That crazy new media person Finke is using this blogging shit to steal Variety's advertising revenue, a cynic might say.
I get confused. I remember everything. I remember too much, and... some of it's made up, and... some of it can't be quantified, and... there's secrets.
River ,'Safe'
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.
Kevin - Jan 17, 2008 12:03:48 pm PST #9560 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Tamara - Jan 17, 2008 12:04:33 pm PST #9561 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
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.
Kevin - Jan 17, 2008 12:09:19 pm PST #9562 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
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.
Polter-Cow - Jan 17, 2008 12:13:26 pm PST #9563 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
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.
Tamara - Jan 17, 2008 12:13:55 pm PST #9564 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
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.
Kristen - Jan 17, 2008 12:23:08 pm PST #9565 of 10001
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.
Tamara - Jan 17, 2008 12:26:57 pm PST #9566 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Interesting. So what is the catch?
Kristen - Jan 17, 2008 12:28:40 pm PST #9567 of 10001
They don't go on strike.
bah-dum-bum.
Kristen - Jan 17, 2008 12:28:41 pm PST #9568 of 10001
Polter-Cow - Jan 17, 2008 12:31:02 pm PST #9569 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
NY Times says:
The accord achieves a breakthrough for union members by doubling compensation for television shows that are downloaded via the Internet, and raising by 80 percent the rate for movie downloads. In addition, directors — for the first time — will be compensated for advertising-supported streaming of shows.
Over all, the agreement was designed to reflect the directors’ belief, bolstered by an independent study of industry economics, that digital media will render the companies a negligible amount of revenue during the life of the contract, and will become significant only after 2010.
Um, isn't that the sort of thinking that ended up getting everyone fucked over by VHS/DVD?