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Il 31 ottobre è scaduto il contratto collettivo che la WGA (Writers Guild of America) cioè il sindacato degli autori/sceneggiatori americani.
Da lunedì 5 novembre dunque gli scneggiastori sono in sciopero.
Dal blog di Antonio Genna:
Come ampiamente previsto da settimane, Writers Guild of Americaoggi lunedì 5 novembre alle ore 00.01 ha preso il via il temuto sciopero degli sceneggiatori, proclamato dalla Writers Guild of America dopo lo stallo delle negoziazioni per il rinnovo del contratto, scaduto giovedì scorso a mezzanotte.
Argomento centrale delle dispute è la richiesta estensione dei profitti dalla vendita dei DVD e dalla distribuzione delle serie televisive su internet.
Tra i cinque network principali, probabilmente sarà la FOX a subire meno conseguenze negative dallo sciopero, con meno ore di telefilm da programmare rispetto agli altri, alcuni programmi di real-TV (tra gli altri il longevo “Cops” del sabato sera) e diversi reality all’orizzonte (uno tra tutti, il campione di ascolti “American Idol”).
Maggiori conseguenze le subiranno nell’immediato le soap opera, prodotte a ritmi più elevati per una trasmissione di cinque giorni a settimana.
Questi sono alcuni degli sceneggiatori più famosi che parteciperanno allo sciopero: Josh Schwart (Gossip Girl), Shonda Rhimes (Grey' Anatomy), Marti Noxon (Private Practice), Tim Kring (Heroes), Marc Cherry (Desperate Housewives) e David Shore (House).
Da screenweek:
Pushing Daisies, Samantha Who e Private Practice rischiano la chiusura. Questi tre serial - nonostante stiano andando piuttosto bene - non hanno ancora dei fanbase definiti e uno hiatus prolungato non gioverebbe affatto. Per questo motivo il loro destino è tutt'altro che roseo: tra i tre rischia meno Private Practice che ad un eventuale ritorno gioverebbe comunque del traino di Grey's Anatomy.
Heroes: Origins, il tanto atteso spin off di Heroes che sarebbe dovuto andare in onda durante il break invernale, è stato rimandato a data da definirsi sebbene siano in molti a sostenere che la NBC abbia definitivamente accantonato il progetto.
Paradossalmente serie a rischio come Cavemen, K-Ville e Life Is wild, a rischio di cancellazione, guadagneranno dallo sciopero: le reti hanno deciso infatti di mantenerle in vita - poichè le sceneggiature sono a buon punto - per ottenere dei tappabuchi da inserire nei vuoti di palinsesto.
Prison Break dovrebbe cavarsela piuttosto bene: la terza stagione era programmata in due blocchi, il primo dei quali si sarebbe concluso con una "season fall finale" a Dicembre ed il secondo sarebbe iniziato ad Aprile. Per correre ai ripari gli autori di Prison Break renderanno l'episodio che doveva concludere il primo blocco una vera e propria season finale. Se i tempi dello sciopero saranno lunghi quindi la trama potrà essere estesa alla quarta stagione, in onda l'anno prossimo.
Inizialmente per Lost si era detto che erano stati scritti 14 dei 16 episodi previsti e che sarebbero regolarmente andati in onda da Febbraio: è arrivata pochi minuti fa la smentita. Solo 8 episodi sono stati scritti e gli autori stanno scrivendo l'ottavo come l'episodio finale della stagione quattro. "E' uno dei cliffhanger più scioccanti che abbiamo scritto" ha rivelato Nations, un autore.
24: solo 8 dei 24 episodi previsti sono stati scritti e se si arriverà allo scioperò, non si potrà procedere oltre.
Fortunatamente la situazione è leggermente migliore per Heroes: la nuova stagione era infatti programmata in due volumi. Il secondo volume si sarebbe dovuto concludere a dicembre, e il terzo iniziare dopo la pausa invernale. Se lo sciopero avrà luogo quindi la seconda stagione si fermerà al secondo volume per poi riprendere il prossimo autunno. Ciò ovviamente farà si che la seconda stagione consterà di soli 11 episodi.
Per ora solo October Road e One Tree Hill sono totalmente fuori pericolo: gli episodi delle rispettive nuove stagioni sono stati tutti scritti e quasi girati.
mrs brody
06-11-2007, 18:12
Per ora solo October Road e One Tree Hill sono totalmente fuori pericolo
Dio grazie S_S) S_S) Se mi toglievano OTH io morivo :pianto:
Sick Boy
06-11-2007, 18:14
bella me:censored:da qst sciopero.....anche sono d'accordo con gli scrittori!!!! Speriamo che trovino presto l'accordo perchè fondamentalmente chi ci va di mezzo siamo noi malati di telfilm :zia: ......
Ele • BL
06-11-2007, 21:09
Dio grazie S_S) S_S) Se mi toglievano OTH io morivo :pianto:
anche io mrs.. andavo in depressione.. S_S)
però nooo lost e gossip girl :mha:
♥ღ*Sere86♥ღ*
06-11-2007, 21:28
Gossip Girl rischia anche di restare a quota soli 13 episodi!!!
Credo che però facciano bene a scioperare,insomma è giusto,visto che è per una buona causa.
Gallo_spqra
11-11-2007, 19:02
bella me:censored:da qst sciopero.....anche sono d'accordo con gli scrittori!!!! Speriamo che trovino presto l'accordo perchè fondamentalmente chi ci va di mezzo siamo noi malati di telfilm :zia: ......
Più che altro, chi ci va di mezzo più di tutti sono quelle persone che lavorano come assistenti, elettricisti, tutte queste categorie che prendono meno di 1000$ al mese, che con lo sciopero si ritrovano a casa non pagati e che, al contrario degli scrittori, non hanno fondi a cui aggrapparsi...
Riporto nello spoiler la lista preparata da Ausiello con l'elenco di episodi rimasti per ciascun telefilm. Nella lista compaiono l'85% dei telefilm e potrebbe essere soggetta a cambiamenti.
30 Rock: Ten episodes will be produced. Five episodes have aired, so there are five left.
Back to You: Nine episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are three left.
Bionic Woman: Roughly nine episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are three left.
Bones: Twelve episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are six left.
Boston Legal: Fifteen episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are nine left.
Brothers & Sisters: Twelve episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are six left.
Chuck: Thirteen episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are six left.
CSI: NY: Fourteen episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are seven left.
Desperate Housewives: Ten episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are four left.
Dirty Sexy Money: Eleven episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are five left.
Friday Night Lights: Fifteen episodes will be produced. The sixth episode airs tonight, Nov. 9, so there are nine left.
Gossip Girl: Thirteen episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are six left.
Grey's Anatomy: Eleven episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are four left.
Heroes: Eleven episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are four left.
House: Twelve episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are six left.
Jericho: Seven episodes will be produced. None have aired yet, so there are seven episodes left.
Law & Order: SVU: Fourteen episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are eight left.
Lost: Eight episodes will be produced. None have aired yet, so there are eight episodes left.
Medium: Nine episodes will be produced. None have aired yet, so there are nine episodes left.
Men in Trees: Nineteen episodes will be produced. The fifth episode airs tonight, Nov. 9, so there are 14 left.
Numbers: Twelve episodes will be produced. The seventh episodes airs tonight, Nov. 9, so there are five left.
One Tree Hill: Twelve episodes will be produced. None have aired yet, so there are twelve episodes left.
The Office: Twelve half-hour episodes will be produced. Eleven half-hour episodes have aired, so there is one half-hour episode left.
Prison Break: Thirteen episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are six left.
Private Practice: Ten or 11 episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are four or five left.
Pushing Daisies: Nine episodes will be produced. Five episodes have aired, so there are four left.
Reaper: Ten to 12 episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are three to five left.
Samantha Who?: Twelve episodes will be produced. Four episodes have aired, so there are eight left.
Scrubs: Twelve episodes will be produced. Three episodes have aired, so there are nine left.
Shark: Eleven episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are five left.
Smallville: Fifteen episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are eight left.
Supernatural: Ten to 12 episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are four to six left.
Ugly Betty: Twelve or 13 episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are five or six left.
Ele • BL
11-11-2007, 23:13
no cavolo..
One Tree Hill: Twelve episodes will be produced. None have aired yet, so there are twelve episodes left.
one tree hill noo.. :crybaby: è l'ultima serie.. possibile finirla con 12 episodi? almeno gossip girl o lost nn sn finiti..si, si bloccano prima ( e mi rompe anche per quelli :dry:) ma continueranno nelle prossime stagioni..
e che cavolo..
:hurleroug
Io mi sto già attrezzando per trovare altri tf che non ho mai avuto occasione di vedere, sarà la volta buona che comincio, visto che mi interrompono tutte le serie che stavo guardando! :XD:
Gallo_spqra
12-11-2007, 14:29
Io mi sto già attrezzando per trovare altri tf che non ho mai avuto occasione di vedere, sarà la volta buona che comincio, visto che mi interrompono tutte le serie che stavo guardando! :XD:
Anch'io mi sa proprio che farò così :lol:
nadietta90
12-11-2007, 14:34
io per ora ho da recuperare gli arretrati :XD:
per il resto vi seguirò e andrò alla ricerca di nuovi telefilm!
=SETHtheBEST=
12-11-2007, 14:41
macheppalle :pianto:
mi sa che vi seguirò a ruota -.-'
Poco ma sicuro che Brothers&Sisters mi aspetta :D
E uno sta già in cantiere :XD:
Speriamo di rivederli presto però :pianto: cioè ragazzi, se solo oso pensare a come mi finirà Grey's io muoio :pianto: cioè sei mesi in quel modo per me è assurdo :pianto:
Gallo_spqra
12-11-2007, 19:40
Griglia aggiornata (non so cosa sia cambiato, forse c'è qualche telefilm in più):
30 Rock: Ten episodes will be produced. Five episodes have aired, so there are five left.
Aliens in America: Seventeen episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are 11 left.
Back to You: Nine episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are three left.
Bionic Woman: Roughly nine episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are three left.
Bones: Twelve episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are six left.
Boston Legal: Fifteen episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are nine left.
Brothers & Sisters: Twelve episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are five left.
Chuck: Thirteen episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are six left.
CSI: NY: Fourteen episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are seven left.
Desperate Housewives: Ten episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are three left.
Dirty Sexy Money: Eleven episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are five left.
Friday Night Lights: Fifteen episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are eight left.
Gossip Girl: Thirteen episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are six left.
Grey's Anatomy: Eleven episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are four left.
Heroes: Eleven episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are four left.
House: Twelve episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are six left.
Jericho: Seven episodes will be produced. None have aired yet, so there are seven episodes left.
Law & Order: SVU: Fourteen episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are eight left.
Life is Wild: Twelve episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are six left.
Lost: Eight episodes will be produced. None have aired yet, so there are eight episodes left.
Medium: Nine episodes will be produced. None have aired yet, so there are nine episodes left.
Men in Trees: Nineteen episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are 13 left.
Numbers: Twelve episodes will be produced. Eight, so there are four left.
One Tree Hill: Twelve episodes will be produced. None have aired yet, so there are twelve episodes left.
The Office: Twelve half-hour episodes will be produced. Eleven half-hour episodes have aired, so there is one half-hour episode left.
Prison Break: Thirteen episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are six left.
Private Practice: Ten or 11 episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are four or five left.
Pushing Daisies: Nine episodes will be produced. Five episodes have aired, so there are four left.
Reaper: Ten to 12 episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are three to five left.
Samantha Who?: Twelve episodes will be produced. Four episodes have aired, so there are eight left.
Scrubs: Twelve episodes will be produced. Three episodes have aired, so there are nine left.
Shark: Eleven episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are four left.
Smallville: Fifteen episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are eight left.
Supernatural: Ten to 12 episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are four to six left.
Ugly Betty: Twelve or 13 episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are five or six left.
nadietta90
12-11-2007, 20:38
Arrivano dagli States nuove allarmanti notizie sull’ormai famoso sciopero degli sceneggiatori. Gli attori delle nostre amate serie tv come sappiamo si sono uniti al picchettaggio ma ora iniziano i guai. Non solo i loro show saranno sospesi uno dopo l’altro ma i termini e le condizioni della pausa dal set potrebbero sfociare in una azione legale tra l’associazione SAG (Screen Actors Guild) e gli studios.
Venerdì scorso Sony Pictures TV è stato il primo a notificare agli attori regolari di due serie di averne interrotto la produzione; si tratta delle sitcom " 'Til Death" e "Rules of Engagement" che dunque vengono messe in hiatus. Ancora nessuna conferma dagli altri studios ma pare seguiranno la stessa strada e ovviamente ciò non trova consenso tra i membri del SAG che trovano la decisione ‘inapplicabile’. Secondo il loro ordinamento, in caso di sciopero di hanno solo tre soluzioni: dare agli attori regolari salario completo, sospenderli per un periodo massimo di 5 settimane con stipendio dimezzato oppure sciogliere il contratto.
Intanto sul set di "How I Met Your Mother" si prepara il pranzo del Ringraziamento nel loro ultimo giorno di produzione. In una pausa però, tutto il cast si è unito al picchettaggio degli sceneggiatori.
Notizie ancora peggiori per “Scrubs”; la divertente sit-com medicale potrebbe non vedere la fine! Il creatore della serie Bill Lawrence ha riferito a Hollywood Reporter di aver declinato la richiesta di scrivere una conclusione anticipata in caso che lo sciopero degli sceneggiatori si fosse protratto a lungo. L’autore ha rivelato sabato scorso che terminata la protesta scriverà una sceneggiatura normale con un appropriato finale e che si batterà con la produzione, leggi ABC Studios, affinché venga poi trasmesso. Apparso al New York Comedy Festival con il cast dello show, Lawrence ha detto che purtroppo ancora 7 episodi dei 18 commissionati non sono ancora stati scritti; ciò vuol dire che negli States da gennaio saranno disponibili solo repliche….
Variety preannuncia poi un evidente impatto sugli attesi Primetime Emmy Awards; ma per parlarne c’è ancora tempo…
fonte telesimo
Sciogliere il contratto???
Nemmeno per sogno :mha:
Il cast di Grey's Anatomy manifesta a favore del WGA:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5wDJaqRNUsY
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lyegkkPrtFM
I creatori di ER, the Shield, Family Guy ecc parlano in supporto dei WGA:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QSltqlW2Rq0
Gallo_spqra
17-11-2007, 14:27
Ma dopo più di 10 giorni in cui le due parti sembravano irremovibili oggi arriva una bella notizia: l’associazione degli sceneggiatori WGA e gli studios torneranno a sedersi allo stesso tavolo per riprendere le trattative. Nessun altro dettaglio è stato rivelato se non che questo, si spera lieto, evento avverrà il prossimo 26 novembre.
