Anyone here concerned about the looming WGA strike?
11-07-07, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by nateman241
Does anyone hate how these so called “Entertainment” news shows don’t talk about the WGA strike for more than 10 seconds; it should be the top story.
11-07-07, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by nateman241
Does anyone hate how these so called “Entertainment” news shows don’t talk about the WGA strike for more than 10 seconds; it should be the top story.
I agree this should be the focus of those shows.
11-07-07, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by nateman241
Does anyone hate how these so called “Entertainment” news shows don’t talk about the WGA strike for more than 10 seconds; it should be the top story.
11-07-07, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
How do Actors feel about this? Essentially, they get paid per episode, and if their show was guaranteed a full season (22 episodes) and only 13 can be shot, they essentially lose out of that money, correct?
11-07-07, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by nateman241
I really hope for Scrubs final season DVD we get some sort of end to the series. I can’t believe we’ll never see an ending! They just had to strike this season!
But, it really pains me that Scrubs won't get a proper send-off. I haven't loved a show like this since Sports Night, and I want to see where Bill Lawrence intended to take us! The first episode of season 7 was so bittersweet- hilarious, and yet that "final season" banner nearly made me cry. Now, I have to deal with the final episode 6 episodes early? With no completion?
11-07-07, 12:18 PM
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No Lost till 2009?
WGA Strike might mean no Lost till 2009
From Today's Ask Ausiello segment.
Question: What does the strike mean for Lost? Any idea how many episodes they finished pre-strike? Is it still scheduled to air some time in February? — Mike
Ausiello: Why do I suddenly feel as if I'm talking to myself, Mike? Why do I also suddenly feel like I'm not going to like what I have to say? At least I know the answer to that second part — it's because I don't like what I have to say. If the strike extends into the new year and beyond, there is a chance ABC may opt to delay the new season until the fall. Or worse yet, February 2009. Another scenario has the network simply airing the eight episodes already in the can this February as originally planned — something Team Darlton would not be in favor of. Says Lost cocreator Carlton Cuse, "Damon [Lindelof] and my concern about running the [eight] episodes we will have made is that it will feel a little like reading half a Harry Potter novel, then having to put it down. There is a mini-cliff-hanger at the end of Episode 8, but it's like the end of an exciting book chapter; it's not the end of the novel. Damon and I didn't write [the ending of Episode 8] differently [with the looming strike in mind]. We wrote it to be the ending of Episode 8." In any case, he concedes that the decision to hold or air the episodes isn't ultimately theirs. "It's really [ABC honcho Steve MacPherson's] call," Cuse notes, adding, "No one was happy with the six-episode run last season."
WGA Strike might mean no Lost till 2009
From Today's Ask Ausiello segment.
Question: What does the strike mean for Lost? Any idea how many episodes they finished pre-strike? Is it still scheduled to air some time in February? — Mike
Ausiello: Why do I suddenly feel as if I'm talking to myself, Mike? Why do I also suddenly feel like I'm not going to like what I have to say? At least I know the answer to that second part — it's because I don't like what I have to say. If the strike extends into the new year and beyond, there is a chance ABC may opt to delay the new season until the fall. Or worse yet, February 2009. Another scenario has the network simply airing the eight episodes already in the can this February as originally planned — something Team Darlton would not be in favor of. Says Lost cocreator Carlton Cuse, "Damon [Lindelof] and my concern about running the [eight] episodes we will have made is that it will feel a little like reading half a Harry Potter novel, then having to put it down. There is a mini-cliff-hanger at the end of Episode 8, but it's like the end of an exciting book chapter; it's not the end of the novel. Damon and I didn't write [the ending of Episode 8] differently [with the looming strike in mind]. We wrote it to be the ending of Episode 8." In any case, he concedes that the decision to hold or air the episodes isn't ultimately theirs. "It's really [ABC honcho Steve MacPherson's] call," Cuse notes, adding, "No one was happy with the six-episode run last season."
