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aplefka

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Who gives a damn about the Golden Globes? Why don't Leslie Moonves, Jeff Zucker, and company pull their heads out and stop pussyfooting around with all these minor things?!
 
FoBoT

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the good news is survivor is starting a new season Feb. 7
without the strike, it wouldn't be on again until fall
 
SmoochyTX

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Originally posted by: FoBoT
the good news is survivor is starting a new season Feb. 7
without the strike, it wouldn't be on again until fall
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And Big Brother on Feb 12th! :)
 
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Anyone know how many episodes of Lost we're going to get before they run out? I bet it's like 4. God dammit.
 
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chuckywang

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Anybody here like the chaos? I do. Hopefully the strike goes on until Summer which is when SAG's contract expires and then they will also strike. If SAG strikes, it will virtually destroy Hollywood.
 
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Originally posted by: chuckywang
Anybody here like the chaos? I do. Hopefully the strike goes on until Summer which is when SAG's contract expires and then they will also strike. If SAG strikes, it will virtually destroy Hollywood.
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I am getting a certain amount of amusement out of all of this. Most of ATOT seems pretty well-rounded, so this isn't really drastically affecting our everyday lives. A lot of people are going to be legitimately panicking soon (if they're not already) however. Some people really live for their favorite shows or movies. Hollywood completely breaking would be kind of interesting to see.
 
Muadib

Muadib

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Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
Originally posted by: FoBoT
the good news is survivor is starting a new season Feb. 7
without the strike, it wouldn't be on again until fall
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And Big Brother on Feb 12th! :)
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Thank you CBS!! :thumbsup:

 
blurredvision

blurredvision

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Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
Originally posted by: FoBoT
the good news is survivor is starting a new season Feb. 7
without the strike, it wouldn't be on again until fall
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And Big Brother on Feb 12th! :)
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Ya, I love me some Big Brother. It's the only "reality" show the wife and I watch.

But this whole strike thing needs to end and get everything back to normal. The studios need to give the damn writers what they deserve, and the writers need not be so fucking greedy.
 
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aplefka

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Originally posted by: blurredvision
Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
Originally posted by: FoBoT
the good news is survivor is starting a new season Feb. 7
without the strike, it wouldn't be on again until fall
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And Big Brother on Feb 12th! :)
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Ya, I love me some Big Brother. It's the only "reality" show the wife and I watch.

But this whole strike thing needs to end and get everything back to normal. The studios need to give the damn writers what they deserve, and the writers need not be so fucking greedy.
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:confused:

That doesn't make sense at all.
 
Xstatic1

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**LATEST DEVELOPMENT**

NEW YORK - The Golden Globes, the ceremony known for getting Hollywood?s awards season off to a rollicking start, will be reduced to a news conference Sunday by the writers strike and will likely draw picket lines and lack star power.

Despite the revamped ceremony announced Monday by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Screen Actors Guild said it was encouraging its members to skip the show in support of the two-month walkout by the Writers Guild of America.

?The WGA informed us they will picket the event on Sunday,? the actors guild said in a statement.

The writers guild said it would not have an immediate comment on whether it would call off its pickets because of the new approach.

Full article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22537641/

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LOS ANGELES - Striking Hollywood writers have reached a deal with Tom Cruise?s production outfit United Artists Films to resume working while the strike continues against other studios.

The deal announced Monday was the first reached with big-screen producers by the Writers Guild of America, which has been on strike since Nov. 5. Terms were not disclosed.

?United Artists has lived up to its name. UA and the writers guild came together and negotiated seriously. The end result is that we have a deal that will put people back to work,? said Patric M. Verrone, president of the Writers Guild of America, West.

The guild said the agreement addresses key issues of writers, who walked off the job over their cut of potential profits from programming on the Internet and other new media.

The deal does not include MGM, the main parent company of United Artists.

Full article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22529376/

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NEW YORK - For one night, Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel will solve the problem of booking guests during the writers? strike by appearing on each other?s show.

The swap comes Thursday, with Kimmel traveling to Leno?s studio in Burbank, Calif., and Leno returning the favor in Hollywood. Both shows are taped on the same day they air.

