tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post3891310798222270225..comments2023-10-26T03:57:50.903-07:00Comments on Comics Fairplay: Random Thoughts and MusingsHeidi Meeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436991028382498324noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-1120368717519191502007-11-12T19:56:00.000-08:002007-11-12T19:56:00.000-08:00Pamela, you are so sweet. I consider myself very f...Pamela, you are so sweet. I consider myself very fortunate to have you as a friend. I wish I lived closer so we could figure out new ways to cook chicken breasts and turkey! We would have a blast!! <BR/><BR/>I am so proud of you and think of you in the highest regards possible. Take care!Heidi Meeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01436991028382498324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-44313780225192715932007-11-09T15:21:00.000-08:002007-11-09T15:21:00.000-08:00Heidi, you are the wonder woman!you always manage ...Heidi, you are the wonder woman!<BR/>you always manage to squeeze time for everyone and everything when most people are struggling with just normal things for their self.<BR/>Don't be hard on yourself. Some day you have got to take some serious time for just you and Jim.<BR/>I cherish our recent conversations with all my heart and look forward to the next time I can see both you and Jim. Take Care... Huggs to both of you!p'La https://www.blogger.com/profile/16252037028065559361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-45421728098451243702007-11-08T19:40:00.000-08:002007-11-08T19:40:00.000-08:00Lisa, I hadn't seen that cover yet. Thank you for ...Lisa, I hadn't seen that cover yet. Thank you for the heads up! At first glance, that is very scary. Yikes!!<BR/><BR/>God knows how long the strike will last or who will defect for the duration, but hopefully it isn't hurtful.Heidi Meeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01436991028382498324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-14512665770670116982007-11-08T19:39:00.000-08:002007-11-08T19:39:00.000-08:00Nick, nope just one job that I work a pretty stand...Nick, nope just one job that I work a pretty standard ten hour day at. I can't help it either. It drives my hubby crazy. Growing up on a farm, I never had a sense of time, and it runs over here. Nuts, huh?<BR/><BR/>You make a good point that transitioning isn't as easy as it looks, and that some may not make the "journey". If nothing else, maybe the ones who are behind on their current comic book work can finally finish it. Hmmm..<BR/><BR/>As for how it will affect current writers, I can't guess. Hopefully it will only be positive.Heidi Meeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01436991028382498324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-45120387483444971402007-11-08T19:36:00.000-08:002007-11-08T19:36:00.000-08:00Mark, I am sitting here in awe of your post. What ...Mark, I am sitting here in awe of your post. What you say is true. The strike affects so many. As someone who has never been associated with unions other then feeling the effects of the UPS strike, I can't even begin to imagine how this will all play out. I pray it doesn't hurt so many people, but you make a good point. It probably will.Heidi Meeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01436991028382498324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-89683339545661551762007-11-08T19:35:00.000-08:002007-11-08T19:35:00.000-08:00Eaglewing, you make good points here. The worst th...Eaglewing, you make good points here. The worst thing that can happen is that re-runs come on and a person can go watch a DVD or do something else. God forbid- LOL! <BR/><BR/>I am very skeptical about the writer's strike in many ways, so I am interested to see how it all pans out.Heidi Meeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01436991028382498324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-55928052350976648772007-11-08T11:56:00.000-08:002007-11-08T11:56:00.000-08:00We've already seen TV writers get into comic book ...We've already seen TV writers get into comic book writing. (Whedon & Heinberg for example) I doubt they'll all flood the market.<BR/><BR/>As for covers - you must not have seen Catwoman #75. I believe she has nipples sewn into her suit.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-4819070817478813752007-11-08T06:11:00.000-08:002007-11-08T06:11:00.000-08:00There are never enough hours in the day or at leas...There are never enough hours in the day or at least never enough free hours in it. That is about the only constant I have learned getting old. <BR/><BR/>10hr workday? Two jobs?<BR/><BR/>As far as writers from the strike deciding to write for comics to gain some income, I wouldn't worry.<BR/><BR/>Most can't make a decent transition over to comics. A crappy tv writer is still a crappy writer, and unlike TV if their writing sucks in a comic they'll get canned REAL quick. <BR/><BR/>Upside to all this, maybe it'll get some crappy comic writers to start busting their arse and improve their skills, in fear of their income being threaten. Goodness knows we only got maybe five or six consistently good comic writers and that number needs to increase.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656971247395848847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-36685945522945537452007-11-08T05:09:00.000-08:002007-11-08T05:09:00.000-08:00I'd be hard pressed to find something I care about...I'd be hard pressed to find something I care about less than the Hollywood writers going on strike. What's never talked about are all of the people who WILL lose their jobs as a result of the strike (an entire universe of behind the scenes and technical workers).<BR/><BR/>I think in their quest to "make a little more" (do we ever <I>really</I> make what we all think we "deserve"?), they're going to ruin things for more people than simply the caricatured "Fat Cats" everyone always conjures up during a strike situation.<BR/><BR/>So, I'm actually cheering <I>against</I> the writers. I hope economic reality bites them all in the rear. Not that I'm missing out on their product or anything. See, that's just the thing: a strike presumes you have a service the public values or depends upon in order to put pressure on the Evil Employer. I don't sense there are many people who can't live without new episodes of the Tonight Show or "Cavemen".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747146.post-88549171945860767842007-11-08T01:23:00.000-08:002007-11-08T01:23:00.000-08:00Good luck on your reprioritizing. Look forward to...Good luck on your reprioritizing. Look forward to the reviews too. I don't watch all that much of the current slate of TV, but I always catch the Daily Show and Colbert Report, and sometimes Letterman, so I've noticed the writers strike right away with all the reruns. Other than that, the only new show this year I'm watching is K-Ville, so I'm not too reliant on TV. Besides, I prefer watching TV on DVD - at least you know then that the season you're watching won't be cancelled half way through.<BR/><BR/>I'd be a little skeptical too of writers suddenly jumping to the comics medium to make money. The timing of it makes one wonder if it isn't just being viewed as a stopgap. On the other hand, maybe they can hype up some more attention to the industry, which wouldn't be a bad thing.Eaglewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372974358045440796noreply@blogger.com