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What media conglomerate that's run by idiots creates a YouTube account during a strike that has everything to do with Internet rights and fair distribution of royalties???

Fox does!

They've created this YouTube page on November 11th for their animated sitcom The Family Guy.

That's basically a huge FUCK YOU to the Writers Guild!

Posted: Nov 13, 2007 at 6:29 pm / Email this »

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Amanda says – reply to this

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First? Possibly?
m says – reply to this

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haha
poo says – reply to this

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family sorta blows.
Molly says – reply to this

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I really don't get it.
poo says – reply to this

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family sorta blows big time
A says – reply to this

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HAHAHAHAHA.
yeah says – reply to this

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yeah, no one cares

WRITERS- get over yourselves, its hollywood, EVERYONE gets screwed over… why the big surprise?

anyways it was about time TV was about to hit a stop, people spend waaaay too much infront of it & turn as fat as Perez.

LOVES YA!
ILUVFOX says – reply to this

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LOOOOOOVE IT!!!! As if they don't get paid enough…GO REALITY TV!!!
sdadsad says – reply to this

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First Betches!
bam says – reply to this

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not suprised, fox have a stick up their republican nazi ass's..
Liz says – reply to this

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Well, that puts them right up there with NBC. Stupid networks, can't they figure it out?!
Joe says – reply to this

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They posted entire freaking episodes of Family Guy!
Holy crap. Those assholes.
boob says – reply to this

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Hmmmm….inneresting
patrick says – reply to this

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You can already view all these episodes on the internet at pirate websites and this is just a way of taking the power back from those websites. I would say this may be copied by a lot of other shows
Me says – reply to this

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Lol !
willie says – reply to this

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That isn't an official fox channel, regardless of the copyright info posted on the clips.
bendingo says – reply to this

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good, fuck the writers guild. they are all going to hell for the likes of the new bionic woman anyway…
Rachel says – reply to this

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Wow
kara says – reply to this

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oh god perez. dont blow your fucking wad over it.
la la says – reply to this

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Good for family guy!
rez hilton says – reply to this

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It's not official. And the Writers strike sucks.
Alisomniac says – reply to this

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Franky, Im not convinced FOX hires writers anyway… they consistently have the worst shows on the TV (including PBS)… except the Simpsons. Anyway– nice move FOX. I get it. (Oh the irony)
Christmas says – reply to this

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God Rupert Murdoch can KMA.
ss794 says – reply to this

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The writers are greedy and selfish. They are putting about 100+ people per show out of work. They can renegotiate their contracts when they are up instead of protesting. On the bright side, all the shows suck this year (except the Office and SVU) and atleast the horrible shows won't air.
ss794 says – reply to this

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to: Stephanie S #21-#30
I don't know if you got your point across.
Yes! says – reply to this

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Go Perez! Finally you say something that resonates! I agree!!

Fox is run by a bunch of total fucking idiots!
perezsucks says – reply to this

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Run by idiots? Sounds like a personal bias to me. The same organization that has the top rated shows, has a higher viewership than any other cable news program, and just bought the Wall Street Journal is the one Perez says is run by idiots.

Stick to Hollywood gossip Perez - you are way out of your league.
mudge says – reply to this

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whoa… that's just wrong.
agent4007 says – reply to this

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This is just some guy's you-tube site. I would check my facts before posting something saying that it is a FOX site. I'm usually impressed by what you post Perez. Gotta say I'm disappointed. I'm with the writer's on why they are striking - but get your facts straight before you start "dogging" someone.
me says – reply to this

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Family Guy blows anyways… So who gives a rats ass..It is nothing but mindless drool… actually, just about everything on the networks is mindless drool. The jokes arnt funny, the drama is predictable, and it is a HUGE waste of time to sit and watch the crap any of the networks push out.

Get a Life… Read a book!
queso says – reply to this

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i cant believe how many idiots here dont support the writers strike! sure, it sucks that we're not getting new shows and shit, but they are not paid NEARLY what they deserve. without writers there would be NO SHOW. they're the foundation!

fucking idiots.
aneurysm says – reply to this

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that's funny. serves those spoiled writers right. their actions are hurting alot of other families during this holiday season. all in the name of the mighty dollar. millions of people would just wish for a job right now given the astronomically high unemployment rate.
Meghan says – reply to this

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Theres no "The". Its just Family Guy.
PEREZ ROCKS says – reply to this

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FUCK THE WRITERS GUILD!!!!