Intanto però Universal Media Studios ha fatto sapere di aver dimezzato per le prossime 5 settimane lo stipendio agli attori di “The Office”, “30 Rock” e “Bionic Woman” ; meglio comunque di Sony che ricordiamo ha messo in hiatus le serie “'Til Death” e “Rules of Engagement”. Anche Warner Bros. ha inviato questa settimana una lettera ai suoi impiegati ribadendo che se lo sciopero continuerà, tutte le sue serie, da “ER”, “Without a Trace”, “Cold Case” e “Pushing Daisies” chiuderanno nelle prossime 6/7 settimane.
(telesimo.it)
Ele • BL
17-11-2007, 14:58
uh dio seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :lol:
speriamo dai!! ;)
=SETHtheBEST=
17-11-2007, 15:00
oddio S_S) speriamo beneeee! S_S)
Se chiudono ER dopo 1324 stagioni, macchisenefrega :XD: :mha: ma Pushing Daisies un cavolo! :dry:
dolcecanto
18-11-2007, 19:09
Se chiudono ER dopo 1324 stagioni, macchisenefrega :XD: :mha: ma Pushing Daisies un cavolo! :dry:
già :pianto: e chissà quando lo riprendono poi,perchè naturalmente sta andando pure abbastanza bene...sono altri i telefilm da cancellare definitivamente :XD: anche se non ci fosse stato sto sciopero.
Se chiudono ER dopo 1324 stagioni, macchisenefrega :XD: :mha: ma Pushing Daisies un cavolo! :dry:
Non ER!!!!!! E comuqnue non lo chiudono, faranno pure un'altra stagione forse!!! :miamm:
Gallo_spqra
25-11-2007, 22:11
Mentre aspettiamo e speriamo bene per domani, ecco alcune foto degli scioperanti
Gallo_spqra
26-11-2007, 20:01
Update: secondo il Deadline Hollywood Daily blog un accordo tra le parti sarebbe praticamente già fatto e lo sciopero dovrebbe terminare entro Natale. Nikki Finke, autore del blog, dice che gli era stato detto di non aspettare il raggiungimento di un accordo in questa settimana e non vuole creare false speranze, ma dice anche che la fonte che gli ha comunicato questa notizia è stata molto affidabile in passato.
Ele • BL
26-11-2007, 21:18
speriamo..
Lista aggiornata al 28 novembre di TvGuide:
30 Rock: Ten episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are four left.
Aliens in America: Seventeen episodes will be produced. Nine episodes have aired, so there are eight left.
Back to You: Nine episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are two left.
The Big Bang Theory: Eight episodes were produced. Eight episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
Bionic Woman: Eight episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there is one left.
Bones: Twelve episodes will be produced. Nine episodes have aired, so there are three left.
Boston Legal: Fifteen episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are eight left.
Brothers & Sisters: Twelve episodes will be produced. Eight episodes have aired, so there are four left.
Carpoolers: Thirteen episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are seven left.
Cavemen: Thirteen episodes will be produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are seven left.
Chuck: Thirteen episodes will be produced. Ten episodes have aired, so there are three left.
Criminal Minds: Roughly twelve episodes will be produced. Ten episodes have aired, so there are roughly two left.
CSI: Eleven episodes will be produced. Eight episodes have aired, so there are three left.
CSI: NY: Fourteen episodes will be produced. Nine episodes have aired, so there are five left.
Desperate Housewives: Ten episodes will be produced. Eight episodes have aired, so there are two left.
Dirty Sexy Money: Eleven episodes will be produced. Eight episodes have aired, so there are three left.
ER: Thirteen episodes will be produced. Eight episodes have aired, so there are five left.
Friday Night Lights: Fifteen episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are eight left.
Gossip Girl: Thirteen episodes will be produced. Eight episodes have aired, so there are five left.
Greek: Eight new episodes will be produced. None have aired yet, so there are eight left.
Grey's Anatomy: Eleven episodes will be produced. Nine episodes have aired, so there are two left.
Heroes: Eleven episodes will be produced. Ten episodes have aired, so there is one left.
House: Twelve episodes will be produced. Nine episodes have aired, so there are three left.
Jericho: Seven episodes will be produced. None have aired yet, so there are seven episodes left.
Las Vegas: Nineteen episodes will be produced. Nine have aired, so there are 10 left.
Law & Order: SVU: Fourteen episodes will be produced. Nine episodes have aired, so there are five left.
Life is Wild: Twelve episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are five left.
Lost: Eight episodes will be produced. None have aired yet, so there are eight episodes left.
Medium: Nine episodes will be produced. None have aired yet, so there are nine episodes left.
Men in Trees: Nineteen episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are 12 left.
My Name is Earl: Thirteen episodes will be produced (that includes two one-hour eps, which count double). Ten episodes have aired, so there are three left.
The New Adventures of Old Christine: Eight episodes have been produced. No episodes have aired, so there are eight left.
Numbers: Twelve episodes will be produced. Nine have aired, so there are three left.
The Office: Twelve half-hour episodes will be produced. Twelve half-hour episodes have aired, so there are zero half-hour episode left.
One Tree Hill: Twelve episodes will be produced. None have aired yet, so there are twelve episodes left.
Prison Break: Thirteen episodes will be produced. Eight episodes have aired, so there are five left. (On hiatus 'til Jan. 14)
Private Practice: Ten episodes will be produced. Eight episodes have aired, so there are two left.
Pushing Daisies: Nine episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are two left.
Reaper: Ten to 12 episodes will be produced. Nine episodes have aired, so there is one to three left.
Samantha Who?: Twelve episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are five left.
Scrubs: Eleven episodes will be produced. Four episodes have aired, so there are seven left.
Shark: Eleven episodes will be produced. Ten episodes have aired, so there is one left.
The Shield: All 13 season-seven episodes will be completed. None have aired (the final season gets underway in '08), so there are 13 left.
Smallville: Fifteen episodes will be produced. Eight episodes have aired, so there are seven left.
Supernatural: Ten to 12 episodes will be produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are three to five left.
Ugly Betty: Thirteen episodes will be produced. Nine episodes have aired, so there are four left.
E qui una foto di Olivia Wilde (House MD)
America Ferrera (Ugly Betty)
Rebecca Romijn e le altre donne del cast di Ugly Betty
che manifestano a favore degli scrittori.
E adesso, sempre da TvGuide, una notizia non tanto bella:
Even if the WGA strike manages a "speedy" resolution — which is no guarantee, seeing as little progress has been reported — it could take many shows several weeks to get back on track. As detailed by the Los Angeles Times, sealing any actual deal will take a week or more of paperwork, at which point the traditional two-week holiday hiatus will hold up the biz. Though some scribes may blow off the break to get back to their keyboards, figure on three to five weeks for shows to restart production, as they wait for enough scripts to be in the hopper before firing up the machinery. "Resuming production isn't something that can happen overnight," warns CSI: NY exec producer Pam Veasey. "It doesn't take just one week to prepare 200 crew members to film a single episode."
Sitcoms that tape before a studio audience (such as Back to You) would be the first off the block, perhaps inside of a week and a half, while something like Pushing Daisies will require five weeks to bloom again.
Gallo_spqra
29-11-2007, 16:23
Altra news: mentre non si hanno ancora novità sul se si sia raggiunto o meno l'accordo, lo sciopero ha fatto saltare in America il dibattito elettorale tra Hillary Clinton e Barack Obama. I senatori hanno infatti annunciato di non volere attaversare i picchetti di scioperanti per fare il dibattito, previsto per il 10 dicembre su CBS Evening News.
Ele • BL
29-11-2007, 20:42
beh dai.. diciamo che non è cambiato niente, almeno per le serie che interessano a me :mha:
Gallo_spqra
30-11-2007, 09:18
IMPORTANTE NEWS:
Questo è il comunicato fatto dalla rappresentanza dei network dopo questi 3-4 giorni di trattative, in cui sono effettivamente stati fatti progressi.
STATEMENT REGARDING AMPTP WGA NEGOTIATIONS
LOS ANGELES, November 29, 2007 -- "The AMPTP today unveiled a New Economic Partnership to the WGA, which includes groundbreaking moves in several areas of new media, including streaming, content made for new media and programming delivered over digital broadcast channels. The entire value of the New Economic Partnership will deliver more than $130 million in additional compensation above and beyond the more than $1.3 billion writers already receive each year. In response, the WGA has asked for time to study the proposals. While we strongly preferred to continue discussions, we respect and understand the WGA's desire to review the proposals. We look forward to resuming talks on Tuesday, December 4.
We continue to believe that there is common ground to be found between the two sides, and that our proposal for a New Economic Partnership offers the best chance to find it."
In sostanza dice che i network hanno avanzato una nuova proposta di contratto, che include anche le richieste espresse dalla WGA (streaming, dvd, ecc) e che costerà globalmente ai network 130 milioni di dollari in più. L'AMPTP voleva continuare con le negoziazioni, ma l'associazione degli scrittori ha detto di voler esaminare con calma la proposta ed entrambe le parti si sono accordate sul 4 dicembre per riprendere le trattative.
"Anche se noi eravamo fortiemente intenzionati a continuare la discussione, rispettiamo e capiamo il desiderio della WGA di revisionare la proposta. Non vediamo l'ora di riprendere il dialogo il 4 dicembre."
"Continuiamo a credere che ci sia terreno comune da trovare tra le due parti, e la nostra proposta per una nuova collaborazione economica offre la miglior occasione di trovarlo."
Gallo_spqra
30-11-2007, 18:26
Correzione: i network si son smossi si, ma mica più di tanto.. ecco l'annuncio della WGA:
To Our Fellow Members,
After four days of bargaining with the AMPTP, we are writing to let you know that, though we are still at the table, the press blackout has been lifted.
Our inability to communicate with our members has left a vacuum of information that has been filled with rumors, both well intentioned and deceptive.
Among the rumors was the assertion that the AMPTP had a groundbreaking proposal that would make this negotiation a "done deal." In fact, for the first three days of this week, the companies presented in essence their November 4 package with not an iota of movement on any of the issues that matter to writers.
Thursday morning, the first new proposal was finally presented to us. It dealt only with streaming and made-for-Internet jurisdiction, and it amounts to a massive rollback.
For streaming television episodes, the companies proposed a residual structure of a single fixed payment of less than $250 for a year's reuse of an hour-long program (compared to over $20,000 payable for a network rerun). For theatrical product they are offering no residuals whatsoever for streaming.
For made-for-Internet material, they offered minimums that would allow a studio to produce up to a 15 minute episode of network-derived web content for a script fee of $1300. They continued to refuse to grant jurisdiction over original content for the Internet.
In their new proposal, they made absolutely no move on the download formula (which they propose to pay at the DVD rate), and continue to assert that they can deem any reuse "promotional," and pay no residual (even if they replay the entire film or TV episode and even if they make money).
The AMPTP says it will have additional proposals to make but, as of Thursday evening, they have not been presented to us. We are scheduled to meet with them again on Tuesday.
In the meantime, we felt it was essential to update you accurately on where negotiations stand. On Wednesday we presented a comprehensive economic justification for our proposals. Our entire package would cost this industry $151 million over three years. That's a little over a 3% increase in writer earnings each year, while company revenues are projected to grow at a rate of 10%. We are falling behind.
For Sony, this entire deal would cost $1.68 million per year. For Disney $6.25 million. Paramount and CBS would each pay about $4.66 million, Warner about $11.2 million, Fox $6.04 million, and NBC/Universal $7.44 million. MGM would pay $320,000 and the entire universe of remaining companies would assume the remainder of about $8.3 million per year. As we've stated repeatedly, our proposals are more than reasonable and the companies have no excuse for denying it.
The AMPTP's intractability is dispiriting news but it must also be motivating. Any movement on the part of these multinational conglomerates has been the result of the collective action of our membership, with the support of SAG, other unions, supportive politicians, and the general public. We must fight on, returning to the lines on Monday in force to make it clear that we will not back down, that we will not accept a bad deal, and that we are all in this together.
Best,
Patric M. Verrone
President, WGAW
Michael Winship
President, WGAE
Alcuni video in supporto del WGA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-hGZ7daMek
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BrCy5jxO3o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF5yJklH_jA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1EO6wOFnlw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVvgGLyF2Ro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFLSAj0Xq10
Ele • BL
07-12-2007, 13:21
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</TD></TR><TR><TD>TV Guide si è lanciato in un'affermazione confortante: possiamo finalmente arrivare a un accordo. Motivo di questa sicurezza, una dichiarazione molto positiva rilasciata nella giornata di ieri dalla WGA, che riferendosi alle negoziazioni avvenute mercoledì scorso, ha detto: "Negli ultimi due giorni abbiamo avuto modo di discutere delle questioni più importanti per gli sceneggiatori, questo si è verificato per la prima volta da quando sono iniziate le negoziazioni. Sono stati fatti dei progressi sulle parti che riguardano Internet e la reality TV, ma la questione della compensazione per lo streaming online rappresenta ancora un forte ostacolo". Positive e motivate anche la dichiarazione della AMPTP: "Continueremo a impegnarci per trovare un accordo equo e ragionevole. Riteniamo che tra le due parti ci sia l'intesa che permetterà a tutti noi dell'industria dell'intrattenimento di raggiungere una posizione migliore, che ci permetta di sopravvivere e prosperare in quello che è un mercato globale in rapida evoluzione". Se questo basta ai fan e ai telespettatori per tirare un sospiro di sollievo e sperare nel raggiungimento di un'intesa in tempi brevi, non sono altrettanto ottimiste le reti e i loro presidenti, specialmente la CBS, che spaventata dalla possibilità che lo sciopero possa proseguire e compromettere questa e la prossima stagione televisiva, ha lanciato un S.O.S. per chiedere ai suoi producer di tirare fuori dai cassetti tutti i progetti rimasti incompiuti che possono in qualche modo concretizzarsi in nuove serie tv.
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E poi ho trovato questa lista aggiornata oggi..
<TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#d4d4d4 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width=619 bgColor=#d4d4d4 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Big Shots</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti i 13 episodi sono stati scritti.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Brothers & Sisters</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 12 episodi completati.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Boston Legal</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 14 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Cashmere Mafia</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Il debutto è stato rinviato a causa dello sciopero.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Carpoolers</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti i 13 episodi saranno completati.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Cavemen</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti i 13 episodi saranno completati.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Desperate Housewives</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La produzione è stata sospesa. Ha 10 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Dirty Sexy Money</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 13 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Eli Stone</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti i 13 episodi sono stati scritti. Il debutto in midseason potrebbe essere posticipato.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Greek</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Solo 8 dei nuovi episodi potranno essere completati. Il debutto potrebbe essere posticipato.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Grey's Anatomy</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La produzione è stata sospesa. Ha 11 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> La vita secondo Jim</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>13 dei 18 episodi previsti sono stati scritti, 7 dei quali già completati. Restano 5 episodi che dovrebbero essere prodotti anche nel caso in cui gli sceneggiatori dovessero proseguire lo sciopero.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Lost</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Potranno essere completati 8 dei 16 episodi previsti. Il debutto in midseason non è assicurato.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Men in Trees</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Potranno essere completati 19 dei 27 episodi previsti.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> October Road</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti i 12 episodi sono stati scritti.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Private Practice</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 10 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Pushing Daisies</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 9 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Samantha Who?</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 12 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Ugly Betty</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 13 episodi completati su 24.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Women's Murder Club</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 10 episodi completati su 13. La serie non ha ancora ottenuto la conferma per una stagione intera.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#d4d4d4 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width=619 bgColor=#d4d4d4 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Due uomini e mezzo</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La produzione è stata sospesa. Sono stati completati 11 dei 22 episodi previsti.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Come ho conosciuto vostra madre</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La produzione è stata sospesa. Sono stati completati 11 dei 22 episodi previsti.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Criminal Minds</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 12 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Cold Case</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 13 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> CSI</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 11 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> CSI: Miami</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 13 episodi completati su 24.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> CSI: NY</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 14 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Moonlight</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Potranno essere completati 11 dei 12 episodi previsti. La serie non ha ancora ottenuto la conferma per una stagione intera.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Cane</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Potranno essere completati tutti i 13 episodi previsti. La serie non ha ancora ottenuto la conferma per una stagione intera.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Jericho</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti i 7 episodi sono stati completati. La programmazione avverrà, come previsto, in midseason.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Le regole dell'amore</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La produzione è stata sospesa. Sono stati completati 9 o 10 episodi.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> NCIS</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 13 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Numb3rs</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 12 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Senza Traccia</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 12 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Shark</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 11 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> The Big Bang Theory</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La produzione è stata sospesa. Sono stati completati 8 dei 13 episodi previsti. La serie non ha ancora ottenuto la conferma per una stagione intera.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> The New Adventures of Old Christine</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La produzione è stata sospesa. Sono stati completati 9 dei 13 episodi previsti in midseason.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> The Unit</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 11 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#d4d4d4 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width=619 bgColor=#d4d4d4 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2>30 Rock</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Potranno essere completati 10 dei 22 episodi previsti.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Bionic Woman</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La produzione è stata sospesa. Solo 9 episodi sono stati completati.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Chuck</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Potranno essere completati 13 dei 24 episodi previsti.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> ER</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Potranno essere completati 13 episodi.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Heroes</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La produzione è stata sospesa. Sono stati completati 11 dei 24 episodi previsti.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> High School Team</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Potranno essere completati 15 dei 22 episodi previsti.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Las Vegas</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Potranno essere completati 19 episodi.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Law & Order: Unita Speciale</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 14 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Journeyman</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Potranno essere completati 12 dei 13 episodi previsti. La serie non ha ancora ottenuto la conferma per una stagione intera.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Medium</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 9 episodi completati su 22. Il debutto in midseason potrebbe essere posticipato.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> My name is Earl</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 13 episodi completati su 24.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Scrubs</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Potranno essere completati 11 dei 18 episodi previsti.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> The Office</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La produzione è stata sospesa. Sono stati completati solo 12 episodi.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#d4d4d4 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width=619 bgColor=#d4d4d4 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2>24</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Potranno essere completati 8 o 9 episodi su 24. Originariamente il debutto della settima stagione sarebbe dovuto avvenire a gennaio, ma la rete ha deciso di posticiparlo a data da decidersi.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> American Dad</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti i 22 episodi saranno completati.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Back to You</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La produzione è stata sospesa. Ha 9 episodi completati su 24.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Bones</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 12 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Canterbury's Law</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti gli episodi sono stati scritti. Il debutto avverrà, come previsto, in midseason.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Dr House</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 12 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> I Griffin</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 19 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> I Simpson</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti i 22 episodi saranno completati.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> K-Ville</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La produzione è stata sospesa. Ha 10 episodi completati su 13.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> King of the Hill</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 21 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> New Amsterdam</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti gli episodi sono stati scritti. Il debutto avverrà, come previsto, in midseason.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Prison Break</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Potranno essere completati 13 episodi. La serie è stata sospesa il 12 novembre, tornerà a gennaio.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti gli episodi sono stati scritti. Il debutto avverrà, come previsto, in midseason.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> The Return of Jezebel James</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti gli episodi sono stati scritti. Il debutto avverrà, come previsto, in midseason.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> 'Til Death</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La produzione è stata sospesa. Sono stati completati 11 episodi su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Unhitched</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti gli episodi sono stati scritti. Il debutto avverrà, come previsto, in midseason.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#d4d4d4 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width=619 bgColor=#d4d4d4 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Aliens in America</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 17 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Girlfriends</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 10 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Gossip Girl</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Potranno essere completati 13 dei 22 episodi previsti.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Life is Wild</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 12 episodi completati su 13. La serie non ha ancora ottenuto la conferma per una stagione intera.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> One Tree Hill</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti gli episodi potranno essere completati.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Reaper</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti i 12 episodi previsti potranno essere completati. La serie non ha ancora ottenuto la conferma per una stagione intera.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Smallville</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Potranno essere completati 15 episodi. In caso di sciopero prolungato, la settima stagione si concluderà a febbraio.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Supernatural</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Potranno essere completati 12 episodi.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> The Game</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 10 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Tutti odiano Chris</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Potranno essere completati tutti i 22 episodi previsti.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#d4d4d4 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width=619 bgColor=#d4d4d4 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Burn Notice</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>I lavori di produzione, previsti per gennaio, potranno essere ritardati dallo sciopero.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Detective Monk</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La scrittura dei nuovi episodi non è stata completata.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> In Plain Sight</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Gli episodi di questa nuova serie sono stati quasi tutti completati.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Law & Order: Criminal Intent</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Ha 10 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Psych</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La scrittura dei nuovi episodi non è stata completata.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#d4d4d4 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width=619 bgColor=#d4d4d4 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Burn Notice</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>I lavori di produzione, previsti per gennaio, potranno essere ritardati dallo sciopero.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Detective Monk</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La scrittura dei nuovi episodi non è stata completata.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> In Plain Sight</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Gli episodi di questa nuova serie sono stati quasi tutti completati.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Law & Order: Criminal Intent</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Ha 10 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Psych</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La scrittura dei nuovi episodi non è stata completata.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#d4d4d4 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width=619 bgColor=#d4d4d4 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Damages</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>I lavori di produzione della seconda stagione, appena annunciata e previsti per l'inizio del 2008, potranno essere ritardati dallo sciopero.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Dirt</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Gli imminenti lavori di produzione della seconda stagione potranno essere ritardati dallo sciopero.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Nip/Tuck</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La quinta stagione, composta da 22 episodi, verrà divisa in due parti. Tutti i 14 episodi della prima parte sono stati scritti. I rimanenti andranno in onda nel 2008 con un ritardo consequenziale alla durata dello sciopero.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Rescue Me</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>I lavori di produzione della quinta stagione, appena annunciata e previsti per l'inizio del 2008, potranno essere ritardati dallo sciopero.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> The Riches</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Sono stati scritti 7 dei 13 episodi previsti. Al momento, la serie andrà regolarmente in onda a marzo.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> The Shield</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La settima e ultima stagione è stata completamente scritta.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Thirty Days</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti gli episodi sono stati completati.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#d4d4d4 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width=619 bgColor=#d4d4d4 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Big Love</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La scrittura dei nuovi episodi, appena iniziata, è stata sospesa.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Entourage</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>La scrittura dei nuovi episodi, appena iniziata, è stata sospesa.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> In Treatment</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti gli episodi sono stati completati. La serie andrà in onda regolarmente.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> The Wire</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti gli episodi sono stati completati. La serie andrà in onda regolarmente.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#d4d4d4 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width=619 bgColor=#d4d4d4 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Californication</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti gli episodi sono stati completati.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Dexter</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti gli episodi sono stati completati.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> The Tudors</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti gli episodi sono stati completati. La serie andrà in onda regolarmente a marzo.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Weeds</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti gli episodi sono stati completati.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#d4d4d4 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width=619 bgColor=#d4d4d4 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Battlestar Galactica</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Avrà 10 episodi completati su 22.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Eureka</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti i 10 episodi, più l'appuntamento speciale di due ore, sono stati completati e andranno regolarmente in onda.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=226 bgColor=#f2f2f2> Stargate Atlantis</TD><TD vAlign=top width=378 bgColor=#f2f2f2>Tutti gli episodi sono stati completati.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
source: serialit.com
Gallo_spqra
08-12-2007, 01:39
Sale la tensione tra le parti e il prospetto di una veloce risoluzione si allontana drasticamente.
E' questo quanto riporta l'ultima news di TvGuide. Sembra infatti che giovedì sera (6pm), a trattativa non ancora conclusa, i membri dell'AMPTP abbiano detto "andiamo in hotel a discutere riguardo alla nostra proposta" e poi molto se ne siano invece andati a casa. Da canto loro, i produttori dicono che i membri della WGA passano troppo poco tempo al tavolo delle trattative, stanno sempre tra di loro a parlare e che se avessero iniziato a discutere di queste cose nella primavera del 2007 (come loro dicono di aver voluto fare) non si sarebbe arrivati a questa situazione.
Negotiations are expected to continue long past the holiday season, e questa non è una buona cosa...
Ele • BL
08-12-2007, 12:21
uffaaa.. cavolo! ma non se ne esce più da questo sciopero..
Gallo_spqra
08-12-2007, 16:56
Update: negoziamenti terminati. Dopo aver rifiutato le condizioni degli scrittori, l'AMPTP ha lanciato un'ultimatumalla WGA, chiedendo di ritirare diverse loro proposte (che tra l'altro ricoprono quasi tutta la questione internet) per riprendere il dialogo (ultimatum simile a quello ricevuto il 4 novembre). In risposta, la WGA stava preparando una contro-offerta, ma alle 6.05pm di ieri un membro dell'AMPTP ha detto "Noi ce ne andiamo. Quando ci manderete una lettera dicendo che rinuncerete ai punti che vi abbiamo detto, riprogrammeremo le trattative con voi." Gli scrittori ovviamente non intendono cedere e han detto "Quando loro saranno pronti a tornare al tavolo, noi saremo qui."
Non so voi, ma io la vedo lunga..
Ele • BL
08-12-2007, 20:38
Non so voi, ma io la vedo lunga..
si, pure io.. :XD:
anch'io ma spero che sempre che si concludano presto
ho capito x quest'anno i miei telefilm preferiti vanno a farsi friggere :mha::mha::crazy::crazy::bua::bua:
Ele • BL
08-12-2007, 21:32
ho capito x quest'anno i miei telefilm preferiti vanno a farsi friggere :mha::mha::crazy::crazy::bua::bua:
pure i miei :udiu:
ho capito x quest'anno i miei telefilm preferiti vanno a farsi friggere :mha::mha::crazy::crazy::bua::bua:
Tragedia!!! :udiu: come resisto un altro anno??? :pianto:
nadietta90
13-12-2007, 21:27
Riassunto dei vari episodi ancora da trasmettere dei vari telefilm
fonte: spoiler TV
Ele • BL
13-12-2007, 21:35
non si vede niente nadyy!!
nadietta90
13-12-2007, 21:47
io la vedevo :blink
cmq ripostato ;)
nadietta90
13-12-2007, 22:06
anke io la vedo :XD:
si l'ho postata cn imageshack :XD:
cmq per quanto mi riguarda ho avuto la conferma ke faranno sl 12 eppo di OTH :pianto:
poi Private..Heroes..finiti :pianto: alcuni stanno per finire..
e però finalmente Prison Break ritorna :mf_cupid: anke se solo per altri 5 episodi S_S)
Ele • BL
13-12-2007, 22:27
allora sn io che sn sfigata :XD:
nuuuu, oth noooo :bua::bua:
cm solo 12 :pianto: mica c'è la possibilità ke possono aumentarli se vanno bene cn gli ascolti?
Ele • BL
14-12-2007, 13:49
cm solo 12 :pianto: mica c'è la possibilità ke possono aumentarli se vanno bene cn gli ascolti?
non lo so faby, io lo spero..ma nn credo sia possibile :pianto:
AngelSoul
05-01-2008, 02:42
hem.. non ho capito la lista di quei telefilm è quella dei telefilm ke devono ancora trasmettere in Italia fino a quando si sono fermati per lo sciopero o sono quelli ke devono trasmettere negli States ???:look:
Ele • BL
05-01-2008, 14:45
hem.. non ho capito la lista di quei telefilm è quella dei telefilm ke devono ancora trasmettere in Italia fino a quando si sono fermati per lo sciopero o sono quelli ke devono trasmettere negli States ???:look:
no, quella è la lista di tutti i telefilm trasmessi in america che hanno subito dei cambiamenti d'orario e di messa in onda a causa dello sciopero!
Non si sa a che punto e lo sciopero?
nadietta90
05-01-2008, 15:25
Non si sa a che punto e lo sciopero?
l'ultima notizia recente è qst:
Dopo due mesi di sciopero, uno dei quali totalmente privo del ben che minimo tentativo di raggiungere un accordo, la WGA e la AMPTP si sono finalmente decise a ritornare al tavolo delle negoziazioni. Il prossimo 7 gennaio, ad un mese esatto dal collasso delle conversazioni, a cui seguirono pesanti accuse reciproche, le parti torneranno a ricevere e proporre soluzioni nel tentativo di porre fine alla crisi più grave della storia di Hollywood, che ha già portato l'industria a perdere diverse centinaia di milioni di dollari. E' la terza volta che la Writers Guild of America e la Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers si ritroveranno attorno ad un tavolo. L'ultima volta lo stop delle negoziazioni durò solo pochi giorni. Ma qualcuno sta già tirando un sospiro di sollievo. Mentre i picchetti davanti agli studio delle major sono proseguiti anche durante le festività, la CBS e la NBC torneranno finalmente a programmare da domani i loro talk show di punta: il Late Show with David Letterman, il Tonight Show with Jay Leno e il Late Night with Conan O’Brien, tutti sospesi dallo scorso 5 novembre. Mentre per questi ultimi gli autori non saranno quelli abituali, i quali hanno deciso di proseguire lo sciopero, il Late Show potrà avvalersi dei suoi abituali sceneggiatori, i quali hanno abbandonato i picchetti dopo che la WGA ha portato a termine con successo una negoziazione diretta con la società di produzione dello show, la Worldwide Pants.
Fonte: Serialit
E con il riprendere delle negoziazioni, ricominciano anche le voci di una possibile fine dello sciopero degli autori (di cui non c'è alcun riscontro concreto).
Possiamo solo incrociare le dita e sperare che da lunedì arrivino ad un accordo! :XD:
Gallo_spqra
06-01-2008, 00:15
Nel frattempo, mi sembra di aver letto che la SAG ha imposto agli attori di non presenziare ai Golden Globes..
