Hollywood's Writers' Strike - Page 11

innerSpaceman · 11-07-2007, 05:27 PM

Nope, the Writers are going to come out way ahead. Showrunners are showing unanticipated support, in hopes of ending the strike quickly by shutting down production a lot faster than was expected.

If that support continues beyond the token stage, there will be no new tv shows within a few short weeks. The Producers Alliance cannot hope to end the strike even on the terms the Guild would have settled for beforethe strike.

Alex · 11-07-2007, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Nope, the Writers are going to come out way ahead. Showrunners are showing unanticipated support, in hopes of ending the strike quickly by shutting down production a lot faster than was expected.

If that support continues beyond the token stage, there will be no new tv shows within a few short weeks. The Producers Alliance cannot hope to end the strike even on the terms the Guild would have settled for beforethe strike.

But on the other side, media consolidation and ownership by megaglobalcorporates means that the movie and TV business tends to be a relatively small part of the overall financial picture. On the one hand this could lead to them caving faster because it isn't that big of a deal but it could also lead to them taking a long strike in stride since it isn't that big of a deal.

As an example in Q3 2007, NBC Universal contributed 8.9% of GEs revenues and 8.6% of the overall profits. News Corp. isn't quite as extreme but still hardly relies on movies and American TV for its survival. But things are even more extreme at Sony.

Admittedly the vast majority of the members of AMPTP make their nut from movies and TV but the big six could practically take a year off and not hurt too much. CBS is probably the worst off in that regard.

Disneyphile · 11-07-2007, 05:35 PM

Who needs writers anyway? There's plenty of good material right here on LoT.

Disneyphile · 11-07-2007, 05:45 PM

Oh, this is cheesing me off.

Gemini Cricket · 11-07-2007, 06:01 PM

I'd love to write for a sitcom or hour long drama. I think it would be fun.

Prudence · 11-07-2007, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I'd love to write for a sitcom or hour long drama. I think it would be fun.

Speaking of threads merging, I read this as "hour long llama."

Morrigoon · 11-07-2007, 06:17 PM

Defile: I dunno... can you have an entire TV series dedicated to bacon?

(Oh who'm I kidding, if we can carry an entire thread to over 600+ posts, there's got to be enough for at least the first season, right? right?)

Gn2Dlnd · 11-07-2007, 06:40 PM

All cudding aside, writing good ain't all that easy. Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Battlestar Galactica, 30 Rock, The Office, Pushing Daisies, Lost, these all have great relationships written in, which is what makes a good show. Compare Pixar's stuff to the latest Dreamworks, and you'll find that the main difference is that you care about the relationships between the characters.
600 one liners about bacon, and, soon to be just as many about falling cows, is diverting, but not good relationship writing. The Smoking Gun is a good example of highly important interweb entertainment making forgettable television.
There's lots of stuff on TV, just not lots of good writing.

LSPoorEeyorick · 11-07-2007, 06:50 PM

Which is not to say that there aren't good writers with the potential of greatness here on LoT. The Inspiration threads look nothing like a punfest (no offense to punfests; they serve their purpose) - but if you haven't checked them out yet, I highly suggest you do. Jennie and Audra among others... the list of heartfelt, clever pieces of writing (and yes, about relationships) has grown and grown.

Gemini Cricket · 11-07-2007, 06:55 PM

I would love to write for a sitcom or an hour long llama. I think it would be fun.

11-07-2007, 05:27 PM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Nope, the Writers are going to come out way ahead. Showrunners are showing unanticipated support, in hopes of ending the strike quickly by shutting down production a lot faster than was expected. If that support continues beyond the token stage, there will be no new tv shows within a few short weeks. The Producers Alliance cannot hope to end the strike even on the terms the Guild would have settled for beforethe strike.
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Defile: I dunno... can you have an entire TV series dedicated to bacon? (Oh who'm I kidding, if we can carry an entire thread to over 600+ posts, there's got to be enough for at least the first season, right? right?) __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	All cudding aside, writing good ain't all that easy. Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Battlestar Galactica, 30 Rock, The Office, Pushing Daisies, Lost, these all have great relationships written in, which is what makes a good show. Compare Pixar's stuff to the latest Dreamworks, and you'll find that the main difference is that you care about the relationships between the characters. 600 one liners about bacon, and, soon to be just as many about falling cows, is diverting, but not good relationship writing. The Smoking Gun is a good example of highly important interweb entertainment making forgettable television. There's lots of stuff on TV, just not lots of good writing. __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	Which is not to say that there aren't good writers with the potential of greatness here on LoT. The Inspiration threads look nothing like a punfest (no offense to punfests; they serve their purpose) - but if you haven't checked them out yet, I highly suggest you do. Jennie and Audra among others... the list of heartfelt, clever pieces of writing (and yes, about relationships) has grown and grown.
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I would love to write for a sitcom or an hour long llama. I think it would be fun.
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