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.
I'm just trying to tell you that we have nothing in common besides both of us liking your penis.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
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 7:50:22 pm PST #9402 of 10001
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?
Kevin - Jan 08, 2008 8:34:27 am PST #9410 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Heh.
Just in case anybody cares what coverage the strike is getting in the UK - I haven't been reading newspapers recently, so can't comment on that, but I've seen reports on it this week and last on the main news bulletins. Channel 4 news ran a piece with Letterman on their 7pm programme the other day, and the BBC One ran a piece at 6pm today about the Golden Globes, with picket line interviews of writers and George Clooney in support of the WGA.
brenda m - Jan 08, 2008 9:04:17 am PST #9411 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Can someone explain the difference (if any) between the Critic's Choice awards and the GGs? I mean, why one was ok and the other not?