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WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
You can lump Sony in with Amazon/Apple/Netflix. Even then, if WBD/Disney/Paramount/Universal really want a deal, they are going to put immense pressure on the other companies. For instance, sure Prime will bring in numbers. Until WBD/Disney/Paramount/Universal threaten to pull their libraries. (Same a bit with Apple, Netflix, and I think Sony sells movies/TV shows as well). And it's for the most part pressure that's one-sided. I mean the strike might very well last until next year. But let's not get ahead of ourselves here. -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
I like to think this site does a decent job. -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
I've seen striking writers at the movie theater once they were done striking for the day. -
The Disney Thread | Iger will be with us until 2026
Water Bottle replied to A Marvel Fanboy's topic in Box Office Discussion
So TFA is the one that lost the audience, not TLJ. -
The Disney Thread | Iger will be with us until 2026
Water Bottle replied to A Marvel Fanboy's topic in Box Office Discussion
TLJ Domestic: $620 million Rise of Skywalker Domestic: $515 million That's not 1/2. -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
Lost cost about $88 million a season to make: about 22 episode seasons. Large cast, on location shooting, actually paid residuals... -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
While true to a point, a lot of tax breaks studios depend to fund the expensive movies have stipulations on using local labor and such. -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
Look I just saw a shitty movie called Supernova. It's from 2000 and was a massive as hell bomb. c. $14 million box office on a $60-90 million budget. Very troubled production with multiple directors. It only came out cause for some reason Francis Ford Coppola swept in and finished editing it. 10% on rotten tomatoes. Nobody was under any illusion it was any good. Did MGM ever make it's budget back? Between whatever it's home video sales were, syndication, and now letting it be on Prime...who knows? But hey. It's there. on Amazon Prime, not tucked away as a tax deductible. -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
Or since then either. -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
Except the studio won't distribute that 10 million. It'll just keep it. It's part of the budget to entice the big star to sign into the movie. No big star or big star is cheap, no need to put that as part of the budget. -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
The real end of golden age of Hollywood is when they could no longer exclusively contract actors and own theaters. -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
I think Hollywood will likely be fine even if the current system does crash and end. But luckily those big picture stuff is not my concerns. I just know that the strikes do need to improve things with new streaming era shit. -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
Yes PBS very well known for being propaganda for Nixon and Bush. -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
I disagree. While I want most movies/TV shows made by private sector, I do think there should be more room/space for government funded movies. -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
all SAG members. and the ones making millions are helpful because those are the ones bringing more attention to the strike AND harder to try to get scab workers to replace them. -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
Iger: abandoning theaters was a mistake AMC: do a good deal with actors Iger: we're proud to abandon theaters and announce a disney+ expansion deal -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
Yes. They voted to strike. And if only the medium (who aren't paid as well as you think) and big actors had voted to strike, they wouldn't be able to strike. Cause they wouldn't have the majority vote without the small/background actors. -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
160,000+ SAG members. But I guess Maggie thinks only the big actors are striking? LOL -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
The vast majority of actors striking are the cameo/small actors/background actors. And yes the strike is largely about them: that's why they will be striking. 'Cause the compensation increase the strike is asking for is about them, and won't impact how much actors like Tom Cruise can ask for. -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
I mean I want to see Rings of Power but I also want to see shows like Parenthood or Chuck or Smallville or The Mentalist or even comedies like Parks and Recreation and yeah even multi-cam comedies. Jury Duty was pretty good on freevee. And yet it's leaving Amazon? -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
I think we'll end up with a few SVODs (like 2 or 3 maybe 4) and a bunch more AVODs. and the quality of originals for AVOD will likely increase to what was the ABC/CBS/CW/FOX/NBC level for better or worse. -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
That's why you had ads. Hate them but they can pay the bills. -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
I think going after their own streaming services was smart. Locking them behind a sub fee instead of going ad supported was IMO the problem. (Yeah peacock has it's free component but it locked originals and a lot of content behind a paywall). -
WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract
Water Bottle replied to Eric Atreides's topic in The Speakeasy
Those are fine. SAG can't control when interviews come out.