With today's resumption of contract talks that ended in disappointment and a new round of recriminations on Thursday afternoon, the Writers Guild is showing a renewed resolve to fight for a fair deal in its recruitment of influential partners from the digital platform over which the WGA and the studios are currently waging war.

In the most stirring show of solidarity with the scribes' cause to date, YouTube's animal superstars have pledged to immediately shut down their viral pipeline of footage of virtuoso cats, X-Game-hopeful canines, and, most critically, hand-holding otters. For the love of God, Nick Counter and the AMPTP, make a reasonable offer before everything that is good and worthwhile about the internet disappears forever. (And don't miss the brief cameo by Carson Daly!)