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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 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 – All The Way !…
Well, it’s official; The Writers will go on strike from early Monday after their negotiators recommended a walkout over royalties. A move that could shutter late-night TV shows immediately. The WGA vote was unanimous and the strike starts from 12:01 … Continue reading
$90,000 a second — It’s the $$uper Bowl !
It’s not even Thanksgiving, yet Fox has just announced that 90% of their advertising Real Estate for the next Super Bowl is already sold out. The game doesn’t even start for three months but less than ten, 30-second spots are … Continue reading
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As you might expect, a significant topic among those so blessed as to be allowed to pursue this reckless profession is the ever-growing prospect of a Writers strike. On Friday the evidence became almost unavoidable that the AMPTP’s collective cerebral … Continue reading
Here is the News….Not all of it good…
The news from the Networks this week has been a curious and rather unsettling cocktail of the good…and the just plain inexplicable.The good news is that ABC has ordered a full season of “Pushing Daisies,” arguably the most intelligent show … Continue reading
Infamy, Infamy…..They’ve all got it in-for-me!…
It seems things are not going too smoothly in Burbank. On the day NBC-U announced plans to sell the legendary studios, Jay Leno’s iconic show included a sight-gag on the deal, with an [uncredited] Actress posing as a Realtor, leading … Continue reading
And now, a word from our Sponsor!…
In another example of the curious dichotomy that is American television, “Grey’s Anatomy,” which has the most expensive commercials of any show on broadcast TV, has once more emerged as the highest rated show of Fall’s first week among TiVo … Continue reading
