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Let Down by Ellen and other who feel the same, be sure you make the same hue and cry over Dr. Phil, Kelly and Regis, etc. etc.

No playing favorites. You want things to be FAIR.

New York shows have been cancelled

If you're "let down by Ellen" then stop watching the show. That way you won't be supporting her. Let the rest of us make up our own minds. Sheesh.

You have got to be kiddening me! Unions are overrated. They were created to protect workers rights. If you are making $200,000 a year min. and complaining about it, then quit! You are crazy and I have no simpathy for you. Ellen is doing her job, get over yourselfs unions. They don't work any more. You go Ellen!

Nah, I don't think that's what she is trying to say Christina. I think she's saying..... " want a piece of me? Here I am. Bring it!"

"It is unfair and incorrect to compare The Ellen DeGeneres Show to late night shows such as Leno, Letterman and Conan, all of which are late night network owned and controlled programming.

Ellen is a daytime talk show carried on a syndicated basis across individual television stations, no different than, and in direct competition with, Oprah, Rachel Ray, Phil, Live with Regis and Kelley, the View, Martha, Tyra, Jerry, Maury, and Montel, all of which are in first run daytime syndication and are continuing in oduction.

Ellen has not done anything in violation of the Writer's Guild of America agreement, or the WGA's internal 'Strike Rules'.

Telepictures Productions, through its distributor Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution has contractual obligations to continue to deliver original programming to the 220 stations that carry the program.

We have asked Ellen to come back to work to fulfill her contractual obligation as host of the show because without original programs the stations can move the show out of its time periods or ultimately hold

the company in breach of contract. The company in turn expects Ellen not to breach her contract to host the show. We also wish to preserve the 135 jobs of the staff and the crew whose livelihoods depend on the show continuing.

theres not just the writers that are important !!
what about the other workers fans staff

*sigh*. I was going to stay out of this but i can't...so bring on the hate and nasty posts. First let me say that i have a huge stake in Ellen's continuing to do her shows. I got Tickets to The first New York show. I live in Canada and have already taken a day off work and spent over $800 on plane tickets, plus i still have to book a hotel. I am not rich. i am not a writer for a big hit T.V show. I work my @ss off every day, in a group home for physically and intellectually challenged adults. I's a hard emotionally and physically challenging job and i am drained at the end of each shift. My one hour a day withh Ellen is my salvation. She is doing this for her fans, without whom she wouldn't be here. The first post by Nat said it best. She is executive producer of her show. She is also a stand-up comedian, and a writer. One of the writer's "beefs" is that they receive part of the profits when shows go to DVD. Fair enough. They deserve that. The Ellen show, is never going to DVD. Her HBO specials and such do, but not her T.V show! Anyways, "entetainers" writers,sports figures, actors, etc etc etc make more money in a month than i will make in a lifetime...They want "fair". Life is not fair. The money i make and the way i (and my fellow staff members) are treated is not fair, but we do our job for our clients. Ellen is doing her job for her fans.

Posted by Heather Belanger (Tushy)

Nicely said Tookus. I agree. She is putting another 135 people out of work if she stops doing the show. I think she needs to do what me and let Down By Ellen decided, do the shows that are already booked and tickets handed out to just don't tape the shows. I understand both sides of the situation she just needs to realize that we understand what is going on.

Whoever said something about her losing her time slot, yeah, and "Ugly Betty" is going to be cancelled because they don't have enough scripts. How stupid of an argument. She is in syndication and is a world wide show and has won 13 Emmys for the show, I highly doubt she will lose her time slots. Being fined I have no idea about that one. I'm sure it doesn't say anything on anyone's contract that says she isn't allowed to write for her own show. The past 2 shows it seems she is just improving what she says. She is using how she does the show has an outline for what to say. I doubt she has written everything she is saying. Yes I saw the cue cards when they taped the show with Heidi Klum but I doubt it was word for word. It was probably questions to ask or stuff to mention to her. I doubt that violates anything major.

I'm sure she has her reasons for continuing to tape the shows. Apparently the WGA west isn't upset about. It seems its just the WGA east that is kicking up a fuss about. The New York shows may not happen because they want to cause problems for her. Apparently the East and West groups aren't on the same page with this. No wonder they can't come to an agreement.

*sigh*. I was going to stay out of this but i can't...so bring on the hate and nasty posts. First let me say that i have a huge stake in Ellen's continuing to do her shows. I got Tickets to The first New York show. I live in Canada and have already taken a day off work and spent over $800 on plane tickets, plus i still have to book a hotel. I am not rich. i am not a writer for a big hit T.V show. I work my @ss off every day, in a group home for physically and intellectually challenged adults. I's a hard emotionally and physically challenging job and i am drained at the end of each shift. My one hour a day withh Ellen is my salvation. She is doing this for her fans, without whom she wouldn't be here. The first post by Nat said it best. She is executive producer of her show. She is also a stand-up comedian, and a writer. One of the writer's "beefs" is that they receive part of the profits when shows go to DVD. Fair enough. They deserve that. The Ellen show, is never going to DVD. Her HBO specials and such do, but not her T.V show! Anyways, "entetainers" writers,sports figures, actors, etc etc etc make more money in a month than i will make in a lifetime...They want "fair". Life is not fair. The money i make and the way i (and my fellow staff members) are treated is not fair, but we do our job for our clients. Ellen is doing her job for her fans.

You know I read all these comments and then I wonder about the other talk shows.... Dr. Phil, Montel, Oprah, etc.... Have they stopped.. I don't know. I know Dr. Phil hasn't, because I watch him before I watch Ellen, so are we beating him up too. You need to walk in her shoes before beating her up, then even think about it for awhile. Ellen I love your show. It's the bright spot in my day.

A colorectal cancer "survivor".

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