Tag: Writers Strike
The WGA Strike is Officially Over!
In the words of the late, great Rodney Dangerfield, “Hey everybody, we’re all gonna get laid!”
I don’t know if that quote really applies here, but in my mind it fits. Everyone in Hollywood is breathing a sigh of relief this evening, as the members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) have voted to accept the deal proposed by the AMPTP, thus ending the now over 3 month old strike.
In a statement made today by WGA leadership, the guild had this to say:
On Tuesday, members of the Writers Guilds East and West voted by a 92.5% margin to lift the restraining order that was invoked on November 5th. The strike is over.
The Writers Strike Explained
As you may have heard, there’s a big brou-ha-ha going on in Hollywood with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) picketing the big studios for a fairer wedge of the almighty dollar.
As the protest rolls into its third month, production has halted on a huge number of top-rated TV shows and hotly-anticipated flicks – forcing us to face the very real possibility that 2009 will be a very bad year for films.
What’s The Strike All About Then?
The WGA is basically calling out for more money and a fairer deal from their paymasters, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The trouble stems from major changes in the industry for which the WGA claims they are not being adequately compensated.
Since the rise of “new media” (that’s the Internet, in case you were wondering) and the boom in DVD sales, the scribes are calling out for royalty payments to be brought into line. The studios, however, don’t agree, hence 12,000 hacks downing pens and picking up placards on November 5, 2007. Continue Reading…
