I`m fully on the writer`s side of the issue but I do see how difficult it is for showrunners/producers of small, low-rated shows. Shonda Rhimes won`t get fired for giving the studio the finger now because they are nowhere near ready to lose Grey`s. Ditto for Heigl and Oh picketing.
All the CW shows? They`d probably scrap them without further notice if they don`t follow their contracts and do producing duties or produce whatever they have which I think will be for two more weeks and then finito. I don`t envy Kripke right now. I don`t think he would write or do anything writing-related. My best guess is that really Singer or Manners handle stuff at the moment.
They'd be idiots to fall for the same line this time, especially when they showed they were willing to give up their request for a larger percentage on DVD's and the studios still said, at the very last minute, "nope still not giving you anything."
That was an asshole move of the studios. In general I feel that while giving up on DVD residuals would be painful for a few more years, in time it won`t matter because DVD as a format will be dead. What they really can`t allow themselves to get screwed over is new media. Oh boy, that is looking so ugly.
Ironic how once upon a time a studio got screwed when a young moviemaker said "oh, keep the gains, I want merchandise rights" and studio felt like they would never amount to much. But at least that was studio stupidity. They`re now freely trying to screw the writers out of what they all know will be be valuable.
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Date: 2007-11-08 06:32 pm (UTC)All the CW shows? They`d probably scrap them without further notice if they don`t follow their contracts and do producing duties or produce whatever they have which I think will be for two more weeks and then finito. I don`t envy Kripke right now. I don`t think he would write or do anything writing-related. My best guess is that really Singer or Manners handle stuff at the moment.
They'd be idiots to fall for the same line this time, especially when they showed they were willing to give up their request for a larger percentage on DVD's and the studios still said, at the very last minute, "nope still not giving you anything."
That was an asshole move of the studios. In general I feel that while giving up on DVD residuals would be painful for a few more years, in time it won`t matter because DVD as a format will be dead. What they really can`t allow themselves to get screwed over is new media. Oh boy, that is looking so ugly.
Ironic how once upon a time a studio got screwed when a young moviemaker said "oh, keep the gains, I want merchandise rights" and studio felt like they would never amount to much. But at least that was studio stupidity. They`re now freely trying to screw the writers out of what they all know will be be valuable.