THEY COULD HAVE GOT WHAT THEY WANTED WITHOUT THE STRIKE!!!!
Get over it says – reply to this

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Stop imposing your political views on everyone! Stick to gossip!!!
Lauren says – reply to this

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Family Guy is one of the worst shows on television.
TOIMONSTER says – reply to this

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LOVES IT!
Umm, soooo? says – reply to this

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who the fuck cares. Unions suck. They increase the cost of everything.
Lori says – reply to this

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How is that so? Is this show not going to go on after this strike is over?
LOZ from OZ says – reply to this

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WOTZ GOIN ON WITH THE WEB SITE? Is any1 else only getting basic txt this mornin? No pics r showng up no backgrounds nothing!! I am work at the mo and i cant even start the morning with my perez hit - plz fiz it soon! or otherwise I mite have to start workin!!!!
SB says – reply to this

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Funny… my son stayed home sick from school today and watched this endlessly all morning. That's hysterical.
TOPANGA says – reply to this

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UMMM, OK? THIS PRETTY MUCH POINTLESS SINCE THEY WON'T BE MAKING ANY PROFIT FROM IT. AND WHO ARE THEY TRYING TO CATER TO? 15-25 YEARS OLD ONLY WATCH THIS SHOW SO WHO CARES. TRY AGAIN FOX, TRY AGAIN.
Ptolemy says – reply to this

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Re: Umm, soooo? – Don't like the standard of living or having the right to protest? Move to China.
Michael says – reply to this

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Well you know what Perez, TV SUCKS, SUCKS, SUCKS these days, and no good movies are ever made either. So if Hollywood was smart they would fire all of the shitty ass writers and start all over again. There are only like 2 semi-entertaining shows on all of television and movies are never worth going to. Why should the writers get anything else? They suck! Just because a group is in the minority or they are angry and make loud noises, doesn't mean you have to support them Perez. You're such a typical liberal, open-minded as long as it's on your own terms and you think that the stupid, useless, and poor people are always right. Writers aren't doing their job to the fullest and that's why they don't deserve anything but a pink slip. Where the fuck did work ethic go in this country? All anybody cares about is doing as little as possible and having everything handed to you. No wonder why foreigners HATE us.
laurez.. says – reply to this

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i was just reading that article about you in variety…..here's a direct quote: "He's also set to lend his voice to an upcoming episode of Fox's "Family Guy"…….sorta biting the hand that feeds you, wouldn't you say????…..stick to the gossip…it's what you're good at….don't be a dick
I dont get it says – reply to this

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what does this have to do with the strike? I don't get it.
Kim says – reply to this

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Why would they create this page (which is hideously ugly btw) when they're planning on launching Hulu.com? This is a hoax.
i says – reply to this

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Re: perezsucks – perez get a life. if fox sucks so much why are you always pirating roger friedman's stuff …
Crystal says – reply to this

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Who cared about the writers guild before the strike, I mean get real people, just jump on the bandwagon why dont ya? I cant believe there are sooooo many people protesting for the guild but where are the celebrities out there protesting the war? There are more important issues in the world than some already over paid pompous assholes arent there?
PhillipP says – reply to this

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The unions are what is wrong with the US. They killed the car business and now they are trying to kill Hollywood. All they will do is force people to lose their jobs.
i says – reply to this

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perez get a life. if fox sucks then why are you always pirating roger friedman's shit
Crystal says – reply to this

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Re: me –
all this coming from someone who reads perez……lol talk about mindless drool
Darv says – reply to this

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I second what fox did. FUCK YOU writer's guild. You turn out shit constantly. I'd rather watch A-Team reruns than the trash that is spewed on TV nightly.

Thank god for books.
LC says – reply to this

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THE family guy?

lol

stupid.
vix says – reply to this

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You know what else is a huge Fuck You to the Writer's Guild?? Stealing material directly from a writer's blog then posting it as your own. Which is exactly what Perez did when he posted material from www.pamie.com without citing that blog as the source.

