awww! David Fury was on my tv this morning being interviewed about the strike. of all the writers they could have shown...
Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!
Xander ,'Lessons'
The Minearverse 6: Fiery Thread of Death
[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. Oh, and help us get Terriers dvds!
tiggy - Feb 11, 2008 2:42:10 am PST #59 of 4535
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
Tom Scola - Feb 11, 2008 4:06:24 am PST #60 of 4535
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I'm not sure where USA today is getting it's information from. I haven't heard official cancellation notices for several of the shows it has listed as dead.
DCJensen - Feb 11, 2008 4:23:34 am PST #61 of 4535
All is well that ends in pizza.
I wonder how many writers spent at least some of the downtime to keep writing? There could be some pretty good scripts being sold after the strike is officially over.
Tamara - Feb 11, 2008 4:49:41 am PST #62 of 4535
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Do networks officially cancel shows anymore? I'm waiting for the official cancellation of Drive.
Kevin - Feb 11, 2008 4:59:51 am PST #63 of 4535
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
T, how could you forget Drive runs out of gas?
But yeah, most of them are known to be deader than a dead thing. I'd imagine a few of the others go, too. Which is fine with me as I want Miracle Man. Cancel things, ABC, cancel!
Tamara - Feb 11, 2008 5:50:40 am PST #64 of 4535
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Yes, but where is the "official" press release? :)
Tom Scola - Feb 11, 2008 6:24:00 am PST #65 of 4535
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Here's a better list: [link]
Kevin - Feb 11, 2008 7:12:48 am PST #66 of 4535
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
There's a bit from Joss about Dollhouse: [link]
Vonnie K - Feb 11, 2008 7:16:01 am PST #67 of 4535
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I'm wee bit heartbroken that two of my favourite new shows, Life and Pushing Daisies, won't have any new episodes to air until fall. At least the show-runners for both shows wrapped up the stories in mini-arcs (with an OMG! reveal at the end of the last episode aired to keep us hanging) but still. Want more show! Waaahhh!
Kathy A - Feb 11, 2008 12:25:14 pm PST #68 of 4535
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Just popping into this thread to say "Whoo!" over the strike being settled in a favorable way for the writers.
I just started reading a book called "Watching TV," and in discussing the beginning of the postwar schedule, the authors bring up a three-year boycott of TV broadcasts by the musicians' union. This meant that early TV was unable to have variety shows and musical specials until terms were settled with the powerful head of the NYC chapter, and he was remaining firm on what he wanted for his members. They had been screwed over by the radio networks back in the 1920s and 30s, when they settled for very lowpaying contracts that they were locked into during the entire Golden Age of radio. But, by recognizing that TV was a new opportunity for renegotiation, the musicians were able to get much more favorable rates for television.
Thank goodness this strike didn't last three years!