The strike gives you time to write fantasy mash-up scripts, if only in your head.
Strike
Back at Paramount
I’ll be back at Paramount’s Van Ness gate Monday at 5:30 a.m. I suspect I’ll be moving to other studios on other days.
Strike, day 25
I nearly went over to Burbank to join colleagues at the Gay Gate (NBC), but decided to stay local at Paramount. Irene, a fixture on the 5:30 a.m. shift, pointed out that the key to passing three hours is to have at least two in-depth conversations. As a group, we never reached consensus on our […]
Strike, days 23 and 24
The days were largely interchangeable, beginning in darkness at 5:30 a.m. at Paramount’s Van Ness gate. Many drivers — both Teamsters and regular motorists — stopped to ask how negotiations were going. Since there’s a press blackout, we have no official information. But two days of talking in rooms beats two days of not talking, […]