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11-06-2007, 07:04 PM
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Hollywood Writers' Strike
Wasn't sure if anyone's started a thread on this yet, but 7 shows have already halted production.
Some of the shows include: - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
- Rules of Engagement (CBS)
- The Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)
- Big Bang Theory (CBS)
- Two and a Half Men (CBS)
- 'Til Death (FOX)
- Back To You (FOX)
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11-06-2007, 09:10 PM
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I read that "Heroes" had to rewrite the ending of an episode airing in January (the last episode completed) in case it becomes the season finale.
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11-06-2007, 09:14 PM
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I have a friend on the crew of L&O/CI and they have yet to let them know when it will halt production.
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11-06-2007, 09:18 PM
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Will Saturday Night Live be a repeat?
And when will my soaps go into repeats? That will be AWFUL.
Unless they show "classic" episodes.
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11-06-2007, 09:25 PM
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I think I read that Soaps usually have 30 days stockpiled, so you'll probably get another month.
I assume SNL will go into repeats since the late night shows already did.
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11-06-2007, 11:32 PM
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They need to get it straight, Eva Longoria PARKER... as the credits say now. It doesn't quite rhyme in their chant though.
I honestly don't know what the writers make. I'd be curious to know. I have a feeling if I knew, I probably wouldn't be sympathetic to their cause, but maybe I'd be moreso.
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11-07-2007, 01:01 AM
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Last week as I was driving home (from somewhere in Nebraska), they were interviewing a writer on NPR. The writer said that on a popular show, a writer can earn as much as $7500 per episode. So for a twenty episode show that's about $150,000/yr. And then they also earn something when the show goes into syndication - I didn't remember that part. He also pointed out that typically a popular show is only around for a few years (maybe 4-5).
ETA: I don't think it's unreasonable for them to want to a bigger chunk of the DVD sales. The stars sometimes make six digits per episode for some of these shows.
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11-07-2007, 01:10 AM
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According to payscale.com, the median salary for screenwriters in LA is 130,000. I had seen higher salaries reported in recent articles about the strike.
There's only what, like 12,000 members of the Writer's Guild?
I do feel like their contract needs to evolve as new media has evolved. But I kinda want to know more.
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11-07-2007, 01:23 AM
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The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are re-runs this week. This sucks.
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11-07-2007, 02:41 AM
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Out of those, the only show that I watch is DH. If they run out of stuff to air, maybe they should bring LOST to the screen EARLY -- wouldn't that would be nice!?
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11-07-2007, 10:38 AM
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If this goes on long enough, we'll be watching movies and hey, maybe even get rights to air non-US shows (though I doubt that will happen, no matter what the Canadian newspapers are saying... Corner Gas (which I don't watch...kinda trashy, IMHO) and Little Mosque on the Prairie (which I like) on non-cable TV in the US? British shows like Coronation Street? Reruns of the British version of The Office? Doubt that'll ever happen....)
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11-07-2007, 01:45 PM
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Thank God South Park is still new. 
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11-07-2007, 01:51 PM
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If they don't resolve this soon, it will probably be Reality shows out the yin-yang...even more so than now.
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11-07-2007, 05:17 PM
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I have been reading the Strike Blog on tvguide.com. Apparently, their are enough soaps to last till beginning of next year.
Big Brother has been rushed for a winter edition. Rumor has it that it will be a celebrity edition.
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11-07-2007, 05:41 PM
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There are writers on reality shows, they're just not covered by the writers union.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2004Aug9.html
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