WGA Strike Update

[dinky]

I thought there was already a thread for this, but I couldn't find it.

WGA on verge of deals with United Artists, Lionsgate, Weinstein Co.
looks like the WGA strike could be the best thing that could ever possibly happen to Hollywood. lots of new blood, smaller productions, independent films, no outrageous actor-whoring, etc. sure, it will also mean a lot more really bad duds. but on the plus side, I don't have to watch michael bay rape my childhood while rolling in millions of dollars from a characterless, ill-conceived plot with incompetent "choreography" and a "script" pieced together by 10 "producers."

here's the story: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-me-s ... ome-center

[Jynks]

i hate the strike as all the tv shows stopped and movies are in production hell... BUT i totally agree with it. Writters get a real short stick and imo it is the writers and directors that should get almost all the credit. Actors are just puppets.... I respect sound and cinematographers more than them. Sure there are some good actors.. but these producers and actor whores just are runing movies...

Anyone remember that film THE PLAYER? Where as a satire they had all the producers talking about how they have got rid of directors and now all they needed to do was loose the actors and writters.... BANG 3 years latter reality tv hit lawl lawl lawl

[dinky]

Golden Globes ceremony was canceled cuz of the strike. they're just going to release a list of the winners.

(actors didn't wanna cross the writers' picket lines - solidarity, I guess. bad press for anyone who does for sure).