Ele • BL
06-01-2008, 00:48
Possiamo solo incrociare le dita e sperare che da lunedì arrivino ad un accordo! :XD:
infatti :mha:
nadietta90
06-01-2008, 00:50
Nel frattempo, mi sembra di aver letto che la SAG ha imposto agli attori di non presenziare ai Golden Globes..
ma io spero proprio di no :bhu:
Nel frattempo, mi sembra di aver letto che la SAG ha imposto agli attori di non presenziare ai Golden Globes..
No dai, che esagerati...
Anche a me sembra esagerato non presentarsi ai Golden Globes, ok l'appoggio agli scrittori, ma fine ad un certo punto. Oltre tutto è gran parte merito di coloro che scrivono se si vince qlc, ragione in più per esserci. Ma le voci di un boicottaggio son sempre più insistenti :mha:
Gli attori per lo sciopero potrebbero addirittura boicottare i golden globes!!
Both Hugh Laurie and House have been nominated for Golden Globe awards, but may not be there to receive them, even if they win. Heck, the awards might even be cancelled. The Screen Actors Guild has been working to get the actors to support the Writers’ Guild strike by not showing up for the Golden Globe Awards ceremony.
After canvassing nominees over the past several weeks, Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg said in a statement, “there appears to be unanimous agreement that these actors will not cross” the picket lines to present or accept an award.
Since the Golden Globe Awards are set to air on NBC on January 13, this could be a big problem for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which stages the Golden Globes. No one is sure yet what will happen to the Golden Globes program, or even what to expect when the Academy Awards roll around. The People’s Choice Awards are set to air this Tuesday, January 8. It may be interesting to see how things will be handled if the actors refuse to show up to present or accept the awards.
La serata di premiazione dei golden globes (http://www.theocseries.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20453) a quanto pare è stata cancellata, ma qualcosa si sta muovendo
This is big. This is BIG! Because WGA sources just told me that the guild has clinched an "Independent Agreement" with Tom Cruise's and Paula Wagner's re-started United Artists. This now means that UA has a leg up on every other Hollywood studio because it will be able to hire the striking writers. wga.bmpThis is to date the first so-called side deal cut by the WGA with a movie studio since the strike began on November 3rd as part of the guild's newly articulated "divide and conquer" strategy. The WGA's first side deal with a production company was an "interim agreement" with David Letterman's Worldwide Pants which owns both The Late Show and the Late Late Show airing on CBS.
I'm told that, like Letterman's company, UA has accepted the very same proposals that the WGA presented to the media conglomerates when the Alliance Of Motion Picture & Television Producers walked out of contract negotiations back on December 7th. "It's the same kind of agreement that the guild made with [David Letterman's] Worldwide Pants. But 'interim agreement' is not the right word," a WGA insider explained to me. "At the end of the day, once an overall agreement is done between the WGA and AMPTP, if the terms and conditions of that agreement are more favorable to UA, they will be able to enjoy that. This essentially means that UA has the ability to be in business with the WGA."
The official announcement will be made on Sunday in order to get maximum media coverage on Monday, I understand. My sources had no information about which UA movies stalled because of the strike might get re-started. Cruise's movies-only studio is partnered with MGM, which knew about the negotiations underway, I've learned.
I'm told the deal was hammered out under the utmost secrecy by UA's Paula Wagner, who has long been Cruise's producing partner, and WGA leaders Dave Young and Patric Verrone. Guild sources said it definitely helped during negotiations that Cruise is a longtime SAG member and Wagner also started out as an actress before she became an agent then producer and then UA studio mogul. "They said, 'All we want to do is make movies. And we know that you can't do that without the artists, especially the ones that create the stories. And those are the writers.' "
Of course, UA was originally founded some 86 years ago by movie greats Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and D.W. Griffith who wanted to get out from under the moguls' control and start an artists-friendly studio. After a long time when the studio was essentially dormant, Cruise and Wagner announced the rebirth of UA in November 2006. They followed that up about 9 months later with the news that Merrill Lynch had raised $500 million to finance UA's film production.
Gallo_spqra
08-01-2008, 13:55
Golden Globes ufficialmente cancellati. Si terrà esclusivamente una conferenza della durata di un'ora (alle 9PM) durante la quale verranno annunciati i vincitori.
Though NBC and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association attempted to hammer out a deal that would have reimagined the Golden Globes telecast as a series of NBC News specials, the lavish gala on Monday evening was officially whittled down to a one-hour press conference announcing the winners and to be covered live, Sunday at 9 pm/ET, by NBC News.
According to the "unofficial schedule" that was bandied about on Monday and cited by Nikki Finke's DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com, the Peacock proposed kicking off the evening with a 7 pm edition of Dateline featuring interviews with this year's nominees. At 8, the idea was to present a clip show of the Globes' greatest moments. From 9 to 10, NBC News would present the "press conference," followed at 10 by an Access Hollywood-style roundup of the night's parties.
Instead, NBC's annual telecast and a champagne dinner to be held at the Beverly Hilton's International Ballroom are officially canceled. "We are all very disappointed that our traditional awards ceremony will not take place this year and that millions of viewers worldwide will be deprived of seeing many of their favorite stars celebrating 2007's outstanding achievements in motion pictures and television," says Jorge Camara, president of The Hollywood Foreign Press Association. "We take some comfort, however, in knowing that this year's Golden Globe Award recipients will be announced on the date originally scheduled."
fonte: tvguide.com
Ele • BL
08-01-2008, 13:59
che casino..
pure i golden globes annullati :slarme:
nadietta90
10-01-2008, 16:03
Situazione aggiornata delle puntata ancora da trasmettere
Tipo, pare che di House trasmetteranno le ultime puntate molto vicine tra loro. Una il 29, una il 3 e una tipo il 5...
nadietta90
10-01-2008, 20:43
ABC Says Oscars Will Air
ABC announced they are confident that the Academy Awards will air as scheduled this year despite the on-going writer's strike. An ABC spokesperson said "(The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences) is fully committed to doing the show."
This follows the announcement that the Golden Globes, set to air this Sunday on NBC, will be canceled since they were unable to make a deal with the writer's. Instead of a live broadcast and awards gala there will simply be a one-hour press conference announcing the winners.
ABC did not say how they would air the show, whether live or taped, but they do have a challenge as the WGA has already said the Oscars will not be receiving their help. With the WGA picketing the Screen Actor's Association has also said the actors nominated will not be crossing the picket lines to accept their awards.
The Academy Awards air February 24th.
Source: ABC
LOS ANGELES - The Directors Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers agreed today to enter into formal contract negotiations. Negotiations are scheduled to begin Saturday, January 12, 2008, and will be held at AMPTP headquarters in Encino, CA. The DGA and the AMPTP have agreed that neither organization will comment to the press regarding negotiations until negotiations have concluded.
Ele • BL
12-01-2008, 18:31
speriamo sia la volta buona e che trovino degli accordi...
catalina
14-01-2008, 01:58
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Hard Ball and the Award Shows
I miss the Golden Globes. The fans miss seeing their favorite stars win awards for their favorite movies and tv shows. The Writers' Guild Awards have also been downgraded to a news event. All the writers who were nominated deserve their moment in the spotlight. And the Academy Awards... That's threatened too. Added to all the economic difficulties created by the strike, why not just let the awards be a bright spot and let us enjoy all of their pomp and circumstance?
Because we have to play hard ball. We have to do that because the corporations are difficult employers. But more importantly, we have to play a tough-minded game because our industry suffers from a structural imbalance.
In most industries, labor gets to negotiate with a single voice. The individual corporations aren't allowed to collude. In the entertainment business, the opposite is true. The studios speak as one, while the directors, actors, writers, teamsters, and craft unions have been segregated into competing entities.
What's more, the contracts for the different unions don't come up for renewal at the same time. The media congloms won't allow their workers that kind of power. If writers are on strike, everyone else can keep working so the studios can continue on with their businesses, albeit with inconveniences.
Imagine what would happen if all the contracts came up at the same time. Perhaps then we'd have a 7 hour strike the way the auto industry did last year.
But back to reality.
In Hollywood, labor doesn't have that kind of structural power, and the calendar is our enemy. Which brings me back to the Golden Globes and Academy Awards. Nobody wants to take the award shows off the air. Just as nobody wants to make life more difficult for the talk show hosts. For that matter, nobody wants to create economic hardship by striking. But if the corporations propose an unreasonable deal and they won't negotiate with any sincerity, there are only two choices: accept what they offer or take actions that cause them economic pain. That's all they understand, the bottom line.
If we don't like the deal they're offering, we have to play hard ball. The challenge is to do so in a way that is in keeping with our values and keeps public opinion on our side. If we won't allow waivers for these shows, we have to explain why. We can never lose sight of the public's strong support for the strike. We can't be indifferent to the consequences of our struggle. We can't be emotional or capricious. We need to make well-calculated tactical moves. We have to play smart hard ball.
The writers' strike continues to take its toll on the ones who haven't yet made millions of dollars for their employers.
On Friday, ABC Studios exercised its force majeure privilege and terminated the contracts of more than two dozen writing and non-writing producers who had development deals with the Walt Disney Co.-owned outfit, becoming the first major player to move out of the just-suspended stage and cut ties completely.
"The ongoing strike has had a significant detrimental impact on development and production so we are forced to make the difficult decision to release a number of talented, respected individuals from their development deals," ABC Studios said in a statement late Friday.
Among the ABC casualties were Curb Your Enthusiasm executive producer and Borat director Larry Charles, Scrubs' Bill Callahan, That 70s Show's Joshua Sternin and Jeffrey Ventimilia, Gone Baby Gone's Sean Bailey and Private Practice star Taye Diggs, who's still on the show but saw his production deal get axed.
The force majeure clause in contracts with actors, writers, producers, etc. allowed the studios to suspend deals for a certain number of weeks and pay only a portion of their salaries almost immediately after the writers' strike took effect Nov. 5.
Under the same provision, the studios are also supposed to rehire the fired scribes under the terms of their original deal once production recommences on their respective projects.
According to trade reports, Warner Bros. Television is expected to follow ABC's lead and scrap five or six deals next week, sure to be followed by other studios.
NBC parent Universal Media Studios and Sony Pictures TV suspended a number of Screen Actors Guild members' contracts in November, less than two weeks after the strike began, with Universal opting to halve salaries and Sony choosing to quit paying altogether.
The Writers Guild of America has yet to comment on the latest cost-cutting maneuver.
The reality hit home on the same day the Directors Guild of America announced that contract negotiations between the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will kick off Saturday, with hopes to avoid the vitriol that characterized the alliance's sit-downs with the WGA and arrive at a mutually beneficial new deal.
The DGA's current agreement expires June 30, as does SAG's, which has thrown its support behind the striking scribes.
"We wish the DGA well and hope that they achieve a fair deal that incorporates principles that will benefit all creative artists," read a joint statement from the WGA and SAG. "The DGA has to do what is best for its membership, but it is important to remember that they do not represent actors and writers."
Both the DGA and the AMPTP have agreed not to talk to the press during negotiations, according to a statement released by the alliance.
Source: E!Online
Notizia di ieri
Il punto sullo sciopero
Oggi è il Writers Guild of America71° giorno di sciopero degli sceneggiatori statunitensi, che continuano a protestare in merito ai diritti della diffusione dei telefilm sui nuovi media come i siti web e iTunes. Le trattative tra la Writers Guild of America e la Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, interrotte dal 7 dicembre 2007, sono riprese sabato 12 gennaio ad Encino, in California.
Ricordo di visitare il Barometro di produzione 2007/08 delle serie TV statunitensi che ho redatto a novembre 2007 per conoscere quanti episodi sono stati prodotti nella stagione in corso della vostra serie TV preferita.
Fonte: Antonio Genna.net
nadietta90
15-01-2008, 16:02
Lo sciopero degli sceneggiatori statunitensi intrapreso per far valere i propri diritti sulle vendite dei DVD e new media non trova fine. Dopo mesi, la protesta ha davvero messo in ginocchio tutta Hollywood e le conseguenze diventano ogni giorno più pesanti: dopo la cancellazione o sospensione di film e serie televisive e annullata la cerimonia dei Golden Globes giunge la notizia del licenziamento da parte dei vari studios di sceneggiatori e nonwriting producers che non hanno progetti attivi.
Il primo studios a comunicare la notizia del licenziamento è stato ABC Studios che la settimana scorsa ha terminato il contratto di collaborazione con la compagnia di Nina Wass e Gene Stein, con loro fin dal 2000, ma anche con il creatore e produttore di "Brothers & Sisters" Jon Robin Baitz, che ricordiamo recentemente su di un blog ha incolpato ABC Studios e ABC della sua esclusione dallo show. Licenziati poi anche Larry Charles, l’attore/produttore Taye Diggs, tra i protagonisti di "Private Practice", i teams di Joshua Sternin e Jeffrey Ventimilia ("Kitchen Confidential"), Gabe Sachs e Jeff Judah ("What About Brian"), Elisa Zuritsky e Julie Rottenberg ("Sex and the City") e anche gli sceneggiatori Jack Kenny ("In Case of Emergency"), Bill Callahan ("Scrubs") e Ken Biller ("Smallville") e il produttore Sean Bailey ("Gone Baby Gone").
CBS Paramount Network TV, Universal Media Studios, 20th Century Fox Television e Warner Bros. TV hanno seguito le orme di ABC Studios per cercare di limitare le enormi perdite di denaro e ieri, in quello che è diventato un lunedì nero, hanno comunicato di aver iniziato i licenziamenti, sebbene non così su larga scala.
Tra gli sceneggiatori licenziati da CBS Par: Hugh Jackman; Mark Johnson, produttore di "The Chronicles of Narnia"; Rene Echevarria, co-creatore di "The 4400" (che continuerà però ad essere produttore esecutivo di "Medium"); Mitchell Burgess e Robin Green di “I Soprano”; Barry Schindel ("Numbers"); John McNamara ("Fastlane"); Jennifer Levin ("Without a Trace"); Liz Astrof ("The King of Queens") e il team di Aron Abrams e Greg Thompson ("Everybody Hates Chris")
E se qualcuno avesse avuto dei dubbi sul destino delle nuove serie "K-Ville" e "Journeyman" si può mettere il cuore in pace; 20th TV ha rifertio di aver interrotto il rapporto lavorativo tra il creatore e produttore di "K-Ville" Jonathan Lisco come anche con quello di Journeyman" Kevin Falls. 20th TV ha inoltre licenziato il regista e produttore Greg Yaitanes ("Drive"); gli sceneggiatori e produttori Chris Black ("Standoff"), Paul Redford ("The Unit"), Barbie Adler ("My Name Is Earl"), Kristin Newman ("How I Met Your Mother"); il duo Gretchen Berg e Aaron Harberts ("Women's Murder Club") e Matt Silverstein e Dave Jeser ("Drawn Together").
