Happenstance Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Just been reading more about this on IGN. Looks like Scrubs may never get a proper finish, 24 has been dropped from the schedule so wont be airing in January and LOST is either going to have 8 episodes this season instead of 15 or just be held back for another year alltogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyBoy Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 If Scrubs doesn't get the finish it deserves I will be pissed. How long is this thing going to go on for anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellyn Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Why the hell is there a strike? I need my 24 fix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Oh woe is me, what shall I do without the intricate brilliant story telling of LOST?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyson Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Wait what?! 24?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaggis Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Last time this happened it lasted for 22 weeks! Everything went into chaos. If scrubs gets no proper ending I will have to murder someone. They've had to "hold/cancel" the heroes spinoff aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Apparently they've re-shot heroes episode 11 to be the finale rather than moving on to the next story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firthy1991 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Apparently they've re-shot heroes episode 11 to be the finale rather than moving on to the next story. seriously dont joke, if season 2 gets ruined i may just have to hunt them down and kill there loved ones, why are they striking anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haver Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Internet and DVD sales. They're not getting their cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 surely they have the studios by the balls- it can't last long... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellyn Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 !?!?!?!?!?!?Heroes and 24?!?!?!?!?!?! I'LL KILL THEM! I'LL KILL THEM ALL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haver Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 At least Ricky will be happy (Steve Carell won't break the picket line): NBC is considering airing the original British version of The Office in place of the American version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Good for them, they get paid very little for producing the most important part of any production while the actors get all the glory and the sudios get all the money. The studios are bullshitting them about "not having a business model" for mobile, internet and DVD sales, so they can't offer them even a tiny percentage of profits from their work being distributed in that way. They've kind of got them by the balls though, because like I say they don't earn much and can't claim benefits while striking. I think the studios are just hoping they'll win by starving the writers. If it goes on too long turn off the telly and go down the pub, or otherwise get a life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowV7 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I have enough to watch at the moment and tons of games to play and then there's going out with girlfriend/friends and Christmas soon. I dunno how much they get paid, but for shows like Heroes, Lost, 24 etc they should get a fair amount for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayseven Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 So the costs are going to be passed onto the consumers, you reckon? And what happened last time there was a strike? Was TV full of repeats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 And what happened last time there was a strike? Was TV full of repeats? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Was going to do a thread about this last week but didn't think the interest would be there. Random Info and quotes Basic Easy-to-read summary of WGA Strike What the writers are demanding (with an overwhelming majority voting to strike) is that when a writer is lucky enough and talented enough to create a successful work, that he or she continue to reap the benefits (2.5% of the net profits) along with the producers. Who knows when a writer will hit it out of the park again? Who wants to see a phenomenon, an unexpected, multi-platform, international hit be exploited by the many tentacles of an multi-national corporation, knowing that you, the writer in who's brain it may have been born (or even if you did a great job adapting from a book, etc.) have no part in the on-going success of the property? If an agreement is made it will only effect shows going force and currently in production (and presumably, the writers of a show will only get this commission from new DVDs and such but I am unsure of that). Thus, the writers of Friends, MASH and any other show they put on the air all the time will get sod all. "This is a war against corporate greed, and we're on the side of right," she said. "The producers are being completely unreasonable and incredibly greedy and piggish. They're making enormous amounts of money, and we deserve a share." Variety article about picket-line A Writer's Blog "When 12,000 Hollywood writers traded pencils for picket signs this week, they took a huge risk. Even riskier: not striking. Losing to the studios now could doom their union as television gives way to the Internet. 'We know that the future of the industry is the Web, and that in the near future television sets and computer monitors will merge into the same screen,' says Kate Purdy, a writer for CBS' Cold Case and a blogger behind a new strike-related writers' blog, United Hollywood." BBC Article United Hollywood Blog Writers Strike: An Inside Look Pencil's Down People Seen on the Picketing Line (not a complete list, just big names) Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse ("Lost"), Marc Cherry ("Desperate Housewives"), Shonda Rhimes ("Grey's Anatomy"), Neal Baer ("Law & Order: SVU"), Carol Mendelsohn ("CSI"), Josh Schwartz ("Chuck"), Shawn Ryan ("The Unit"), Alan Ball ("Six Feet Under"), Greg Daniels ("The Office") and Joss Whedon ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer"). Show Rundowns (most popular, then rest in the spoiler tag) 30 Rock: Shooting episode #210 through November 9th. No additional scripts have been written. 