November 5th, 2007 @ 11:37 am
Strike Is On
abc7.com: Strike Is On: Talks End, Writers Guild Walks Picket Lines
The big fight is over money — the writers want more of it, and the producers don’t want to give it up. Writers specifically want a bigger piece of DVD sales, as well as TV shows and movies sold over the Internet.Meanwhile many of the actors in Hollywood are taking the side of writers.
“DVD revenues have surpassed theatrical revenues, and that needs to be recognized in a fair and equitable fashion,” said actor Judge Reinhold.
“They deserve what they are asking for, so I do support them,” said background actor Rick Markman. “But on the other hand, I do need to work as well.”
A total of 12,000 writers will be involved in the strike.
As far as what the viewers at home will be seeing, the impact will likely immediately affect some of the nighttime talk shows, like “The Tonight Show” and “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. Those are shows that rely on writers for everyday producing of programming.
The movie studios have stockpiled films in anticipation of a strike. Television networks have a lot of prime time programming ready, and should be okay for a little while — but it depends on how long the strike lasts.
Maybe if the producers weren’t so greedy they wouldn’t have to worry about strikes?
