Take, say, Lost - season 3 was 22 episodes, now they're going to have 8 by the looks of it for season 4. I can't see them charging the same.
They would have charged the same for the full season of 16 episodes, though. You know they would have.
The lack of a story with just the headline and the "check back for more details" cracked me up.
Hee. Was there even less of a story fifteen minutes ago?
Ha, it appears so!
DIRECTORS MAKE DEAL
Reactions to arrive shortly
By VARIETY STAFF
Check back shortly at Variety.com as details trickle in. . .
Do they normally do things like that? I mean, Nikki Finke did that shit all the time, but isn't
Variety
supposed to, like, report news? With articles?
That crazy new media person Finke is using this blogging shit to steal Variety's advertising revenue, a cynic might say.
Yeah, Kristen, it was pretty funny.
PC, have you been reading Variety? They have given up all pretense of actually reporting news.
They are now saying there is a "tentative deal", but are providing no details.
Kevin, my guess is that seasons won't be released until there are more episodes or the price will be reduced just like Firefly or Wonderfalls was never posted at the same price as a full 22 episode season of Buffy.
Thanks T, makes sense. It's an interesting one really - those home entertainment execs must be pissed off.
I really hope the DGA deal is a sensible one.
PC, have you been reading Variety? They have given up all pretense of actually reporting news.
Heh, I don't read it regularly or anything. Just when it's linked.
I don't know about "pissed off". Home entertainment operates on a lag just like features. TV folks are still the only ones really feeling it from my limited perspective.
The L.A. Times says:
In a new three-year contract, directors negotiated a better deal than what studios had initially offered writers, including higher royalties for online sales of their movies and TV shows.
But still no specific details.
Interesting. So what is the catch?
