Writers' Strike, Cont: Studios Back Out of Negotiations

[chaos]

Originally Posted by Zeste

I didn't say I'm banning media. I was saying I won't have a subscription to cable or satellite.

Downloading dexter once a week is a lot different to me than spending 5 hours a night watching Deal or No Deal and the Bachelor.

There is a lot more on TV than bullshit game shows and reality TV. The problem is, you need cable to see it.

I agree, modern TV is a tragedy but there are good things there, and lots of educational programming that's actually enjoyable to watch.

[Astrocreep]

For me, on cable(directtv) i have History Channel, History International, Biography, Nat Geo, Discovery Channel, BBCAmerica, Science Channel Comedy Central, Cartoon Network, Turner Classic Movies, Tv Land and Fox Movie channel with the Starz super pack. On broadcast tv if its not antique roadshow Lost,Heroes, 24 or simpsons/Family Guy/King of the Hill/American Dad sunday i dont ever watch anything on it.

[Kolle]

things like discovery make hd worth having

[Believe]

Not sure if it's been posted yet, but they better fix this shit pronto.

National Ledger - Adrian Grenier Hints That HBO's Entourage Might be Finished Due to Strike

[Zhaun's_Shade]

So I just heard on NBC Nightly News that the late night guys are coming back tonight without their writers. Old news, I know, but here is somthing that kind of suprised me:

They reported David Letterman made a deal with his writers about internet revenues so has his full writing staff.

If so, why is he the only one to do this (all the late night guys seem to support the writers)? And how does David Letterman not get into huge trouble with his company for this?

[Frax]

Originally Posted by Zhaun's_Shade

So I just heard on NBC Nightly News that the late night guys are coming back tonight without their writers. Old news, I know, but here is somthing that kind of suprised me:

They reported David Letterman made a deal with his writers about internet revenues so has his full writing staff.

If so, why is he the only one to do this (all the late night guys seem to support the writers)? And how does David Letterman not get into huge trouble with his company for this?

Letterman's production company owns both the Late Show and the Late Late Show, CBS does not, that allowed them to negotiate directly with the writer's guild and work out a deal until the strike is over.

[Yutnopash]

If so, why is he the only one to do this (all the late night guys seem to support the writers)? And how does David Letterman not get into huge trouble with his company for this?

What Frax said. But to add to that, he was the only one to do this so far. The WGA is planning to contact AMPTP members individually they don't HAVE to negotiate with them as a single entity. They are allowed to make deals with separate Producers et al that are a part of the AMPTP if they so choose.

This is good news. If enough AMPTP members cut deals with the WGA acknowledging the internet and other stuff in the WGAs original proposal it'll make it much more likely they rest of the AMPTP will fall in line and not be douchebags for months on end.

[Lost Ranger]

God damn it. If HBO loses Entourage then I am just going to cancel it. That is pretty much the only show on HBO I think is worth a damn. I really hope someone gives up soon because I have a feeling Entourage wont be the only show that takes the hit if it goes on too long.

If they scrap Dexter I am going to fucking kill someone.

[Zhaun's_Shade]

Originally Posted by Lost Ranger

If they scrap Dexter I am going to fucking kill someone.

Ironic?

[Jovec]

And here they are:

[Yutnopash]

Didn't get to watch Letterman...

But Conan was mildly hilarious without writers he's got a strike beard going..he was like take a drink of water..that killed some time. And spent around 8 minutes building up him spinning his wedding ring on the desk to actually spinning it. It was also interesting have all of the side comments about the greed from the AMPTP guys and moguls.

Overall though, you can tell how much it suffers without Writers.

[Jabberwhacky]

I thought it was really badass that he knew Creep on the guitar.

[Soriak]

Leno was hilarious - I thought the jokes were better than before the strike...

[Man0warr]

Conan singing Beastie Boys - Sabotage as Edith Bunker was the funniest thing i've ever seen on that show. I pretty much died laughing.

[Jovec]

Strikers hit Leno with criticism for punchlines - CNN.com

The striking writers union told member Jay Leno on Thursday that he violated its rules by penning and delivering punch lines in his first "Tonight" show monologue in two months on NBC the previous night.

Also interesting. "Staff" doesn't include the writers though...

"I don't want to depart too much from the party line, but I think it's ridiculous," Kimmel said on Wednesday's show. "Jay Leno, he paid his staff while they were out. Conan did the same thing. I don't know. I just think at a certain point you back off a little bit."