Licenziati da UMS Moses Port e David Guarascio, creatorori e exec producers della nuova commedia "Aliens in America", Alex Herschlag ("Will & Grace") e Cheryl Holliday ("Still Standing").
Ma quanto durerà ancora questo sciopero? Al momento non c'è ancora nessuna notizia di una immenente ripresa di negoziazione tra le due parti in causa, la WGA che rappresenta gli sceneggiatori e gli autori e la AMPTP che rappresenta le major!
Fonte: Hollywood Reporter
:udiu: mi iniziano i licenziamenti :udiu:
quello di private :pianto:
Che disastro!!! :udiu:
Certo che gli studios ci vanno giù proprio pesante nonostante anche gli attori si siano schierati dalla parte dfegli sceneggiatori. Che poi mi chiedo, se cominciano a licenziare tutti, una volta che lo sciopero sarà finito chi rimarrà??
oh oh, qua le cose iniziano farsi seriamente gravi
Ele • BL
15-01-2008, 23:19
oh oh, qua le cose iniziano farsi seriamente gravi
infatti io mi sto iniziando a preoccupare seriamente :looksi:
catalina
16-01-2008, 16:45
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Deal or No Deal?
Monday, we reported that rumors were swirling claiming the DGA had made a deal with the AMPTP. While admittedly unconfirmed, the whispers were coming from so many corners, we felt we had to at least tell folks what we were hearing.
But stop the presses (or at least don't hit the blog "Publish" button just yet).
Based on off-the-record information from two credible sources we contacted in order to confirm or deny the rumors, we're now hearing that a deal hasn't been made as of this writing late Tuesday night. The sticking point? Shockingly, the Internet.
So, what does it mean? The same thing all of it means until it's official: not much. As we've hopefully all learned during these negotiations (and lack thereof), the situation is very fluid and things could change on a dime. Thus, we all need to try to keep an even keel.
Baseball's Yogi Berra famously said, "It ain't over until it's over." And in this case regarding all the rumors each day, just remember: It ain't true until it's true.
nadietta90
17-01-2008, 21:05
Situazione aggiornata delle puntata ancora da trasmettere
catalina
18-01-2008, 02:30
DGA Official Announcement Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 2:30 PM
We're working on analysis now, as is the WGA and pretty much everyone else in town. Here's the DGA's statement:
DGA AND AMPTP REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
ON TERMS OF NEW CONTRACT
DGA Gains Solid Wage Increases with No Rollbacks Plus Precedent-Setting Jurisdiction Over New-Media and a Doubling of EST Residuals Rate
LOS ANGELES – The Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced today that it has concluded a tentative agreement on the terms of a new 3-year collective bargaining agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
Highlights of the new agreement include:
Increases both wages and residual bases for each year of the contract.
Establishes DGA jurisdiction over programs produced for distribution on the Internet.
Establishes new residuals formula for paid Internet downloads (electronic sell-through) that essentially doubles the rate currently paid by employers.
Establishes residual rates for ad-supported streaming and use of clips on the Internet... (continued: http://www.unitedhollywood.blogspot.com )
Ma quando finisce stò benedetto scipero!
The heat is on.
That's the feeling rippling through this town today after the Directors Guild of America announced it has reached a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. (Get all the deets in our news story.)
But many of you are asking, what does this mean for our favorite shows and the Writers Guild strike? Well, right about now, it means many of the key members have probably broken into a sweat, as all eyes narrow in on the WGA to see if it will accept similar terms to the DGA agreement, which provides some new-media gains but not the full extent requested by the writers.
Adding more fuel to the fire is the fact that we are fast approaching the point of no return for the current 2007-08 TV season. As Pushing Daisies executive producer Bryan Fuller just told us, "If the strike is resolved in the next three weeks, there is a slim chance that shows could come back and produce four or five additional episodes to wrap up their seasons. If it isn't resolved by mid-February, then, yes, that's pretty much it for the 2007-08 season."
But other series may be even closer to calling it quits. Crew members who work on to two mainstream, fan-favorite TV shows tell me they were informed this week that it is "extremely unlikely" they will be producing any more episodes this season whether the strike ended soon or not.
According to one below-the-line crew member: "We were told that even if the strike ends soon, we won't be doing any more episodes until next season, because it just won’t work." (These sources requested that their shows not be named.)
According to the statement from the DGA, the new tentative agreement includes:
* Increases in wages and residual bases for each year of the contract
* DGA jurisdiction over programs produced for distribution on the Internet
* A new residuals formula for paid Internet downloads (electronic sell-through) that essentially doubles the rate currently paid by employers.
* Residual rates for ad-supported streaming and use of clips on the Internet
"Two words describe this agreement—groundbreaking and substantial," Gil Cates, chair of the DGA's Negotiations Committee, said in the announcement. "The gains in this contract for directors and their teams are extraordinary—and there are no rollbacks of any kind."
But will the writers think it's a fair shake? Stand by and cross your fingers the AMPTP will get back to that WGA negotiation table, stat, and something good will come of all this.
Source: E!Online
JOINT STATEMENT
The agreement between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and the Directors Guild of America establishes an important precedent: Our industry’s creative talent will now participate financially in every emerging area of new media. The agreement demonstrates beyond any doubt that our industry’s producers are willing and able to work with the creators of entertainment content to establish fair and flexible rules for this fast-changing marketplace.
We hope that this agreement with DGA will signal the beginning of the end of this extremely difficult period for our industry. Today, we invite the Writers Guild of America to engage with us in a series of informal discussions similar to the productive process that led us to a deal with the DGA to determine whether there is a reasonable basis for returning to formal bargaining. We look forward to these discussions, and to the day when our entire industry gets back to work.
Peter Chernin, Chairman and CEO, the Fox Group
Brad Grey, Chairman & CEO, Paramount Pictures Corp.
Robert A. Iger, President & CEO, The Walt Disney Company
Michael Lynton, Chairman & CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Barry M. Meyer, Chairman & CEO, Warner Bros.
Leslie Moonves, President & CEO, CBS Corp.
Harry Sloan, Chairman & CEO, MGM
Jeff Zucker, President & CEO, NBC Universal
Source: http://www.amptp.org/
The Latest Word
(1/17/08)
Now that the DGA has reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP, the terms of the deal will be carefully analyzed and evaluated by the WGA, the WGA's Negotiating Committee, the WGAW Board of Directors, and the WGAE Council. We will work with the full membership of both Guilds to discuss our strategies for our own negotiations and contract goals and how they may be affected by such a deal.
For over a month, we have been urging the conglomerates to return to the table and bargain in good faith. They have chosen to negotiate with the DGA instead. Now that those negotiations are completed, the AMPTP must return to the process of bargaining with the WGA. We hope that the DGA's tentative agreement will be a step forward in our effort to negotiate an agreement that is in the best interests of all writers.
Source: http://www.wga.org
Ele • BL
18-01-2008, 18:36
mah..speriamo che sia l'inizio di qualcosa di positivo!
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer
Sun Jan 20, 2:25 AM ET
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Producers of the Grammy Awards have requested an interim agreement that would allow striking Hollywood writers to work on next month's telecast, The Recording Academy said Tuesday.
Writers Guild of America spokesman Gregg Mitchell said the request was referred to the board of the union's West Coast branch for a decision. He said earlier in the day, however, that a deal "is unlikely to be granted."
The situation raised question about the fate of the Feb. 10 Grammys ceremony, set for live broadcast by CBS.
The writers guild refused to grant a waiver for last weekend's Golden Globe Awards and threatened to picket that event. Actors were advised by their union to stay away from the ceremony, prompting Globes organizers to replace the normally glitzy telecast with a scaled-down news conference lacking stars, glamour and ad revenue.
Next month's Academy Awards could face the same fate.
The Recording Academy said it remained hopeful that there would be a quick and positive response to its request involving the 50th annual Grammy Awards show.
"We will take whatever action is necessary to ensure that a program so vital to our industry, artists, charitable beneficiaries, and the great city of Los Angeles is held as planned," said the statement by Neil Portnow, president and chief executive of The Recording Academy, which owns all rights to the Grammy telecast but does not produce the show.
The academy said it supports efforts by Cossette Productions, which produces the Grammys, to reach an interim agreement with writers such as the one previously made with Worldwide Pants, which makes David Letterman's late-night show.
Earlier in the day, the guild said it would allow its members to work on the NAACP Image Awards and would not picket the Feb. 14 show at the Shrine Auditorium.
The awards presented by the National association for the Advancement of Colored People honor those who promote diversity in the arts. Awards in 44 categories, including movies, TV and literature, will be presented in the ceremony broadcast live on Fox.
"Because of the historic role the NAACP has played in struggles like ours, we think this decision is appropriate to jointly achieve our goals," guild leader Patric Verrone said at a news conference.
The writers guild said it had not yet decided whether to picket the upcoming Grammys ceremony.
Screen Actors Guild spokeswoman Pamela Greenwalt said her union's members "have been unwilling to cross a picket line and we anticipate that solidarity will continue."
In a joint statement, the American Federation of Musicians and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists stressed that events surrounding the telecast of the Grammys help fund educational, charitable and advocacy activities of The Recording Academy.
The statement urged members to participate in Grammy events but also "express support for our ongoing efforts to ensure that musical artists and creative talent receive fair compensation for their work in digital media."
Members were also encouraged to show support for writers.
The American Federation of Musicians represents performers at the Grammys as well as many of the recording artists honored. Other participants are members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
In a separate development, production and distribution company Spyglass Entertainment reached an interim deal with the writers guild allowing Spyglass to resume production, company co-chairman Gary Barber said.
Barber would not disclose further details. Mitchell, who represents the guild, said he could not confirm the agreement.
The writers guild previously struck deals with Worldwide Pants, United Artists, The Weinstein Co. and independent studio Media Rights Capital.
Meanwhile, four major studios said they had canceled dozens of writers' contracts in a possible concession that the current television season cannot be saved, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The deals were terminated by 20th Century Fox Television, CBS Paramount Network Television, NBC Universal and Warner Bros.
Source: Yahoo! News
catalina
20-01-2008, 22:14
From TVGUIDE:
Let the thawing begin! According to the HollywoodReporter.com, the WGA plans to begin informal talks with studio execs, possibly even by Monday, as part of their work to restart negotiations with the AMPTP. An anonymous guild source let the word out that the icy tundra of discontent that's developed since talks broke off Dec. 7 may be seeing a glimmer of sunshine.
The news of the talks follows a deal made yesterday between the DGA and the AMPTP, which, the source said, the WGA plan to "study."
"We're going to follow the same pattern as the DGA," the source was quoted as saying, "first meeting with the studio executives informally and then maybe following that up with actual negotiations."
Let's hope the two parties follow through and take the DGA's success to heart. It seems to be working already.
Il sindacato degli sceneggiatori, la WGA, è nuovamente in trattative con i produttori, rappresentati dalla AMPTP. La notizia, non confermata, è stata data alla stampa in forma anonima da un membro della WGA, il quale ha precisato che al momento si tratta solo di conversazioni informali, le quali porteranno alla riapertura ufficiale delle negoziazioni nel corso dei prossimi giorni. Fondamentale l'accordo stipulato tra la AMPTP e il sindacato dei registi, la DGA. Accordo che i mediatori della WGA hanno studiato durante tutto il weekend in vista della tanto attesa riapertura del dialogo. L'ultima volta che le parti si sono incontrate per concordare un compromesso equo era il 7 dicembre 2007.
Fonte: SERIALit.com
nadietta90
22-01-2008, 23:06
Situazione aggiornata
sempre piu tf arrivano alla fine :pianto:
Ele • BL
22-01-2008, 23:39
ufiiii :pianto:
Giorno 79: Ricominciate le negoziazioni
Dopo le indiscrezioni di qualche giorno fa, una dichiarazione congiunta della WGA e della AMPTP ha confermato che le negoziazioni tra gli sceneggiatori e i produttori sono ricominciate ufficialmente. "Mercoledì 23 gennaio, la Writers Guild of America e la Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers hanno avviato delle conversazioni informali allo scopo di capire se sussistono le basi per ritornare formalmente al tavolo delle negoziazioni", è quanto si legge nel comunicato. Entrambe le parti hanno accordato di non rilasciare dichiarazioni fino a quando le conversazioni non saranno terminate. Rispetto ai giorni seguenti al collasso delle precedenti trattative, avvenuto ai primi di dicembre, l'atteggiamento della WGA questa volta sembra molto più accondiscendente. La conferma viene dalle righe di una lettera scritta a quattro mani dai presidenti delle divisioni West ed East del sindacato degli sceneggiatori, nella quale viene chiaramente specificato che la WGA si impegnerà per concludere le negoziazioni in tempi brevi. Al fine di non compromettere questo obiettivo, i mediatori hanno deciso di ritirare la proposta relativa ai reality e all'animazione, due dei sei ostacoli che portarono la AMPTP ad abbandonare le precedenti trattative.
Fonte: SERIALit.com
Ele • BL
24-01-2008, 23:03
speriamo che queste benedette negoziazioni arrivino a qualcosa di concreto però :XD:
The following was submitted by WGA member and long-time "Simpsons" writer Mike Scully. -JA
To My Fellow WGA Members,
Opinions regarding how writers should react to the DGA/AMPTP agreement seem to fall into two camps: “It’s a good deal! Take it!” or “It’s a terrible deal! Reject it!” I believe there are also many writers who fall into the “Undecided” category, so at the risk of showing off the knowledge I acquired during my one day of attendance at Holyoke Community College (sadly, not a joke), I will just list a few thoughts that crossed my mind after reading the bullet points of the DGA deal over and over until my head hurt (in other words, twice) and leave the number-crunching and legalese to our representatives:
1. Regarding the 17-day "promotional use" window: Will the networks sell ad time for these "promotional" uses? If they don't, will they be profiting from a second wave of "product integration" money during this 17-day window? Personally, I don't think running an entire episode as a "promotional" tool is smart business for the writers or the studios. Movie studios don't run their films free of charge for two and a half weeks, in the hopes that it will translate into paying customers later.
In my opinion, promotional use should have a limit of 3-5 minutes of program content, just enough to get the viewer to sample the show. However, if an entire episode is going to be made available, it should not contain any ads and should be limited to a window of no more than 48 hours. If they are being paid for promotional use, so should we.
2. How will the Internet be policed? "The Simpsons Movie" is currently the number one download rental on iTunes, but I have no idea if that means it's been downloaded five thousand times or five million times (and I'm one of the writers and producers of that film). How will we get accurate figures so we know we're being paid correctly?
3. $250 for a year’s use of a TV episode was a shockingly low offer. $1200 for a year is an ever-so-slightly-less shockingly low offer. Also, if $1200 is for a one-hour show, is it 50% less for a half-hour? Regardless, I don't think these payments will replace residuals immediately as some are predicting, but over the next five years, a huge negative impact on TV writer residuals seems inevitable.
Like all of you, I want to go back to work, too. (I have four kids in college and my attempts to convince them that the DeVry institute is as good as any Ivy League school have failed miserably.)
