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Their Contract Now Official, WGA And AMPTP Reps Are Free To Engage In Shameless PDAs

Seth — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:53:30 EST

We must say, when we envisioned a scenario in which AMPTP president and chief negotiator Nick Counter took WGAw president Patric Verrone into his strong yet tender embrace on the balcony of the famed Warner Bros. water tower, and kissed his striketime adversary truly, madly, deeply on the lips to the exuberant cheers of thousands of working writers and execs below, it was pure fantasy.

So imagine our delight on last night's Late Show, when host David Letterman introduced Counter and WGAw executive director David Young (close enough), there to commemorate the new contract with a vigorous round of tonsil hockey. Take heed, SAG president Alan Rosenberg: When the time comes for your own round of lemonpartyaid, Counter is notorious for slipping the tongue.

Late Show with David Letterman

Though widely vilified by those sympathetic...

Mark — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:01:37 EST

Though widely vilified by those sympathetic to the WGA cause, AMPTP president Nick Counter has been doing groundbreaking work on behalf of the endangered Mountain Gorillas of Central Africa, embarking on a tireless quest to save the the species from extinction that often places him in grave danger. Shadowy blogspot truth-teller Bachem Machuno (of onetime Agents Can Eat My Ass Out Like Hungry Bears fame) has returned from a long hiatus to share Counter's story with Hollywood, hoping to humanize a man often so often unfairly depicted as a crow-riding bogeyman: "Counter's strategy in the case of the Mountain Gorilla was straightforward: herd them into an enclosed area, and wait. Whether it took weeks, or months, or entire seasons. Let them starve and turn on each other; only then will the strongest and most capable of them survive and contribute to a strong gene pool going forward." [nickcounterfanclub.blogspot.com]

AMPTP President Nick Counter's Picket Sign Popularity At All-Time HIgh

Mark — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:21:51 EST

No, this WGA picketer's sign (click the photo to enlarge) probably won't help to elevate the level of discourse in the already-ugly war of words raging between the writers and studios, but it may finally force AMPTP bogeyman Nick Counter to address some of the rapidly proliferating rumors concerning him on his organization's website:

"SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT...As the WGA knows and its own records will attest, I possess no supernatural powers to command coyotes, transform into mist, or feed upon the dreams of sleeping children. Additionally, my giant raven is merely a pet, and not a viable form of late-night locomotion. As the the WGA knows and its own records will attest, I am not a 'weiner,' as spuriously claimed by a horny TV doctor the Guild has intimidated into slandering me. And, at this time, I am not going to dignify the disgusting accusations of flatulence-devouring with a response. If the writers were truly serious about a deal, they'd redirect some of the energy they expend scribbling caricatures of me on picket signs into begging the Companies to returning to the bargaining table with renewed vigor."

[Photo: Getty Images]

Previously: Nick Counter Is A Weiner, Declares 'Grey's Anatomy' Star Heigl [Defamer]