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sugarrhill wrote:

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^^^Which thereby hurts the studios and networks more. Because they refuse to come back to the bargaining table award nominated movies won't make more money and the award shows will cease to be televised meaning loss in advertising revenue as well. It's a strike tactic that might force them back to the bargaining table. Only time will tell when they'll want to negotiate again, but they better do it before the actors go on strike because then the "peons" will hold more of the high cards.

this is just my opinion of what seems to be going on right now. i think part of the problem is both sides are waiting to see what happens with the lack of some new scripted shows. if a lot of the reality shows/game shows put on the air do well in the ratings, the networks will have more power when they are ready to make a deal, and the writers are hoping the ratings with some of the new reality program stink so they have more power when they go back to try make a new deal.

so basically i think both sides are waiting to see how some of the new programs do, so they can hope to have the upper hand in striking a new deal.

basically i think the networks believe they have the money, and new programming to wait out the writer's until they are desperate, and are ready to go back to work. the writer's are hoping that without scripted shows the ratings will be crap and the networks will be forced to give them what they want.

i think once some of the new ratings come out, both sides will finally start trying to work out a deal

CasualWatcher9 wrote:

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And yet the median pay for a writer in the WGA last year was $5,000.

Here is the one statistic the neither side disputes. 4434 writers were paid an average of $204,000.00 last year. 4434 x $204,000.00 = $904,536,000.00. Nine hundred and a half million dollars.

(The $1.3 Billion number includes residuals paid last year.)

The WGA adds in an enormous number of card carrying, dues paying, $0 earning members to get that median down to $5000. That's easy to do if most of your guild doesn't work. If you were one of that large army who got paid $0 in the last year, are you really a working writer? Having a WGA card is like having a SAG card. Tons of people got them, few make any money. The ones who do make money make a lot of money. That $5000 median is total bullshit.

My disgust with the WGA is this whole UNION! thing. The WGA is not Norma Rae fighting for the rights of the common working man. UNION! indeed. The WGA is more than willing to put the average working joe out in the street as long as they can get even more for themselves. That is the "concept" I don't get SH! The "as long as I get mine, fuck the rest of you" WGA concept.

And there is no talking with Scree, so I won't even try.

i believe to be a member of the writer's guild or the actor's guild is just that you have had to write or act in the industry before. a lot of people might not currently be working in the entertainment industry right, but want to maintain their membership in the union for whatever reason. fred thompson is a member of the actor's guild still, and he certainly isn't acting right now, sense he is running for president.

CasualWatcher9 wrote:

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Oh, and i wandered over to Alan Sepinwall's blog tonight to see that

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert announce their intention to return to work on Jan. 7, strike or no strike.

So I guess as long as US American Liberals decide to cross the picket line it is OK for all to do the same? Or maybe not? What do you think of this? If they hate President Bush, it is cool? If they don't it is bad?

What do you think?