And now he has the gall to talk about Fox saying Fuck You to the writers?? Fuck YOU Perez!
James says – reply to this

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Actually, the writers guild for live action television doesn't write for animated programs. The writers for animated shows are represented by a different guild, so shows like the "Simpsons" and "Family Guy" should still be OK.
melanie says – reply to this

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seriously, who cares. there are more important things in this world other than the writers guild. so maybe they should shut the fuck up and stop moaning. i'm sure they make quite enough money. and i'm sure there are much worse ways the could be treated or exploited. i mean seriously, there are people with no food and homes. global warming is happening, and these bitches get mad about not getting full credit. suck it. seriously, suck it.
NoMorePaycheck says – reply to this

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Those "poor underpaid writers" put thousands of OTHER people out of work- most of them just poorly paid assistant and attendants. What if health care workers went on strike? they DO more, take more risks and work worse hours. But because people don't DIE if writer's strike, no one cares what happens to all the people depending on employment from productions. Screw the selfish bastards. They should NOT stop writing. Assholes. And all you idiot pro union people ought to look at what this is doing to the OTHER people involved in this scenario. The ones who just do their job.
Jen says – reply to this

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I love this damn show. Who really gives a shit. All I know is I want TV. I would rather worry about global warming or gas prices, before I care about money hungry Hollywood people.
Jen says – reply to this

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I love this damn show. Who really gives a shit. All I know is I want TV. I would rather worry about global warming or gas prices, before I care about money hungry Hollywood people.
lavagrll says – reply to this

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not only that, there's a link on the fox page to what looks like a gay, underage porn site in mexico! really really really fucked up and scary.
land surveyor k says – reply to this

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Re: NoMorePaycheck – just because you don't have the balls to try to get paid what you're worth, you're mad at other people for trying? you'd rather the douchebags who run the conglomerates get their 50 million golden parachute than a guy get a couple of bucks? what's the matter with you?
fuck Fox says – reply to this

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Fox sux anyway. fuck them.
yay! says – reply to this

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YAAAY! FAMILY GUY ROCKS. Sorry none of you morons get the humor. Please pull your head's out of your tired assholes.
asdf says – reply to this

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Re: perezsucks – ya nice…
loooove it says – reply to this

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Family guy is funny as shit.
papa bear says – reply to this

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Re: queso – poor simpleton. You don't understand what unions are for do you? Unions don't protect uniquely talented people. They are there to keep people out of the industry they are 'protecting'
My brother works as a nuclear physicist and there is no union in sight. Why? Because he is paid a ton because there aren't many like him. They have to pay up to compete with the other labs for his services.
Writers on the other hand literally are a dime a dozen for the most part. Sure there are some who are great, but ya know what? They all have producer credits as well and get the royalties they are claiming the untalented writers are getting screwed out of.
Seriously, go to any semi-hip club in LA on any day and shout out, 'who here wants to be a writer someday?' you will see 500 hands go up. ANYONE can be a writer, especially on a sitcom (thus why they pay the least–its mostly formula stuff anyway) That doesn't count all the people in NY, Chicago, SF etc who also toil away writing.
If the networks went to scabs and let a fresh new batch of people in, I guarantee you there would be no drop in quality. There are a surplus of writers, thus the low pay and the union to keep other people out of the industry to protect those who cracked in.
Seth says – reply to this

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Awesome. Family Guy rules. Fuck the "Writer's Guild," pussies. Oh, and fuck you too Perez, you goddamn piece of shit.
Shireen says – reply to this

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well, it's not that surprising. fox has never been a company of integrity.

man I actually am tempted to use the page cause I love Family Guy so much, but I shouldn't.. gotta stick it out with the WGA
Clarification says – reply to this

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Re: papa bear –
Halloween is over says – reply to this

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There's always some slasher on this site. Too scary.
YouAllSuck says – reply to this

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You all, including me, are a bunch of stupid idiots for even reading this crappy post. Put up some more picks of Brittney with no underwear.
Jennifer H says – reply to this

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Not only that, but what's up with the 2 boys in the comment section of the site?
JMJ says – reply to this

