Not The Grammys Too!!!
We are 100% in support of the writers' strike, BUT….
The Writers Guild is now fucking with our Grammy Awards!
The WGA has announced plans to picket the ceremony.
How is the music business hurting the striking writers??? It's not!
Sure, the ceremony will air on CBS and the network is part of the big media that is refusing to negotiate with the writers. However, the WGA already said it would refuse to grant the Grammys a waiver that would allow them to use WGA members to write the show.
It's unclear how much of an impact a WGA picket line would have, but the kudocast will have to make do without the usual 10-20 actors who usually serve as presenters. Last year, for example, Quentin Tarantino, Luke Wilson, Nicolas Cage, Terrence Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Rock and David Spade appeared on the show.
This year also has a substantial number of nominated musicians who have appeared in films and on TV. Chief among them are Justin Timberlake, Queen Latifah, Tim McGraw, Beyonce, Jack White, Jon Bon Jovi, T.I. and Fantasia. Among the nominees who have historically not crossed picket lines are Bruce Springsteen, the Beastie Boys, Joni Mitchell, John Mellencamp and Steve Earle.
There is no need to picket the Grammys!
Don't be starting that drama.
Rosie on Britney
He's A Giver
NO FUCKING WAY ! ! ! ! !!
They had better cough up a wavier and spend their time writing up some pro-writer remarks.
The show from start to finish is not 100% wonderful, but there are a few gems, and everyone sings live.
THE MTV VMA sucked last year and I've waited for the Grammys to come up and now there might not be any !
The writers & studios can both go fuck themselves, becasue they won't get another penny out of me, until they can both pull their big heads out of their tight asses !
Hey you stupid fat idiot! Come on the writers do have an affect on the Grammy's. Who do you think write's all those presenter speeches and puts together all the montages.
Oh puhleeze . . . . the Grammies have sucked hard for 25 years. The music is, m ostly, lamke and for years many types of music have been totally ignored. Love or hate Steely Dan, the fact that they won the best album and had most people going "they're still together?" speaks volumes about the irrelivancy
OMG.
WTF.
The writers need to just deal with it.
They're not making any money by going on strike, so just go back to your jobs.
JAYZUZ.
OHMYGOD I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
ERGHHH I'M SO PISSED.
IN CASE NO ONE NOTICED N-O-B-O-D-Y GIVES A FLYING FUCK ABOUT AWARDS SHOWS EXCEPT THE POMPOUS MOTHER-FUCKERS WHO ATTEND THEM - PEREZ PLEASE STOP POSTING STUFF ABOUT THE AWARDS SHOWS LIKE IT'S SOME BIG DISAPPOINTMENT TO ALL OF "US" { US BEING THE NORMAL WORKING CLASS PEOPLE WHO READ YOUR BLOG SO WE CAN LAUGH AT ALL THESE DUMB FUCK CELEBRITIES WHO MAKE US FEEL REALLY GOD DAMN NORMAL WITH EACH AND EVERY FUCK UP THEY MAKE!! }
Shame on you Perez!!!
"We are 100% in support of the writers' strike, BUT " ; no ifs ands or buts, you either support it or not!
I hate to be so black and white about this issue but a strike is a strike and just like NBC lost money with the Globes' fiasco, now it's CBS' turn to suffer with the Grammys. Hopefully, ABC will eat dirt with the Oscars and they'll all learn to treat the WGA members with respect.
its just one fucking grammy ceremony perez, chill the fuck out, its not like youre winning one.
It's not that big of a deal; winners will still get their awards.
It's not that they're NOT supporting the music industry; they're not supporting the dicks who won't give them what they deserve.
Re: Migs_NYC –
Couldn't have said it better myself!
What it has to do with the Grammies– About 4 media conglomerates own most of the music, TV, and movie production in the US (and probably the world). They're just going after the parent companies all the way down to their roots.
oh hell to the N O!
they better not screw up the grammys!
stupid whiney ass writers, oh poor babies you only get like 3 million a year when you want 5 million, fuck go crawl in a hole mother fuckers.. try working at mcdonalds for ayear and GROW THE FUCK UP jeesus christ
Fuck the wga!!! no simpathy anymore
what the presenters read of the promter…. that is written by members of the writers guild, they write the grammys.
they do have something to do with the grammys.
its sad but they should strike.
The Grammys are the biggest piece of shit out there…so much political bull shit. They can go to hell for not giving Mariah the Album of the Year for MIMI
Fuck the writers! All they care about are themselves, while the crews who make far less are out of jobs. They deserve nothing!
