'Just Rewards (2)'
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
I find the idea of fans getting behind the strike is compelling - but would it actually help?
Is that a situation where it would be more meaningful to appeal to advertisers? You're buying ad space in this time slot, but we're not seeing it because we're not watching "scab shows"?
Follow the money, right?
Honestly, it wont matter to anyone but the writers who are on strike. Makes 'em feel good. The audience is usually this invisible, untangible thing, until it stands in a line for an autograph and photo.
Handy-dandy chart from the LA Times on how different shows are affected by the strike: [link]
I barely remember the last writer's strike. I do remember thinking why couldn't they just start writing again, and give me my shows back?
I wonder if that's what a lot of people are going to be saying come January, if the strike is still on. People can be stubborn and selfish -- they'll want their shows!
I wonder if that's what a lot of people are going to be saying come January, if the strike is still on. People can be stubborn and selfish -- they'll want their shows!
The soap operas will hit harder. When they go next week or so, that'll piss some people off.
On the whole, I think people are more sophisticated than they were the last time this happened. I'm sensing more sympathy for the writers than I am for the studios and networks.
I wonder if any shows will stay on, by virtue of having episodes in the can, that would have been cancelled.
It looks like The Office may close down production, which will be the first big drama to fall. If that happens, they've got, like, 3 episodes in the can. That'll be a good viewer test, methinks.
James Gunn puts it politely: [link]
So for their stinginess, their greed, and their overall bullshit, the studios can go fuck themselves. And not in a nice way either.
The soap operas will hit harder. When they go next week or so, that'll piss some people off.
Is that the turnaround for these things? Like, what do they do, write the script while on set and shoot it immediately?
It looks like The Office may close down production, which will be the first big drama to fall.
The Office is a comedy. Ostensibly.
I heard the soaps generally have about 30 days backlogged.
Some posters on TWOP were quoting articles claiming soap operas will be good till January or so, altho some of the later episodes in that might run into issues because no one will be around to do on-the-fly last-minute rewrites, which are common.
Of course, considering how some of the soap operas are doing lately, I wonder if anyone will really notice? Sorry. Just a little perturbed about Sami getting ready to marry her rapist on DAYS.
This post is totally on topic, too, right, since I'm talking soaps?