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weaktwos

Intersting WGA Strike Article

Dec 17, 2007 14:32

WGA Strike Primer from the HuffPo. What do y'all think? This article comes out about the same time that Letterman is pushing negotiations with the WGA to do new shows in January. Leno is coming back without writers. This article doesn't sound very optimistic for the WGA.

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reannon December 17 2007, 22:45:51 UTC

I don't know, I think Letterman negotiating on his own is good for the WGA. It shows that the AMPTP is way out of touch with reality, showrunners know it and he'll likely be the first of many to break ranks. CBS, of course, is freaking out, and I can't imagine the conversation between Letterman and the studio honcho tasked with yelling at him for this. :)

weaktwos December 17 2007, 22:48:13 UTC

Yeah, the Letterman deal does sound like good news, and the Huffpo article was a good explanation, which seems consistent with what I've read in the past, I just don't quite know why the Amptp is taking so long.

reannon December 17 2007, 23:06:43 UTC

They think America's love affair with reality and game shows will sustain their coffers long enough for the writers to give up. I am hoping (praying) that they're seriously wrong.

weaktwos December 17 2007, 23:46:27 UTC

Well, they will not subsist on my contribution. I'm about to curb back my cable, too. Hell, I might cancel the whole thing until the strike is resolved.

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namfle December 18 2007, 04:18:03 UTC

It's funny you should feature those two particular articles, back to back. The second is a GRAND example of the sort of mis-information that the first was talking about.

Fact: Many members of the WGA are also in the DGA and/or are show-runners. Joss Whedon is the best example I can think of, and he's certainly not alone. Under the umbrella offered by that ONE piece of information, you can see that the possibility of the DGA striking a deal with the AMPTP that would in large way undermine the efforts of the WGA strike is really, really slim.

Secondly, DGA, WGA and SAG all represent one important aspect of entertainment; they are the PRODUCTION. As the article does state, often the contracts with one union looks awfully similar with another union. And, let's face it, how many people do you know (perhaps even personally) that might be a member of more than one of those guilds? I hope to be in two by the time I die, and the third is just as likely. That is why they showed solidarity so quickly and so strongly, why the Speechless ( ... )

weaktwos December 18 2007, 04:52:19 UTC

I sure as hell hope so.