Song WRITERS should support the strike
i support the writers, im in a union too
fuck the grammys
I'm NOT in support of this strike.. its greedy Mofos that are ruining the business as PER USUAL! they want MORE MONEY! Meanwhile people are slowly not watching television anymore! especially the 4 big networks! it'll take months to win back the audience..GOOD it was a bad drug time to wake up !
Re: FUCK THE GRAMMY – I agree, although I would not choose such vulgar words to express my thoughts. How insipid are awards anyway??? Abolish them all.
I hate the stupid actors who attend the Grammys anyways. Maybe this year it will be all musicians for once. The writers need to stop making side deals with Tom Cruise and David Letterman while trying to take down the Grammys. The only people they're hurting now are the viewers. Maybe we just won't watch their scripted crap anymore. Then they'll be out of work forever.
Fxxk those writers, they already earn a lot, and now they asking for more, wat about those who got unemployed because of this shit! u greedy writers should compensate them.
no GG, now no Grammys, hope Oscar still go on.
pray for the shows, not the writers !!! God bless the unemployed.
Good deal! Maybe some of the Rap/Hip-Hop artists will donate some bling to charities.
NEVER
Initially, I was all in support of the strike, but this is getting so ridiculous. Television is being affected, Broadway was affected, and now, tons of awards shows. Entertainment is such a major part of our society. This is really messing things up. Get this solved, already….
Writers affect the whole of entertainment. Give them what they want.
another sh*tty awards show i wont miss…again, this year!
It makes sense Perez baby. As a singer/songwriter with music on prime time and cable shows I don't see a dime from the thousands of plays those same episodes get online…..and you can bet everytime you watch an episode of your favorite show online its interupted with "limited commercials" by MAJOR sponsors who pay big bucks to be there. Look, our music is already out online for free, people don't buy records anymore and really, the only way an indie artist can see a reasonable check in the mail is through licensing…..but every contract we sign excludes internet reruns of those same episodes…..support the fabulous indie artists you love so much all the way Perezito! educate your readers on this…
Re: Ruth – The problem is that the WGA is totally unorganized. I am a supporter of unions and supported the WGA, at first, but now the WGA just seems hell bent on keeping the entertainment industry at a standstill while not really doing a lot to come to the table. A LOT of people are losing money because of this strike, including grips, makeup people, etc., and now that is spilling over to the people who work on award shows. Now it just makes the WGA look spiteful and selfish, and that makes unions look bad and strikes look like a temper tantrum. Take for example the strikes of theater workers right before the Christmas season. They did it right before peak money season, they had a clear agenda, were willing to come to the table and negotiate, and it ended quickly. The fact that most of the late night shows are back on is proof that people are giving up and the WGA has lost its momentum, which is really sad because they had a valid point and I am all about sticking it to the big studios. The WGA needs to pull it together, because pretty soon no one is going to be paying the writers anything when TV is all reality shows and gameshows.
Fuckity fuck all writers and picketers. I hope they all lose their houses. Get in the real world and go back to work, you fucks. Target is hiring.
Go writers!! Award shows are bogus anyway…
BRING BACK "30 Rock" and THE OFFICE"!
Re: FUCK THE GRAMMYS –
I'm in support of the writers, as well. Whatever they decide to do is gold.
Those bastard dam all those writers to hell they are screwing up every thing
GOOD FOR THEM FOR BEING ALL "WE ARE NOT CROSSING THE PICKET LINES" GOOD DON'T. I WON'T MISS THESE AWARDS SHOWS. IT'S A " LOOK AT ME AND HOW PRETTY I LOOK " EVENT ANYWAYS. JUST ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS AND BE DONE WITH IT.
GOOD FOR THEM FOR BEING ALL "WE ARE NOT CROSSING THE PICKET LINES" GOOD DON'T. I WON'T MISS THESE AWARDS SHOWS. IT'S A " LOOK AT ME AND HOW PRETTY I LOOK " EVENT ANYWAYS. JUST ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS AND BE DONE WITH IT.
GOOD FOR THEM FOR BEING ALL "WE ARE NOT CROSSING THE PICKET LINES" GOOD DON'T. I WON'T MISS THESE AWARDS SHOWS. IT'S A " LOOK AT ME AND HOW PRETTY I LOOK " EVENT ANYWAYS. JUST ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS AND BE DONE WITH IT.
