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November 6, 2007 5:34 PM
Screenwriters on strike!
Meg Cabot and Neil Gaiman are among those who have laid down their pens this week for the Writers Guild of America strike.
The action only affects screenwriting and concerns the residual payment made to writers for internet distribution and the sale of DVDs. Knowing how much money the television and film industry makes and how little most writers get paid, I can't see a problem. Can you?
FYI, the last time Hollywood writers went on strike was in 1988. It lasted for 22 weeks and cost the industry $500 million.
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Posted by Sarah Painter on November 6, 2007 in American Authors, Movie News, Television | Permalink
Comments
That last strike also caused us to be saturated with reality programming, which never went away! But I am behind the strike and fully support the writers. If it comes down to nothing to watch on TV, then I'll just have more time to read or work through my Netflix queu.
Posted by: Robin | November 7, 2007 3:37 PM
I'm behind it too, apart from the fact that it means no Daily Show. What will I do without my daily dose of Jon Stewart? Wah.
The only thing I remember about the last strike is some very strange goings-on in Moonlighting...
Posted by: Keris | November 7, 2007 4:49 PM
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