The big deal with Quarterlife is that the creators have maintained complete creative control of the project as well as ownership. They just couldn't keep it off the air this winter as NBC already had the contract in place.
Nandi: I ain't her. Mal: Only people in this room is you and me.
'Heart Of Gold'
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.
NoiseDesign - Dec 26, 2007 1:52:37 pm PST #9281 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
CaBil - Dec 26, 2007 3:45:30 pm PST #9282 of 10001
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Yes, part of the reason that some people are watching Quarterlife (in the business sense) is that the creators basically gave up any long term contracts (like the deal that Tim has with FOX) in order to form an independent production company (since the vast majority of them died out in the 90s when the fin-syn rules were abolished.)
Kristen - Dec 26, 2007 6:12:21 pm PST #9283 of 10001
Howard Gordon did a "Why We Write" essay.
Why? It didn't seem unreasonable. The reaction to it was. And transparent.
I'm not saying it was unreasonable. I understand what they were going for but it was edited down so much that the final product felt a little desperate to me. And, hey, I'm not saying we're not desperate. I'm just saying, let's not wear our desperation on our sleeves, folks. It's unattractive. Slap on some lip gloss and a pair of cute shoes and fake your way through it.
Kevin - Dec 27, 2007 8:25:19 am PST #9284 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
According to the BBC, Fox and Apple are going to announce an iTunes deal which will put Fox's films on iTunes for rental. The article doesn't say it, but I've heard the content will be streamed down, which I presume means writers won't need to be paid. Although maybe I'm too pessimistic with these things.
It's interesting because a lot of studios are complaining about Apple, so I'm surprised Fox are staying in bed with them.
Kristen - Dec 28, 2007 9:40:52 am PST #9285 of 10001
In other StrikeWank news, Rob Thomas was asked by TV Guide about the potential Veronica Mars comic:
“I had a second meeting with DC comics. I heard that the [WGA] didn’t want [TV writers penning TV-based] comic books during the strike as it would promote a network property. We’re investigating whether there are similar hurdles for a defunct TV series like Veronica Mars. Naturally, I won’t be writing it if the Guild doesn’t want me to, but we’re hoping that’s not the case.”
Tamara - Dec 28, 2007 10:20:46 am PST #9286 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Someone should start a website. StrikeWank.com
Kristen - Dec 28, 2007 10:21:24 am PST #9287 of 10001
I'm tempted almost every day.
Tamara - Dec 28, 2007 10:41:16 am PST #9288 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
It would certainly be more interesting than reading the entires and comments at unitedhollywood and deadlinehollywood. And a hell of a lot less depressing.
Allyson - Dec 28, 2007 11:02:07 am PST #9289 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 thought unitedhollywood was strikewank. Can't we buy the URL and just point it there?
Speaking of wank, those Speechless videos are the most inane crap EVAH.
Allyson - Dec 28, 2007 11:04:10 am PST #9290 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
GAH!