11-07-07, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by cdollaz
I have a hard time believing Eva Longoria only makes 20K per episode.
11-07-07, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by DJariya
I agree this should be the focus of those shows.
- Parties didn't meet today
- Further apart than they were the day before
- People out of jobs
- Your favorite shows fucked
- Public doesn't seem to give a shit
Everyday? Seems kind of pointless.
11-07-07, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by DJariya
Sorry I misread the article, she makes $440,000 per episode. I believe it's $23,000 per day that she's not getting paid.
11-07-07, 01:00 PM
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I heard an interview with a writer complaining that, because of the strike, he now had to drink regular coffee at Starbucks instead of getting his usual specialty drink.
11-07-07, 01:14 PM
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I saw this list of showrunners who have joined the picketline
take with a grain of salt, as there is no 'source'. It was posted on another website, so I can't verify accuracy:
And these are the showrunners that have joined the line.
Not good.
And these are the showrunners that have joined the line.
Robert Carlock
Tina Fey
(30 Rock)
Warren Bell
(According to Jim)
Tim Doyle
(Aliens in America)
Rich Appel
Mike Barker
Matt Weitzman
(American Dad)
Dee Johnson
(Army Wives)
Steven Levitan
Christopher Lloyd
(Back To You)
Ronald D. Moore
(Battlestar Galactica)
Mark Olsen
Will Scheffer
(Big Love)
Jason Cahill
(Bionic Woman)
Hart Hanson
Stephen Nathan
(Bones)
David E. Kelley
(Boston Legal)
Mark Perry
(Brothers & Sisters)
Greg Berlanti
(Brothers & Sisters, Eli Stone, Dirty Sexy Money)
Matt Nix
(Burn Notice)
Walon Green
(Canterbury's Law)
Marsh McCall
(Carpoolers)
Bill Martin
Mike Schiff
(Cavemen)
Josh Schwartz
(Chuck, Gossip Girl)
James Duff
(The Closer)
Meredith Stiehm
Veena Sud
(Cold Case)
Dennis Rinsler
Marc Warren
(Cory in the House)
Edward Allen Bernero
(Criminal Minds)
Carol Mendelsohn
Naren Shankar
(CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation)
Pamela Veasey
(CSI: New York)
Marc Cherry
(Desperate Housewives)
Daniel Cerone
(Dexter)
Matthew Carnahan
Joel Fields
(Dirt)
Josh Reims
Craig Wright
(Dirty Sexy Money)
Marc Guggenheim
(Eli Stone)
John Wells
David Zabel
(ER)
Charlie Craig
Jaime Paglia
Thania St. John
(Eureka)
Ali LeRoi
(Everybody Hates Chris)
David A. Goodman
Seth MacFarlane
Chris Sheridan
(Family Guy)
John F. Bowman
(Frank TV)
Jason Katims
(Friday Night Lights)
Stephanie Savage
(Gossip Girl)
Anne Kenney
(Greek)
Krista Vernoff
(Grey's Anatomy)
Shonda Rhimes
(Grey's Anatomy,
Private Practice)
Steven Peterman
Michael Poryes
(Hannah Montana)
Tim Kring
(Heroes)
David Shore
(House)
Carter Bays
Craig Thomas
(How I Met Your Mother)
Rob McElhenney
(It's Always Sunny in
Philadelphia)
Carol Barbee
(Jericho, Swingtown)
Kevin Falls
(Journeyman)
Warren Hutcherson
Alison Taylor
(Just Jordan)
John Altschuler
Dave Krinsky
(King of the Hill)
Jonathan Lisco
Craig Silverstein
(K-Ville)
Eric Tuchman
(Kyle XY)
Rene Balcer
(Law & Order)
Warren Leight
(Law & Order:
Criminal Intent)
Neal Baer
(Law & Order: SVU)
Kathleen McGhee-
Anderson
(Lincoln Heights)
Carlton Cuse
Damon Lindelof
(Lost)
Matt Weiner
(Mad Men)
Jenny Bicks
(Men In Trees)
Mark Hudis
(Miss/Guided)
Andy Breckman
(Monk)
Tom Fontana
(M.O.N.Y.,
The Philanthropist)
Chip Johannessen
(Moonlight)
Betsy Thomas
(My Boys)
Bobby Bowman
Gregory Garcia
(My Name is Earl)
Shane Brennan
(NCIS)
Kari Lizer
(The New Adventures of
Old Christine)
David Manson
(New Amsterdam)
Stacy Traub
(Notes from the Underbelly)
Greg Daniels
(The Office)
Eric Kaplan
(Out of Jimmy's Head)
Marti Noxon
(Private Practice)
Tara Butters
Michele Fazekas
Tom Spezialy
(Reaper)
Dmitry Lipkin
Dawn Prestwich
Nicole Yorkin
(The Riches)
Tom Hertz
(Rules of Engagement)
Donald Todd
(Samantha Who?)