?There are only a few people in the world that know how tough this job is,? Leno said Sunday. ?Jimmy is one of them. It will be fun to discuss who?s a good guest, who?s a difficult guest and everything else that comes with sitting behind these desks.?

Joked Kimmel: ?If Jay and I can come together and guest on each other?s shows, then surely there is hope for peace in the Middle East.?

Full article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22528186/
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In Strike, Separate Deals Draw Ire of Big Producers

LOS ANGELES ? A deal between United Artists and the Writers Guild of America West to let the production company sidestep the screenwriters? strike may have opened the door to a full-blown brawl, as other producers demanded to know why writers have granted some companies a special agreement but not others.

Dick Clark Productions, which produces the Golden Globes ceremony for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has been trying for weeks to reach a similar deal but has been rebuffed. That is presumably because a free pass for Dick Clark would provide NBC, which is scheduled to show the Globes on Sunday, to bring in advertising revenue and promote movies like ?Charlie Wilson?s War? for its sister company, Universal.

Alan M. Brunswick, an entertainment labor lawyer with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, said the guild risks violating federal labor law if it refuses to deal with companies on an equal basis.

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Icepick

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This really won't affect me much since I stopped watching commercial TV (for the most part) back in the early 90's when I graduated High School. I just can't stand the commercials and a lot of the TV shows produced have not been able to hold my attention anyway. When I do watch TV it's usually HBO shows or movies.

Video games have taken up most of my TV time over the past two years anyway. :)
 
Xstatic1

Xstatic1

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LATEST UPDATE: Jan 10, 2008:

LONDON - Actor Tom Hanks is keen to see the Oscar ceremony held as usual, and urged studios to return to the negotiating table to end a writers? strike that threatens to disrupt the climax of Hollywood?s awards season.

The Golden Globe ceremony scheduled for Sunday has already been scrapped, and will be replaced by a news conference few stars are likely to attend. The People?s Choice Awards were also scaled back and subsequently bombed in the television ratings.

Now all eyes are on the Academy Awards, the movie world?s biggest night, which are due to take place on February 24.

Full article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22594671/

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LOS ANGELES - The Weinstein Co., one of Hollywood's largest independent film producers, says it expects to reach a deal with striking Hollywood writers that will allow the company to resume production.

The company was anticipating that an agreement with the Writers Guild of America would be signed by the end of Thursday, Weinstein Co. spokesman Matthew Frankel said.

The deal would be the second reached with big-screen producers. United Artists reached an agreement with the guild Monday to resume production.

The guild previously agreed to a deal with Worldwide Pants, the company that makes David Letterman's late-night TV show.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22596535/
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EagleKeeper

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Originally posted by: Xstatic1
LATEST UPDATE: Jan 10, 2008:

LONDON - Actor Tom Hanks is keen to see the Oscar ceremony held as usual, and urged studios to return to the negotiating table to end a writers? strike that threatens to disrupt the climax of Hollywood?s awards season.

The Golden Globe ceremony scheduled for Sunday has already been scrapped, and will be replaced by a news conference few stars are likely to attend. The People?s Choice Awards were also scaled back and subsequently bombed in the television ratings.

Now all eyes are on the Academy Awards, the movie world?s biggest night, which are due to take place on February 24.

Full article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22594671/

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LOS ANGELES - The Weinstein Co., one of Hollywood's largest independent film producers, says it expects to reach a deal with striking Hollywood writers that will allow the company to resume production.

The company was anticipating that an agreement with the Writers Guild of America would be signed by the end of Thursday, Weinstein Co. spokesman Matthew Frankel said.

The deal would be the second reached with big-screen producers. United Artists reached an agreement with the guild Monday to resume production.

The guild previously agreed to a deal with Worldwide Pants, the company that makes David Letterman's late-night TV show.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22596535/
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Are the actors so brain dead that they can not even think for themselves for an acceptance speach?

Would someone please explain why the Writers are needed for awards ceremony? :confused:

People read a list of names, open an envelope with a name, call it out and then someone shows up and gives a fancy speech.

 
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