Staking in film- en televisieland

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Dear Fans of Brothers & Sisters,

With six hours before the writers strike, we're on Stage 6 putting the finishing touches on what may be our last script for a while. In spite of the rather quick turnaround, the episode is turning into one of the best, we think: a classic B&S blend of the funny and the emotionally true, set to more music than is common in these parts. We think you'll like it when you get to see it in January.

The last couple of weeks in these offices have been like a Hollywood version of the Cuban missile crisis -- as much as entertainment industry labor strife can be likened to the threat of nuclear extinction. All we mean is there's been a lot of anxiety about right now, a second helping of uncertainty about tomorrow, and a fog of what is rightly called existential malaise.

Anyway, enough of that. We just wanted to say to all of you, loud and clear: Thank you for loving our show AND we promise we're doing everything we can to resolve the current situation.

You probably won't be hearing too much from us around here for a little while. But please continue to talk amongst yourselves -- we'll post your comments at least once a day.

Love,
The Brothers & Sisters Writers

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Op maandag 5 november 2007 18:05 schreef Gordon_Shumway het volgende:
Het is dus begonnen.

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If the writers strike fails, it won't be on account of Jon Stewart.

In a show of solidarity with his fellow scribes, the Daily Show host has told his writing staff that he will cover all their salaries for the next two weeks, according to a well-placed source. He has also vowed to do the same for writers on The Colbert Report. A Comedy Central spokesman referred my inquiry about this to Stewart's personal publicist, who has yet to respond.

Stewart's intention, says the source, is to ensure his writers will face no financial hardship should the strike, which kicked off at 3 a.m. local time, conclude within that timeframe.

Meanwhile, both Stewart and Stephen Colbert are reportedly working on their contingency plans in case it doesn't. "There are indications that Mr. Stewart and Mr. Colbert will come back in tweaked form if the strike is a long one, leaning on interviews and other writer-free approaches to keep both programs alive in a very busy political season," reports today's Times.

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Op maandag 5 november 2007 18:16 schreef CrazyDutchPunk het volgende:

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Nee, dit is maar rehearsal.

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Op maandag 5 november 2007 18:21 schreef SaintOfKillers het volgende:
Ze blijven afhankelijk van andere bonden, als die wel nieuwe deals maken, dan kunnen de schrijvers het wel vergeten.

Het is niet de eerste keer dat ze staken, de vorige keer konden ze ook in het stof bijten omdat ze alleen stonden.

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Op maandag 5 november 2007 18:33 schreef -skippybal- het volgende:
Dus er is vanavond ook geen Daily Show?

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Op maandag 5 november 2007 18:51 schreef SaintOfKillers het volgende:
Er wordt ook overwogen om zich massaal op reality TV te storten, CBS overweegt al een speciale celebs-versie van Big Brother.

Reality shows, het kankergezwel van de moderne televisie .

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Op maandag 5 november 2007 19:20 schreef CloudStrife het volgende:
Als de strike echt lang gaat duren is de kans groot dat we dit seizoen GEEN "24" krijgen.

NEEEE!

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Op maandag 5 november 2007 19:20 schreef CloudStrife het volgende:
Als de strike echt lang gaat duren is de kans groot dat we dit seizoen GEEN "24" krijgen.

NEEEE!

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Op maandag 5 november 2007 19:20 schreef CloudStrife het volgende:
Als de strike echt lang gaat duren is de kans groot dat we dit seizoen GEEN "24" krijgen.

NEEEE!

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Op maandag 5 november 2007 19:01 schreef SaintOfKillers het volgende:

Ik vind "WGA on strike" trouwens nogal ongeïnspireerd voor iemand die betaald wordt om creatieve dingen te schrijven, maar dit geheel terzijde.

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Just minutes into the strike, the labor unrest has turned violent at one picket line: A writer for "Talkshow With Spike Feresten" was struck by a sedan trying to cross the picket line at Sunset-Gower Studios early this morning, witnesses said.

The writer, identified as Tom Johnson, suffered a leg injury and was taken away in a wheelchair by paramedics. The incident occurred shortly after 9:30 a.m. at the studios off Sunset Boulevard when a driver in a Black Honda Element drove up to the employee parking lot on Gower Street, where pickets were marching. According to witnesses, the driver got out of the vehicle and began threatening to run over anyone who didn't get out of his way. Witnesses said he then got back in the car and drove forward, hitting Johnson.

