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So uh...Hollywood Writer's Strike anyone?

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DSWii60 said:
Does anyone know what's happening with House?
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New episode tonight, new episode on Tuesday, then it's done. I'm not sure it'll be back for this season as Fox canceled its deal with the House writers. Obviously, they could always rehire them but I don't know if that could be done in time to salvage this season.
 
Blader5489 said:
New episode tonight, new episode on Tuesday, then it's done. I'm not sure it'll be back for this season as Fox canceled its deal with the House writers. Obviously, they could always rehire them but I don't know if that could be done in time to salvage this season.
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You mean there could be no more House episodes after these ones?
 
Gary Whitta said:
Hands were shaken on a deal last night, is what I'm hearing. Should take about a week for the WGA board to ratify and then we're all back to work.
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Great news for everyone. Tons of people finally get to go back to work and Lost (among other fine television programming) will get its full season. :D
 
The strike ending two-to-three weeks after my non-union show got picked up by ABC... that's an awesome combination.
 
Even if the strike ended tomorrow, I doubt network television will recover. The impact is going to be worse than the 1994 baseball strike. I read that ratings are down 20-25% across the board. The majority of those people won't be back. They've moved on to superior alternatives for entertainment. I just hope they don't cancel Chuck. 24 & Chuck are the best shows on network TV.
 
border said:
If this thing is really resolved next week, Lost would still have 6-7 new episodes in the can before they ran out of material. So even if it took a month to resume production, they'd still have 2 weeks to film new stuff.
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In the past they said if a deal weren't done by the beginning of January. This season would be 8 episodes and next season would be 24 episodes. Instead of two 16 episode seasons
 
kbear said:
Even if the strike ended tomorrow, I doubt network television will recover. The impact is going to be worse than the 1994 baseball strike. I read that ratings are down 20-25% across the board. The majority of those people won't be back. They've moved on to superior alternatives for entertainment. I just hope they don't cancel Chuck. 24 & Chuck are the best shows on network TV.
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I doubt many shows will get canned really. There isn't much in the way of replacements for next year since the pilot season was shortened.

and as bad as season 6 of 24 was, I'm sure it will be back for season 7 still gets good ratings.

Tim-E said:
Great news for everyone. Tons of people finally get to go back to work and Lost (among other fine television programming) will get its full season. :D
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I don't think many shows will be able to get full seasons. At best a decent sized season.
 
I hope that they won't have to push the second half of season four of Battlestar Galactica back all the way to 2009 now.
 
Penguin said:
I don't think many shows will be able to get full seasons. At best a decent sized season.
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That's true, but it's better than what we've been left with. In an interview with Michael Emerson, they have until mid-March to end the strike and they'll still be able to make the full 16 episode season of Lost.
 
Costanza said:
hmm, details?
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As far as I'm aware, we haven't been publicly announced, but we're non-scripted and non-reality. Unless something changes, it'll be on the air late April or early May.

*And full disclosure, it's not my show, but I've been a part of the family since the pilot and received a bit of a promotion for the series.
 
B.K. said:
I hope that they won't have to push the second half of season four of Battlestar Galactica back all the way to 2009 now.
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same here, I started watching BSG 3 weeks ago and now that I caught up on 3 seasons I am aching for more
 
I gotta say, this is bittersweet.

I mean, it's good all these people are getting their jobs back, but Conan has been amazing. Hopefully NBC will be like "we don't need no writers" and let Conan stay as is.

Not going to happen though :(
 
legend166 said:
I gotta say, this is bittersweet.

I mean, it's good all these people are getting their jobs back, but Conan has been amazing. Hopefully NBC will be like "we don't need no writers" and let Conan stay as is.

Not going to happen though :(
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Conan is the only late night show that has been using writers the entire time
 
B.K. said:
I hope that they won't have to push the second half of season four of Battlestar Galactica back all the way to 2009 now.
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Your concern should be over the plausibility of it's cancelation altogether. I don't know if it was just Ronald Moore posturing for the writers, or a legitimate concern over the final seven episodes not being picked up when the strike is over, but this didn't sit too well with me two months ago, and it still doesn't now.
 
Kak.efes said:
Your concern should be over the plausibility of it's cancelation altogether. I don't know if it was just Ronald Moore posturing for the writers, or a legitimate concern over the final seven episodes not being picked up when the strike is over, but this didn't sit too well with me two months ago, and it still doesn't now.
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I don't really believe that. I don't think SciFi is stupid enough to not make the last seven episodes of the series.
 
Zilch said:
Isn't Mitch on strike (in other words, unable to work on any script)?
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Can't help but wonder if during the strike, alot of writers have been working on little pet projects on the side as they can't really come out of the strike with complete script of what they are "officially" working on.

Maybe an AD movie (or a rough draft of it) could count as such for Mitch.
 
I forget what the official word is, but I think they're able to work on personal projects (that they could in theory sell later). It'd only be fair, if you're not letting people go to work for months at a time..
 
