Call Les Moonves and Support the Writer’s Strike
The fabulous Chadini has put together a great script for those who want to support the WGA and possibly help end this strike. Now that I actually have a script, I’m going to make the call.
The phone number for Les Moonves is: 1-212-975-4545
Ok, you have the number and you are ready to call.
The conversation will most likely look something like this:
The Conversation
Assistant to LM: “Les Moonves Office”
You: “Hi. My name is Mary Smith and I am calling from New York, New York.”
And you can just give your first name. Don’t panic. There is no master list that I know of. They are most likely ticking off demographic information – 5 women from Ohio, 2 men from California, etc.
Assistant: ” Uh huh”
You: ” I am a loyal viewer of CSI Las Vegas (and any other CSIs) and I wanted to let you know that I am asking that Mr. Moonves and the other executives come to an agreement with Writers Guild of America and end the WGA strike. The writers are only asking for their fair share of the profits. Also, I wanted to let you know that during the course of the WGA strike, I will not be watching any programs on the internet or watching any replacement programming, nor will I be downloading any episodes, whether through the CBS site or anything else.
Think about an anecdote that will help you seem more like a person and not just a blip on a chart to add here. “My daughter and I look forward to watching CSI every week together.” That sort of thing. Mention that you have now started to watch Without A Trace after the crossover episode. It helps you seem real. Don’t make stuff up, but add things to make it more personal.
Assistant: ” Thank you for your comment.”
You: ” Thank you.”
Here’s are some other things to keep in mind:
- The person that answers the phone is not going to fight with you.
- Don’t throw around empty threats like, “I’ll never watch CSI again.”
- Again. Be nice.
csi, les moonves, cbs, wga, writer’s strike
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