Comments on: A letter from The Office writing staff

By: ILikeYourFood

ILikeYourFood — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:59:34 +0000

I support the WGA, and besides writing letter to CEOs I’d like to write to the corporate sponsors to let them know I will be boycotting their products because of this… However, I’m having a hard time figuring out who they all are; is there a list somewhere that I’ve missed?

Also, I’m a pretty recent Office fan and I have to say I love the site!

By: DrunkBiking

DrunkBiking — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:56:42 +0000

63 – Amalia. Great idea.

By: electricbamboo

electricbamboo — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:42:48 +0000

I will also support the WGA strike by boycotting ALL advertisers on the internet media episodes and deleted scenes. Target, Blackberry (I was up to upgrade my phone), Allstate, this means you.

By: JB

JB — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:44:29 +0000

tanster, I was wondering if you had any thoughts on whether it would be helpful for international viewers to write letters as well. Would it be good because it shows that the writers’ support spans worldwide, or bad because the studios don’t really want us accessing a lot of the content anyway?

By: moomintroll

moomintroll — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:18:52 +0000

The Office is the only show I watch on T.V, so from now on my T.V will be turned off until the strike is resolved and the writers get what they are asking for. Need a good way to pass the time? Write some letters to the studios, get this to end soon!

By: ziggy

ziggy — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:31:17 +0000

I’m calling my cable provider and asking them to suspend my service. I’m not watching any damn reality programming.

By: wallflower

wallflower — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:17:22 +0000

62 | amalia:

I absolutely LOVE your idea! Given that The Office has been the only thing I’ve watched on television with any regularity since AD was cancelled, I expect my TV will be off until after the strike is over now.

Jennie/tanster: Thank you so much for keeping us all updated and being such a wonderful go-between for all of us crazy fans.

By: impish1

impish1 — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:05:52 +0000

I won’t be watching any reality programming until the strike’s over. Good luck and godspeed!

By: Crystal

Crystal — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:36:43 +0000

I totally support the WGA in their endeavor to obtain fair compensation from the corporations for their original content. I hope you are able to obtain a fair percentage in residuals for new media and an increase in residuals for DVDs. Stay strong. The Office fans support you. I hope to see new episodes soon. XOXO!

By: LovesItalianFood

LovesItalianFood — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:17:29 +0000

To the Office Writers,

Looking forward to more great episodes of the Office. We support you! Thank you for writing. We miss you.

Jam Forever,

Patrick

By: amalia

amalia — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:53:47 +0000

I completely support you and hope for an equitable solution very soon. In the meantime, would you help your fans fill some of our free time by recommending your favorite books to us? We’re mad as hell and we’re not going to watch the reality crap that they hope we will. I’m sure tanster would agree to give you the space here. You can help make us happy, and send a message to the networks. Win – win.

By: Claire

Claire — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:43:08 +0000

God speed, to all of us.

By: D.J.

D.J. — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:50:42 +0000

May God guide you on your quest.

By: Pj

Pj — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:48:33 +0000

I’m not a TV watcher (hell, I don’t own a TV), but I am a writer, editor and video content creator, and while at first I thought “Let these guys strike, maybe that’ll mean more work for those of us trying to break in,” I quickly came to realize how necessary these measures are, and I fully support the WGA!! Thanks for the letter, Office writers!

By: TheOfficeB*tch

TheOfficeB*tch — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:20:08 +0000

Thank you for taking the time to write us!
We support you !

By: Mel

Mel — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:10:01 +0000

Best of luck, you guys. This week’s episode left a big impression on me, so even if I can’t watch the Office for a while, thanks for making every episode feel like the best one yet. Keep doing what you’re doing.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:47:28 +0000

Thanks for your kind words, guys. We support you 100% Let’s hope this injustice ends soon.

By: Shari

Shari — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:41:04 +0000

I fully totally and completely support the WGA. But… *sob* … It’s only been 3 hours and already the depression has set in. I don’t know what I’ll do without my weekly Office fix. I pray this strike is over, like, tomorrow!

By: Callan

Callan — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:34:08 +0000

Re #50, Scott: They didn’t really have a choice. This is when their contract was up and was to be re-negotiated. They couldn’t keep writing new episodes without either striking or committing to a new contract that was identical to the old one. Union rules, I think. If they decided to strike while they were in the middle of a current contract, they could all be sued, big time.

I don’t think they timed it this way on purpose.

By: Kurt M. Weber

Kurt M. Weber — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:59:44 +0000

Love the show, but I can’t support anyone who willfully breaches a contract. Beginning negotiations for the new contract before the old one expires is one thing; walking out on the current contract before it is fulfilled is another thing altogether, and totally immoral.