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Sad, but true
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so then this writers strike could be considered the "Harvester of Sorrow" should all these shows really not continue :P
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That would leave us holding the Shortest Straw, for sure. One thing is certain; these writers want to be recognized as Disposable Heroes, or some sort of Leper Messiah, but driving us all to the Frayed Ends of Sanity will just leave everyone involved Blackened. All this "Holier than Thou" grandstanding gives some people the impression that Nothing Else Matters, but as all our favorite shows Fade to Black, perhaps we are being shown an Escape from the House that Jack Built. No use Wasting my Hate on King Nothing, It's time to take the Cure. Mama Said "Pick up the nearest 2x4, My Friend of Misery...Hit the Lights, rise up like The Four Horsemen and Kill em All!" Those cats will get Whiplash when they look in our eyes and see No Remorse. Only then will they realize they have created Some Kind of Monster...
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too true, it it sad that the production companies wish to act as a sort of Master of Puppets when it comes to the lowly writers.
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis had a funny little bit about the Writers Strike on her blog at www.huffingtonpost.com yesterday...
Jamie Lee Curtis
I Am for the Writers -- and for Better Slogans
Posted November 6, 2007 | 02:05 PM (EST)
What do we want?... Better strike slogans!
When do we want them?... NOW!
I am for the writers. They are the starting point for any movie or TV project so without a writer, there is no content. My beef is that the slogans that they are chanting are so poorly written.
"What do we want?... INTERNET!... When do we want it?... NOW!"
That's the best these writers can come up with?
If they, rightly so, think that they are so invaluable why aren't we hearing something like:
"What we have here is a failure to communicate."
"The truth? You can't handle the truth."
"I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more"
Or how about adopting Norma Rae's simple, silent message of solidarity by having the strikers carry signs over their heads that say "UNION" and stop all the chanting.
The Writers Guild of America can't complain about this, can they? Will writing a better slogan constitute scabbing? I hope not.
The best way to get the message across is to write a better message. Good luck writers.
"May the force be with you".
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamie-...a_b_71396.html
Jamie Lee CurtisI Am for the Writers -- and for Better Slogans
Posted November 6, 2007 | 02:05 PM (EST)
What do we want?... Better strike slogans!
When do we want them?... NOW!
I am for the writers. They are the starting point for any movie or TV project so without a writer, there is no content. My beef is that the slogans that they are chanting are so poorly written.
"What do we want?... INTERNET!... When do we want it?... NOW!"
That's the best these writers can come up with?
If they, rightly so, think that they are so invaluable why aren't we hearing something like:
"What we have here is a failure to communicate."
"The truth? You can't handle the truth."
"I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more"
Or how about adopting Norma Rae's simple, silent message of solidarity by having the strikers carry signs over their heads that say "UNION" and stop all the chanting.
The Writers Guild of America can't complain about this, can they? Will writing a better slogan constitute scabbing? I hope not.
The best way to get the message across is to write a better message. Good luck writers.
"May the force be with you".
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamie-...a_b_71396.html
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Too funny, thanks for that Holden.
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I wrote a message to the head of the Heroes MySpace Page and they have stated this is the end of the show.
As for the strike, well you know I hope it ends soon. I understand the complaints of the W.G.A., but lets face it both sides are trying to get as big a piece of the pie as possible. Who can blame them, this isn't Cuba, right? My dog in this fight is the movies and few shows I watch. I just hope the two sides can get back to the table and try and act like they want to work this thing out.
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Offering hope of an end to the walkout, the two sides announce that they'll return to negotiations Nov. 26.
By Richard Verrier and Meg James, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
November 17, 2007
Hollywood's film and TV writers and its major studios have agreed to return to the bargaining table, offering the first glimmer of hope that a deal to end a costly two-week strike could be within reach.
The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said late Friday that they would resume talks Nov. 26 on a new contract for 10,500 writers to replace the one that expired Oct. 31. The two sides announced the plan in identical statements, a rare show of unity.
"It's in everybody's best interest to get this thing over," one top studio executive said Friday. "There is a significant amount of work to be done but you can't resolve anything if you're not talking."
Union officials, however, said that resuming the negotiations didn't mean writers would call off their strike, including plans for a massive march along Hollywood Boulevard on Tuesday.
To keep the pressure on studios, guild officials said they intended to keep staging pickets and rallies in L.A. and New York until an agreement was reached.
Both sides have been under pressure to return to the bargaining table after talks broke down Nov. 4 amid disputes over how much writers should be paid when their work is distributed on new media such as the Internet.
Although it was unclear which side took the initiative to revive the talks, the decision was mutual, according to people close to the matter. The breakthrough came about as a result of back-channel talks between prominent television writers and senior executives, including News Corp. President Peter Chernin, Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger, Warner Bros. Entertainment Chairman Barry Meyer and CBS Corp. Chief Executive Leslie Moonves.
Clearing the way for talks to restart was a decision this week by Nick Counter, the studios' chief negotiator, to drop his demand that talks not occur as long as writers were on strike.
The strike was starting to cause economic pain.
At least two dozen TV shows have come to a grinding halt. The late-night shows, including "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," and "Late Show With David Letterman," went into repeats because those shows are topical and dependent on guild writers. A wave of prime-time comedies also shut down, including CBS' "Two and a Half Men" and NBC's "The Office," as well as such popular dramas as ABC's "Desperate Housewives."
