Todd Vaziri @tvaziri wrote:
David Duchovny sued Fox because Fox sold "The X-Files" reruns to Fox-owned stations in a sweetheart deal (rather than on the open market), scamming him and other participants out of millions of dollars (they settled out of court). Studios will try to get away with everything.
The residuals are out there
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” —John Adams
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” —John Adams
Eleven Films @ElevenFilms wrote:
It’s time for the greedy Hollywood studios to pay SAG-AFTRA and WGA members what they’re worth.
@latimes
@DEADLINE
#TheJigIsUp
#SAGAFTRAstrong
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” —John Adams
BREAKING NEWS HBO's ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ To Return To Air "Sans Writers Or Writing"; WGA Says It Will Picket Show HBO’s ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ To Return To Air Without Writers
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” —John Adams
BREAKING NEWS HBO's ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ To Return To Air "Sans Writers Or Writing"; WGA Says It Will Picket Show HBO’s ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ To Return To Air Without Writers
He changed his mind. The official line is that he is allowing the parties to negotiate, but the unofficial one is that Maher suddenly realized just how much the writers do and was effectively unable to come back.
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” —John Adams
BREAKING: Writers and producers are nearing an agreement to end the ongoing WGA strike, sources tell @davidfaber
David Faber
@davidfaber
After face to face meeting today, writers and producers near agreement to end WGA strike. Met today and hope to finalize deal tomorrow, according to people close to the negotiations, who, while optimistic, warn that without deal tomorrow strike likely continues through year end.
MN-Skeptic wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 11:02 pm
I sure hope the strike is over soon because I really miss Stephen Colbert's comments about what's going on in politics!
MN-Skeptic wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 11:02 pm
I sure hope the strike is over soon because I really miss Stephen Colbert's comments about what's going on in politics!
Me too! Kimmel is good but Colbert is the master.
By the way, I noticed that Kimmel announced yesterday that he tested positive for Covid.
MN-Skeptic wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 11:02 pm
I sure hope the strike is over soon because I really miss Stephen Colbert's comments about what's going on in politics!
Me too! Kimmel is good but Colbert is the master.
By the way, I noticed that Kimmel announced yesterday that he tested positive for Covid.
and the LIVE STRIKE FORCE THREE in Vegas had to be cancelled
castigat ridendo mores.
VELOCIUS QUAM ASPARAGI COQUANTUR
Neil Gaiman says “this strike is about the importance of what we do, it’s about how much we deserve to be fairly compensated for what we do and about transparency rather than secrecy.”
“It’s about ensuring there is another generation of people able to do what we do.”
The Writers Guild of America and the major Hollywood studios have reached a tentative deal that would end a strike that has lasted more than 140 days, tossed thousands of people out of work and exposed deep anxiety over changes brought by technology, sources said Sunday.
The proposed three-year contract, which would still have to be ratified by the union’s 11,500 members, would boost pay rates and residual payments for streaming shows and impose new rules surrounding the use of artificial intelligence.
TV’s late-night hosts plan to return to regular production as of Monday, October 2, ending a months-long pause in a national routine caused by Hollywood labor troubles.
Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel intend to restart their programs on that date, with HBO’s John Oliver poised to offer a new broadcast of “Last Week Tonight” on HBO on Sunday October 1. The five hosts revealed their intentions via a social-media post on Wednesday, following an announcement by Bill Maher that he intended to offer a new broadcast of “Real Time” on HBO this Friday.
Some late-night plans remain unknown. Comedy Central, which had been relying on a series of guest hosts for its “Daily Show,” has yet to unveil a plan to relaunch that series. CBS is expected to announce a new entry to replace James Corden’s “Late Late Show” at 12:30 a.m.
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