On Nov 25, 9:23 pm, "Matt Wiser" <MattWiser...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Matt Wiser" <MattWiser...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >Any thoughts as to how many episodes (of all three shows) were in the
can when the
> >writers went on strike a couple of weeks ago? And do the writers (or
anyone else in
> >Hollywood when they do strike) think about what John Q. Public thinks
of them when they
> >do walk, other than what one LA Times op-ed piece called "a bunch of
spoiled brats arguing
> >over money." How, other than a blog or web site, could whoever's on
strike in Hollywood
> >try and convince the public that "it's about fairness" or "all we want
is respect". Isn't that
> >what the baseball players said when they shot themselves (and baseball)
in the foot back in
> >'94? You'd think some folks would've learned.... All they're whining
about is money, pure and
> >simple. Just lock both parties in a room, send food in, and let no one
out until there's a deal.
> >Period.
>
> Hey, I'm not arguing that they don't deserve to get paid for their
product, whether it's a movie,
> TV show, direct-to-video release, or streamed over the web. They do, and
the writers ought
> to get paid for producing a product. The question is: how do they fight
the perception amongst
> the public that they're whining for more money, or are a "bunch of
spoiled brats"? If they
> want sympathy from the average citizen, then they need to explain things
more (and an
> open letter in the LA Times or USA Today may not cut it).
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-residuals16oct16,1,4265701.story?coll=la-s\
ports-underdog&ctrack=2&cset=true
Here's hoping it works. They are talking about wanting increase their
share of VHS/DVD, reruns, foreign sales, and then the possibilities of
what internet downloads are. There is a graphic at the LA Times that
shows what the writers received (as a group), and when you consider
the billions that the companies make, it really is a pittance.
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