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.
Every nightmare I have that doesn't revolve around academic failure or public nudity is about that thing. In fact, once I dreamt that it attacked me while I was late for a test and naked.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
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.
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
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.
Tamara - Jan 08, 2008 7:25:17 am PST #9407 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Distribution dollars are nothing like what you get for an in house product. These deals make the studio execs look over their shoulders to see who is going to cave next. It creates chaos for the execs. They are competitors first.
It is all good.
Jesse - Jan 08, 2008 7:32:25 am PST #9408 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Well, there are people who work in the industry who might appreciate the acknowledgment of their work. IJS.
I think the point is that we'll still get the public acknowledgement of the winners in the announcement format, but without the 20 minute montages of (e.g.) Cowboys On Film.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 08, 2008 8:18:50 am PST #9409 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Do you wish they could quit them?