Strike stuff

[blancafic]

You might have noticed that I haven't weighed in yet on the writer's strike, although if it goes on for long it could have a direct affect on my own livelihood (no new TV shows or movies means there's nothing to cover). Obviously, being a writer myself, I completely support the WGA's efforts to get paid fairly for their work. The movie studios are

Comments

[bakednudel]

*waves* hi, thanks so much for this entry as I was really curious about your take on the situation. It is, of course, what I expected!

So, feedback on the various nets' webpages? or how? I know someone suggested leaving a message at the 'feedback' button on cbs.com, but looking at it on the page I'm guessing that's for feedback/problems with the website itself, not contacting the "bosses" to let them know that I won't be watching any reality 'scab' shows!--I just won't tell them that I rarely watch 'reality' shows anyway!

[blancafic]

Hi back! Thank you for responding to this! I would say a good old-fashioned letter, or sacks of them, would really send a message. The "nuts" campaign got Jericho back, and the Roswell Tobasco campaign did the same. Maybe we need to send in pens, or, you know, something a little more clever.

[angie_d1975]

Despite the fact that some of my favourite shows are effected by the strike (How will I cope without a full season of Heroes!!!) I fully support what the writers are doing.

Their demands are not excessive or extreme, they are simply asking to be paid fairly for the work that they do. It seems ridiculous that they are being forced to picket for fair pay!!!

[stabbim]

Thanks for sharing your opinion. I'm wondering what'll happen to all the new shows that haven't been picked up yet. Will networks chalk them off as failures (overall ratings have been down this season) and ditch them for new and potentially more successful pilots/shows next year

[blancafic]

It depends on how long the strike lasts. Most of the shows have about half a season's worth of episodes (that's 11 or so), so they'll still be on through mid-season. The strike does make it likely that the networks may not be so quick to cancel shows before their run is through. So for the short term, it's probably a good thing for low-rated shows. But if this strike goes on into 2008, as some suspect it might, there will be less and less of a chance that they'll be back. The networks may see this as an opportunity to clean house. I'm not an expert, but from what I've read the strike doesn't bode well for the new shows.

[chelseagirl]

The video about the percentages has been popping up on my flist, but this was the first chance I've had to play it -- I'd say unbelievable, but it is, alas, all too believable.

This fall, I've really been relying on the networks' official downloads -- between my crazy schedule and the fact that my husband and I do not necessarily appreciate the same programs, I've been getting a lot of my Pushing Daisies and Ugly Betty and Heroes on ABC.com and NBC.com -- now I'm wondering if I'm doing a bad thing, if this is one of the ways the writers are being exploited. Thoughts?