Writer's Guild strike...
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:38 am
I'm rather pissed about this. The studios are being amazingly greedy, refusing any share of internet distribution sales at all, and no change to the current 0.3% residuals on DVD sales. 0.3%!!! The writers only want a 2.5% share of the internet sales; they went so far as to remove their DVD requests from the table to try and avoid a strike.
Of course, the executives don't care - they each make more money in a year than the entire 12,000 WGA members would make if the increases were met...
So, my favorite network shows like Heroes, Lost, Supernatural, 24, and Prison Break are all up in the air; Heroes may actually end their season early because of this disgusting display of greed by the studios.
I'm starting to think the WGA and actors should pool their money and create their own studios...
Of course, the executives don't care - they each make more money in a year than the entire 12,000 WGA members would make if the increases were met...
So, my favorite network shows like Heroes, Lost, Supernatural, 24, and Prison Break are all up in the air; Heroes may actually end their season early because of this disgusting display of greed by the studios.
I'm starting to think the WGA and actors should pool their money and create their own studios...