Dan Sterling
(The Sarah Silverman
Program)
Ian Biederman
Ed Redlich
(Shark)
Shawn Ryan
(The Shield, The Unit,
The Oaks)
James L. Brooks
Matt Groening
Al Jean
(The Simpsons)
Al Gough
Miles Millar
(Smallville)
Tom Lynch
(South of Nowhere)
Danny Kallis
(Suite Life on Deck)
Josh Friedman
Toni Graphia
John Wirth
(Terminator: The Sarah
Conner Chronicles)
Josh Goldsmith
Tim Hobert
Cathy Yuspa
('Til Death)
Joe Medeiros
(The Tonight Show with
Jay Leno)
Alan Ball
(True Blood)
Silvio Horta
Marco Pennette
(Ugly Betty)
Chuck Lorre
(Two and a Half Men,
The Big Bang Theory)
David Simon
(The Wire)
Peter Murrieta
(Wizards of Waverly Place)
Elizabeth Craft
Sarah Fain
R. Scott Gemmill
(Women's Murder Club)
Tina Fey
(30 Rock)
Warren Bell
(According to Jim)
Tim Doyle
(Aliens in America)
Rich Appel
Mike Barker
Matt Weitzman
(American Dad)
Dee Johnson
(Army Wives)
Steven Levitan
Christopher Lloyd
(Back To You)
Ronald D. Moore
(Battlestar Galactica)
Mark Olsen
Will Scheffer
(Big Love)
Jason Cahill
(Bionic Woman)
Hart Hanson
Stephen Nathan
(Bones)
David E. Kelley
(Boston Legal)
Mark Perry
(Brothers & Sisters)
Greg Berlanti
(Brothers & Sisters, Eli Stone, Dirty Sexy Money)
Matt Nix
(Burn Notice)
Walon Green
(Canterbury's Law)
Marsh McCall
(Carpoolers)
Bill Martin
Mike Schiff
(Cavemen)
Josh Schwartz
(Chuck, Gossip Girl)
James Duff
(The Closer)
Meredith Stiehm
Veena Sud
(Cold Case)
Dennis Rinsler
Marc Warren
(Cory in the House)
Edward Allen Bernero
(Criminal Minds)
Carol Mendelsohn
Naren Shankar
(CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation)
Pamela Veasey
(CSI: New York)
Marc Cherry
(Desperate Housewives)
Daniel Cerone
(Dexter)
Matthew Carnahan
Joel Fields
(Dirt)
Josh Reims
Craig Wright
(Dirty Sexy Money)
Marc Guggenheim
(Eli Stone)
John Wells
David Zabel
(ER)
Charlie Craig
Jaime Paglia
Thania St. John
(Eureka)
Ali LeRoi
(Everybody Hates Chris)
David A. Goodman
Seth MacFarlane
Chris Sheridan
(Family Guy)
John F. Bowman
(Frank TV)
Jason Katims
(Friday Night Lights)
Stephanie Savage
(Gossip Girl)
Anne Kenney
(Greek)
Krista Vernoff
(Grey's Anatomy)
Shonda Rhimes
(Grey's Anatomy,
Private Practice)
Steven Peterman
Michael Poryes
(Hannah Montana)
Tim Kring
(Heroes)
David Shore
(House)
Carter Bays
Craig Thomas
(How I Met Your Mother)
Rob McElhenney
(It's Always Sunny in
Philadelphia)
Carol Barbee
(Jericho, Swingtown)
Kevin Falls
(Journeyman)
Warren Hutcherson
Alison Taylor
(Just Jordan)
John Altschuler
Dave Krinsky
(King of the Hill)
Jonathan Lisco
Craig Silverstein
(K-Ville)
Eric Tuchman
(Kyle XY)
Rene Balcer
(Law & Order)
Warren Leight
(Law & Order:
Criminal Intent)
Neal Baer
(Law & Order: SVU)
Kathleen McGhee-
Anderson
