The key words on that quote are "short term". The negative impact won't be felt fully until 2009. Of course the longer the strike lasts the suckier 2009 and 2010 will be for the studios.
Buffy: He ran away, right? Giles: Sort of, more. turned and swept out majestically, I suppose. Said I didn't concern him. Buffy: So a mythic triumph over a completely indifferent foe? Giles: Well, I'm not dead or unconscious, so I say bravo for me.
'Same Time, Same Place'
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.
Tamara - Nov 09, 2007 7:19:58 am PST #7696 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Una - Nov 09, 2007 8:18:30 am PST #7697 of 10001
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
I just want to say, I'm really loving the strike talk here. I'm wanting to be all supportive, and know no one in meatspace who cares about stuff like this.
Polter-Cow - Nov 09, 2007 8:19:05 am PST #7698 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Someone I know at Sarah Connor Chronicles tells me Warner Bros. laid off everyone yesterday to "make a point." Ew.
Kevin - Nov 09, 2007 8:19:54 am PST #7699 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Fuck sake. I dare not open the show runners blog, then.
Polter-Cow - Nov 09, 2007 8:24:09 am PST #7700 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
He hasn't posted about it.
My friend says one of the non-writing producers even tried to get them to keep him on since he was only doing cut notes and casting, but TPTB's scythe was the Great Leveler. Everyone goes. I guess they'll get someone else to edit the episodes for them.
Una - Nov 09, 2007 8:29:40 am PST #7701 of 10001
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
What sort of point does that make? That WB is a bunch of dicks?
(no, I get it, just....what the hell.)
Polter-Cow - Nov 09, 2007 8:38:28 am PST #7702 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, I'm presuming this is a different situation from production simply being shut down, as that was an expected consequence.
Kevin - Nov 09, 2007 8:41:04 am PST #7703 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES has been sold abroad. I know they're launching it big on Virgin 1, a new UK TV channel. So they need those episodes, and they've paid upfront for them. Obviously, if Josh is refusing to work on them, they're in a mess.
So from a business point of view, I can see exactly what Warners are doing. But still, they're really shitting in their own backyard long term.
eta: Somebody told me the Ugly Betty people are currently shooting draft scripts, as they have nothing else to work from. Heh.
Stephanie - Nov 09, 2007 8:51:58 am PST #7704 of 10001
Trust my rage
I've been trying to figure out why this strike has felt so emotional to me (considering I don't really know anyone involved) and I think it comes down to two things:
1. I feel like I know these writers, even though I really don't, because of all the blogs, posts, and other ways they communicate with their fans. Like Allyson says in her book, I (and I think many of us here) love the writers for their sexy brains.
2. I know that writers aren't all artsy scarf people, but I really can't imagine anyone more unlike a writer than a teamster milk delivery truck driver or any other sort of teamster for that matter. So the solidarity is really cool to me.
Wolfram - Nov 09, 2007 9:21:59 am PST #7705 of 10001
Visilurking
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