Hollywood writers going on strike for first time in nearly 20 years in dispute over royalties
LOS ANGELES, California: Hollywood writers who have long complained of being underpaid and getting little respect said they would go on strike for the first time in nearly 20 years to fight for a bigger piece of the television and movie industry action.
The strike will not immediately affect film or prime time TV production. Most studios have stockpiled dozens of movie scripts, and TV shows have enough scripts or completed shows in hand to last until early next year.
Writers Guild of America President Patric Verrone made the strike announcement in a closed-door session Thursday, drawing loud cheers from the crowd, several writers told The Associated Press.
“Where the membership stands could not be more clear,” said Carlton Cuse, an executive producer of the television drama Lost and a member of the guild negotiating committee. “There was not a single dissenting voice in the room.”
Writers said the guild board would meet today to formally call a strike and decide when it would start. They said guild members would be told this afternoon.
The first casualty of the strike will likely be late night talk shows, which are dependent on current events to fuel monologues and other entertainment.
2 comments:
Baseball players, UPS, and now the WRITERS GUILD? Most of these guys are making more money than 80 to 90% of the U.S. population sees in a lifetime. It really pisses me off to see people who make such money running around crying for more. They should all be shipped off to a third world country for a year. The ones that live would never b!@#h and moan about more money again!
Have you noticed that George Bin George Bush hasn't uttered one word since the script writers went on strike. Obviously the options open to him ( spontaneous comment, discussing a subject he understands or telling the truth ) are totally out of the question. He could perhaps ask his buddy Osama to help him.
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