I think it will end in late July. What do you think? Do you think it WILL end at all? It kind of needs to, but it's just a question. Thanks for taking the time to look at my post. Have a great day.

hmmmmmmm........let's see, the old Crystal Ball says........

When the nightly news is presented like the stupid way the Golden Globes were this year! Pathetic!



Who knows - I just hope damn soon!

There is nothing to watch anymore. It's driving me crazy.:eek:

It may stay for a year and might end TV as we know it.

I don't see TV ending. People need jobs and it will end at some point. We have had 2 strikes like this in the past and they both took about 150-160 days.

I quit caring around Day 12. I've said it before and I'm sticking to my opinion, I believe that the writers actually don't want to work, notice how sure they already are that the Oscars are a no-go this year, and the Oscars is six or seven weeks away.

I guess the writers forget we have reruns, DVD's and other things to keep us preoccupied with our television time.

I have no idea what these people are being paid, but i'm sure working in the tv industry, its not bad at all...If i could get paid to sit around and write all day, then i wouldn't complain if all of my bills and mortgage are being paid by it.

I have no idea what these people are being paid, but i'm sure working in the tv industry, its not bad at all...If i could get paid to sit around and write all day, then i wouldn't complain if all of my bills and mortgage are being paid by it.
the people I feel sorry for are the key grips, hairstylists, and other more modest jobs on the set, most of these people depend on the paycheck to paycheck from working on the shows. I think the writers forget that not every TV actor is a Steve Carell/Zach Braff type who can easily just go and make a movie while the tv strike is going on. Lots of lesser actors who aren't stars depend on the shows as well.

I am thinking a year but I heard where they are back at the table

the people I feel sorry for are the key grips, hairstylists, and other more modest jobs on the set, most of these people depend on the paycheck to paycheck from working on the shows. I think the writers forget that not every TV actor is a Steve Carell/Zach Braff type who can easily just go and make a movie while the tv strike is going on. Lots of lesser actors who aren't stars depend on the shows as well.

Yeah, they dont think about that. Even if they dont get paid a lot, are they working incredibly long shifts? Are they putting their lives at risk for people's health and safety? I think they need to quit being crybabies over this. Apparently they were making plenty of money by writing, because they can afford to spend their days just standing outside with stupid signs in their hands and i see no evidence of them working anywhere else. They must have plenty of money to live off of during times like this

I cant belive it been 72 day's since the strike started

Look at it this way. Strikes almost always go like this...

When they happen, you think how long is this going to last? And when it is over, you think about how silly that question was. But, it's NOT as simple as you think to write a TV show. You have to have good plots and know how to play them out.

To the person who asked how much they make, it's about half a million a year. If I was a TV writer (it's my goal by the way) I would take about 1 minute to think about the money I am NOT getting from the DVDs and internet, and think about the half million I DO get and just not go on strike. I don't care about a little money from DVDs and the interent. My family needs food and a house to live in. I'm on the writers' side on this, they work hard. But, half a million a year? Come on. Get back to work. I just hope it ends with a good deal for both sides.

http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-abcstudiosaxesproducerdeals,0,2477159.story

http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-story-studioscanceltvwritercontracts,0,7536216.story

Why not? I'm sure there are people who would work for the money the Networks are willing to pay. Right?

LetsGoPens, I merged your four Writer's Strike threads into this one thread. Please contain discussion regarding the strike to this thread. Actually, that discussion belongs on the General forum (link below), but I'll allow one thread for this group. Thanks.

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=212700

IMO it’s just shameful.

i say another 2-3 months.

people who are saying its going to last until 2009 are exaggerating i think - eventually they HAVE to come to a conclusion because it'll start effecting movies, and then American entertainment would just come to a complete halt, which no one wants.

hopefully the possibility of the strike effecting the Oscars will convince both sides to stop dragging their feet and just sit down and negotiate already. the picket line obviously isn't doing anything, they need to talk it over instead of just calling each other names.

both sides are being complete idiots in this strike, if you ask me. the networks are being downright greedy as the writers really arent asking for much and the networks are just letting their line-up crumble because of what, a few cents or dollars? then you have the writers who are making no effort to settle things whatsoever and are just complaining about EVERYTHING. geez people, this isnt the 1st grade.

Can someone please answer these questions for me.

1) What are the other issues, aside from the Internet and DVD payments?

2) Also, are they going to meet again to discuss the issues, and if so, when?

I'm just curious how one determines if they are WGA or not?

I ask this because Matt Stone and Trey Parker from South Park have stated they are not in the WGA, therefore the next season of the show is going to premiere in March as scheduled, strike or no strike. Considering that show has been on over ten years now, you'd think they would be in the WGA, but alas they aren't.

Same with talk show writers, what makes Ellen, Leno, Letterman and Conan's writers WGA members, yet those who write for The View and Oprah aren't? therefore Oprah and The View have never had to halt production.

I'm just curious how one determines if they are WGA or not?

I ask this because Matt Stone and Trey Parker from South Park have stated they are not in the WGA, therefore the next season of the show is going to premiere in March as scheduled, strike or no strike. Considering that show has been on over ten years now, you'd think they would be in the WGA, but alas they aren't.

Same with talk show writers, what makes Ellen, Leno, Letterman and Conan's writers WGA members, yet those who write for The View and Oprah aren't? therefore Oprah and The View have never had to halt production.
Those who haven't joined the WGA Union can do as they please. I don't know why some writers don't join the union, while others do. I guess some people like unions, while others don't.

well South Park is a cable show and i don't think cable writers HAVE to join the WGA, whereas network TV writers do (at least for primetime).

^ true, that makes sense. Matt and Trey have built a career of non-conformity so I guess it makes sense that they aren't in the WGA. They recently signed a very lucrative contract with Comedy Central/Viacom which raised their profits from DVD's and reruns anyways, and that's mainly what the WGA is fighting for already, so those guys are already set.

I wouldn't be surprised if the strike doesn't last into the summer. After the Oscars their aren't anymore big award shows and the reality shows are taking off. I think an agreement will come after the actors go out on strike. lol