However, unless you have the answers to the above questions and understand every other aspect of the DGA agreement, we should not be encouraging our leadership to approve or reject the deal. We simply don’t yet have the proper information to form a knowledgeable opinion. We’re certainly entitled to ask questions (and have been encouraged to do so by our leaders), but we can’t make critical long-term financial decisions based on bullet points, or the overzealous recommendations of those who may have something personal to gain by us settling quickly.
The WGA and AMPTP are partners in the entertainment business. This relationship has produced many successful films and television shows together (and maybe one or two that weren’t so good), but the bottom line is they need us and we need them. In any business relationship, there are going to be disagreements – sometimes big ones. I believe this labor dispute got uglier than either side anticipated, but now it feels like everybody is ready to put the bad blood behind them and hammer out a deal. Both sides have good reasons to want to be back in business together again. The fact that talks are resuming is a good sign for writers, studios, networks, and everyone who makes their living in Hollywood.
When a deal is finally reached, will we get everything we want? Of course not. (The AMPTP won’t either.) Striking doesn’t guarantee winning, but I’d rather go down fighting for what I feel we deserve than giving it away out of fear.
Our leadership has done a great job of unifying a divided, demoralized guild that was so used to coming up short in negotiations that we had started to accept it as a way of life. They have brought pride back to our profession and shown us that we have the power to improve our lives. Aligning us with SAG was a brilliant and empowering move, and we should not make any deal without consulting SAG first because they have been so supportive of our cause.
The DGA benefited by our stand and, to their credit, hesitated before they started negotiations. When they finally went in, they were aware the outcome would be scrutinized by everyone in town and I think they did a good job making gains in areas where they wouldn’t have been allowed to without the actions taken by the WGA and SAG.
Normally, the talent unions are only concerned with their own members’ agendas, but things are different this time and hopefully, this is the beginning of an era where the unions have learned that their real strength comes from working together with, instead of apart from, each other.
Every union starts a strike strong and unified, but it's even more important that we finish strong and unified. Three years will go by quickly, and we will be back at the bargaining table again. If the AMPTP’s last memory of us is that of a fractured guild, filled with dissension and in-fighting, that’s how we will be treated in all future business dealings.
If we are patient and continue to display the solidarity that’s been so impressive to me, while our leaders resume bargaining with the AMPTP, it won’t be long before we're all back to work doing what we love: complaining about how much we hate writing and asking "Where the hell is lunch?!"
Mike Scully
Source: United Hollywood
The WGA has signed an interim agreement with Lionsgate. Here's the WGA release:
Leading independent filmed entertainment studio Lionsgate is the latest company to sign an interim agreement with the Writers Guild of America. The company is one of the largest independent producers and distributors of motion pictures, television programming, home entertainment, family entertainment and video-on-demand content.
The agreement is similar to the deals the WGA has recently announced with United Artists, Worldwide Pants, Spyglass Entertainment, MRC, Jackson Bites, Mandate Films, and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment.
"We are pleased Lionsgate has joined the growing number of companies that have signed interim agreements with the Writers Guild," said Patric M. Verrone, president of the Writers Guild of America, West, and Michael Winship, president of the Writers Guild of America, East, in a joint statement. "Lionsgate is considered a leader in the industry, and its signing an interim agreement again confirms that it is possible for both writers to be compensated fairly and respectfully for their work and for companies to operate profitably."
Upcoming Lionsgate films include Rambo, The Eye, Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, Forbidden Kingdom, My Best Friend's Girl, Punisher 2, Saw 5, and The Spirit. Upcoming television series include Weeds (Showtime, fourth season), Mad Men (AMC, second season), and Fear Itself (NBC, debut season).
Another interim agreement with a studio is a good thing. If only Lionsgate made Heroes, Chuck and Lost.
Source: Writers Write
LOS ANGELES -- Marvel Studios, a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, Inc., and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced today that they have reached an interim comprehensive agreement that will put writers immediately back to work on the Marvel Studios development slate. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
“We're very excited about our summer releases, Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, and look forward to resuming work with writers on our future projects including Captain America, Thor, Ant-Man, and The Avengers,” said Marvel Studios Chairman David Maisel.
“Marvel Studios' signing of an interim agreement with the Writers Guild is more good news for our membership,” said WGAE President Michael Winship and WGAW President Patric M. Verrone. “Marvel is committed to fairly compensating their writers and now they can move forward with their planned production schedule.”
Marvel Studios recently launched its independent live-action film studio to develop, produce, and fully finance Marvel movies, which will include two of this summer's most anticipated releases - Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. Directed by Jon Favreau, Iron Man will be released by Paramount Pictures on May 2, 2008, and stars Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges and Gwyneth Paltrow. The Incredible Hulk, which will be released by
Universal Pictures on June 13, 2008, is directed by Louis Leterrier and stars Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, and William Hurt. In cooperation with other studios, Marvel previously produced a long succession of hits, including the Spider-Man, X-Men, and Fantastic Four franchises, Ghost Rider, and Daredevil.
The WGA recently entered into interim agreements with The Weinstein Company, United Artists, Lionsgate, Worldwide Pants, Spyglass Entertainment, MRC, Jackson Bites, Mandate Films, and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment.
About The Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) represent writers in the motion picture, broadcast, cable, and new media industries in both entertainment and news. For more information about the Writers Guild of America, West, please visit www.wga.org. For more information about the Writers Guild of America, East, please visit: www.wgaeast.org.
About Marvel Entertainment, Inc.
With a library of over 5,000 characters, Marvel Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies. Marvel's operations are focused on utilizing its character franchises in licensing, entertainment, publishing and toys. Areas of emphasis include feature films, DVD/home video, consumer products, video games, action figures and role-playing toys, television and promotions. Rooted in the creative success of over sixty years of comic book publishing, Marvel's strategy is to leverage its character franchises in a growing array of opportunities around the world. For more information visit, www.marvel.com.
Source: WGA
The side deal for RKO Productions Inc, a subsidiary of RKO Pictures, is similar to agreements the WGA recently reached with Lionsgate, Marvel Studios, The Weinstein Company, United Artists, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Spyglass Entertainment, MRC, Jackson Bites, Mandate Films, and Worldwide Pants.
I'm told the informal writer-mogul meetings are going "in a positive direction" enough so that it's beginning to look possible for the Academy Awards to proceed normally. Friday's was an especially productive session, I've learned. "I feel optimistic. In my opinion, today was productive and collaborative and respectful. I thought it was a very good day," an insider told me. The CEOs' pointman Peter Chernin is leaving tonight to go out of town ("This is not his day job," one source reminded...) but the talks will continue in his absence. I can tell you that since Tuesday the News Corp/Fox No. 2 has been telling insiders that the moguls have decided to let the WGA leadership (yes, even the guy they all hate -- Dave Young, who was in today's session) "declare a face-saving victory" in order to get a deal done. Yesterday Chernin, ensconced in the Fox commissary surrounded by some of his execs -- including Tom Rothman, Peter Liguori, and Hutch Parker -- was reassuring people, "Don't worry. It's done." My info is that it's far from done yet, but things are looking up to the point that one of my sources thinks this could get settled in time to hold a real Oscars. Sure, we've all been here before and seen talks break down after a few optimistic days. But now, according to my insiders, the moguls finally want a deal as much as the writers. Will the deal be good enough?
Source: Deadline Hollywood
E questo per ridere un po'! :XD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-AlrevdBF4
nadietta90
29-01-2008, 15:45
Usa: sindacato sceneggiatori, via libera ai Grammy
LOS ANGELES - Il sindacato degli sceneggiatori di Hollywood, in sciopero da piu' di tre mesi, ha dichiarato che i suoi membri non disturberanno i Grammy Awards, in programma il prossimo 10 febbraio. I Grammy non subiranno pertanto la sorte dei Golden Globes, preludio degli Oscar, che tre settimane fa erano stati assegnati durante una conferenza stampa invece che nella consueta cerimonia. (Agr)
repubblica.it
Accordo con la Lionsgate
Mentre tra la WGA e la AMPTP continuano le trattative informali, l'associazione degli sceneggiatori ha portato a termine nell'ultime ore un nuovo accordo indipendente con una società di produzione, la Lionsgate, per la quale lavorano gli sceneggiatori delle serie tv Weeds e Mad Men, in onda rispettivamente sulle reti via cavo Showtime e AMC. Gli sceneggiatori, già tornati al lavoro, potranno ora procedere con la scrittura delle nuove stagioni: la quarta per Weeds e la seconda per Mad Man. Molto positivi i commenti dei presidenti delle divisioni West ed East del sindacato, che hanno ringraziato la Lionsgate per la volontà di riconoscere agli sceneggiatori stipendi equi al prezioso lavoro svolto.
Fonte: SERIALit.com
LOS ANGELES — The Grammy Awards will be in full voice next month, with the striking writers guild agreeing Monday to allow its members to work on the show.
The Writers Guild of America gave its blessing last week to a picket-free Grammys. With the board's decision to sign an interim agreement for the Feb. 10 ceremony, the Grammys will escape the fate that befell this month's Golden Globes.
The Globes were stripped of stars and pomp when the guild wouldn't agree to an interim deal and the Screen Actors Guild encouraged its members to boycott the ceremony, which was reduced to a news conference.
The agreement allowing guild-covered writing for the Grammys is in support of union musicians and also will help advance writers' own quest for "a fair contract," the guild said in a statement.
"Professional musicians face many of the same issues that we do concerning fair compensation for the use of their work in new media," Patric M. Verrone, president of the Writers Guild of America, West, said in the statement.
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Payment for projects distributed via the Internet is a central issue in the contract dispute between the writers union and the alliance that represents studios.
Informal talks began last week between the union and several studio chiefs in an effort to resolve the nearly 3-month-old strike that has disrupted movie and TV production. Formal negotiations had broken down early in December.
During the impasse, the Directors Guild of America reached a tentative deal with the alliance that addressed new-media issues and created pressure for the writers to resume talks.
The guild has agreed to allow next month's NAACP Image Awards to proceed with guild support, a courtesy also granted Sunday night's Screen Actors Guild Awards.
But the guild has declined a waiver for the Academy Awards, raising doubts about how the Feb. 24 ceremony will be staged if the strike continues and actors stage a boycott. The ceremony's producer has vowed the show will go on, hinting it could be padded with clips from 80 years of Oscar history if writers and stars do not cooperate.
Source: USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood's striking writers and major studios have narrowed their differences after a week of informal talks, raising hopes that a new contract is within reach, the Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday.
Representatives of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) began meeting last Wednesday for informal discussions in their first face-to-face talks since contract negotiations collapsed on December 7.
The current talks are aimed at laying the groundwork for official bargaining to resume, and both parties have agreed to a media blackout while the negotiations are ongoing.
Some 10,500 WGA writers went on strike in November. Since then, television production of scripted comedies and dramas has ground to a near-halt, films have been delayed and Hollywood's awards season has been severely curtailed.
In the past week, writers and producers have narrowed the gap between them in key areas including how much writers should earn when films and television shows are distributed over the Internet, the Times reported, citing unnamed sources.
The sources cautioned that the talks could still break down, as they did in early December. They said the parties remain split over how much writers should be paid when their shows are streamed online, and over whether unions should have jurisdiction over original content created for the Internet.
Officials for the WGA and AMPTP declined comment.
Industry sources told Reuters the article was highly speculative, but one added, "they're still talking and I guess you can say that's a good sign."
Source: Yahoo! News
Strikewatch: Daisies Season Could Be Done; Housewives Still Hopeful
It's official. Everyone in this town has heard from someone—their writer friend, agent or dog sitter's ex-boyfriend—that the strike "should" end sometime this week (as evidenced by the comments to yesterday's "Rumor Patrol" story).
I wanted to let you know that at this point, we TV fans should be cautiously optimistic—with a big emphasis on the word cautiously. Because despite the rampant rumor that "the end is coming," a few inside sources report today that they have heard the latest WGA/AMPTP proposed deal has not been accepted. So, let's hope for the best but...you know the rest.
What's more, I'm hearing from a few show-runner types that it may already be (hope you're sitting down for this) too late for some series to put together more episodes for the current season, including one particular show we fans adore: Pushing Daisies.
"Lots of talk has been going down this past week," Daisies boss Bryan Fuller told me earlier today. "Essentially, even if the strike is resolved in the next week or two, we wouldn't be back until next season. There was a preliminary conversation that involved a plan to hit the ground running and try to get episodes on the air as soon as possible, but it no longer seems like that's going to happen. It seems most likely that we will have a very short first season and then come back in the fall for a proper season two."
Ned and Chuck and Olive, we'll miss ye.
On the flip side, other shows seem to be holding out some hope that they will be able to produce more episodes if the strike ends soon, such as Desperate Housewives honcho Marc Cherry.
"It depends upon when the strike ends," Cherry told me Sunday at the SAG Awards, "but if it were very soon, I think maybe I could cram in seven episodes . It would take us about two weeks to get back into production. I'm chomping at the bit. The moment the starting pistol is fired, I'm off and running. I'm ready to go, I just need the okay [from the union]."
Supernatural boss Eric Kripke told me: "If the strike ends by mid-February, we could probably still gear up and get two or three episodes done. If it ends tomorrow, which it won't, we could do three or four. With any luck, the strike will be over in time for us to bang out a couple more."
Meanwhile, SAG president Alan Rosenberg (whose union supports the WGA) had this to say: "I know the DGA deal is on the table, and people are sort of anointing that as the solution to everything, but I think we have some work left to do."
Here's hoping that work gets done very soon.
[B]Source: Eonline
Peccato, speravo che potessero fare ancora qualche episodio di pushing daisies S_S) speriamo bene per le altre serie!!! :XD:
Vegas_girl
30-01-2008, 21:25
Traduzione Please! Notizie buone o cattive?:animtrist
Diciamo buone, pare che piano piano qualcosa si stia muovendo. I grammy awards si faranno e gli scrittori e le major hanno ricominciato le trattative, qualcuno ha già ricominciato a scrivere.
