Andrew, I have not come to any conclusions beyond... nothing much has changed due to the writer's strike. How do you feel now?
Besides, its about 6 months later so we can talk about the inevitable bla bla bla.... which was the original intent of this thread. So what's the current state? Videoblogging Week.... how's it going? Sull On Tue, Dec 25, 2007 at 3:03 PM, Sull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 24, 2007 10:41 PM, Andrew Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > On Dec 24, 2007, at 12:37 PM, Sull wrote: > > > > > > > > i'm glad you received appreciation and offers based on that post... > > > > but i can assure you...or maybe at least bet... that if it were I > > or > > > > many others that tossed that blog post up.... no such offers, > > > > publicity or appreciation would result. > > > > > > This is probably what I disagree with more than just about anything > > > in this whole thread. You know what most of the stuff people on > > > Techmeme and Twitter are talking about? Something that one person out > > > > > of nowhere had some insight on and thus caused everyone into a fury. > > > If you really believe in something, dont just assume no one will > > > listen to you and be quiet. > > > > That comment was a setup to my real question to you... the one you decided > not to answer. > Still, in response to: > > "It wound up on Techmeme with links from Mashable, Newteevee, The > Hollywood Writers Guild blog and I got > contacted by some striking writers and got offered a panel position, but > not a single comment on this list, even after asking." > > I'm simply contrasting the weight your post has been given elsewhere with > what you expected here on this list (and within a timeframe that you deem > acceptable) and my opinion that these stated forms of attention that your > post received is not the norm. Sure, people will read and listen to anyone > who has something to say. I am not suggesting the extreme slant that you > have insinutated... where i am to believe that it's not worth expressing > ones opinions and insights... please. I just think that when you compare an > offer to be on a discussion panel to a lack of response here... is just > exaggerative babble. > > > "I feel like this with the group while trying to discuss > > the writers strike. The implications of the strike are so perfectly > > tied into the subject matter that so many people here discuss, its just > > *weird* its not on any ones radar. > > > > To here you and Jay say you are sleeping through this one makes me > > feel like you have been bitten by vampires and have turned into > > zombies. :D " > > > > I did not say or suggest that i was going to sleep through this topic. I > did say that your post did not excite me to reply here or on your blog. > Mostly because i feel you are jumping the gun in some aspects and also > because I would like to take some time to think about the topic.. do some of > my own research (including comparisons to historical events) and just get a > better grip on what I feel is happening here and how things may pan out. Is > that ok? > Early predictions mean little to me. If I need to witness this event for > another month (since it is on my radar ;)... before jumping in with any > grand insights here or elsewhere.... so be it. > Sure, this IS an interesting time for the "TV" Entertainment industry. > Some of what you say may end up being accurate. Or not. My initial > reaction was that you are over-analyzing and over_emphasizing how fucked > the Studios are. So I'll think about it some more, as I already said in > my last post here (meaning I will likely reply later and not be a "Zombie" > to the issue). > > > The real point i was making is... your blog post and request for thoughts > here... and the state of this mailing list.... should not be correlated. I > dont think thats fair, especially in the last week of the year. > > Cheers. > > Sull > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
