They could use the time off. The last few years have been riddled with remakes, sequels and films that attempt political persuasion. Time out Hollywood. I want you to sit there and think about what you've done.
The writer's strike is great. Now perhaps I will be able to drag myself from in front of the television and do something more worthy of my time; talk with my wife, call my kids on the phone, get out and about. It might be best if the strike lasted a long time and even extended to those who write for the movies.
From what I understand, these writers average $200,000 US a year...they are just wanting a cut of the online and other revenues. I'm not feeling their pain. Striking during November sweeps is not a good way to ensure job security.
It would seem to me that a compromise could be worked out because the writers are asking for a percentage of the profits of their work being sold. Since that market has been only giving profits to those in charge then something should be given to those who made that possible. I don't know what is being asked for but I'm certain that something can be given back to those writers who are making it happen.
The network strikes back The strike has taken its first major casualties. In an apparent bloodletting at NBC, early reports suggest that 90% of the production staff of Saturday Night Live have been fired. The New York Post has the scoop. It's worth noting that executive producer Lorne Michaels, as well as the cast, stand with the writers in this one.
This is a strike of TV writers not film writers. I think TV writing has actually improved in recent years (thanks to the influence of cable stations).
What I find incredibly interesting is ........all those tv funny guys aren't really so funny after all, are they? Nope, it's the script that's funny. So ....why do we need the actors? Why don't we just get the script writers to read their scripts? ...and save all that money we pay the actors, and send it to the poor, hungry kids of the world? I guess now we all know who's funny and who isn't, huh? Now what? Baron Max
Based on the product, I didn't know anyone was actually sitting down and writing anything in Hollywood...
I agree, Baron Max. Jay Leno has a lousy delivery. Now that I know he writes none of his jokes he suddenly seems even more lame.
Actually Jay does write some of his own jokes. He, as well as others, are just not crossing the picket lines to offend the writers union. Whenever any union goes on strike most entertainers will not cross the picket lines for they respect the people who are out on strike.
This is a full-blown Writers' Guild strike. Any movies shot right now are being shot with "locked" scripts, meaning, "no changes". This is a difficult condition to shoot a major studio film by. The movie studios are in this neck deep.
Wasn't aware of that. The news media don't seem to give that aspect of it much coverage. I just saw today for the 1st time that a movie, the prequel to the Da Vinci Code, has been affected. So I guess the strike is not all bad. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
We can only hope. If a project is precarious enough going into a disruption like this, it might be shelved in order to focus on films with greater potential. And once that happens, more often than not they die there.
