2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike

[Rappy Veteran]

I just read over at TV.Com that NBC may bring in shows from Sci-fi and USA to fill the holes.

But it isn't all bad for scripted TV. The second coming of Jericho, which has finished production on its entire seven-episode second season, could actually benefit with less competition.

I want to see it back but not like this.

[Pretend]

Whats going to happen to the shows, just take them off air?

[Rappy Veteran]

Whats going to happen to the shows, just take them off air?

Yep no episodes to show then replace it with Reality or Something Else.

[Pretend]

Ahh... What other networds are really damaged by this accept from NBC

[kev64]

Ahh... What other networds are really damaged by this accept from NBC

All of them.. :(

[Rappy Veteran]

Ahh... What other networds are really damaged by this accept from NBC

Pretty much anything thats written...

[Pretend]

Jezuz! Thats Bullsh*t :angry: :angry: :angry:

All respect for the writers though, but I'm still upset :(

[Rappy Veteran]

I think the overall consensus is that we support them for their rights but upset that what comes from it.

[Hurmoth]

In the end, all of the popular shows will most likely survive, the outcome may be different than originally intended, but we'll all live.

[Hurmoth]

Great read here :yes:

[Rob2687]

All those great shows and all they can come up with on the sign is "Strike"? :no:

:p

[Rappy Veteran]

Great read here :yes:

That was quite interesting :)

[Hurmoth]

All those great shows and all they can come up with on the sign is "Strike"? :no:

:p

Actually one of the writers wanted to come up with news stuff, but they the motto is "Pencils Down Means Pencils Down." The unions have also requested all writers turn over unfinished worked (anything not finished up to the point of midnight Monday morning).

[Tech Star]

NOOOO CHUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dam....I am glad they have recorded 11 episodes already and nbc is airing #6 right now. :D I hope this does not affect my other shows....:(

[Rappy Veteran]

I know I hope its sorted in 5 weeks.

[Hurmoth]

"The forecast is in from Hollywood: Get ready for a long, cold winter of repeats and reality TV." --http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?...2574&page=1

"There are a lot of people who think this is going to be a matter of months and months not weeks and days," said Ben Grossman, the Los Angeles bureau chief for the trade publication Broadcasting & Cable. "This is a marathon, not a sprint."

"The producers, especially the motion picture ones, will not be under really heavy pressure to change their position for quite a while," Gray said. "Judging from the early experience, it could be a long strike."

[Hurmoth]

Good read about the writers here.

[Hurmoth]

Writer/director James Gunn (Dawn of the Dead, Slither) has some interesting thoughts on the strike...

The only reason for the strike ? and don't believe anything to the contrary ? is that the studios have refused to pay writers (and screen actors, and directors) residuals on new media. When you download a movie from Amazon or a TV show on iTunes, the people who created that content, who devised it, wrote it, acted in it, and directed it, get exactly 0% of the profits. And the studios want it to stay that way.

The WGA was asking for an increase in the residuals made on DVD sales (unlike new media, creators make a small percentage off of DVD and VHS sales, pay-per-view showings, TV sales, etc). For months now the studios have said that this was the reason the contract couldn't be closed. However, at the 11th hour ? last night ? the WGA took that off the table. It came down to new media and only new media. And the studios refused to budge.

This strike is absolutely not a matter of the rich getting richer. We're not striking because of guys like me who have made numerous feature films, or guys like Greg Daniels who have created popular TV shows. This is for middle-class writers ? your regular TV staff writers and people who may have done one or two small feature films. Residuals are a way they can make perhaps a few thousand dollars a year between gigs. This is a way they can put food on the table and pay the rent during downtime ? and downtime is something almost all writers (and actors and directors) have.

And the writers guild are striking not only for themselves ? they're striking for the actors and directors as well. Most likely, whatever deal we agree to is the same deal the actors and directors will get when their contracts are up later this year.

None of the TV shows or movies you watch would exist without us, the people who created them, who poured our hearts and souls into the making of them. And yet, again, the studios think that only they should be making the money off of them. And new media is exceptionally important ? in just a few years that may be the way most of us experience most of our entertainment.

I've gotten a lot of messages from MySpace folks worried about me or my various projects. The truth is, as long as the strike ends in the next thirty to forty years, I should be personally fine. And, to be quite honest, I'm excited about the break. I'm working on some smaller, non-studio, non-guild related projects with my brothers Brian and Sean, and with the LOLLILOVE crew of Pete Alton and Stevie Blackehart. This is stuff that really fires me up.

As for my big projects, PETS is definitely on hold, as I'm in the middle of writing the script, and can't turn anything in until the strike is over. THE BELCOO EXPERIMENT is a different story ? the script is completely finished, my deal with the producers is done, and I could direct it if we all chose to do that. But would I want to commit to a movie that I wouldn't have the freedom to rewrite even if I wanted to?

However, although the strike for me is, in some ways, a good thing, I recognize how ****ty it is for the rest of the industry, and the city of Los Angeles in general, so I want it to end quickly. I can't help but think of all the crew people who are going to lose jobs because of this, or the Burbank waiters and waitresses whose tips are going to dry up as the work around them does ? not to mention the strippers across the LA area whose g-strings rely on writers and actors being flush with cash. Let's end this ****ing strike for the strippers, okay?

Not to mention you guys, the audience. You're going to start to feel it right away with the late-night talk shows that are going to disappear or get real crappy real quick. And, if it lasts for a bit, you're going to lose out on the second half of the seasons of your favorite TV shows (already, WGA member Steve Carell didn't show up to set, so this season of THE OFFICE could be kaput after the next few already-shot episodes.) The studios will also rush movies into production with unfinished scripts which means, in a little less than a year from now, you're going to see the shittiest movies of all time.

So for their stinginess, their greed, and their overall bull****, the studios can go **** themselves. And not in a nice way either.

--Source: http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/10374

[Rappy Veteran]

It seems the studios are getting so barracked over this and they have to bow down because their credibility is shot!

[shakey]

Welp, no movies in a year for us huh. bad news for the media war. rushes on who can get which of the non crappiest titles to bluray or hddvd.

[mattmatik]

Well, I'm sure my favorite shows 'The Office' and 'House' will survive this but the two new shows I really like are 'Big Bang Theory' and 'Life'. I'm not sure they can overcome a months-long break. Especially 'Life', as there is one big story wrapped into each episode.

We'll see but this sucks.

[Pretend]

If some popular shows don't survive.

It shows that it wasn't that strong...

[Hurmoth]

Some of you are going to really hate this, but I was just watching a LA news channel through lat.com and according to a producer out there in the thick of things, this strike could go on for 9 to 10 months.

[lnmnky]

No more Wrestling! :(

[Rappy Veteran]

No more Wrestling! :(

I never thought of that, thats written but I would imagine they are independent for the WWE,TNA etc...