30 Rock hearts their writers
Tina Fey and 30 Rock executive producer Robert Carlock both signed their names in this WGA ad, vowing not to do any writing until the strike is over. The ad appeared last Friday in Variety.
Tina and Robert join The Office creator Greg Daniels, House writer David Shore, Matt Groening and other Simpson’s crew and just about every other great television writer in the biz in supporting writer folks slugging it out in the trenches. Text from the ad says:
“You guys will still break stories, right?” “Your people can still write scripts. I mean, who would know?” We would. We would know that doing so undermines the very cause for which we’re fighting. We would know that it sends the wrong message to those who honor our picket lines. We would know that it only serves to prolong a strike. So, just to be absolutely clear: In the event of a strike, we, the following showrunners, will do no writing and no story breaking — nor will any be asked of our writing staffs — until we get a deal.
The tag at the bottom of the ad says “You have our word.” As of last night, negotiations about the writer’s strike were still ongoing but we hope a deal is made soon so the writers get their cut of DVD sales and we don’t miss nothing on our favorite shows. See it’s all about us.
Variety, Writer’s strike, 30 Rock
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