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Post by Girl Power on Nov 17, 2007 16:40:39 GMT -5
Thanks for the update, Pedro. At least they're talking!
I can't believe that the studios think they should get paid for downloads, but not pay writers or actors any royalties. That's insane. It goes against the whole system. I don't blame the writers for strking or the actors for supporting them. It's about the future of media, which is bound to be centered on downloads to a greater and greater degree.
I just hope the studios change their stance sometime soon. The whole industry will suffer and viewers, who use TV as an entertaining escape from the stress of daily life, will lose out, too.
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Post by Girl Power on Nov 27, 2007 13:22:57 GMT -5
The latest news is that as of yesterday, the producers/studios and writers guild are back in talks. They are telling the press that they hope to make some progress this week.
Keep your fingers crossed!
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Post by Lior Knight on Nov 27, 2007 14:38:08 GMT -5
*crossing fingers* Really hope it resolves this week.
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Post by Girl Power on Nov 28, 2007 12:36:54 GMT -5
The latest news this morning out of LA is that nothing was accomplished in talks yesterday. But they will continue today.
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Post by Girl Power on Nov 30, 2007 12:13:21 GMT -5
Yesterday the studios/producers made an offer to the writer's guild. It includes money for internet downloads, but ony for content specifically made for the internet. The writer's guild is considering, but say they are not impressed. It doesn't deal with the main issue that writers get no royalties for TV shows and movies being downloaded online. Talks between the two sides will continue on Tuesday, December 4. So no deal yet! And with studios making no real move towards what the writers want, it doesn't look good for the rest of the TV season.
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Post by Lior Knight on Nov 30, 2007 16:24:13 GMT -5
Bummer...so bye bye Heroes 2 till October 2008. At least some of the shows would get decent run since a lot of them are almost half way through....shame Heroes decided to go with All or Nothing. I wonder how this affects Lost since the show had only 16 episodes and supposed to be aired from Feb to May with no reruns. Any idea how many episodes did they manages to complete before the strike started? Oh and thank you for all those updates, Maria.
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Post by Girl Power on Dec 11, 2007 11:17:56 GMT -5
The news on the strike has changed dramatically.
Now the studios are saying they'd be willing to stay in talks to figure out the downloading and new media issues that the writer's guild had previously said was their most important issue.
But now the writers say they want to have reality TV writers and animated writers included in the guild.
The studios say that the writers guild could strike for 10 years and the studios will never concede to that.
So--- now the strike is looking pretty dismal. And the tide of Hollywood sentiment for the writers' guild is starting to change. So many people are not working. They want both sides to work to get this ended fast.
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Post by Lior Knight on Dec 11, 2007 16:26:47 GMT -5
OK, I don't get this, why did they wait up till now to have the reality TV and animated writers included? Finally that the studios are willing to talk and they go and do something like this. Do they really think people would take them seriously if they gonna "expend" their demands just when the strike about to be resolved?
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Post by Girl Power on Dec 14, 2007 20:10:53 GMT -5
OK, I don't get this, why did they wait up till now to have the reality TV and animated writers included? Finally that the studios are willing to talk and they go and do something like this. Do they really think people would take them seriously if they gonna "expend" their demands just when the strike about to be resolved? It's frustrating, isn't it? I suspect that maybe the writers want the reality and animated show writers included, so that the studios can't just replace regular shows with reality and animated shows when strikes happen.
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Post by Girl Power on Dec 15, 2007 10:38:03 GMT -5
Our beloved shows are finishing production fast. According to the KTLA entertainment news (the most watched by the industry in LA), there are 52 regular shows that film in LA (not counting news, entertainment, reality, and animated shows). Right now only 5 are still filming and by next week only one will be. Everything's drying up!
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Post by Lior Knight on Dec 15, 2007 15:29:33 GMT -5
That's just so annoying! Especially because they were so close to resolve their issues. Thanks for the updates, Maria. I hope better news would come with 2008.
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Post by Girl Power on Dec 26, 2007 11:21:25 GMT -5
The studios and writers stopped negotiations well before Christmas. The studios are now saying that they are not going to negotiate with the writers anymore until they negotiate with the directors' union. According to the KTLA news, that means that no negotiations will happen with writers again until February 2008! So chances for more episodes of our favorites shows at the end of the 2007-2008 TV season are looking pretty bleak. Jon Stewart is scheduled to host the 2008 Oscars, but he is not allowed to write for them because of the strike. No one else is allowed to write for the Oscars, either. The show is definitely set to go on, since it has the highest ratings/viewers of any show except the Superbowl. But they haven't decided how they will do it.
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Post by madvicks on Dec 26, 2007 12:17:43 GMT -5
Erm, wow! What a shame this couldn't be brought to an amicable end.
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Post by Angelus on Jan 3, 2008 15:56:55 GMT -5
Mo money, mo problems.
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Post by grave on Jan 3, 2008 16:13:05 GMT -5
Uh oh: Prison Break Finale Looks like this season will only go 13 episodes… I wonder if we’ll ever see Molly or get resolution? Due to the STATE OF THE UNION address on Monday, Jan. 28. PRISON BREAK will now have its season finale Monday, Feb. 18 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) Source: FOX
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