WGA authorizes strike with 96% vote | tentative agreement reached at 1am PDT

[ZattMurdock]

4 minutes ago, DamienRoc said:

 

From what I understand, they rely pretty heavily on the reshoot/redub period to pull their films together into the relatively cohesive product that people dig. Removing that from their toolbox could hurt them immensely.

 

Let's hope not, then. And that somehow Marvel Studios make it work. 

[MyMovieCanBeatUpYourMovie]

It's interesting that Marvel and Feige planned ahead for the writers strike, but I do wonder what the WGA's stance is on writers helping studios who prepared for this "get ahead" of the strike by getting in work earlier so they can better withstand a stoppage, something that lessens the writers' leverage, to some degree, at least.

[filmlover]

2 minutes ago, MyMovieCanBeatUpYourMovie said:

It's interesting that Marvel and Feige planned ahead for the writers strike, but I do wonder what the WGA's stance is on writers helping studios who prepared for this "get ahead" of the strike by getting in work earlier so they can better withstand a stoppage, something that lessens the writers' leverage, to some degree, at least.

I'm pretty sure everybody who is already well into production planned well in advance in the event a strike ended up happening.

[Plain Old Tele]

There's no blame or negative connotation to working right up to the strike. I'm sure lots of writers are trying to get drafts in by tomorrow. 

[BoxOfficeFangrl]

Marvel is undoubtedly a well-oiled machine, but it's not like studio heads or top network execs would say much else at the moment: it would be bad publicity and everyone would be looking for the signs of the strain in the final product. I mean, they weren't promoting Quantum of Solace at the time by telling audiences that Daniel Craig and Marc Forster were scrambling to cobble together a third act—all those stories from different directors and producers about how things needed rewriting and they had to either rush it through by a deadline or hope the actors stumbled onto workable, came later on.

Edited April 29, 2017 by BoxOfficeChica

[RandomCat]

On 4/28/2017 at 10:17 AM, Arlborn said:

 

I'm a teacher...

 

 

So you don't have to imagine. You are slightly more respected than a writer.

[Arlborn]

9 minutes ago, RandomJC said:

 

So you don't have to imagine. You are slightly more respected than a writer.

 

I'm a teacher who wants to be a writer...*

 

[franfar]

10 minutes ago, Arlborn said:

 

I'm a teacher who wants to be a writer...*

 

 

Well damn

[Plain Old Tele]

http://www.thewrap.com/producers-close-offer-avoid-hollywood-writers-strike/

 

Hopefully the offer is solid. Seems there's a chance the strike might be avoided. 

[Chewy]

1 minute ago, Tele Came Back said:

http://www.thewrap.com/producers-close-offer-avoid-hollywood-writers-strike/

 

Hopefully the offer is solid. Seems there's a chance the strike might be avoided. 

 

Good good, unions doing their jobs

[filmlover]

8 minutes ago, Tele Came Back said:

http://www.thewrap.com/producers-close-offer-avoid-hollywood-writers-strike/

 

Hopefully the offer is solid. Seems there's a chance the strike might be avoided. 

[NoobSaibot]

2 minutes ago, Tele Came Back said:

http://www.thewrap.com/producers-close-offer-avoid-hollywood-writers-strike/

 

Hopefully the offer is solid. Seems there's a chance the strike might be avoided. 

 

That's if the offer is worth a fuck.

[Cookson]

Things seem much calmer this time. I think the strike will be avoided.

[filmlover]

3 hours ago, Cookson said:

Things seem much calmer this time. I think the strike will be avoided.

What's probably creating a sense of urgency this time around to avoid a strike is that many people are saying "please don't us go through this again." Social media was years away from becoming a truly dominant force when the last strike happened (Twitter, for example, barely existed at the time).

[RandomCat]

12 hours ago, Arlborn said:

 

I'm a teacher who wants to be a writer...*

 

 

...Well...um...you're more...let's see...

You're more respected than a politician...maybe?

[Chewy]

15 hours ago, filmlover said:

What's probably creating a sense of urgency this time around to avoid a strike is that many people are saying "please don't us go through this again." Social media was years away from becoming a truly dominant force when the last strike happened (Twitter, for example, barely existed at the time).

 

Just show everyone Transformers 2 and they'll work for a swift resolution

[grim22]

3 minutes ago, Chewy said:

 

Just show everyone Transformers 2 and they'll work for a swift resolution

 

The studios will only see the 400M

domestic and 1B WW, all else be damned.

[CoolioD1]

hmm

 

 

Enjoy your late night television tonight and tomorrow night because that might be it for a bit.

— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) 30 April 2017

[filmlover]

Just now, CoolioD1 said:

hmm

 

 

Guess that means SNL's over for the season. Oh well, Dwayne Johnson still has Jumanji to promote at the end of the year.

[WrathOfHan]

1 minute ago, CoolioD1 said:

hmm

 

 

That's......good-ish?