United Artists deal has been confirmed by the WGA leadership. It's said to be identical to the WWP deal.
It's like, in the middle of all this, I'm paranoid that you'll think I don't like poetry.
Buffy ,'Empty Places'
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.
Kristen - Jan 07, 2008 1:13:14 pm PST #9397 of 10001
Tamara - Jan 07, 2008 1:46:08 pm PST #9398 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
United Hollywood is back up and posting.
aurelia - Jan 07, 2008 2:38:26 pm PST #9399 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
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."
Kat - Jan 07, 2008 4:31:34 pm PST #9400 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
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.
aurelia - Jan 07, 2008 7:13:38 pm PST #9401 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Well, there are people who work in the industry who might appreciate the acknowledgment of their work. IJS.
Kristen - Jan 07, 2008 7:50:22 pm PST #9402 of 10001
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.
Kevin - Jan 08, 2008 3:15:07 am PST #9403 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
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.
Jessica - Jan 08, 2008 3:16:39 am PST #9404 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
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?)
Kevin - Jan 08, 2008 3:22:02 am PST #9405 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
UA have done a bunch of films lately. Well, two. That flopped.
sumi - Jan 08, 2008 4:19:09 am PST #9406 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Maybe they'll be able to hire better writers now.