Latest rumblings from the rumor mill: The DGA may be having a press conference this afternoon.
If true, they would probably be announcing they've made a deal with the studios.
You always think harder is better. Maybe next time I patrol, I should carry bricks and use a stake made out of butter.
Buffy ,'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.
Kristen - Jan 17, 2008 10:18:07 am PST #9545 of 10001
SailAweigh - Jan 17, 2008 10:23:53 am PST #9546 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Any clue on whether this could mean something good for the writers, Kristen? I hadn't even realized the DGA was up for their turn around the bargaining table.
Vortex - Jan 17, 2008 10:29:00 am PST #9547 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I thought that a DGA deal was bad for the writers, because the wrtieres were hoping to use their collective bargaining power.
Scrappy - Jan 17, 2008 10:30:17 am PST #9548 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
The DGA is pretty notorious for screwing over writers.
victor infante - Jan 17, 2008 10:31:29 am PST #9549 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
It's not a guaranteed bad thing for writers, but it's unlikely good news. The GDA is more likely to give up ground on new media in favor of upfront payments -- but evidently a lot of the reason their bargaining got delayed was, again, over New Media, so who knows? They've been pretty tight-lipped.
Kristen - Jan 17, 2008 10:31:57 am PST #9550 of 10001
Until we see the deal, I won't know if it helps us or hurts us.
But, given the amazing new levels of posturing regarding a deal that hasn't even been announced yet, my gut instinct is that things will get worse before they get better.
Typo Boy - Jan 17, 2008 10:48:31 am PST #9551 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
If the writers can keep solidarity through June, then when the actors go on strike, management is suddenly going to be faced with an opponent with major bargaining power. The reason the writers went on strike so soon was because management was to keep the script stockpile from growing too big. So I guess that is the question: it is only January, can the writers hold out through June?
Kristen - Jan 17, 2008 11:04:55 am PST #9552 of 10001
That's the Doomsday Scenario. And no one knows what the world is going to look like after that.
The fact is that this strike has not gone as "planned." Can writers hold out until July or August? (Which is what it would probably be if SAG does end up going on strike.) Some can. Others can't.
Much like 88, a lot of people will probably have to find something else to do with the rest of their lives.
Kristen - Jan 17, 2008 11:44:06 am PST #9553 of 10001
I know Tamara was missing her Nikki Finke fix. But fear not.
Variety is attempting to fill her shoes.
Kevin - Jan 17, 2008 11:46:29 am PST #9554 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
The DGA have announced a deal, I'm told. Don't know if it's true.