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So Perez are you saying that we should fire entire crews of people, so that the writers can get a few extra dollars. THE WRITERS ARE GIVING A HUGE FUCK YOU TO THE PEOPLE WORKING ON THEIR SHOWS!
Grammar Rocks says – reply to this

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Re: papa bear – Don't use the word "literally" if you mean something "figuratively." It makes you and everyone else who uses that word incorrectly look like an idiot. The dictionary defines "literally" as: actually; without exaggeration or inaccuracy. "Figurative" is defined as: of the nature of or involving a figure of speech; metaphorical; not literal. You said: "writers on the other hand literally are a dime a dozen for the most part." What you are saying here by using the word "literally" is that for ten cents, a person can purchase twelve scriptwriters. While that would certainly give them a good reason for a strike, it is not actually true.
Grammar Rocks (cont'd) says – reply to this

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Re: Grammar Rocks – Another example: "I was literally dying with embarrassment" (to indicate humilliation). It would actually mean that one was physically losing their life due to the side effects of being embarrassed, which is, in all likelihood, a medical rarity. To use that phrase figuratively, to indicate extreme embarrassment, one would simply remove the word "literally". So, what you really meant by using the "dime a dozen" phrase is that there is an abundance of people (your inference = talentless hacks) working in the field of scriptwriting. I'm not arguing that point at all, I'm merely educating you and hopefully vast legions of others on the use of that word "LITERALLY." Lately, I have seen this word misused over and over again, and it has become rather irritating. I hope we all learned a little something about the English language today.
wordbird says – reply to this

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no one in america outside of hollywood gives a shit about the writer's guild.
Jonas says – reply to this

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If you find Family Guy funny, do the world a fucking favor and kill yourself. That show eats my fucking asshole, and not in a good way. Fuck Seth MacFarlane.
TJ says – reply to this

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Studios pony up the cash for the shows/movies in the first place, it is an investment and the writers get paid REGARDLESS of that investment paying off or not. If a show/movie bombs, the studio looses its investment, the writer STILL gets paid his original fee for the script. If its a success the writer not only gets paid a fee for the script, they also get a percentage of residuals from DVD sales etc on top (and a damn sight more then muscians or song writers get per CD). Its not like they're not getting paid at all, that is a complete bullshit misconception they want you to believe. They get paid to WRITE the scripts first and then AGAIN for residuals, they just dont make MORE money on top for new media like internet sales which are a form of syndication or DVD at the moment, which fine they should get but not to the amounts they're trying to blackmail out of the studios at the cost of the rest of the productions livelihoods.

If I were to place a bet on a horse and win, I bloody well dont expect the jockey to then come up and expect a cut of my winnings. But thats EXACTLY what the writers want.
Xtofer says – reply to this

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Uh, Perez, where's your update that shows this isn't an official Fox site after all? Fox had all the videos taken down.
Adam says – reply to this

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It's a fake. Fox just removed all their videos.
todd heineken says – reply to this

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you do realize that most animation writers are a completely different union and are not affected by the strike…
Koolaide says – reply to this

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As opposed to all the other media conglomerates that are NOT run by idiots?! Perez, you are a Koolaide drinker.
dirkgently says – reply to this

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And you just promoted that web site and gave it way more publicity than it would have achieved on its own, Perez. Who's paying you?
chris says – reply to this

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It's not fucking the writers guild. Seth McFarlane writes all the shows himself. If he wants to put it on the net then it's his call. he's not screwing anyone out of money
Tami says – reply to this

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And?? Whomever joins a union is an idiot…you strike…don't get paid for months….go on welfare and live off the government…and the people who work hard for their money pay for these idiots who at $250,000 a month strike cause their not making enough…I say screw you.
jp says – reply to this

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FUCK YOU writers guild, get your rich crying little asses back to work.
Realist says – reply to this

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Of course FOX would be evil to you and all your hollywood pseudo-liberals. I would love to see all you pathetic followers try to live in the real world - i.e., the rest of the world that isn't tainted by celebumorons (yes, Perez, I love u, but I have to call it when I see it). Places where the hard working people are tired of working 40 % of the year to pay for your "causes." Taxing the extremely rich doesn't hurt them. Taxing the true middle class - anyone in the 28% tax bracket - is extremely unfair, b/c they are not rich. Most of you dumbasses who will support this ridiculous strike & other hollywood "causes" don't realize you are actually considered "wealthy" as far as taxes are concerned. I know I LOVE to work so that welfare broads can continue to breed children who will grow up to rob my home. Call me names, I don't care. Someday you will see the light - unless you are too stupid or to lazy to even know the government is raping you to support a bunch of a$$holes. Darwin - where are you when the world needs you?
mtg says – reply to this

