Staking in film- en televisieland #3

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Who Won the Writers Strike?

When the Writers Guild of America held its annual awards ceremony Saturday night in Manhattan, it felt more like a victory celebration. So after a long and bitter strike, the writers won, right?

On points, yes, probably. On principle, certainly. From a practical perspective, maybe not so much.

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Op dinsdag 12 februari 2008 19:32 schreef Tim86 het volgende:
hopelijk het laatste topic

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Op dinsdag 12 februari 2008 19:19 schreef Zhenar het volgende:
Wat mij betreft het laatste topic
En daarna verder in Actor's Strike

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Op dinsdag 12 februari 2008 23:07 schreef Jnk18 het volgende:

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Denk dat daar allemaal niet zon probleem zal worden.

En jah laat dit aub het laatste topic zijn tot 2011

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Here's the official WGA announcement to striking writers:

On Tuesday, members of the Writers Guilds East and West voted by a 92.5% margin to lift the restraining order that was invoked on November 5th. The strike is over.

Writing can resume immediately. If you were employed when the strike began, you should plan to report to work on Wednesday. If you're not employed at an office or other work site, call or e-mail your employer that you are resuming work. If you have been told not to report to work or resume your services, we recommend that you still notify your employer in writing of your availability to do so. Questions concerning return-to-work issues should be directed to the WGAW legal department at 323.782.4521 or the WGAE’s assistant executive director Ann Toback at 212-767-7823.

The decision to begin this strike was not taken lightly and was only made after no other reasonable alternative was possible. We are profoundly aware of the economic loss these fourteen weeks have created not only for our members but so many other colleagues who work in the television and motion picture industries. Nonetheless, with the establishment of the WGA jurisdiction over new media and residual formulas based on distributor’s gross revenue (among other gains) we are confident that the results are a significant achievement not only for ourselves but the entire creative community, now and in the future.

We hope to build upon the extraordinary energy, ingenuity, and solidarity that were generated by your hard work during the strike.

Over the next weeks and months, we will be in touch with you to discuss and develop ways we can use our unprecedented unity to make our two guilds stronger and more effective than ever.

Now that the strike has ended, there remains the vote to ratify the new contract. Ballots and information on the new deal, both pro and con, will be mailed to you shortly. You will be able to return those ballots via mail or at a membership meeting to be held Monday, February 25th, 2008, at times and locations to be determined.

Thank you for making it possible. As ever, we are all in this together.

Best,

Patric M. Verrone
President, WGAW

Michael Winship
President, WGAE

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The strike is over.

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Op woensdag 13 februari 2008 10:32 schreef Zhenar het volgende:

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Op woensdag 13 februari 2008 10:21 schreef PietjePuk007 het volgende:
Overzicht series, de komende weken zal er veel bekend worden hoe nu verder.

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"Medium" (Mondays, 10-11 p.m. ET)
Continues current run

"My Name Is Earl" (Thursdays, 8-8:30 p.m. ET)
Resumes April 3 with one-hour episode

"30 Rock" (Thursdays, 8:30-9 p.m. ET)
Resumes April 10

"The Office" (Thursdays, 9-9:30 p.m. ET)
Resumes April 10

"Scrubs" (Thursdays, 9:30-10 p.m. ET)
Resumes April 10

"ER" (Thursdays, 10-11 p.m. ET)
Resumes April 10

"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (Tuesdays, 10-11 p.m. ET)
Resumes April 15

"Law & Order" (Wednesdays, 10-11 p.m. ET)
Resumes April 23

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The comedies “How I Met Your Mother,” “The Big Bang Theory,” and “Two and a Half Men” will be the first shows to return, most likely on March 17. Each program is expected to deliver nine new episodes in the spring.

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“CSI: Miami” is expected to be the next show back, on March 24, with the first of eight new episodes. “CSI: NY” is slated to return on April 2 with seven new episodes, and the original “CSI” will be back the next day with six new episodes.

Among the network’s other dramas, “Cold Case” is expected to return on March 30 with five new episodes; “Criminal Minds” will come back April 2 with seven new episodes; “Without a Trace” is aiming for April 3 with six new episodes; and “Ghost Whisperer” and “NUMB3RS” are scheduled to return April 4 with six new episodes each. “NCIS” will return one week later, on April 8, with seven new episodes.

The Friday night drama “Moonlight” is scheduled to come back April 11 with four new episodes, and the comedy “Rules of Engagement” is expected back on April 14 with six new episodes.

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Op donderdag 14 februari 2008 00:25 schreef Breuls het volgende:
Officiele aankondigingen van NBC:

Dit seizoen:
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(bron)

Doorgeschoven naar volgend seizoen: Chuck, Life en Heroes.
(bron)

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Op donderdag 14 februari 2008 15:23 schreef RacerDKB het volgende:
Alsof acteurs nog niet genoeg verdienen. Ik moet al verdomme 5 maanden wachten op nieuwe tv afleveringen, en dan gaan de acteurs ook nog staken

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Op donderdag 14 februari 2008 16:47 schreef wolfrolf het volgende:

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. Alleen jij, uiteraard

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Op donderdag 28 februari 2008 23:20 schreef wolfrolf het volgende:
Mogelijk gaan dan de acteurs staken

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Latest: A Hollywood union has taken the first step towards an actors strike - by voting down a proposed deal with studio bosses.

