Not in those words. It comes from the alt-text of this Wondermark comic.
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.
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United Artists deal has been confirmed by the WGA leadership. It's said to be identical to the WWP deal.
United Hollywood is back up and posting.
John Horn, Times Staff Writer
3:28 PM CST, January 7, 2008
NBC sent this e-mail to the movie studios Monday, outlining its plans for Sunday's Golden Globes:
"At 9 pm [EST] there will be a press conference covered by NBC News announcing the Golden Globe winners. (9pm-10pm)
At 8 pm, we are negotiating with Dick Clark Enterprises for a one-hour retrospective/clip show.
At 7 pm we will air a Dateline with clips and interviews with nominees. (Currently scheduled to air for two hours on Saturday night.)
At 10 pm we will broadcast an "Access Hollywood" style, Golden Globes party show...visiting the various parties in Hollywood."
Wouldn't it be FABULOUS if the strike forced all of the awards show producers to realize that outside of redcarpet and finding out who wins, few care about the rest and that subsequently all award show coverage was red carpet, press conference, parties.
Well, there are people who work in the industry who might appreciate the acknowledgment of their work. IJS.
Last month, David Milch did a thing at the Writers Guild: "The Idea of the Writer, a two day discussion focused on creating a new, participatory business model for writers."
If anyone's interested, you can watch it online now.
Will be interesting to see if Lionsgate and such do similar deals. I've no idea if they're owned or part owned by the big players.
Even if they're not, the little indie studios will need to sell the finished products of anything they buy to one of the big guys for distribution. I really don't see how making these kinds of deals helps the WGA out in the long run.
(And seriously, UA? Nice name brand, but what have they done lately?)