(Lincoln Heights)
Carlton Cuse
Damon Lindelof
(Lost)
Matt Weiner
(Mad Men)
Jenny Bicks
(Men In Trees)
Mark Hudis
(Miss/Guided)
Andy Breckman
(Monk)
Tom Fontana
(M.O.N.Y.,
The Philanthropist)
Chip Johannessen
(Moonlight)
Betsy Thomas
(My Boys)
Bobby Bowman
Gregory Garcia
(My Name is Earl)
Shane Brennan
(NCIS)
Kari Lizer
(The New Adventures of
Old Christine)
David Manson
(New Amsterdam)
Stacy Traub
(Notes from the Underbelly)
Greg Daniels
(The Office)
Eric Kaplan
(Out of Jimmy's Head)
Marti Noxon
(Private Practice)
Tara Butters
Michele Fazekas
Tom Spezialy
(Reaper)
Dmitry Lipkin
Dawn Prestwich
Nicole Yorkin
(The Riches)
Tom Hertz
(Rules of Engagement)
Donald Todd
(Samantha Who?)
Dan Sterling
(The Sarah Silverman
Program)
Ian Biederman
Ed Redlich
(Shark)
Shawn Ryan
(The Shield, The Unit,
The Oaks)
James L. Brooks
Matt Groening
Al Jean
(The Simpsons)
Al Gough
Miles Millar
(Smallville)
Tom Lynch
(South of Nowhere)
Danny Kallis
(Suite Life on Deck)
Josh Friedman
Toni Graphia
John Wirth
(Terminator: The Sarah
Conner Chronicles)
Josh Goldsmith
Tim Hobert
Cathy Yuspa
('Til Death)
Joe Medeiros
(The Tonight Show with
Jay Leno)
Alan Ball
(True Blood)
Silvio Horta
Marco Pennette
(Ugly Betty)
Chuck Lorre
(Two and a Half Men,
The Big Bang Theory)
David Simon
(The Wire)
Peter Murrieta
(Wizards of Waverly Place)
Elizabeth Craft
Sarah Fain
R. Scott Gemmill
(Women's Murder Club)
11-07-07, 01:17 PM
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If the strike does go on till at least until February, then most certainly, shows like Lost & 24 should be kept until 2009. Unless the networks decide to show them in Fall 2008 and continue without interuption with them ending in January or February of 2009.
But there is no way that 24 should be partly shown this year, unless FOX decides to air it well into the summer months and that will lose a lot of viewers in the process.
Chris
But there is no way that 24 should be partly shown this year, unless FOX decides to air it well into the summer months and that will lose a lot of viewers in the process.
Chris
11-07-07, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Seantn
They will once their favorite shows go off the air.
Back then there were fewer cable stations with new programming, no Internet and video games were just for kids and teens, etc. There's a lot more for the 18 to 45 crowd to do these days compared to 1988.
Chris
11-07-07, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by superdeluxe
take with a grain of salt, as there is no 'source'. It was posted on another website, so I can't verify accuracy:
And these are the showrunners that have joined the line.