GOOD FOR THEM FOR BEING ALL "WE ARE NOT CROSSING THE PICKET LINES" GOOD DON'T. I WON'T MISS THESE AWARDS SHOWS. IT'S A " LOOK AT ME AND HOW PRETTY I LOOK " EVENT ANYWAYS. JUST ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS AND BE DONE WITH IT.
Fuck that shit. Who cares about those few people anyway. I only really care about JT and Bey but if they don't show up, OH THE FUCK WELL!!!! I'm tired of this shit and I want my Grammy's! Fuck thw WGA. greedy ass MF's! The Grammy's will go on!!!
So the actors can't do the show without the writers. These people make millions for there talent, and every show has to be canceled b/c no one can write for them. I'm confused!
OK! Shit I AGREE WITH YOU 100% PEREZ, DAYM FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING HUH!
COME ON GIVE US THE GRAMMY'S SHEEZ OR ELSE……….
Because all the banter that the "celebrities" use during to introduce people and announce winners are all written by hard working writers and comics. Yes, its not always funny or interesting, that's the network editing it, but for a lot of writers, award shows is a great source of income.
It's the right thing to do. The writers aren't the bad guys, the greedy CEOs are! If they start granting waivers, they'll never return to the negotiating table.
GET OVER IT ALREADY! Settle this strike and move on. Most Americans can sympathize for a while; however, the longer it drags on, the more it seems to be a "gimme gimme" scenario. The vast majority of Americans don't work in Hollywood, don't make this kind of money, and don't have a tolerance level for this nonsense - we're too busy figuring out how to stretch stagnant salaries to keep up with soaring fuel costs, ever-increasing grocery bills ($6/gallon milk where I live, and going up), etc etc - you know, REAL life issues. How many more dollars YOU make does not interest us at all. Baseball players, football players, writers . . . NO ONE is irreplaceable, people.
Die Writers Die. Nobody cares about your stike. You work for the most evil industry in the world and you want them to care about you what a joke. There is no good t.v. and never has been for that matter. If you cared so much about writing maybe you woulod be working for pbs instead of want more money. Its all about the money and greed, hope you writers all go bust. No never did anything worth while anyway. No one cares about these corporate award shows anyawy.
comon perez!!! you're a "writer" …. well blogger…. where's your support for their cause? you have a BIG say in what people think about these situations…. instead you're thinking of your own reasons of not having grammy outfits to tear apart this year.
The Writer's Guild ARE Fucking With Our Grammy's (Or better, The Grammy's)
Dont you guys have any basic use of the english language.
The Writer's Guild ARE Fucking With Our Grammy's (Or better, The Grammy's)
Dont you guys have any basic use of the english language.
PEREZ - YOU ARE GIVING THE WGA TOO MUCH SHIT. SUPPORT THEM. YOU WATCH WHAT THE WRITERS WRITE. YOU REPORT ON THE SHOWS THEY WRITE FOR, THE CELEB'S THAT ACT IN THOSE SHOWS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. STOP BEING A DICK ABOUT THE WGA STRIKE. HOLLYWOOD'S HAD IT COMING FOR A LONG, LONG TIME…
GROW UP, GET SOME BALLS AND STOP BEING SUCH A DICK ABOUT THE WHOLE SITUATION. SUPPORT THE WRITERS OR FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO BITCH ABOUT.
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS FULL OF WRITERS. HOW DO YOU THINK SONGS GET WRITTEN?
THINK ABOUT IT FOR A CHANGE.
Re: Shauna –
IF YOU TRULY WORK IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS AS SOMETHING OTHER THAN A BUYER FOR AMAZON.COM OR A LOWLY PAID ASSISTANT - THEN YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER. MAY FLIGHTS OF ANGELS WORDLESSLY CARRY YOU TO A SPIT AND ROAST YOUR ASS FOR NOT SUPPORTING THE WGA.
Re: Tv junkies – HEY TV JUNKIES? YOU GONNA GO OUT AND WRITE? OH WOW, CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT. WRITERS ARE UNDERPAID, AND OVERLY DOWNLOADED. 3-4 CENTS IS ALL THEY ARE ASKING FOR. YOU'VE GOT THAT MUCH CHANGE FLOATING AROUND IN YOUR BRAINLESS HEAD.
SUPPORT THE WGA. WITHOUT THEM, YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN SIT ON YOUR COUCH EVERY NIGHT.