as for Dawn Tarnofsky - she is in that HOW AND WHY category of network executives. First, she’s the PRESIDENT of a network. You would think she has power but has ZERO power because she has to fly EVERYTHING up the flagpole and have Les Moonves weigh in. The CW is a joke of a network and they will go under next year/year and a half. As a person, Dawn is more than capable of saying some stupid shit - and those that know her know this is true.

Fact about network/studio execs is that there are only a handful of quality execs. There are plently of hacks and poor quality writers in the guild, and the same applies for executives.

Justlearning, you are absolutely right. And in keeping with this logic, all WGA press releases from here on out will refer to Nick Counter and the studio chiefs as cunts.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

But Chris does get 4 cents for every press release they write that is downloaded as a ringtone, so that helps a little.

Now maybe the higher-ups are saying nastier things, but every exec I know is sympathetic to the WGA’s cause and would like to see wrtiters get a fair deal. Many of them even date or are married to writers, or are used to working with them day in and day out.

Let’s remember, the enemy is the heads of the studios, not everyone who works on the lot.

It puzzles me that most people are so self-involved that they don’t even consider the reaction to their abhorent behavior.

Below is a quote from a current network executive. When you read it, you will probably laugh and think it can’t possibly be true. But it is. It was overheard this weekend at a holiday party event. The executive is Dawn Tarnofsky at the CW. When she was asked about her thoughts about the writers and the ongoing strike, her response was:

“I really don’t care. My kids are going to have presents for Christmas, theirs aren’t.”

This is stuff you won’t see in the newspaper, the trades or on TV. Why would you? The people we’re striking against own all of these outlets. (I bet the North Koreans don’t read a lot of negative stuff about Kim Jong-il either.)

But the internet is a wonderful vehicle show the level of heartlessness and ineptitude of the people who are in charge in Hollywood. I hope this quote infuriates you as it did me. And I’d like to think that if network and studio executives were to start seeing their own words and actions held up to public scrutiny, they will realize that it’s better to return to the negotiation table than to monitor the internet’s message boards to see if their callousness, incompetence or stupidity will be showcased next. That’s your cue. Share your stories, strike-related or not. Let’s get them back to the negotiating table!