Purtroppo per alcuni serial come pushing daisies ormai è tardi per riprendere la stagione, quindi si dovrà aspettare l'anno prossimo, mentre ci sono ancora possibilità di una ripresa per serie come supernatural e le desperate.
nadietta90
31-01-2008, 19:45
Mentre il WGA organizza attivamente spettacoli di beneficienza (dal titolo "TV Takes the Stage (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117979461.html?categoryid%20=14&cs=1)") a favore di tutti i lavoratori (non autori) che hanno subito economicamente gli effetti dello sciopero, il Los Angeles Times ha riportato che, dopo la fruttuosa ripresa delle trattative tra il WGA ed i produttori, tutti sono ottimisti e si vocifera che lo sciopero degli autori potrebbe concludersi addirittura entro la fine di questa settimana.
fonte grey's anatomy italia
Ele • BL
01-02-2008, 14:42
oh dio,entro la fine della settimana??
speriamo!! :ninja::ninja:
=SETHtheBEST=
01-02-2008, 14:46
si vocifera che lo sciopero degli autori potrebbe concludersi addirittura entro la fine di questa settimana
oddiu speriamo che quello che si vocifera sia vero!!! S_S)
*incrociamo le dita*
Speriamo davvero :pazzia:
nadietta90
02-02-2008, 15:23
A causa dello sciopero degli sceneggiatori USA, i vari network statunitensi sono costretti a rivolgersi ad altri paesi per l’acquisizione di nuovi progetti; ovviamente si prediligono prodotti in lingua inglese e quindi provenienti da Australia, U.K. ma soprattutto Canada. Gli show canadesi sono infatti considerati più appetibili per il pubblico statunitense e pare proprio che invaderanno i prossimo palinsesti USA! Dopo CBS che ha acquistato 13 episodi del nuovo drama CTV "Flashpoint", NBC è alle trattative finali per aggiudicarsi 13 episodi della nuova serie drama, sempre CTV, intitolata "The Listener" mentre i distributori di un altro drama canadese "The Border" di CBC stanno negoziando con qualche network USA, tra cui CBS, ABC e le tv via cavo TBT e Usa Network. ABC Family è invece in negoziazioni per 13 episodi della commedia CBC "Sophie" .
"Listener" è prodotto dalla Shaftesbury Films di Toronto e racconta di un giovane paramedico (Craig Olejnik) che possiede poteri telepatici. Il drama, creato da Michael Amo, dovrebbe entrare in produzione in primavera ed essere disponibile su CTV ed NBC, forse in simultanea, il prossimo giugno.
"The Border" vede protagonista l’italo americana Sofia Milos (che ricordiamo in "CSI: Miami") accanto a James McGowan e racconta di una squadra speciale di Toronto impegnata nella lotta al terrorismo e nella difesa dei confini tra Canada e USA. In patria la serie è descritta come la risposta a "24" ed è una delle più seguite degli ultimi anni.
La commedia "Sophie" invece ha debuttato in Canada lo scorso 9 gennaio ed è incentrata su una giovane donna (Natalie Brown) alla quale viene distrutta la sua visione perfetta della vita. La serie, prodotta da Jocelyn Deschenes di Sphere Media Plus, è basata su un telefilm in lingua francese precedentemente trasmesso in Quebec.
Fonte: Hollywood Reporter
Gallo_spqra
03-02-2008, 03:24
si vocifera che lo sciopero degli autori potrebbe concludersi addirittura entro la fine di questa settimana
Io da un'altra parte avevo letto "entro settimana prossima" :P
Principe Marco
03-02-2008, 22:18
Los Angeles, 3 feb. (Ap) - Dopo mesi di tensione, a Hollywood potrebbe tornare il sereno. Appare vicino un accordo tra gli studios e gli sceneggiatori che metta fine allo sciopero in corso ormai da tre mesi. Le trattative proseguono frenetiche e, secondo fonti vicine alle parti, si potrebbe arrivare a una decisione già settimana prossima.
Secondo indiscrezioni, gli studios e il Writers Guild of Americans, il sindacato degli sceneggiatori, avrebbero trovato un compromesso su alcune delle questioni più spinose, come quella dei compensi relativi ai contenuti distribuiti via Internet dopo essere stati trasmessi in televisione. I rappresentanti degli studi cinematografici vorrebbero infatti corrispondere un compenso fisso, mentre gli sceneggiatori vorrebbero ricevere una percentuale degli introiti collegati alla distribuzione online del programma.
Al momento, l'Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, che rappresenta gli studios, e il Writers Guild of Americans non hanno rilasciato comunicazioni ufficiali sullo stato delle trattative. Entrambi hanno tuttavia ammesso che Internet è un problema centrale, soprattutto considerando il ruolo dominante che potrebbe rivestire nel prossimo futuro.
Sebbene le trattative - diventate più serrate dallo scorso 23 gennaio - siano ancora in corso, appaiono comunque concrete le possibilità che si raggiunga presto un accordo approvato dalla maggioranza. Questo metterebbe fine a uno sciopero che dura da tre mesi e che ha messo Hollywood in ginocchio. Lo scorso 7 dicembre le discussioni entrarono in una fase di stallo quando gli studios chiesero che la sindacalizzazione dei reality show e dei programmi di animazione fosse esclusa dalle trattative e gli sceneggiatori rifiutarono categoricamente.
Al momento resta incerto il futuro della cerimonia di assegnazione degli Academy Awards, i premi Oscar, prevista per il prossimo 24 febbraio. Il Writers Guild of Americans non ne ha finora garantito il regolare svolgimento, mettendo a rischio l'evento come era già accaduto con i Golden Globes.
Tra l'altro il TG di stasera ha confermato la cosa.
nadietta90
03-02-2008, 22:20
dai ke ci siamo quasi S_S)
Ci siamo davvero forse!!! :D
Hollywood's striking writers and major studios have resolved their key differences in contract negotiations, moving them closer toward a final agreement that would end a 3-month-old walkout.
After two weeks of talks, the parties Friday bridged the gap on the central issues surrounding how much writers should be paid for work that is distributed via the Internet, said three people close to the talks who asked not to be identified because the negotiations are confidential.
A final contract could be presented to the Writers Guild of America's board by late next week, the people said.
Attorneys from studios and the guild were meeting over the weekend to discuss contract language for the proposed agreement, which would have to be ratified by the union's 10,500 members.
Representatives of the Writers Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents studios, declined to comment, citing a press blackout.
Writers began their strike Nov. 5 in a dispute largely over new-media pay.
Talks revived two weeks ago, after studios quickly negotiated a contract with directors.
The writers' agreement is modeled on the directors' pact, which doubles residual payments for films and TV shows sold online and secures the union's jurisdiction over shows created for the Internet.
Guild negotiators David Young, Patric M. Verrone and John Bowman are scheduled to brief the union's negotiating committee on the proposed deal Monday.
Writers and studios alike have confronted heavy pressure to find a way to end a strike that has cost thousands of workers their jobs, threatened the upcoming television season and kept in limbo the Academy Awards show Feb. 24.
A number of top writers, including several members of the Writers Guild's negotiating committee, have viewed the directors' pact as a flawed but workable model for their own agreement and had strongly conveyed that message to guild leaders.
Many writers, however, complained that the directors' contract offered meager residuals on shows that were streamed on advertising-supported websites and limited the union’s jurisdiction over shows created for the Web. Progress in the talks suggested that studios may have improved the terms for writers in those areas.
Source: LA Times
Source: tvguide
Paging the cast of Grey's Anatomy... you're needed back on set, STAT!
With a tentative agreement between striking writers and Hollywood moguls expected to be announced sometime this week, my moles at Grey's tell me that production on the show is expected to resume in early March. The plan is to shoot four or five episodes to air in April/May.
A similar scenario is expected to play out at three other ABC hits, Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty and Brothers & Sisters. Conversely, freshman shows that have already been given full-season pickups (i.e. Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money, Samantha Who?) will likely restart production over the summer ahead of a fall relaunch. Expect a similar pattern to play out at CBS, NBC and Fox: Established shows returning in the spring; newer ones held till fall. The fate of heavily serialized shows like Lost, Heroes and 24 remains unclear.
Meanwhile, high-level sources close to the talks tell me that the WGA deal is close to the DGA deal, with a few exceptions — one of which represents a "major breakthrough."
Bottom line: There's a lot more than one measly football game to get excited about today. We're getting our TV shows back! Can I get a hallelujah in the comments section?
Ele • BL
04-02-2008, 12:32
dai qualcosa si sta veramente smuovendo..
grey's rinizierà con le riprese verso marzo.. e altri forse faranno come lui :lol:
ovviamente su lost si è ancora incerti :XD:
e anche su oth e gossip girl nn si sa nulla:XD: mi sembra giusto :looksi::XD:
Principe Marco
04-02-2008, 12:39
Su LaStampa di stamattina c'era questo :looksi:
A Hollywood scoppia la pace
LOS ANGELES
A tre mesi da quando sono scesi in sciopero, paralizzando la produzione cinematografica e televisiva, gli sceneggiatori di Hollywood hanno trovato un accordo di massima con studios e networks. Ci sono ancora dei dettagli da mettere a punto, ma fonti delle due parti assicurano che un accordo ci sarà e che il nuovo contratto potrebbe venire ratificato già alla fine della settimana, consentendo così alla cerimonia degli Oscar di avere luogo il 24 febbraio alla presenza indispensabile degli attori.
Alla base della contesa sindacale c’era la richiesta degli sceneggiatori di avere una partecipazione nei proventi derivati da film e serie televisive distribuite via Internet, iPods, cellulari e gli altri media digitali. Impossibile, è stata la risposta dei produttori, il modello economico di quei media è troppo elusivo. Gli sceneggiatori chiedevano anche che il loro contratto comprendesse gli scrittori dei film di animazione e dei reality show; richiesta bocciata dai produttori. Per un mese e mezzo le due parti non si sono nemmeno incontrate ma nelle ultime settimane l’enorme pressione alla quale sono stati sottoposti i sindacati li ha portati a patteggiare.
Oltre ai suoi 10 mila iscritti, lo sciopero degli scrittori ha lasciato senza lavoro migliaia di attori, di costumisti, di truccatori, bloccando tutta la catena della produzione cinematografica e televisiva. Rischiava di incrinarsi anche il fronte di solidarietà con il sindacato degli attori che, attraverso personaggi come George Clooney e Eva Longoria, ha dato agli scrittori il suo pieno appoggio, culminato col rifiuto di partecipare ai Golden Globes e con la minaccia di fare altrettanto con gli Academy Awards. Sul versante dei produttori, hanno giocato a favore dell’accordo gli indici di ascolto televisivi in caduta e il rischio di non avere più film in produzione per l’anno prossimo. Adesso entrambe le parti possono cantare vittoria. Gli sceneggiatori vedranno riconosciuto il lavoro fatto su Internet, anche se non nella misura voluta. Studios e networks, invece, possono dire di avere preso tempo per capire che cosa riserva davvero il futuro digitale e di avere evitato di accettare le richieste più gravose.
Oltre ad avere bloccato la produzione televisiva e rallentato quella cinematografica, lo sciopero degli sceneggiatori ha costretto i Golden Globes a sospendere la cerimonia: gli attori avevano fatto sapere che non avrebbero attraversato i picchetti dei loro colleghi e senza la presenza dei divi del cinema e della televisione lo show è stato trasformato in una breve conferenza stampa che ha portato indici di ascolto bassissimi. C’era il pericolo che l’Academy fosse costretta a fare altrettanto, ma con il nuovo accordo questo rischio è scongiurato. I patiti del tappeto rosso e dei divi hollywoodiani in tutto il loro splendore possono tirare un respiro di sollievo.
questo è di oggi
quindi sembra essere vicina la fine
The L.A. Times has more details about the WGA-AMPTP deal that would end the writers' strike. Because there is a press blackout, no one is speaking on the record, but inside sources say that the deal will be finalized by Friday and presented to the WGA Board of Directors. If the board approves it, the strike ends, even though members still have to ratify it. That means the Oscars are back on and that production on television shows and films can begin immediately.
Hollywood's striking writers and major studios have reached the outlines of a new employment contract, resolving key sticking points over how much writers should be paid for work that is distributed over the Internet, people familiar with the negotiations said Saturday. A final contract could be presented to the Writers Guild of America board as early as Friday, according to three people close to the talks who asked not to be identified because the negotiations are confidential.
The tentative deal came after two weeks of talks that culminated in a marathon bargaining session Friday that was attended by News Corp. President Peter Chernin, Walt Disney Chief Executive Robert A. Iger and Writers Guild of America negotiators David Young, Patrick M. Verrone and John F. Bowman. Progress had been made in previous meetings on payment for work sold online, but Friday's session saw a breakthrough on the most contentious issue: compensation for the free streaming of films and TV programs over the Internet.
*****
Attorneys from the studios and the guild were meeting over the weekend to discuss contract language for the proposed agreement, which would need to be ratified by the union's 10,500 members. Even before a vote by members, the strike would probably be called off if board members strongly endorse the deal.
There are some issues that have yet to be resolved, including defining what qualifies as promotion on the Internet. The debate centers on the extent to which networks can run video clips and other materials on their websites to promote TV programs before paying writers.
*****
Writers made some important concessions of their own earlier when they dropped demands to unionize work on animated movies and reality TV shows -- both of which had been viewed as non-starters by the studios. The agreement was negotiated on the studio side by Chernin and Iger, who had been designated by the heads of the other studios to negotiate on their behalf.
The WGA negotiators are going to brief the 17-member negotiating committee and board of directors about the proposed deal today. If they like what they hear, things will move forward this week. The sticking point could be what constitutes "promotional" showing of shows on the Internet. How many times can a show (or part of a show) be shown before writers get paid? The AMPTP and the WGA have been very far apart on this issue to date.
Source: Writers Write
Source: tvguide
The latest buzz from the inner circles at the informal strike talks indicates that "there is strong support for the deal" that came together over the weekend, a source tells TVGuide.com. The latest terms are due to be presented to the WGA membership on Saturday, Feb. 9, and if the guild likes what they hear, the strike order could be lifted soon thereafter — even before it is formally ratified (a process that could take several weeks).
George Clooney, who was recently (and erroneously) rumored to want to personally intervene in the talks, said at a Monday taping of AMC's Shootout Oscar Special, "We're very close to having a deal. We have a tentative agreement with the writers' guild, but it needs to be ratified by the board. I think it will be."
Source: eonline
Current Hollywood Box Score:
Optimism: 27
Pessimism: 14
Okay, there's no actual score, that's just my imagination, but things are looking pretty good! Some of you have requested an update on the strike front, so here's a quick rundown of where things stand:
* The Next Big Date: The WGA membership will meet up at the Shrine Auditorium this Saturday to review the deal that was hashed out with the AMPTP in informal talks last week.
* Turnaround Time: If the deal is approved, dramas could be back on the air in as few as six weeks, and sitcoms may be able to return even faster.
* Manic Monday: Work on some series could resume as early as Monday. We're hearing from quite a few out-of-town writers that they are flocking back to Los Angeles because they've been told by agents that their producer bosses will expect them first thing on Monday if an agreement is reached.
* Open Questions: The biggest issues up in the air are the where, when and how of the approval decision and how quickly, or in what manner, the governors of the WGA could repeal the strike decree. There's also a report from Nikki Finke that even if the verbal agreement is declared kosher, the actual legal documents would still need to be worked out, or the deal could die on its feet. (Yes, I love mixing metaphors. Shut up.)
* Think Happy Thoughts: Last but not least, the WGA membership could just plain decline to approve the deal, so there are still a lot of steps between where we stand today and the return of, say, Pam and Jim, but cross your fingers and toes!
