baseball, fans of shows are being hurt, and just may have memories as long as baseball fans. 3. I don’t like ANYBODY telling me where and when I can walk somewhere, work somewhere, shop somewhere, BE somewhere, whether there is a picket line or not. They do their thing, I do mine – but they would HURT me in some way for crossing their picket line placed in my way.

By: Janice

Janice — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:08:17 +0000

So… if writing requires talent does that mean producing multi-million dollar projects doesn’t require any skill whatsoever?