Members of the 120,000-strong Screen Actors Guild (SAG) have rejected a three-year deal offered by the major Hollywood studios and TV networks.

After five hours of talks on Thursday, union bosses dismissed the proposed contract.

They then presented their own counter-offer, which was rejected by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) - the body representing the major studios and networks.

The news comes just three days after Hollywood's smaller union, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), voted in favour of a deal with the AMPTP.

But the decision by SAG members brings the threat of an actor's strike this summer a step closer - with AMPTP bosses refusing to renegotiate the deal, and SAG chiefs vowing to fight on to secure a better deal for their members.

A representative for the AMPTP says, "We made it clear our final (offer) is our final and that we're not interested in further counter-proposals.

"The last thing we need is a long, hot summer of labour strife that puts even more pressure on a badly struggling economy and deprives audiences of the entertainment they clearly desire in such difficult times."

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Hollywood actors guild to seek strike

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Screen Actors Guild said Saturday it will ask its members to authorize a strike after its first contract talks in four months with Hollywood studios failed despite the help of a federal mediator.
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SAG's national board has already authorized its negotiating committee to call for a strike authorization vote if mediation failed. The vote would take more than a month and require more than 75 percent approval to pass.

SAG is seeking union coverage for all Internet-only productions regardless of budget and residual payments for Internet productions replayed online, as well as continued actor protections during work stoppages

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Op zondag 23 november 2008 10:52 schreef Symer het volgende:

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Proposed voting boycott riles SAG
Anonymous email singles out eight actors

The Screen Actors Guild's battle over its strike authorization has taken an especially nasty turn, thanks to a suggested boycott of eight actors who are up for SAG awards.
The proposed boycott came to light after a significant number of SAG members received a pair of anonymous emails forwarded by national board member Frances Fisher. The two emails proposed that the SAG members withhold their award votes for the eight thesps because of their public support for the opposition to the authorization vote.

Nearly 2,000 SAG members -- including George Clooney and Tom Hanks -- have declared that they oppose the authorization due to the nation's current financial crisis.

In her email, Fisher said the letters were forwards and asked that her name and email be removed if the recipient chose to forward the letters. In a response issued Friday, former SAG president and current board member Richard Masur compared the anonymous email to a blacklist and called on Fisher to repudiate it.

The anonymous email singled out Josh Brolin (who was nominated for "Milk"), Kevin Spacey ("Recount"), Susan Sarandon ("Bernard & Doris"), Michael C. Hall ("Dexter"), Sally Field ("Brothers and Sisters"), Alec Baldwin ("30 Rock"), Steve Carell ("The Office") and Tony Shalhoub ("Monk").

"If I were a regular, ordinary, not-rich-and-famous actor, and if I wanted my union to be strong so it could fight for me ... would I want to give any of these rich-and-famous UNION-UNDERMINERS my vote?" one of the anonymous emails said. "Would I want my union to give them such an honor -- MY UNION's ultimate stamp-of-approval? I would remember those names when I began to mark my ballot."

In his response, Masur said that there has never previously been an attempt to politicize the SAG Awards over its 15-year history.

"These awards were conceived of as an opportunity for actors to be honored by their peers," he added. "The sole criterion for the awarding of these honors has been artistic achievement. That must continue to be the case. The SAG Awards have meant a great deal to the members, the Guild and the SAG Foundation, as well as all the honorees. It would be a shame if this worthy process were to be sullied by this political manipulation."

Masur said Fisher should send out a message to everyone to whom she sent the email with an apology and a condemnation. "That would go a long way toward repairing he perception that she meant to support and encourage this kind of outrageous blacklisting," he added.

Fisher was not immediately available for comment. But SAG's awards committee issued a statement condemning the anonymous email.

"The Screen Actors Guild Awards has always been and will always remain non-political," the panel said. "It is unfortunate that a few people have chosen to attempt to politicize our annual salute to excellence in our profession. We know actors value outstanding performances and cherish their yearly opportunity to commend the good work of their peers above all else. We look forward to celebrating the achievements of our nominees on January 25th."

The controversy comes with the guild's emergency national board meeting set for Monday and Tuesday to determine the fate of the proposed referendum. The SAG Awards will be held on Jan. 25.

SAG leaders have insisted that the authorization will give the guild more leverage in its long-stalled film and TV contract negotiations with Hollywood's majors. The vote had been set to be sent out Jan. 2 but after protests from SAG's New York board and other branches, SAG prexy Alan Rosenberg delayed the start of the three-week referendum process and skedded the board meeting to address the dissent and the call from the New York board for the negotiating committee to be replaced.

Supporters of the authorization have asserted repeatedly that the new-media terms of the congloms' final offer will lead to the eventual elimination of residuals -- a contention that's widely derided by the companies, noting that the DGA, WGA, AFTRA and IATSE have agreed to similar terms. SAG's web site currently lists 3,800 members who support the authorization including Mel Gibson, Holly Hunter and Martin Sheen.