Official WGA Writers Strike thread.

[CharlieDontSurf]

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After 8 weeks they can start cutting deals with producers/writers/directors/ just about anyone they don't want anymore. (only exception is those who have strike clauses in their deals-JJ Abrams etc).

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Can you go over what exactly entails a strike clause?

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studios invoke force majeure and cancel deals with producers, writers, basically anyone they want to get rid of. High profile writers/directors/producers usually are smart and add a clause that says they can't be terminated this way.

you'll start seeing this 6-8 weeks after the strike began.
Same goes for agencies etc

[KneeCo]

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you know why writers aren't getting paid for profits from online media? its because there are none, as a whole the television industry is down about 100 million in online media.

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Even if that's true, it doesn't matter.
This is akin to saying that if I write a show, it gets picked up for a 10 episode order and no one ends up watching (so the network loses money on the show) I shouldn't get paid.

These shows are being broadcast online with ads attached, the writers should be paid. If they were being broadcast on TV with ads attached and lost money the writers would still be paid, so why shouldn't they get paid if the episodes are being broadcast online and losing money?

[XXXNoahXXX]

fury,

if that is true, then just weigh the compensation heavily towards %s of profits. no profits, writers don't get much if anything. lots of profits, writers get their fair share.


as others have said, they don't expect it to be a big income draw now, they just don't want to wait until it is profitable to get the wheels and deals going.

[Franchise 60]

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you know why writers aren't getting paid for profits from online media? its because there are none, as a whole the television industry is down about 100 million in online media.

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Even if that's true, it doesn't matter.
This is akin to saying that if I write a show, it gets picked up for a 10 episode order and no one ends up watching (so the network loses money on the show) I shouldn't get paid.

These shows are being broadcast online with ads attached, the writers should be paid. If they were being broadcast on TV with ads attached and lost money the writers would still be paid, so why shouldn't they get paid if the episodes are being broadcast online and losing money?

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It doesn't matter how much the studios are making/losing on internet stuff right now, what matters is that in the next 5-10 years online sales/streaming of television and movies will be worth billions.

The writers know the landscape is going to change drastically, and they don't want to be left out in the cold. And the studios know the landscape is changing, and they don't want to share the profits.

[CrazyEyez]

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* ABC's LOST has 8 of 16 episodes prepared for next season. Supposedly, it happens that the 8th ep ends in a cliffhanger, and ABC is going to run the 8 eps they have as planned.


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Yaaaay we were waiting until Feb so we could get the whole season straight through. Plan = ruined

[Sickboy]

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* ABC's LOST has 8 of 16 episodes prepared for next season. Supposedly, it happens that the 8th ep ends in a cliffhanger, and ABC is going to run the 8 eps they have as planned.


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Yaaaay we were waiting until Feb so we could get the whole season straight through. Plan = ruined

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ABC is leaning towards not airihng any episodes until after the strike

[xxThe_Lebowskixx]

Entourage?

[Hendricks433]

Dexter is good, they anticipated the strike and got all filming done.

[Claunchy]

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Entourage?

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People write this show?

[JuntMonkey]

This thread is completely civil, but on other sites you have discussions on this where idiots are saying things like "[censored] the greedy producers" or "stupid greedy writers, be happy you have a job". Here's the thing. 90% of the people who comment on this don't have a clue about basic economics, how unions work, etc. They'll side with whichever side based purely on whether they lean socialist or lean libertarian.

99% of the people who comment on this don't have a clue about the specific ins-and-outs and economics of show business. Sure 4 cents or 1/3rd a cent or whatever sounds like nothing, but 99% of us have no clue about what the profit margins are, what everyone else involved is being paid, the difficulty of producing and marketing a successful show/movie, who the strike is really hurting, etc.

Again, this thread is on the level, but the knee-jerk [censored] from high schoolers on other sites pisses me off.