More Money, Les Moonves

Seen, heard and observed on the picket line in Los Angeles as the Writers Guild of America strike enters its second week:

Too much enthusiasm: Writers picketing in Che Guevara T-shirts

Too little enthusiasm: Writers picketing with Blackberrys and cell phones

Too much fun:Walking the line with everyone you've ever worked with

Too little fun:Walking alone back to your car, with no work in sight.

Too literal for showbiz insiders: "We write the story-a for Eva Longori-a!"

Too obtuse for showbiz outsiders: "More money, Les Moonves!"

Too too: CAA interns walking the line with chirros on serving trays

Tutu: On the buxom boxing ring babe working a DAY 5 sign at the Fox Rally

Too little perspective: "I'm really making an impact by getting cars to honk"

Too much perspective: "I've spent more time picketing outside this lot than I'll ever spend working inside this lot"

Too much compensation: Big movie stars

Too little compensation: Cable TV staff writers

Too predictable: Jesse Jackson joining strikers on the line

Too little too late: Bill Clinton offering to negotiate

Too familiar: Union members trying to hold onto middle class lifestyle

Too remote: The chance of that happening

Two Days in the Valley: Engaging filmic view of life in Los Angeles scripted by WGA member John Herzfeld

Two Coreys: Inane episodic view of life in Los Angeles unscripted by Haim and Feldman on A&E

Two for the price of one: Writing content for televsion and Internet "promotional" videos

Two for the price of one: Sagehand strike forces closure of Broadway shows on Saturday, spreading the industry pain to both coasts

Too good to be true: Rumors that the strike will end quickly

Too terrrible to imagine: The strike lasting until Screen Actors Guild contract expires in June

To be or not to be: Next year's pilot season

Tomorrow: and tomorrow and tomorrow WGA members creep in this petty pace from day to day assembling at studio gates in four hours shifts from 6 am to 2 pm

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