I was at a wedding last night where the best man was a screenwriter. He made a point of saying he was making his speech up as he went along.
So freaking LA.
Angel: If I'm not back in a couple of hours— Gunn: You're dead, we're screwed, end of the world.
'Underneath'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[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.
§ ita § - Nov 05, 2007 12:35:02 pm PST #7489 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Polter-Cow - Nov 05, 2007 12:47:37 pm PST #7490 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Shawn Ryan on his showrunner and writer/producer duties and the strike:
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Wow.
Ouch. That's some shitty timing. I don't even watch The Shield, and I want this strike to end quickly so he can work on the series finale, just on principle. That really blows.
Ailleann - Nov 05, 2007 1:12:30 pm PST #7491 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
tiggy - Nov 05, 2007 1:16:20 pm PST #7492 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
The soap operas will hit harder. When they go next week or so, that'll piss some people off.
not so much, actually. Days, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful and As the World Turns have enough scripts to take them through at least january, while Guiding Light could be OK for another month beyond that. One Life to Live, General Hospital and All My Children are also are set through the beginning of the year.
people are actually blaming the writers? WTF??
Kevin - Nov 05, 2007 1:20:44 pm PST #7493 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
people are actually blaming the writers? WTF??
There are some people who are of the opinion that writers are all Very Rich. There was a bit in the press the other day about the average writer earning $200k a year or some such.
Pix - Nov 05, 2007 1:27:02 pm PST #7494 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
There are some people who are of the opinion that writers are all Very Rich. There was a bit in the press the other day about the average writer earning $200k a year or some such....whereas the average producer is living in the poorhouse.
Rolls. Eyes. Forever.
tiggy - Nov 05, 2007 1:28:33 pm PST #7495 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
$200k a year in LA isn't exactly rolling in the dough though, is it? plus, what Kristin said. i don't see how wanting to get paid for something they created makes them the bad guy in this scenario.
Jesse - Nov 05, 2007 1:29:59 pm PST #7496 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Anyway, if that's the mean, it includes Shonda Rimes and other people who make millions as well as your regular writer-on-the-street.
§ ita § - Nov 05, 2007 1:31:24 pm PST #7497 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So what's happening to shows with Canadian writers? Are they likely to turn to Hollywood North for scab labour? Is it really scab if they're from a whole different country? Is there union relations between the two countries that'd dictate how everything should go down?
Allyson - Nov 05, 2007 1:32:16 pm PST #7498 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
200k a year in LA is rolling in dough.