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Coming in a later post?! What’d we ever do to you Nikki?! You could have at least waited to post it! /wangst
Comment by Caitlin — November 29, 2007 @ 10:09 am
Do you mean you have news of the talks breaking down? Or you will soon have breaking news?
Comment by amber — November 29, 2007 @ 10:10 am
lol such a tease with that post!
Comment by MAtt P — November 29, 2007 @ 10:11 am
Wow, Nikke. Keep up the great work!
Comment by mla28 — November 29, 2007 @ 10:14 am
there’s nothing better than reading ‘coming soon’ regarding an important story on this site. Nikki, you are a major footnote in the story of this strike and will always be part of the story folks tell when reflecting on the 2007 WGA strike, but can you please give us an ETA or something rather than ‘coming soon’? Writers are nervous enough creatures as it is.
- writer
Comment by writing in the dark — November 29, 2007 @ 10:20 am
I am betting that the headline will be the following:
Bryan Lourd to hold AMPTP, Writers hostage until deal is reached.
Comment by Jessy S. — November 29, 2007 @ 10:21 am
Sigh
Comment by Postswon'tshow — November 29, 2007 @ 10:23 am
This is so wonderfully alarmist. How big of a fire? I’m scared.
Comment by KIKILULU — November 29, 2007 @ 10:24 am
And the definition of “soon” is what exactly? These teases do not exactly manage our expectations time-wise. But I still love you Nikki…
Comment by ReelBusy — November 29, 2007 @ 10:29 am
Talks “Breaking News” or “Breaking Talks” News?
Comment by PJ - Writer — November 29, 2007 @ 10:31 am
GNAAAGRPH!!
These “in another post” things are worse than the pauses before announcing winners in reality TV (Oh Nikki, come to think of it, strangely appropriate).
Comment by anotherWGAmember — November 29, 2007 @ 10:32 am
Great.. now I have to try to interpret that bell icon. Does it mean “ding ding!” like in boxing? Was it a knockout? Or just the end of a round?
Or maybe it’s an alarm going off– a fire alarm! Maybe Nikki’s trying to tell us that talks are off and everyone has left the building. Hmm.
Of course it could be a telephone bell ringing… signifying talks have progressed, higher-ups are being called… the strike is ending soon…
Unless it’s not a bell at all. I mean… it sort of looks like a large-eyed robotic monster. I’m not sure what that would suggest.
Please Nikki- stop doing this to us!!
Comment by Writer — November 29, 2007 @ 10:35 am
Stop doing this. Don’t post until you have something.
Comment by A Member of the WGA — November 29, 2007 @ 10:36 am
Hope it good news, Nikki!
Comment by NBC Striker — November 29, 2007 @ 10:36 am
Come on Nikki, give us something.
Comment by Grayson Conway — November 29, 2007 @ 10:38 am
I just got my official lay off notice from Disney…now I am dying to hear your news!
Comment by laidoff — November 29, 2007 @ 10:40 am
Yet another teaser…what is the point of these beyond annoying readers?
Is it really so hard to just wait until there’s something to post?
Comment by mike — November 29, 2007 @ 10:46 am
Is it possible to go from “stalemate” to “fair deal” in one blog post?
Comment by Kevin — November 29, 2007 @ 10:56 am
What is the news post something please!
Comment by Jim Jime — November 29, 2007 @ 11:16 am
Come on!!!!
Comment by producerman — November 29, 2007 @ 11:24 am
Please don’t keep us waiting!!!!
Comment by karla k — November 29, 2007 @ 11:25 am
Gah!!
I hate being strung along like this as if I’m a fish trying to get at the bait! Just tell us if it’s good news or bad news!
Comment by supernova8610 — November 29, 2007 @ 12:05 pm
Okay, well, can you at least tell us if it’s good news or bad news? Please?!
Comment by Caitlin — November 29, 2007 @ 12:06 pm
Everyone, brace yourselves. Do you really think this could be good news? Doubtful. Buy some new tennis shoes. We’re gonna be walking for a while.
Comment by matty — November 29, 2007 @ 12:06 pm
How annoying, will not check back.
Comment by madashell — November 29, 2007 @ 12:07 pm
You gotta give it up for Nikki… She knows how to create tension, drama. Beautiful… A real writer.
Comment by dante writer — November 29, 2007 @ 12:15 pm
Every time we have seen one of these alerts it usually is followed by some bad news like things are falling apart or they are far apart, etc. I am fearing the worst again like a breakdown in talks.
Comment by James — November 29, 2007 @ 12:19 pm
We have great renewed respect for the WGA negotiators if the offensive buffoons in the AMPTP video are typical of what WGA negotiators are dealing with. AMPTP helps WGA with this video - it puts a creepy face on their creepy behavior.
Comment by showrunner — November 29, 2007 @ 12:27 pm
Showrunner, the vid is satire. Below the Line @12:04, you’re here, you’re refreshing. Methinks you doth protest too much. Everyone else basing their morale on rumors, that’s what they’re designed to do. Keep your game faces on and don’t let the spin, well… spin you. And thank you, Nikki, for excellent reporting.
Le Fin.
Comment by PSA — November 29, 2007 @ 1:38 pm