Here are my demands:


Lost resumes production immediately. If theyre very good, they can get episode 9 ready to air the week after 8, although I wont mind a 2-3 week gap.

Start 24 again, and get it ready for a summer release. Cant be September, since Fox does Baseball. However, lasts season got low ratings, and maybe a July-October season could shake things up.

Start up production on jericho and finish the season.

Opinion:

This is good for shows I like. Lost and Jericho get the air to themselves (and reality).

Question: Is the prison break finale a real one, or were they assuming the strike would end?
 
First Jericho has to get big ratings to get more episodes. The show only recieved an order of 7 (those have all been written and shot)

edit: damn
 
I think (or maybe just hope), that if the writer's strike works to Losts advantage like people hope, that a 3-4 week break between 8 show blocks wouldn't be killer for it. Especially since I think alot of people would be more forgiving because of the reason.

Once things get firing, will they be able to shows that quickly though? Can they have the 8th show ready 8weeks after the next completed show airs?
 
mamacint said:
I think (or maybe just hope), that if the writer's strike works to Losts advantage like people hope, that a 3-4 week break between 8 show blocks wouldn't be killer. Especially since I think alot of people would be more forgiving because of the reason.

Once things get firing, will they be able to shows that quickly though? I can they have the 8th show be ready 8weeks after the next completed show airs?
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I remember how against the wall they were with the S3 finale, and that was with the massive break after 03.06. That being said, they obviously still produced fantastic work. I still think there will be a break after 04.08 and that they'll still be pretty rushed, but Lost will still rule, regardless.
 
jamesinclair said:
Question: Is the prison break finale a real one, or were they assuming the strike would end?
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it was the "fall finale" and not a real season finale... prison break was going to go on hiatus for a few months (so Terminator could finish it's 13 episode run in that time slot) and then they were going to come back with like 8 new episodes in April I think.

but i'm sure this could work as a real season finale if need be.
 
mamacint said:
Can't help but wonder if during the strike, alot of writers have been working on little pet projects on the side as they can't really come out of the strike with complete script of what they are "officially" working on.

Maybe an AD movie (or a rough draft of it) could count as such for Mitch.
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As long as they're on strike, they can't actually write anything. But, that doesn't mean they can't plan the whole thing out in their heads.
 
Blader5489 said:
As long as they're on strike, they can't actually write anything. But, that doesn't mean they can't plan the whole thing out in their heads.
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Please. They're all writing. Every single one of them. It's just not leaving their house.
 
I remember folks saying how the last WGA strike in...1988? lasted 5 months & how it was in "everyone's best interest" to get it solved quickly. But things have assuredly changed now with the advent of cable tv programming. With the ease of being able to "buy" cable tv shows and air them on primetime network tv, it helps give the studios ample enough time to wear down the WGA members as I'm sure it's getting to right now.

But regardless of what's going on behind the scenes, one thing is sure: WGA members have lost more money over the last 4.5 months of this strike than they'd have ever made if they'd gotten everything they'd originally asked for, before striking.

Gary, care to comment on that?
 
DiatribeEQ said:
But regardless of what's going on behind the scenes, one thing is sure: WGA members have lost more money over the last 4.5 months of this strike than they'd have ever made if they'd gotten everything they'd originally asked for, before striking.
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This statement keeps getting repeated like 9/11 in political conversations. I have a financial background, so I can see where the basis for this argument might come from, but it never seems to come with any substantial sourcing or backing. Where on earth did it come from?
 
maharg said:
This statement keeps getting repeated like 9/11 in political conversations. I have a financial background, so I can see where the basis for this argument might come from, but it never seems to come with any substantial sourcing or backing. Where on earth did it come from?
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The writers themselves. I know Lindeolf said that if the strike lasted more than six weeks, he would lose more money than he would have gained through a new deal.
 
Blader5489 said:
The writers themselves. I know Lindeolf said that if the strike lasted more than six weeks, he would lose more money than he would have gained through a new deal.
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MAYBE HE SHOULD/COULD FINISH ULTIMATE HULK VS. WOLVERINE THEN!

:|
 
DiatribeEQ said:
I remember folks saying how the last WGA strike in...1988? lasted 5 months & how it was in "everyone's best interest" to get it solved quickly. But things have assuredly changed now with the advent of cable tv programming. With the ease of being able to "buy" cable tv shows and air them on primetime network tv, it helps give the studios ample enough time to wear down the WGA members as I'm sure it's getting to right now.

But regardless of what's going on behind the scenes, one thing is sure: WGA members have lost more money over the last 4.5 months of this strike than they'd have ever made if they'd gotten everything they'd originally asked for, before striking.

Gary, care to comment on that?
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Various writers have explained this repeatedly. Despite short-term financial and creative losses, they believe in their demands, and they believe they are fair, deserved and essential to the future of their profession. They had to take a stand, and so they did. If they didn't, residuals would have gradually disappeared for decades.
 
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