tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post5004726341585540678..comments2024-02-27T07:05:13.652-05:00Comments on Reel Fanatic: OK, now it's personal: The strikeReel Fanatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727636643227938924noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-57784657262603233332007-11-10T09:28:00.000-05:002007-11-10T09:28:00.000-05:00I think the writers are wise on this move too. Gre...I think the writers are wise on this move too. Great post thanks for adding insight into the situation.<BR/><BR/>As for unscripted series...I think that the "writing" does exist...but it's moved into the editing section of production. Editors might want to think about that and their skills in relation to this strike.Candy Minxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350752657678863378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-89662421669480938662007-11-07T14:31:00.000-05:002007-11-07T14:31:00.000-05:00Thanks for the link, Lylee .. he definitely makes ...Thanks for the link, Lylee .. he definitely makes some depressingly valid points about the state of TV, and I think we'll find out just how much he's right in about five years or so .. and as someone with that much TV experience, he certainly should know!<BR/><BR/>And no one ever has to apologize for a diatribe here, Eric, even if, as occasionally happens, they're aimed directly at meReel Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727636643227938924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-28203824996014540512007-11-07T14:20:00.000-05:002007-11-07T14:20:00.000-05:00Wow Lylee,he was able to articulate everthing I fe...Wow Lylee,<BR/>he was able to articulate everthing I feel about the state of our media today.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604955846191230905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-4835172834929661732007-11-07T13:33:00.000-05:002007-11-07T13:33:00.000-05:00Here's a sort of tangential, but still topical, ta...Here's a sort of tangential, but still topical, take on the strike and the digital distribution question, and the deeper tensions that run below:<BR/><BR/>http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-herskovitz7nov07,0,5402981.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail<BR/><BR/>I'm mostly, but not completely, in agreement. It's well written, though.lyleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954420869268632653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-31402634754438202552007-11-07T12:30:00.000-05:002007-11-07T12:30:00.000-05:00On th eflip side of things A lot of my buds that w...On th eflip side of things A lot of my buds that work in the industry are IA members and as such they are bound by a No Strike clause in their contracts. What this means is that if called to work they are contractualy obliged to cross the picket lines. The President of the IA actually told the membership that anyone who refused to cross the line would be immediatly dropped from the union.<BR/>meanwhile the Teamsters have decided to back the WGA which is fine but those boys can get ugly when riled up. It is my hope that they will understand that the IA membership is not scabbing by crossing the lines if required, but simply fulfilling their legal obligation.<BR/>The upside of that is that shows like the office and soforth are writen so close to production that they shut down and diffuse the potential confrontation.<BR/>Features already in production will likely not shut down. The WGA will picket these shows which can go fine since the scripts are already written and then only thing the WGA would do at that point would be rewrites and colored pages. Which the Director could do. But the teamsters drive the trucks so if they carry the strike to already in producion features it could get ugly but also shorten the strike.<BR/>but if the Features continue produciton then the IA can still be working. Except there is a pecking order in crew that does television vs feature crews. Younger members with less seniority and mostly working episodic television will be left twisting in the breeze while the the senior members will get the reduced jobs.<BR/>Sorry that was quit the diatribeErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604955846191230905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-872618000556712032007-11-07T12:00:00.000-05:002007-11-07T12:00:00.000-05:00Thanks for the link, Eric .. In spite of my rather...Thanks for the link, Eric .. In spite of my rather selfish desire to be constantly entertained, I was already on their side, but that helped to clear things up a little more<BR/><BR/>And I have a strong enough hatred for most reality TV, Carrie, that if the editors follow through on that threat and it goes away too for a while, I can't say I'd be disappointed one bitReel Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727636643227938924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-48276712081095870352007-11-07T11:07:00.000-05:002007-11-07T11:07:00.000-05:00Strikes happen and then things shake outgive this ...Strikes happen and then things shake out<BR/><BR/>give this <A HREF="http://forums.myspace.com/t/3552710.aspx?fuseaction=forums.viewthread" REL="nofollow">video</A> a watch to get the writers side of the story.<BR/><BR/>It seems pretty straight forward and reasonable<BR/>And the forum threads on the subject are pretty interesting as well.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604955846191230905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-47943042987151310472007-11-07T09:14:00.000-05:002007-11-07T09:14:00.000-05:00Hmmmm... I'm a writer and a pinko, so maybe you ca...Hmmmm... I'm a writer and a pinko, so maybe you can guess where I stand. But DAMN do I miss The Daily Show. How will we gte through Primary season without it? That said, don't worry about the reality shows. If the writers show fortitude for a few weeks, the editor's union has been grumbling about talks too. No editors = no one to jerryrig reality show footage into something watchable.Carrie Loftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00589746700484524652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-26579306320160876142007-11-07T08:52:00.000-05:002007-11-07T08:52:00.000-05:00I must say that I fully sympathise with the writer...I must say that I fully sympathise with the writers and I do support them. After all, the whole matter of digital distribution does need to be clarified and they should receive compensation whenever their works are distributed digitally. Unfortunately, that means many of my favourite shows won't have new episodes for quite some time. And I cringe at the thought of the networks rushing out more reality TV to fill the empty space. I only hope the strike gets resolved swiftly and in the best interests of the writes.Terence Towles Canotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.com