I think it is incorrect to think that there are no upfront fixed costs associated with releasing a title on DVD. Not all DVDs make a profit. Some actually lose money.
Wash: I'm not leaving her side, Mal. Don't ask me again. Mal: I wasn't asking. I was telling.
'Out Of Gas'
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 - Dec 13, 2007 2:20:10 pm PST #8999 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Laura - Dec 13, 2007 2:36:06 pm PST #9000 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
I just hope it is resolved as painlessly as possible as quickly as possible. Count me in the camp that thinks stunts have zero impact on the networks.
I agree on both counts. I believe the strike is necessary to help bring about a fair contract, but it hurts everyone. Writers, fans, crew, studios. Alas, the studios are in the best shape to hold out.
Polter-Cow - Dec 14, 2007 2:27:05 pm PST #9001 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hollywood Interrupted filks a Christmas carol.
It's nice and amusing. Interestingly enough, however, they finally do appear to be taking the position that we shouldn't buy DVDs. Even though I did already. Oops. I'm not streaming, though! Even though I had to tell a co-worker that it was still the most convenient way for her to watch the episode of Pushing Daisies that she missed.
Jesse - Dec 14, 2007 6:28:50 pm PST #9002 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, sometimes things just work out. I'm still planning on bringing survival kits to picketers, and was thinking that Tuesday was going to be my best bet for actually going, and what do I find on the WGA East website, but this:
Tuesday, Dec. 18th
12 to 2:00
Thomas Paine Park in Foley Square
DIRECTIONS: Thomas Paine Park in Foley Square, Worth Street at Lafayette and Centre Streets; trains: #4, 5, 6 to Brooklyn Bridge; J, M, Z to Chambers; A, C, E, to Chambers; R, W to City Hall
Join writers of some of the best-known crime shows to shine a light on the bad behavior of the AMPTP and hear the indictment of their inaction at the bargaining table. Writers and Actors from Law and Order, Homicide, and dozens of other shows will be present at this bi-coastal event. We’ll rally in the heart of “the criminal justice system” in lower Manhattan!
I love those shows! Now I'm all excited.
BigDuluth - Dec 14, 2007 9:07:19 pm PST #9003 of 10001
"I am the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world"
I love those shows! Now I'm all excited.And the best thing they can do is make it topical and exciting for the people that love their work. Go them! (Hopefully it won't be as silly as a fake exorcism...)
BigDuluth - Dec 14, 2007 9:07:20 pm PST #9004 of 10001
"I am the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world"
Kevin - Dec 15, 2007 1:30:44 am PST #9005 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Tom Scola - Dec 15, 2007 2:39:01 pm PST #9006 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
DebetEsse - Dec 15, 2007 3:27:44 pm PST #9007 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I thought that would happen.
I'd be glad to get Jon back on the air.
Allyson - Dec 16, 2007 7:59:25 am PST #9008 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
I had an idea of doing something to help the BTL people, by asking people to send donations to:
WGA Support Fund
Motion Picture & Television Fund
23388 Mullholland Drive
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Donations by web: www.mptvfund.org
Donations by phone: 818-876-1900
And send me their receipts, which I'll enter in a raffle to win whatever signed scripts I can get my hands on through the end of January.
I'm just unsure of how many signed scripts I can get to help, and how fast. It won't be done in time for xmas unless I can get a good bunch by midweek.
Anyone have any organizational ideas? Or want to tell me this is whack?
I can't stop thinking about 40k spent on pencils when all these folks are out of work.