Writers Guild of America Strike

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WGA Strike Primer: The Big Secret

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 01.29.2008 | Entertainment

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The AMPTP corporations have only themselves to blame. They opened the hidden door, turned on the overhead light, and let writers inside to read the magic book.

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'Cautious Optimism': The Hollywood Term Meaning, 'Pssst...Everyone Pretend to Be Negotiating'

Ray Richmond | Posted 01.28.2008 | Entertainment

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If you listen really hard, you can make out the glorious sound of thawing ice. On the other hand, that could also just be the moguls rubbing their hands together.

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A Conversation with John Sayles on Labor and the Writers' Strike

Robert Eisele | Posted 01.25.2008 | Entertainment

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"The movie industry is one of the most unionized industries left. I feel a lot of what this strike is about is corporations looking at their entertainment division and saying, 'Can't we turn this into Wal-Mart?'"

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The WGA Strike for Dummies, and My Concerns Over the DGA Deal

Michael Russnow | Posted 01.25.2008 | Entertainment

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Once we accept a deal similar to the DGA's, it will be almost impossible to significantly improve it once we realize how much money the Internet networks are making and how little in comparison we are.

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Is Michael Cieply The Worst Reporter Ever?

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 01.24.2008 | Media

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I'm just going to give three examples of The Cieply Treatment but you can find a host of others.

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Stories from the Line

Larry Miller | Posted 01.23.2008 | Entertainment

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Maybe we should tell the producers, look, you build the stadium, sell the tickets, form the league, make the rules and then we'll come in with our bats and gloves and get hits. Because that's the way it works.

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WGA Strike Primer: MovieStudio.com

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 01.22.2008 | Entertainment

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After the Writers Guild signs agreements with Internet companies, movies and web series will start appearing online. The studios and networks can join in the future -- or buy a ticket.

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Requiem for a Job

Daniel Silk | Posted 01.21.2008 | Entertainment

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No matter how much mutual respect you share with cast, crew, writers, assistants, studio execs; at the end of the day, a show is a monster. And it will eat anything.

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The Writer and the Gun -- How the WGA Is Being Rewritten

Michael Seitzman | Posted 01.20.2008 | Entertainment

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While our leadership is hunkered down, trying to determine what the deal really is and how much to push that deal, WGA members are spinning their own narratives in the absence of any other.

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The Directors Deal -- Fair or Feasible?

Jonathan Handel | Posted 01.18.2008 | Entertainment

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The Directors Guild has reached agreement with the studios. Should the Writers Guild accept the same deal, or try to negotiate better terms, and possibly continue the strike for months?

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This Is Your Brain On Strike. Any Questions?

Ray Richmond | Posted 01.18.2008 | Entertainment

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I present forthwith a sampling of what we can look forward to eight months from now as a cobbled-together TV season kicks off in September.

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My Ellen Visit, Deferred

Margaret Cho | Posted 01.18.2008 | Entertainment

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When Ellen asked me to do her show I was absolutely thrilled. I love her show! But with the writers on strike, I am unable to do it. This was a very difficult decision to make.

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The Directors Guild Deal: Good or Bad? First Analysis

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 01.18.2008 | Business

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Well, Gil Cates is happy. But should the rest of us think this is a good deal? "It's really an excellent deal," Gilbert Cates, who led the di...

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Real Thyme*: Maher Knows How to Cook Up a Spicy Press Conference

Steve Young | Posted 01.18.2008 | Entertainment

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Last week Maher became the last of the late-nighters to cross the line, and immediately, the line he crossed became murkier than what we faced with the other shows.

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WGA Strike Primer: The DGA Settlement Begins...

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 01.17.2008 | Entertainment

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The AMPTP would never have offered what they did to the Directors Guild without all the unrelenting attention the WGA put on the union-breaking importance of New Media.

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A Modest Suggestion on How to End the WGA Strike: Agree That Internet Residuals in the New Contract are Not Precedential

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 01.17.2008 | Entertainment

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If either the guilds or the studios make a mistake in estimating the future value of the internet market, they are terrified they could have to live with that mistake for many years to come.

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How to Save the Awards Season

Tom Gliatto | Posted 01.16.2008 | Entertainment

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Someone should raid whatever warehouse is storing those Team America celebrity marionettes and bring them out and dangle them up and down the red carpet.

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Sunny Outlook for Studios at Sundance

Jonathan Handel | Posted 01.16.2008 | Entertainment

Several years ago, the Sundance film festival established an Industry Office to assist film industry attendees at the fest, many of whom are buyers sc...

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Directors Should Make a Deal the Writers and Actors Can Live With

Jonathan Handel | Posted 01.16.2008 | Entertainment

The Directors Guild has been negotiating with the studios and networks for the last several days. If they want to end the writers strike - and put th...

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Ding Dong, The Witch is Dead

Shana Ting Lipton | Posted 01.16.2008 | Entertainment

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What happens when everybody becomes famous? The White Noise Effect. Everyone's famous, therefore no one's famous. Fame, celebrity, the Hollywood dream have effectively been neutralized.

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WGA Strike Primer: The Endgame

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 01.15.2008 | Entertainment

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The CEOs understand reality. They know they'll keep making billions with a fair contract. But not with Scorched Earth. So, that means perhaps there's another possible endgame.

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Golden Globes: And The Losers Are...

Martin Lewis | Posted 01.13.2008 | Entertainment

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There was a classic opening to the Golden Globes press conference. The very first award. "For Best Supporting Actress the Golden Globe goes to... Ca...

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WGA Strike Primer: The Directors Call 'Action'

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 01.13.2008 | Entertainment

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If the Writers Guild has to be the bad cop to the DGA's good, swell. A good deal is a good deal, and writers will gladly take it.

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Labor Talks Underway Between Directors And Studios

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 01.12.2008 | Media

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The union representing Hollywood directors began contract talks Saturday, with striking TV and film writers calculating how a deal might affect them. ...

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Writers Strike Primer: FAQ

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 01.10.2008 | Entertainment

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The AMPTP corporations have walked away from the table. It's a well-accepted fact that it's almost impossible to make a deal with someone who isn't there.

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