New Lost Tales Rumor!!! Is this true???

[princevintari]

I heard that the writer's strike is now over does that mean more new Lost Tales are in the offing in the very near future?

[Babylon5fan07]

I kind of ran through this thread really quickly but not sure if anyone discussed this that there looks to be an actors strike in June or July if I've heard correctly so..even if the writers strike gets settled it may take a while to get anything going anyways since the actors are about to end their contracts. So we may not see much of anything for a while.

[AaronB]

I didn't watch it but it's discussed on Deadline Hollywood Daily (Nikke Finke's site). Sounds like he wrote and admited to writing his own monologue which is a no-no since he's a guild member. Word is that it was funny, though.

Jan

I just saw that as well. It will be interesting to see how the WGA wants to do with that admission.

[OmahaStar]

I didn't watch it but it's discussed on Deadline Hollywood Daily (Nikke Finke's site). Sounds like he wrote and admited to writing his own monologue which is a no-no since he's a guild member. Word is that it was funny, though.

Jan

Well, it depends on how you define "funny". If you define funny as "stubbing your toe, then taking a hacksaw and cutting the toe off to end the pain while the entire world watches" then yes, you'd have it right.

It was painful. It was horrible. It was the least funny he's ever been, and that's saying a lot.

[Jan]

I didn't watch it but it's discussed on Deadline Hollywood Daily (Nikke Finke's site). Sounds like he wrote and admited to writing his own monologue which is a no-no since he's a guild member. Word is that it was funny, though.

Jan

[AaronB]

Now, Aaron, it hasn't been *that* long! :-)

I've been watching Nikke Finke's site today since there seemed to be some movement with the company who produces the Golden Globes but it looks like that didn't work.

Letterman goes back on tonight with Hillary Clinton and Craig Ferguson (Letterman's other owned show) will feature *only* WGA-written material, no guests. Something tells me that the AMPTP will be steaming...

Jan

Did anyone actually watch Leno last night to see how the show went without writers? That's too late for me to be up.

[Jan]

Now, Aaron, it hasn't been *that* long! :-)

I've been watching Nikke Finke's site today since there seemed to be some movement with the company who produces the Golden Globes but it looks like that didn't work.

Letterman goes back on tonight with Hillary Clinton and Craig Ferguson (Letterman's other owned show) will feature *only* WGA-written material, no guests. Something tells me that the AMPTP will be steaming...

Jan

[AaronB]

Maybe I should have changed my nickname to ThreadKiller....

[AaronB]

I highlighted this passage to ask...

If the Writer's Guild can do this negotiation on a studio-by-studio basis, will this effectively break the apparent stranglehold that the AMPTP seems to have?

I believe that is the hope of the WGA with this move. It may even be negotiated on a production company by production company basis.

Oh yeah, happy new year and all that jazz as well.

[DGTWoodward]

The Writer's Guild has filed suit agains the studios for failure to bargain in good faith. They've also made it plain that they'll be happy to negotiate with each individual studio rather than the AMPTP. The first of these contracts has been negotiated for one of the late-night TV shows that will be returning on January 2 with their writer's. The Screen Actor's Guild is endorsing it.

Jan

I highlighted this passage to ask...

If the Writer's Guild can do this negotiation on a studio-by-studio basis, will this effectively break the apparent stranglehold that the AMPTP seems to have?

[Radhil]

Actually, it's Worldwide Pants, Dave Letterman's production company. Both him and his later show host on CBS, Craig Ferguson, will be returning January 2nd with full writing staff.

[Dipper]

I hope it's Conan who's getting the contract done, since I've heard that he's been paying his crew from his own pocket since this thing started. Pretty decent if you ask me.

Funny thing, but it seems to me that in these almost four years I've been posting here, it's been Jan who's always been first to answer my often odd questions

-Dip

[colonyearth]

How long before they apply the Rush Act?

Funny thing is your statement isn't far off, but in reverse...it is illegal for the AMPTP to issue ultimatims and demand items be removed...period. Thus the law suit by the WGA.

The AMPTP has been beaten and are now playing even dirtier than before to save face. But if you've read JMS' posts lately, then they don't have much of a "face" left.

Face, wood-chipper. Wood-chipper, face.

CE

[Shr'eshhhhhh]

How long before they apply the Rush Act?

[Jan]

what 6 do they want off the table?

Here's a link to the statement issued by the studios at the time they broke off talks.

Jan