Monthly Archives: November 2007
NBC makes WGA a new offer – The Finger!
NBC Direct, the “free” service from NBC that lets you download full episodes of shows like The Office, 30 Rock, Las Vegas, Biggest Loser and more, has just launched on NBC’s main site. Currently in that annoying cop-out known as … Continue reading
WGA – Day 5. TGIF !!
After yesterday’s malevolent demands by the AMPTP that every word a Writer may have even contemplated committing to paper belonged to them and must be surrendered immediately or incur a Fatwah, we reach another low-point in the course of any … Continue reading
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WGA – Day 5….TGIF !!
After yesterday’s malevolent demands by the AMPTP that every word a Writer has even contemplated committing to paper belonged to them and must be surrendered immediately or incur a Fatwah, we reach another low-point in the course of any strike; … Continue reading
Day 4 – The Knives Come Out…
This should be titled, “Mediation Won’t Work…So Let’s Try Fear”… Members of the Western arm of the WGA whose unproduced scripts were shopped or bought by a Studio now have until tomorrow [Friday] to give those scripts to the Union … Continue reading
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WGA – Day 4. The Knives come out…
This should be titled, “Mediation Won’t Work…So Let’s Try Fear”… Members of the Western arm of the WGA whose unproduced scripts were shopped or bought by a Studio now have until tomorrow [Friday] to give those scripts to the Union … Continue reading
Day 3 – Merry Christmas…You’re Fired!
Now it’s getting ugly. When Writers don’t work, the shows don’t happen. And the fall-out is becoming depressing – All the folks who work the cameras, lighting, sound, make up, wardrobe, catering and a dozen other fields are getting caught … Continue reading
WGA – Day 3. Merry Christmas…You’re Fired !
Now it’s getting ugly. When the Writers don’t work, the shows don’t happen. And the fall-out is becoming depressing – All the folks who work the cameras, lighting, sound, make up, wardrobe, catering and a dozen other fields are getting … Continue reading
WGA, Day Two – Already it’s a Sequel !
It seems the Writers strike is already bearing some fruit. First, the Producers are getting worried [That's good.] Second, some of the most mediocre examples of the television medium will vanish, or fade to re-runs as their scripts disappear. ‘Desperate … Continue reading
WGA – Day II…Already it’s a Sequel!
It seems the Writers strike is already bearing some fruit. First, the Producers are getting worried [That's good.] Second, some of the most mediocre examples of the television medium will fade to re-runs as their scripts disappear. ‘Desperate Housewives,” “Back … Continue reading
WGA – Day One…
Well, it’s on. As of 12.01am PT today, WGA members downed tools and formed a picket line. This could be long, and will certainly be both costly and acrimonious. But the political camps are already seizing on the strike as … Continue reading
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