On Friday, the writers strike halted a high-profile movie: Columbia Pictures' "Angels & Demons," the sequel to the blockbuster "The Da Vinci Code."
The disruption of production threatened the livelihoods of hundreds of crew members as well as administrative assistants and other workers who risked the loss of their jobs when several studios suspended production deals with top writer-producers. Both sides are motivated to resolve the dispute before it disrupts next year's pilot season.
Scores of businesses that feed on the area's $30-billion entertainment industry also saw their businesses take a hit.
Many directors said they wanted to hold off on their own union's talks in support of the writers, and such celebrities as Ron Howard even wielded picket signs at Writers Guild rallies.
Studios also confronted an unusually strong show of unity from a group that in the past had been prone to internal bickering. Leading TV writer-producers, known as show runners, have played a key role in the strike. While some have been working behind the scenes to edit their shows, few have crossed picket lines to resume writing, forcing the early shutdown of several programs.
"The studios have underestimated the resolve of the guild," said Carlton Cuse, one of the show runners on ABC's "Lost" and a member of the guild's negotiating committee. He spoke early Friday morning while walking the picket line outside the gates of Walt Disney Co.
The studios were applying their own pressure to have their show runners report to work. CBS Corp. and 20th Century Fox Television quickly sent breach-of-contract letters to several dozen writer-producers who had refused to fulfill their production duties.
Among those who sought to jump-start talks were top talent agents, who met with guild leaders last week. Even Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger weighed in, reaching out to both sides this week.
When they meet in about 10 days, the two sides may be able to build on progress that was made in the talks that ended Nov. 4, the first day of serious negotiations.
Writers had agreed to drop their demand for doubling DVD pay, while studios had for the first time offered a proposal for paying writers for the streaming of shows online, though they sharply disagreed on terms.
By Richard Verrier and Meg James, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
November 17, 2007
Hollywood's film and TV writers and its major studios have agreed to return to the bargaining table, offering the first glimmer of hope that a deal to end a costly two-week strike could be within reach.
The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said late Friday that they would resume talks Nov. 26 on a new contract for 10,500 writers to replace the one that expired Oct. 31. The two sides announced the plan in identical statements, a rare show of unity.
"It's in everybody's best interest to get this thing over," one top studio executive said Friday. "There is a significant amount of work to be done but you can't resolve anything if you're not talking."
Union officials, however, said that resuming the negotiations didn't mean writers would call off their strike, including plans for a massive march along Hollywood Boulevard on Tuesday.
To keep the pressure on studios, guild officials said they intended to keep staging pickets and rallies in L.A. and New York until an agreement was reached.
Both sides have been under pressure to return to the bargaining table after talks broke down Nov. 4 amid disputes over how much writers should be paid when their work is distributed on new media such as the Internet.
Although it was unclear which side took the initiative to revive the talks, the decision was mutual, according to people close to the matter. The breakthrough came about as a result of back-channel talks between prominent television writers and senior executives, including News Corp. President Peter Chernin, Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger, Warner Bros. Entertainment Chairman Barry Meyer and CBS Corp. Chief Executive Leslie Moonves.
Clearing the way for talks to restart was a decision this week by Nick Counter, the studios' chief negotiator, to drop his demand that talks not occur as long as writers were on strike.
The strike was starting to cause economic pain.
At least two dozen TV shows have come to a grinding halt. The late-night shows, including "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," and "Late Show With David Letterman," went into repeats because those shows are topical and dependent on guild writers. A wave of prime-time comedies also shut down, including CBS' "Two and a Half Men" and NBC's "The Office," as well as such popular dramas as ABC's "Desperate Housewives."
On Friday, the writers strike halted a high-profile movie: Columbia Pictures' "Angels & Demons," the sequel to the blockbuster "The Da Vinci Code."
The disruption of production threatened the livelihoods of hundreds of crew members as well as administrative assistants and other workers who risked the loss of their jobs when several studios suspended production deals with top writer-producers. Both sides are motivated to resolve the dispute before it disrupts next year's pilot season.
Scores of businesses that feed on the area's $30-billion entertainment industry also saw their businesses take a hit.
Many directors said they wanted to hold off on their own union's talks in support of the writers, and such celebrities as Ron Howard even wielded picket signs at Writers Guild rallies.
Studios also confronted an unusually strong show of unity from a group that in the past had been prone to internal bickering. Leading TV writer-producers, known as show runners, have played a key role in the strike. While some have been working behind the scenes to edit their shows, few have crossed picket lines to resume writing, forcing the early shutdown of several programs.
"The studios have underestimated the resolve of the guild," said Carlton Cuse, one of the show runners on ABC's "Lost" and a member of the guild's negotiating committee. He spoke early Friday morning while walking the picket line outside the gates of Walt Disney Co.
The studios were applying their own pressure to have their show runners report to work. CBS Corp. and 20th Century Fox Television quickly sent breach-of-contract letters to several dozen writer-producers who had refused to fulfill their production duties.
Among those who sought to jump-start talks were top talent agents, who met with guild leaders last week. Even Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger weighed in, reaching out to both sides this week.
When they meet in about 10 days, the two sides may be able to build on progress that was made in the talks that ended Nov. 4, the first day of serious negotiations.
Writers had agreed to drop their demand for doubling DVD pay, while studios had for the first time offered a proposal for paying writers for the streaming of shows online, though they sharply disagreed on terms.
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