'Bring On The Night'
[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.
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.
Do you wish they could quit them?
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.
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?
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.
Yep. That's exactly what I meant.
But would people really dress up for a red carpet just for our enjoyment?
I suggest that several big A-list stars have parties that night and let the press cover the arrivals much like a red carpet and winners can be announced at a press conference that would be broadcast during said parties. We wouldn't see reactions of winners or losers, but who cares?
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?
I read somewhere (I think Alan Sepinwall's blog ETA: It was in the comments here: [link] that VH1 which aired the Cirtics Choice awards, is not a WGA signatory and Dick Clark Productions, which produces the GGs, is.
I suggest that several big A-list stars have parties that night and let the press cover the arrivals much like a red carpet and winners can be announced at a press conference that would be broadcast during said parties. We wouldn't see reactions of winners or losers, but who cares?
Isn't that the plan?
brenda m, I don't think the WGA's decisions right now are about being "fair".
The decisions are about being strategic. Screwing over NBC on the Golden Globes is being strategic. Screwing over VH1 on the unwatched and unnoticed Critcs Choice award just doesn't have any strategic value.
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