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Usually I try to take it one day at a time, but lately several have attacked me at once...

I'd lke it to end. I'm usually on the labor side of any strike, but I honestly don't know enough about the details of the writer's demands to form a real opinion. I know they want royalties from their work that is sold on the Internet, which seems fair, but I don't know that much more about it.

I also don't want the strike to effect the new Trek film, which I believe needs a little writing help from what I've heard. The last time there was a writer's strike and a Trek film was being made we got Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. What a shit bomb.

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Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music - George Carlin

I do believe the writers deserve more money for what they do but the writer's strike is fucking up everyone's TV life. Heroes is on indefinite hiatus, Prison Break is ending the season with 13 episodes as opposed to the traditional 22 and Lost season 4 will only have 8 eps instead of 16 and all because of this damn strike!

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Damn you, Ben Stiller!

*bye bye Golden Globes*

oh btw this is the forum's 300th thread! zack would be proud! let's party!


but then groan about the WGA strike!

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The producers need to give in already. They're losing business every day they hold out on giving the writers their due.

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Yes, if the demands of the writers were unreasonable, how come the Guild endorses the strike, and so many are behind it.
This whole thing mirrors the need for better pay for comic book writers. We all know the story of Moore and DC, right?

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I'd sympathize with both sides if money was tight, but TV is a huge business with huge profit largely going into executive pockets.

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If Moore needs more money he can just write a few dozen Watchmen sequels. He's got nothin' to complain about.

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Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music - George Carlin

I don't think Moore wants more money - he turned down the Watchmen movie proceeds.

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Yeah I know - he's a man of integrity, we know that so he isn't gonna cash in on Watchmen
But everyone needs to earn a living somehow, and apparently Moore can't even afford a hair cut

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I don't cut my hair, either.

But seriously, he just put out Black Dossier, and he's writing League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century, both of which have/will net him a lot of money. Not to mention the novel he's writing, Lost Girls (which wasn't great, but still), and I'm not sure what the status is on From Hell as far as if he got financially cheated on that one as well as V for Vendetta and Watchmen.

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I totally sympathize with the writers. From what I know (as I'm watching TV and go to the cinema) they're doing a great job and don't get that much in return. Well, at least pecuniary, they do get lots of my appreciation - sadly enough my appreciation isn't accepted as currency in too many places around the globe.
As much as I'll miss the Globes, I think the boycott is a adequate signal. I could even live with my beloved Oscars taking a break this year...

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The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.

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Usually I try to take it one day at a time, but lately several have attacked me at once...

They are all unbelievable greedy bastards... except for the one's at WB. They're totally cool.

Seriously, it's not right that they are exploiting good people to make a quick buck on the Internet.

By the way, did I mention the fantastic line of products over at Entertainment Earth. Plus at such great low prices too!

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Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music - George Carlin

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Usually I try to take it one day at a time, but lately several have attacked me at once...

When the strike began, I swore that I would not buy a single DVD until the strike ended. That's my show of solidarity to the writers that are getting ripped off on DVD residuals. And I'm not watching any TV shows online, either -- unless it's on TiVo or YouTube.

Did you know that under current studio guidelines, the writers only get two cents for every ten dollars in DVD sales? And for all the online work they do, they get nothing. Nada. Even when the online material is completely new, like the recent webisodes for Battlestar Galactica or The Office, the writers get zip.

Instead, the writers are asking for 2.5% of all revenue from DVD sales and Internet advertising. That's it. Five cents for every twenty dollars made. Table scraps by any definition. Yet the AMPTP refuses to give them that much.

It's greedy, it's unfair and it's cowardly. Yes, I'm upset that "Pushing Daisies" is not on the air. Yes, I'm upset that so many movies aren't pushing forward. But this is a war that the WGA absolutely has to fight and win. And if we have to turn the TV off in the meantime, boo frickin' hoo.

Oh, and if anyone else wants a fresh perspective on the strike, check this out. It's a blog about the strike, set up by the writing staff of the Late Show with David Letterman. They've been maintaining the blog and writing new articles since the strike began and they're continuing even after they were brought back to work with WGA approval. And good for them.

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This is truly a madhouse. And I'm the lunatic running it. I've spent three years wondering if I should be proud or ashamed.

i guess this is how the rate came about when studio execs think the writers opinion is worth.


Hah! I knew i was doing some justice by not purchasing original DVDs! (oops)

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I see that you've come to resist me...
I'm a pitbull in time.

http://www.undergroundfilm.com/films/vi ... id=1017942

edit: okay all joking aside this WGA thing has just. turned. nasty.
http://www.totalfilm.com/movie_news/new ... _face_sack
And who did it? WB unfortunately.

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This is another ploy to make the writers question their position. Here's something you may find interesting. http://unitedhollywood.blogspot.com/2008/01/strike-is-lawyers-game-how-to-play-to.html

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Usually I try to take it one day at a time, but lately several have attacked me at once...

I don't see why studios opt to lose business, cut shows, and fire employees over taking a tiny portion of their proceeds and giving them to people who deserve it. It makes no sense financially or morally.

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