=SETHtheBEST=
08-02-2008, 10:38
Da JustJared (http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/02/07/writers-strike-over/):
The Writers’ Strike is OVER
The writers’ strike is finally over. Party time!!!!!!!
“It’s over,” former Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner told CNBC. “[The major media companies and the Writers Guild of America] made the deal, they shook hands on the deal. It’s going on Saturday to the writers in general.”
The writers, however, could still reject the agreement, but the deal is definitely in motion.
“A deal has been made, and they’ll be back to work very soon,” Eisner added. “I know a deal’s been made. I know it’s over.”
E' finitoooooooooooooo :houra: :houra: :houra:
Ele • BL
08-02-2008, 10:43
siiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
finalmenteeeee!!
:drinks_dr
Evviva :lol:
Finalmenteeeeeee S_S)
After the Strike: When Your Favorites Will Return!
At long last, a strike chart you can get excited about!
With an end to the three-month-old WGA strike imminent (yay!), the networks have quietly begun outlining plans to salvage what's left of the current TV season. At the same time, I've been quietly picking at my moles to get a preview of those plans — the results of which appear in chart form below.
Keep in mind that the following information remains extremely tentative and is subject to change (and probably will). In other words, I strongly suggest you refresh your browser at least once an hour to ensure that you're getting the most up-to-date scoop possible.
24
Expected to return this fall or January '09.
30 Rock
Expected to shoot 5 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
Back to You
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Future TBD*.
Bionic Woman
No new episodes expected. Ever.
Big Love
Expected to go into production on Season 3 in March. Airdate info is TBD.
Bones
Four pre-strike episodes left. Unclear whether additional episodes will be produced for this season.
Brothers & Sisters
Expected to shoot 4 or 5 new episodes to air in April/May.
Chuck
No new episodes until fall.
Criminal Minds
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
CSI
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
CSI: Miami
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
CSI: NY
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
Desperate Housewives
Expected to shoot 4 or 5 new episodes to air in April/May.
Dirty Sexy Money
No new episodes planned until fall; three remaining pre-strike episodes will undergo some tweaking and kick off fall run.
ER
TBD.
Everybody Hates Chris
Twelve pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.
Friday Night Lights
No new episodes expected for this season. Future TBD.
Gossip Girl
Expected to shoot up to 9 new episodes to air in April/May/June.
Grey's Anatomy
Expected to shoot 4 or 5 new episodes to air in April/May
Heroes
TBD.
House
Expected to shoot 4 to 6 new episodes to air in April/May.
How I Met Your Mother
Expected to shoot 5 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
Jericho
Seven episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.
Las Vegas
Three pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.
Law & Order: SVU
TBD.
Life
No new episodes expected until fall.
Life Is Wild
No new episodes expected. Ever.
Lost
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Six additional episodes could air this season.
Medium
Six pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.
Men in Trees
Eleven pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.
Moonlight
No new episodes expected until fall.
My Name Is Earl
Expected to shoot 8 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
NCIS
Expected to shoot 5 to 7 new episodes, only three of which may air this season.
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Seven pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.
Numbers
Expected to shoot 5 to 7 new episodes, only three of which may air this season.
October Road
Three pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.
The Office
Expected to shoot 5 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
One Tree Hill
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.
Prison Break
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.
Private Practice
TBD.
Pushing Daisies
No new episodes until fall.
Reaper
Three pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.
Samantha Who?
Three remaining pre-strike episodes could be held until fall (see Dirty Sexy Money).
Scrubs
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Four additional episodes will likely be shot; unclear whether they'll air on NBC or go straight to DVD.
Smallville
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 3 to 5 additional episodes to air in April/May.
Supernatural
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 3 to 5 additional episodes to air in April/May.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Five pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.
Ugly Betty
Expected to shoot 4 or 5 new episodes to air in April/May.
* TBD = To be determined
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nadietta90
08-02-2008, 18:39
ke bello S_S) S_S)
Finalmente è terminato :ninja:
Altri eppi di gossip :wub:
Voglio pure altri di Prison, oth e private S_S) S_S)
Siiiiiii!!!!
Era ora!!!! Ancora episodi di House, Betty, prison... che bello!!!! :D
A new article from the Chicago Tribune about returning shows.
When is your favorite show coming back? Check out the list below
If the Hollywood writers' strike isn't over by the time you read this, the odds are it will be history soon.
No deal had been struck as of Friday, but most reports indicate that a settlement between the Writers Guild of America, which went on strike Nov. 5, and the producers who run the movie studios and TV networks is in the offing. Most observers are expect that the writers will return to work in the next couple of weeks – probably by Feb. 24, the date of the Academy Awards. They could return to work as early as Monday, if all goes well.
So the question is: What next for TV, which was completely shut down by the strike? What shows will go back into production, and which ones will return with new episodes this spring?
The following information about when various programs may resume has been collected from a variety of sources at TV networks and studios. (Note: New episodes of TV that are set to air in the next few weeks were shot last fall. Once programs resume production, it'll be April before we see fresh programming on the air).
The decisions about when shows will start shooting again and when they may air new episodes are still being made. So keep in mind that much of this information is subject to change. I’ll update this list as new information comes in.
Broadcast networks
CW
* Scripted shows arriving soon: Episodes of “Everybody Hates Chris,” “Aliens in America” and “One Tree Hill” that were shot last fall will air in the next few months. “Supernatural” and “Smallville” are airing new episodes now. Three new “Reaper” episodes and more “Smallville” episodes will air Thursdays in March.
* Shows that will probably go back into production: “Gossip Girl” should resume production and will probably air episodes this season. “Supernatural,” “Smallville” and “One Tree Hill” may also start shooting soon after the strike ends. When those new episodes would air is not certain. As is the case with other network shows that have not gotten full-season orders, the fate of “Reaper” is up in the air.
ABC
* Scripted shows arriving soon: “Men in Trees” returns with 11 new episodes Feb. 27. As is the case at other networks, various ABC series have a few new episodes shot last fall in the can, and they’ll air in the next few weeks, among them are “Brothers & Sisters” (which airs new episodes Sunday and Feb. 17) and “Boston Legal” (new episodes Tuesday and Feb. 19).
* Shows that will probably go back into production: “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Ugly Betty,” “Brothers and Sisters,” “Samantha Who?” and “Desperate Housewives” would likely go back into production when the strike ends. Some episodes would probably air this season. New ABC shows “Private Practice” and “Dirty Sexy Money” could resume shooting and return this season also, though there’s a good chance they will come back in the fall. “Pushing Daisies” will return in the fall. “Lost,” which started airing eight new episodes Jan. 31, will resume production as well. It’s not known when those new episodes would air.
CBS
* Scripted shows arriving soon: “Jericho” returns with seven episodes Tuesday. A cleaned-up version of Showtime’s “Dexter” debuts Feb. 17.
* Shows that will probably go back into production: “The Big Bang Theory,” all three “CSIs,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “NCIS,” “Criminal Minds” and “Two and a Half Men” are all likely to return with new episodes this season. “Cold Case,” “Without a Trace,” “Numbers” and “Ghost Whisperer” may also resume production. Some episodes may air this season.
Fox
* Scripted shows arriving soon: “Unhitched” debuts March 2, “New Amsterdam” debuts March 4, “The Return of Jezebel James” debuts March 14 and “Canterbury’s Law” arrives April 14. New episodes of “Back to You” begin Feb. 26, “’Til Death” returns March 14 and new episodes of “Bones” start airing April 14.
* Shows that will probably go back into production: “24,” which filmed eight episodes of its seventh season before the strike halted shooting, will resume production of the next 16 episodes of the season. But don’t look for Jack Bauer in 2008; Season 7 probably won’t air until January 2009. Nothing has been decided regarding “House” or “Prison Break.”
NBC
* Scripted shows arriving soon: “quarterlife” debuts Feb. 26. Episodes of “Monk” and “Psych” that have already aired on USA debut on NBC in April. New episodes of “Las Vegas,” “Scrubs,” “Medium” and “Law & Order” will air over the next few months.
* Shows that will probably go back into production: “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “ER,” “30 Rock,” “The Office” and “My Name Is Earl.” The new shows “Life” and “Chuck” will probably return in the fall. Nothing has been decided about “Heroes” and “Friday Night Lights.”
Cable networks
ABC Family
* “Greek” returns March 24.
AMC
* “Breaking Bad” is airing new episodes.
* “Mad Men’s” writers are at work on the second season of the show (the studio that makes the show, Lionsgate, struck a side deal with the WGA), and the series is expected to return this summer.
FX
* “Nip/Tuck” is airing new episodes.
* Season 2 of “Dirt” begins March 2.
* Seven episodes of “The Riches” will begin airing after “Dirt” completes its seven-episode run.
* The final season of “The Shield,” which has already been shot, will air at the start of the summer or after the Summer Olympics.
* New seasons of “Rescue Me” and “Damages” have been commissioned, but the return dates for those shows depend on when they complete production on new episodes.
* “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is also expected to return.
HBO
* “In Treatment” and “The Wire” are airing new episodes.
* “John Adams,” a new miniseries, begins March 16.
* No dates have been set for the following HBO shows: “12 Miles of Bad Road,” a new series from Linda Bloodworth-Thomason; “Big Love”; “Curb Your Enthusiasm”; “Entourage”; “Flight of the Conchords”; “Tell Me You Love Me”; and “True Blood,” a new vampire series from “Six Feet Under” creator Alan Ball.
Lifetime
* “Army Wives” has been renewed for a second season. No return date has been set.
Sci Fi
* “Battlestar Galactica” returns April 4 with the first 10 episodes of its 20-episode final season. Once the strike ends, Sci Fi hopes to begin shooting the last 10 episodes as soon as possible.
* “Doctor Who’s” fourth season will begin airing in April.
* The “Doctor Who” spinoff “The Sarah Jane Adventures” will debut in April.
* “Eureka” will return, but no date has been set.
* “Stargate Atlantis” is airing Season 4 episodes. Production begins Feb. 19 on Season 5, but no return date has been set.
* A new series, “Sanctuary” (which began as an online show), goes into production in March and will debut in the summer or fall.
Showtime
* “The L Word” is airing episodes.
* “The Tudors” begins its second season March 30.
* Tracey Ullman’s “State of the Union,” a new five-episode comedy series, will debut March 30 after the second-season premiere of “The Tudors.”
* A second season of “This American Life,” a TV version of the long-running radio show, will air in May.
* A new comedy series from England’s ITV, “Secret Diary of a Call Girl,” will air in late spring or early summer.
* “Californication” has been renewed for a second season and should be back in the summer.
* “Dexter” has been renewed for a third season. No return date has been set, but if the strike ends soon, it’s likely to return in September or October.
* “Brotherhood” has been renewed for a third season. No return date has been set, but if the strike ends soon, it’s likely to return in September or October.
* The writers for “Weeds” (who are covered by the WGA’s side deal with Lionsgate) have begun working on the show’s fourth season, but no return date has been set.
TBS
* “My Boys” is expected to be back this summer.
TNT
* “The Closer” and “Saving Grace” are expected to be back this summer.
USA Network
* A new show starring Mary McCormack, “In Plain Sight,” premieres April 24. The first season of the show has been filmed.
* A second season of “Burn Notice” has been commissioned, but new episodes have not been filmed. If the strike ends in the next couple of weeks, it should be back in the summer.
* “Psych” and “Monk” are airing new episodes. If the strike ends in the next couple of weeks, they should be back in the summer.
* A second season of “The Starter Wife” has been commissioned. If the strike ends in the next week or two, it should be back in the summer.
* “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” which moved to USA last fall, is back on NBC. The show is expected to go back into production and shoot new episodes for USA when the strike ends.
If you didn't see your favorite show mentioned here, check out this Los Angeles Times list, which has additional information on various programs.
Ele • BL
09-02-2008, 10:55
oh dio nuovi eppi di oth S_S)
e gossip e lost :wub:
Giorno 97: Raggiunto un accordo provvisorio
Secondo quanto riportato dal sito web della Writers Guild of America, l'associazione degli sceneggiatori americani e quella dei produttori, la Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, hanno raggiunto un accordo provvisorio di cui sono stati resi noti i dettagli. Il prossimo passo verso la fine dello sciopero è la presentazione dei termini dell'accordo all'assemblea dei membri odierna, a cui seguirà il voto ufficiale di ratifica del contratto. Ecco i punti più importanti della bozza (una versione più completa è liberamente consultabile sul sito della WGA). 1) Nei tre anni di durata del contratto, gli sceneggiatori riceveranno il 2% dei guadagni lordi derivanti dalle pubblicità inserite nello streaming. 2) Dei guadagni lordi derivanti dai download, gli sceneggiatori percepiranno il 0,36% per i primi 100.000 download e il 0,7% per i successivi (nel caso dei film il 0,36% per i primi 50.000 download e il 0,65% per i successivi). 3) E' stato definito il significato di "uso promozionale". Delle clip potranno essere utilizzate per promuovere prodotti destinati alla tv o ad altri media senza che agli sceneggiatori venga riconosciuto alcun tipo di compenso. Gli sceneggiatori saranno invece pagati nel caso in cui le clip dovessero essere utilizzate con lo scopo principale di promuovere la visione di altre clip. 4) I network dovranno consultare gli showrunner nel caso in cui un prodotto commerciale dovesse essere incluso nella storyline dell'episodio di una serie drammatica (questo è stato uno dei punti più caldi delle trattative). In un'e-mail inviata ai membri, i presidenti delle divisioni Ovest ed Est della WGA, Patric A. Verrone e Michael Winship, hanno precisato che l'accordo sarà ulteriormente perfezionato. Non solo: hanno esortato i membri a ratificare il contratto in modo da chiudere ufficialmente lo sciopero a pochi giorni dall'ingresso nel suo quarto mese di durata.
Fonte: SERIALit.com
NBC Lineup
MEDIUM (Mondays, 10-11 p.m. ET) Continues current run
MY NAME IS EARL (Thursdays, 8-8:30 p.m. ET) Resumes April 3 with one-hour episode
30 ROCK (Thursdays, 8:30-9 p.m. ET) Resumes April 10
THE OFFICE (Thursdays, 9-9:30 p.m. ET) Resumes April 10
SCRUBS (Thursdays, 9:30-10 p.m. ET) Resumes April 10
ER (Thursdays, 10-11 p.m. ET) Resumes April 10
LAW & ORDER: Special Victims Unit (Tuesdays, 10-11 p.m. ET) Resumes April 15
LAW & ORDER (Wednesdays, 10-11 p.m. ET) Resumes April 23
Some upcoming show start date
Ghost Whisperer : Six more eps will start 04. April 2008.
How I Met Your Mother : Nine more eps will start 17. March 2008.
Moonlight : Four more eps will start 11. April 2008.
NCIS : Seven more eps will start 08. April 2008.
Numb3rs : Six more eps will start 04. April 2008.
Two and a Half Men : Nine more eps will start 17. March 2008.
Without a Trace : Six more will start 03. April 2008.
Source:SpoilerTV
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