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Good for them. Those writers should all be fired.
one way tix for all says – reply to this

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I am so NOT surprised that you would villify FOX of all channels. You just hate those who represent mainstream America. I know we are all constitutionally guaranteed freedom of speech, but if you really hate America, as most of the hollywood convenient liberals, do - I will happily buy you a one way ticket to China, Cuba, Venezuela or one of the other places you say are so much better than the USA.
LA Gal - and not proud of it says – reply to this

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Re: papa bear – You are right on the money!
Bella says – reply to this

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Re: Tami – I hear you - I lived in LA briefly and industry people are the most selfish, self-centered, scammers in the world. And Unions do everything they can to keep people out of the guild, so no wonder why our television sucks. I feel no sympathy for people who get a power trip out of keeping truly talented writers from sharing their talents with all of us. Not to mention they are paid astronomical sums. If these writers had actually saved their money, instead of spending it on coke, booze and whores, like the REST OF THE WORLD DOES - there would be no need to strike. Why is it the word self-control have no meaning/importance in LA? 3 1/2 yrs later and a move to OC, i still don't know. I'm just glad I don't have to deal with "industry people" anymore.
Brigitte says – reply to this

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Re: NoMorePaycheck – You, sir, are a dumbass. Grow up some and have to support yourself and check back with the rest of us adults.
How you can compare health care and television writers is beyond me. The health care industry saves lives. I bet you are poor and stupid and quite possibly still being supported by mommy & daddy.
Amy says – reply to this

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I dont get it…. all i see is a bunch of vids of ninja guys….

???????????????
Telly says – reply to this

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^^^they took it down
mitz says – reply to this

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it says its not owned by fox
sfd says – reply to this

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"This Channel Is No Longer Owned By Fox!"

is what it says

"This Channel Is No Longer Owned By Fox!"

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Jmac says – reply to this

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honestly, if you think this is the work of FOX…honestly…that page is just some douche who wanted people to watch his dumb videos and thought by giving the name FOX he would get attention from people like you…AND HE DID….disappointing…
AL says – reply to this

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For all the retards saying the writers are putting people out of work - name one writer who fired anyone? Oh wait, that's right - the writer's haven't fired anyone. Only the studio executives make that decision. They're holding low-level, easily replaceable workers hostage while simultaneously complaining that it's over nothing, trying to demonise the writers. It stupid and makes me regret buying all those DVDs from the greedy scumbags. I don't even care about the networks - Fox, HBO, NBC, whatever they can all suck my left one (I'm not in the USA so I don't even get these channels), but the SHOWS like Sopranos and Lost and Heroes are what I want to pay to see - and as far as I can see, all the newtworks do is get them on the air. It's the writers and actors who create them and make them what they truly are, and without these people the studios are shit. They NEED the writers, but the studios seem to have forgotten this. Hence why their so tight-fisted and focused on profit that they no longer believe writers deserve to be recognised for what they contribute. And perhaps they really have convinced themselves that people are idiots who will watch anything anyway. It could be cool - maybe TV will just die and finally give me my brain back.
Jack Mehoffer says – reply to this

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Writers get paid to write shows. They write the shows, they get paid. I'm a doctor. I don't get paid for every year a person I work on lives, I get paid once. The writers are the ones being greedy, they should be glad they get residuals at all. If they don't like it they should work someone else.

And as far as fags go, I have no problem with the queers, but I feel bad for those people, like Perez, who can't find anything else to identify themselves with than their love for man meat. Anyone who has to so openly and blatantly run their lives through their flaming queerness is sad. He has ad's on his site for some fag site "RealJock", that's how some of these fags (like Perez) are. Anonymous hookups with strangers on the web. Like animals, dogs who can't control themselves. This is the type of behavior he openly supports on his website.

Maybe we'll get lucky and God will strike him down with HIV and do society a favor.