Not good.
And these are the showrunners that have joined the line.
Not good.
And this dispute may get resolved within a short period of time, but then we will have to worry about the actors and others going on strike next year. The next couple of years could make or break Primetime Network TV.
Who would have thought 20 years ago that the Big 3 or 4 would be averaging 12 million or less viewers a week, each?
Chris
11-07-07, 01:36 PM
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071107/...ke_eisner_dc_2
You sir, are stupid!
I can say that now since he doesn't work at Disney anymore!
He sounds like a spoiled child who has nothing relevant to say.
Chris
Hollywood strike "stupid": Disney ex-CEO Eisner
1 hour, 9 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hollywood writers who walked off the job this week are wasting their time in a "stupid" strike, former Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Michael Eisner said on Wednesday.
"I've seen stupid strikes, I've seen less stupid strikes ... This is a stupid strike," Eisner said during a panel discussion at the Media and Money conference sponsored by Dow Jones & Co Inc and Nielsen.
"It's a waste of their time," Eisner said. " have nothing to give. They don't know what to give."
Studios have dismissed writers' demand on payments related to new digital technologies, such as movies shown on the Internet and cell phones, arguing that they first need to see how the new areas evolve.
Some 12,000 writers went on strike on Monday after their contract expired last week and talks collapsed over the weekend.
Several late-night talk shows such as NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" have been thrown into immediate reruns, and at least six prime-time comedies, including the CBS hits "Two and a Half Men" and "The New Adventures of Old Christine," have halted production.
NBC Universal is owned by General Electric Co.
TV networks have said they have enough new episodes of the shows to last for at least a few weeks before they are also forced into repeats.
Disney's ABC has postponed the planned debut of a new drama series, "Cashmere Mafia" -- from the end of November until January.
Prime-time drama series generally are said to have enough stockpiled scripts and episodes to take them into early next year.
(Reporting by Robert MacMillan and Megan Davies)
1 hour, 9 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hollywood writers who walked off the job this week are wasting their time in a "stupid" strike, former Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Michael Eisner said on Wednesday.
"I've seen stupid strikes, I've seen less stupid strikes ... This is a stupid strike," Eisner said during a panel discussion at the Media and Money conference sponsored by Dow Jones & Co Inc and Nielsen.
"It's a waste of their time," Eisner said. " have nothing to give. They don't know what to give."
Studios have dismissed writers' demand on payments related to new digital technologies, such as movies shown on the Internet and cell phones, arguing that they first need to see how the new areas evolve.
Some 12,000 writers went on strike on Monday after their contract expired last week and talks collapsed over the weekend.
Several late-night talk shows such as NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" have been thrown into immediate reruns, and at least six prime-time comedies, including the CBS hits "Two and a Half Men" and "The New Adventures of Old Christine," have halted production.
NBC Universal is owned by General Electric Co.
TV networks have said they have enough new episodes of the shows to last for at least a few weeks before they are also forced into repeats.
Disney's ABC has postponed the planned debut of a new drama series, "Cashmere Mafia" -- from the end of November until January.
Prime-time drama series generally are said to have enough stockpiled scripts and episodes to take them into early next year.
(Reporting by Robert MacMillan and Megan Davies)
You sir, are stupid!
I can say that now since he doesn't work at Disney anymore!
He sounds like a spoiled child who has nothing relevant to say.
Chris
11-07-07, 02:20 PM
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I never thought I'd say this but I am 100% with the studios on this...The writers need to get back to work and being greedy.
11-07-07, 02:22 PM
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I'm sort of in agreement with the studios position on new media. But there's no reason it can't be a sliding scale, with the writers getting something at first and if it turns out to be a loser, it's a loser for all involved.
11-07-07, 02:27 PM
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If it lasts long enough, people will adopt other activities to spend their time and will be more likely to stick with the new activity instead of return to watching television in the same amounts. If it is short, there probably will not be much of an effect.