Hollywood's Writers' Strike - Page 2

Morrigoon · 11-05-2007, 11:49 AM

The temptation to try and become a scab writer is very strong. Anything to get out of this dead end I'm in.

(having a good day, can you tell?)

T, I did think of you when I heard this... GREAT news for your project!

Gemini Cricket · 11-05-2007, 11:49 AM

There was a lot of traffic on Alameda this morning as I was driving to work. Picketers in front of NBC, Warner and Disney.

Morrigoon · 11-05-2007, 12:34 PM

I wonder though... would being a scab writer get you blacklisted in the future? Probably.

Gemini Cricket · 11-05-2007, 12:43 PM

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I wonder though... would being a scab writer get you blacklisted in the future? Probably.

Probably... I'm not for certain, though.

LSPoorEeyorick · 11-05-2007, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

I wonder though... would being a scab writer get you blacklisted in the future? Probably.

For certain, I'd say.

And yes, Mark, there are some damn fine writers on TV right now.

Sohrshah · 01-08-2008, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

I wonder though... would being a scab writer get you blacklisted in the future? Probably.

I would imagine so, yes! Unless you used a psuedonym... then you could still try to write under your own name later.

Ghoulish Delight · 11-05-2007, 12:55 PM

My biggest worry in all of this is what it will do to Lost. I know they've got a lot of the scripts done and have begun shooting episodes, but with that show in particular, there's a lot of writing that's not done until they're very close to starting shooting, or even while they're shooting.

This must put actor/writers in an awkward position. As I understand it, if you do both for a show (e.g. B. J. NovaK on The Office), you are allowed to continue to act if they have scripts already written, but if they want to do a rewrite, no go. That's got to lead to frustration. And I wonder how much they'll try to get away with "ad-libbing" instead of "Writing" changes into scenes.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 11-05-2007, 02:11 PM

I dunno. Anybody see tv shows now-a-days? They have writers????

innerSpaceman · 11-05-2007, 02:29 PM

Keep up with the news, folks. The Writers Guild dropped their demand for an increase on DVD revenues over the weekend. The sticking points is the revenues on new media.

And because the Producers' Alliance had the writers agree in their last contract negotiations to a paltry DVD percentage because it was a new media, only to now refuse to give them an increased percentage now that it's an old media ... is precisely the reason why the writer's shouldn't budge on their current new media demands. Fool me once, shame on me ... and all that.

I was so pleased to see picket lines all around Sony Studios on my way to work this morning. I hope individual teamsters exercise their conscience rights to honor those picket lines.

Neither side has been a shining beacon of civility and reason during the negotiations ... but the writers are the initial creators of the work which, from that point and that point only, goes on to provide every single job in the entertainment industry. Whereas the producers and studios have proven themselves time and again - and in some very recent court rulings for good measure - to be dishonest, greedy bastards who won't honor their legal committments and will cheat everyone they can sucker.

Morrigoon · 11-05-2007, 03:01 PM

That brings up a good question (keeping with the theme of cheating greedy bastards), I wonder if there are picket lines in front of Disney today?

11-05-2007, 11:49 AM	#1
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	The temptation to try and become a scab writer is very strong. Anything to get out of this dead end I'm in. (having a good day, can you tell?) T, I did think of you when I heard this... GREAT news for your project! __________________ 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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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	There was a lot of traffic on Alameda this morning as I was driving to work. Picketers in front of NBC, Warner and Disney.
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	I wonder though... would being a scab writer get you blacklisted in the future? Probably. __________________ 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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11-05-2007, 12:55 PM	#7
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	My biggest worry in all of this is what it will do to Lost. I know they've got a lot of the scripts done and have begun shooting episodes, but with that show in particular, there's a lot of writing that's not done until they're very close to starting shooting, or even while they're shooting. This must put actor/writers in an awkward position. As I understand it, if you do both for a show (e.g. B. J. NovaK on The Office), you are allowed to continue to act if they have scripts already written, but if they want to do a rewrite, no go. That's got to lead to frustration. And I wonder how much they'll try to get away with "ad-libbing" instead of "Writing" changes into scenes. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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11-05-2007, 02:11 PM	#8
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	I dunno. Anybody see tv shows now-a-days? They have writers????
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11-05-2007, 02:29 PM	#9
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Keep up with the news, folks. The Writers Guild dropped their demand for an increase on DVD revenues over the weekend. The sticking points is the revenues on new media. And because the Producers' Alliance had the writers agree in their last contract negotiations to a paltry DVD percentage because it was a new media, only to now refuse to give them an increased percentage now that it's an old media ... is precisely the reason why the writer's shouldn't budge on their current new media demands. Fool me once, shame on me ... and all that. I was so pleased to see picket lines all around Sony Studios on my way to work this morning. I hope individual teamsters exercise their conscience rights to honor those picket lines. Neither side has been a shining beacon of civility and reason during the negotiations ... but the writers are the initial creators of the work which, from that point and that point only, goes on to provide every single job in the entertainment industry. Whereas the producers and studios have proven themselves time and again - and in some very recent court rulings for good measure - to be dishonest, greedy bastards who won't honor their legal committments and will cheat everyone they can sucker.
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11-05-2007, 03:01 PM	#10
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	That brings up a good question (keeping with the theme of cheating greedy bastards), I wonder if there are picket lines in front of Disney today? __________________ 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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