Big Soy Naturals

In Addition to Being a Hack and a Misogynist, Joss Whedon is a Scab. Dr Horrible Was Anti-Worker and Not Good Either


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This week, Kendall, Ceres, and guest Ashlyn Thomas get into the forgotten history of Dr. Horrible, the phenomenon web series that brought web content into the all-seeing eyes of LA Producers; and how it violated the Writer's Strike of 2007-2008. Join us as we pick at the scab on Hollywood's Knee: Joss Whedon.

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Works Cited and Further Reading:

the entirety of Dr. Horrible

Writer's Guild full list of demands

“Suspension Is Not Firing”: Fox Stops Paying Showrunners & Hyphenates by Nikki Finke

Global Nonviolent Action Database's record of the strike

Writers' strike boosts YouTube traffic by Mark Sweeney

AMPTP's PR Firm Justifies Its Existence But Masters Of Disaster Make Own Mess by Nikki Finke

The Picket Line Is The Place to Meet A Writer in L.A. by Sarah McBride

Joss Whedon's Blog Post on the Writer's Strike

Joss' Post about founding the Fans4Writers Website

Fans4Writers archive

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog was the best thing to come out of the writers’ strike

On top of everything else, Quibi exploits a union loophole to underpay workers

IATSE Members in TV and Film Production Vote to Authorize a Nationwide Strike

Ending song excerpt is "Links on the Chain" by Phil Ochs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an_1tpcnfgw

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