24: Eight episodes completed. FOX has shelved Season Seven indefinitely. Desperate Housewives: Production shut down. Family Guy: Seemingly finished forever ("Time could also be up on Fox's "Family Guy," with creator Seth MacFarlane saying the show's final produced episode -- at least with his involvement -- is set to air this Sunday. He hinted his relationship with producer 20th Century Fox Television could suffer if the studio uses other talent to finish remaining episodes.") Heroes: Production shut down 11/9. Ugly Betty: Shooting "Odor in the Court" between November 9th and 20th. Prepping "A Thousand Words Before Friday" next week. No additional scripts available after that. Big Bang Theory: Production shut down. The Captain: Shooting episode #102 November 8th - 14th. Scripts in for episodes #103 and #104 (production will conclude 11/30). Carpoolers: Production shut down 11/16. Cavemen: Shooting episode #113 between November 7th - 13th. No additional scripts had been ordered. Cold Case: Production shut down 11/16 Dirt: Prepping episode #206 for a November 20th - 30th shoot. Script written for episode #207. Dirty Sexy Money: Shooting episode #111 between November 8th - 19th. Prepping episode #112 next week. Shoots 11/21. There are other scripts written but it's unclear if production will continue. Eli Stone: Prepping #111 now which shoots between November 15-26th. Not clear if there are additional scripts. Ghost Whisperer: Shooting episode #312 between November 12th - 21st. No additional scripts written. Greek: Shooting episode #1018 starting November 15th. No additional scripts out of the 20 episode order written. K-Ville: Shot #110 October 28th - November 8th. Journeyman: Status of production unclear. 13 scripts written. Medium: Prepping episode 069-09 for a shoot between November 15th - 28th. No additional scripts have been written. Numbers: Prepping episode #412 for a shoot between November 19th - 30th. No additional scripts have been written. October Road: Shooting episode #210 between November 9th - 21st. Scripts through #213 completed. The Office: Production shut down. One additional script written. Old Christine: Production shut down. Rules of Engagement: Canceled production on episode #210 (meant to shoot 11/7-11/13). No additional scripts written. Production shut down. Samantha Who: Production shut down 11/12 Swingtown: Shooting episode #103 11/9-11/21. No additional scripts written. 'Til Death: Episode #212 completes production on November 9th. Two and a Half Men: Production shut down. Without A Trace: Production shut down 11/22. Source: http://televisionary.blogspot.com/2007/11/strikewatch-production-blackout-update.html Affected Shows 24 30 Rock According to Jim Aliens in America American Dad Army Wives Back to You Battlestar Galactica The Big Bang Theory Big Love Big Shots Bionic Woman Bones Boston Legal Brothers & Sisters Burn Notice Canterbury's Law Carpoolers Cashmere Mafia Cavemen Chuck The Closer The Colbert Report Cold Case Cory in the House Criminal Minds CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: New York The Daily Show Desperate Housewives Dexter Dirt Dirty Sexy Money Dollhouse Ellen Eli Stone ER Eureka Everybody Hates Chris Family Guy Frank TV Friday Night Lights Gossip Girl Greek Grey's Anatomy Hannah Montana Heroes House How I Met Your Mother It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Jericho Journeyman Just Jordan King of the Hill K-Ville Kyle XY Late Night with Conan O'Brien Law & Order Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lincoln Heights Lost Mad Men Men In Trees Miss/Guided Monk MONY Moonlight My Boys My Name is Earl NCIS The New Adventures of Old Christine New Amsterdam Nip/Tuck Notes from the Underbelly Numb3rs The Oak The Office Out of Jimmy's Head The Philanthropist Prison Break Private Practice Pushing Daisies Reaper The Riches Rules of Engagement Samantha Who? The Sarah Silverman Program Scrubs Shark The Shield The Simpsons Smallville South of Nowhere The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Supernatural Swingtown Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles Til Death The Tonight Show with Jay Leno True Blood Two and a Half Men Ugly Betty The Unit The Wire Wizards of Waverly Place Women's Murder Club Joining In, Groups and such Facebook Myspace Livejournal Fans4Writers And finally, for now, if anyone wants info on a certain show I can dig around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayseven Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Yo yo - Any particular info on Smallville? They're filmed in canada, so does that mean the canadian guild has joined in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaggis Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Erm, do you know anything else about American Dad? I know it was on the vertge of being cancelled a few times, will this strike end it for good? Also desperate housewives, do you know if they are going to film the rest of the season when they can? I've been waiting for it to come to the UK for ages, and if only half of it gets done I'll scream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happenstance Posted November 8, 2007 Author Share Posted November 8, 2007 Yo yo - Any particular info on Smallville? They're filmed in canada, so does that mean the canadian guild has joined in? Well its only filmed in Canada, its still an american show so the canadian guild wouldnt have anything to do with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellyn Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Having read into it more, I agree with the writers. Though I disagree with the delay and cut-down-ness of Heroes and 24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Yo yo - Any particular info on Smallville? They're filmed in canada, so does that mean the canadian guild has joined in? The show is only filmed in Canada for monetary reasons, the writers are American. Anyway, Smallville has 15 scripts completed, which is more than most shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Erm, do you know anything else about American Dad? I know it was on the vertge of being cancelled a few times, will this strike end it for good? Also desperate housewives, do you know if they are going to film the rest of the season when they can? I've been waiting for it to come to the UK for ages, and if only half of it gets done I'll scream. I presume American Dad is also gone. Seth McFarlane seems to want to wash his hands of Fox. There is no definate answer regarding DH as nobody knows when the strike will stop. Best case scenario is soonish and shows can start again with maybe only a week or two disrubted in the schedule. If it goes on for a prolonged period (ie into the new year) I think most shows will just wait for the next season (September) as Summer is a pretty slow time. You never know, they could do one or two special episodes but thats just my idea. Its all up in the air until the strike is sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaggis Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I presume American Dad is also gone. Seth McFarlane seems to want to wash his hands of Fox. There is no definate answer regarding DH as nobody knows when the strike will stop. Best case scenario is soonish and shows can start again with maybe only a week or two disrubted in the schedule. If it goes on for a prolonged period (ie into the new year) I think most shows will just wait for the next season (September) as Summer is a pretty slow time. You never know, they could do one or two special episodes but thats just my idea. Its all up in the air until the strike is sorted. Oh bollocks. I loved that show. I know the writers are doing it for a good reason but still, bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 lost might be delayed, FUCK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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