FOX VS. DIRECTV

I just did a promo that will air before Tuesday night's episode.  It's aim is to mobilize fans against DirecTV.  But they refused to let me speak honestly, I had to follow an FX legal script that felt like complete bullshit. I'm sure it will serve it's purpose, but I feel compelled to let SOA fans know what I WANTED to say.

First off, I am well aware that I am working for the right-handed smoking man.  Truth is, every large entertainment company is an extension of some corporate behemoth.  FX is no exception.  The thing that keeps me there is that they care as much about the creative process as they do their bottom line.  That's not only rare, it's pretty much nonexistent everywhere else in Hollywood.  That bubble is floated by John Landgraf.  If it weren't for that guy, I'd be selling star maps and handjobs in front of the Motherlode.  I also have no delusions that Fox has a big horse in this DTV race.  Like all big corporate deals, the Goliaths are fighting for bigger chunks of the pie and in the process, the Davids who feed off of the crumbs, are getting screwed.  But if you look at the facts, you'll see that DirecTV is applying orange rules to an ever apple-ing world and using their large customer base as leverage.  Basically, fucking over the customers that already pay a lot of money for their service.

Here is the script they wouldn't let me use --

SOA (:45)

HEY, I’M KURT SUTTER, CREATOR OF SONS OF ANARCHY.

STARTING NOVEMBER 1ST, DIRECTV IS PULLING FX FROM YOUR BOX.

THAT MEANS YOU'LL MISS THE LAST FIVE EPISODES OF SONS THIS SEASON.  PERHAPS FIVE OF THE MOST CRITICAL EPISODES OF THE SERIES.

I KNOW FOX HAS A HORSE IN THIS RACE, BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH.  DIRECTV IS SHUTTING DOWN ALL CONVERSATION AND USING  THEIR CUSTOMERS AS LEVERAGE.  IN THE PROCESS, YOU'RE GETTING FUCKED OVER.  THEY'RE RUNNING ADS WITH THEIR CORPORATE SHILL TELLING YOU HOW MUCH "THEY CARE ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS"; THAT DUDE'S GOT ONE SINCERE HAND ON HIS HEART WHILE THE OTHER GREASES YOUR UNSUSPECTING BACKSIDE.  BECAUSE THEY'RE ABOUT TO FLIP YOU OVER AND FUCK YOU UP THE ASS TILL YOU BLEED.
 

GO TO KEEPMYNETS.COM OR call 866-KEEPMYNETS TO GET THE REAL STORY.

DO IT NOW.  LET 'EM KNOW THEY CAN'T FUCK WITH YOUR SONS OF ANARCHY.

THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT, BITCHES.


SOA (:15)
 

SOA FANS, LISTEN UP…

STARTING NOVEMBER 1ST, DIRECTV IS PULLING FX FROM YOUR BOX.

 

GO TO KEEPMYNETS.COM OR call 866-KEEPMYNETS TO GET THE REAL STORY.

DO IT NOW.  LET 'EM KNOW THEY CAN'T FUCK WITH YOUR SONS OF ANARCHY.

THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT, BITCHES.   

AWESOME.

 

From graphic designer, Jonathan Mak

SLIDE INTO FUCKITALL

I feel like the glass is half empty and the other half is filled with pus-soaked man shit.  It usually happens this time of year -- I'm sleep-deprived, malnourished, overstimulated, under-exercised and hypersensitive. My plate is full and the more I devour, the more "do this" gets spiked onto my fork. I know, it's part of the job people would kill for and I'm comfortably rewarded for my efforts, but it still doesn't change the experience. I'm incredibly fragile. When I hear about interweb cunts complaining about episodes or actors grumbling about scripts or studio bottom-line woes, I can't process it. I want to load my fucking proverbial shotgun, put on my designer trench-coat and reduce every fucking living thing to sprinkles and confetti.  

Then vacuum it up.  My OCD.  

But I don't. For the most part, I live in a constant state of restraint.  Pen, tongue, fists.  Twitter is most my most egregious outlet these days.  And how much damage can a guy do in 140 characters?  

Anyway, I tremendously hate everything and everyone in this moment.  Except my wife and kids, I hate them a little less.  I'm knuckling down, scrambling to finish a hundred other things so I can focus on prepping 413 -- which I start directing next week.  Directing always seems like a good idea in March.  October, not so much.  I'm sure we will finish as strongly as we started.  I'm smart enough to surround myself with people who wouldn't let me fuck it up even if I wanted to.

Which I don't. 

Wow, the coyotes are howling like mad outside my home office.  I think they just killed my neighbor's dog.  That makes me feel a little better.  I don't really like that dog.  


 

LAST CALL