So... here is some space for you all to stretch out.
The strike is, in effect, over... as it effectively has been since the DGA did their deal.
If, in fact, the Guild got the added bump of a 2% residual on streaming that starts in a couple of years, as the NYT reports in their buried lead, there is REALLY no excuse for even considering a vote against.
Right now, the thing I will most strongly take away from this strike is how the notions of how to work a strike have become terribly outdated and spectacularly irrelevant.
I don't know why they keep reaching for the "it's not over yet" crap, but it really is the last gasp of an aging culture. Settling this strike was never about the Oscars or the Golden Globes or Jay Leno or The Agents... it was, is, and will always be about money, money, ego, and money.
Anyway... there is Hannah Montana, Hudson/McConaughey 2, and "urban" comedy to discuss. The beat goes on...
Read the complete post at http://www.mcnblogs.com/thehotblog/archives/2008/02/byob_strike_end.html