The striking writers descended on the vehicle and took away the driver's keys. Johnson's black tennis shoe was still lodged under the front passenger tire as he was taken away.
The driver, who witnesses said worked for Raleigh, was escorted from the scene by studio employees. Police had been notified, according to those at the scene.

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Op maandag 5 november 2007 19:01 schreef SaintOfKillers het volgende:

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Ik vind "WGA on strike" trouwens nogal ongeïnspireerd voor iemand die betaald wordt om creatieve dingen te schrijven, maar dit geheel terzijde.

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Op maandag 5 november 2007 23:07 schreef CrazyDutchPunk het volgende:

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Op maandag 5 november 2007 23:09 schreef Zhenar het volgende:
Deze hele staking is nu al een serie op zich... Ze zouden alles op film moeten leggen en gewoon dát moeten uitzenden!

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“The Office” showrunner Greg Daniels is picketing his own Van Nuys set. Cast members – including Rainn Wilson, Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski as well as WGA members Steve Carell, B.J. Novak, Mindy Kaling and Paul Leiberstein – are not crossing the picket line.

Losing its cast shuts down NBC’s highest-rated sitcom a lot faster than a lot of other series, which are trying to put into production the last few scripts written before the strike.

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Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is standing strong on the side of the writers during the Writers Guild of America’s current strike.

“I stand with the writers,” the senator said in a statement. “The guild’s demand is a test of whether media corporations are going to give writers a fair share of the wealth their work creates or continue concentrating profits in the hands of their executives. I urge the producers to work with the writers so that everyone can get back to work.”

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Marg Helgenberger, actress on CBS’ “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” is currently walking the WGA picket lines at Universal Studios in Universal City, Calif.

Mrs. Helgenberger is married to Alan Rosenberg, current president of the Screen Actors’ Guild.

of lees ik nu verkeerd?

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Op zondag 4 november 2007 16:44 schreef Herald het volgende:
zeg SoK kun je misschien een beetje uitleggen waar de WGA/DGA/SAG voor staan? Het zijn een soort vakbonden toch? Aangezien ze dreigen met royeren of nooit meer lid mogen worden lijken ze best machtig, maar wat houden ze nou precies in? Wat is het verschil tussen wel en niet aangesloten zijn?

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Scripted comedies and dramas are created and covered under guild agreements. If you are hired to write on one of these shows, you must already be a WGA member or must become one if you were not previously (because you were a writer's assistant, or what have you).

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that didn't take long: Less than 24 hours after the strike began, TV studios have sent letters to all producers with overall deals, informing them that their pacts are suspended, effective immediately. That means no more paychecks, effective immediately

Big caveat: Writers who have projects actively in production -- and who are still rendering services -- will still get paid.

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Op dinsdag 6 november 2007 10:55 schreef SaintOfKillers het volgende:
Niet zo slim van Obama, die heeft een hoop fundraisers bij de grote studio's zitten.

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Op woensdag 7 november 2007 10:15 schreef Zhenar het volgende:
Pfffft... wat een gezeik allemaal zeg

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Op woensdag 7 november 2007 11:14 schreef Tweek het volgende:
John August blog vaste schrijver van Tim Burton zo'n beetje en weet ook te melden dat Heroes: Origins dankzij de staking voorlopig gecanceled is. Wist ik nog niet.

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Also in the can: New episodes of vet drama "One Tree Hill."

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Op woensdag 7 november 2007 13:24 schreef Breuls het volgende:

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Dan volg jij de Heroes topics niet.

(Daar stond August al gequote namelijk.)

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Op woensdag 7 november 2007 13:44 schreef CrazyDutchPunk het volgende:
Overzicht van alle series
Waarin heel duidelijk staat hoeveel episodes er al zijn

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Op woensdag 7 november 2007 13:48 schreef neggix het volgende:

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Niets over OTH

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Op woensdag 7 november 2007 13:49 schreef Treveo het volgende:

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En nix over Heroes... ik weet alleen dat ze de aflevering 11 opnieuw hebben opgenomen als alternatief voor een seizoensfinale..