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Originally Posted by carandol
Surely the point of going on strike is that you don't work for the people who are employing you until the dispute is resolved. It doesn't prevent you working on your own projects. An office cleaner who goes on strike isn't expected to stop cleaning their own home for the duration.
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Ditto. The WGA, like any union, is a controlling, exploitive organization. In the interest of freedom, I support the choice to unionize but people shouldn't give them so much control over their lives. There seems to be this religious appeal for unions, especially in Hollywood, where people are willing to do anything for the leaders. Even if a writer supports the cause against the big production companies, why on earth would a
professional writer decide not to exercise his craft for months? That's just stupid and would hurt him in the long run when finally returning to work. Whedon wanted to prove that you don't need large corporations to produce good quality work and distribute it to an audience. Hypocrisy? A ridiculous charge. People should be celebrating his work here. I have my own bones about the strike but that aside, I like Whedon's project. I wish people would do more work to be distributed on the internet. The only real gripe I have with the television corporations is the kowtowing they do to public cries for censorship. On the internet, artists are free to put whatever they want into their work. It's beautiful.
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Originally Posted by Nate the great
I just hope this will be something new. Have you noticed that he's had 3 shows (Buffy, Firefly, Dollhouse) with a young female superhero? I hope he's noticed he's in a rut, and is trying to break out of it.
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Joss Whedon prides himself on giving women leading roles in his work and "identifies himself as a feminist," according to Wikipedia. This isn't him in a rut, that's just what he likes to do. "Superhero" is a relative term (can River really be considered a superhero?). Authors who make a name on scifi/fantasy work generally stick with the genre since it's what they like to write. If it's the age thing you're caught up on, just consider the audience. Most prime-time shows deal with young protagonists. Besides, Malcolm Reynolds was the highlight of Firefly for me and he's neither female nor young (well, not
that young).