I don't understand why they interviewed Katie Jacobs for an article about writer-showrunners. AFAIK, she does not and never has written for this show. She's classified as a director-producer. It would have made much more sense to get a comment from David Shore or any of the other writer-producers. Unless she's speaking for them?
I was wondering about that myself.
Katie Jacobs has been the general press contact for some time now -- most of the articles out there go through her. She just may feel more comfortable talking to the press than David Shore is most of the time. It's not an atypical situation to have one key person as the designated press contact.
And of course I'd expect that David Shore was busy actually writing right up to the cutoff time.
Shame the talks brokedown- hope the writers are rewarded with their correct dues.
Just wanted to know though- what happens to the crew and all the behind the scenes people- do they just lose lots of money? I suppose they have no unions to protect them. Are they just ignored in this? If they went to work on films- what would happen if the strike was called off and they had to go back to their tv show?
Shame the talks brokedown- hope the writers are rewarded with their correct dues.
Just wanted to know though- what happens to the crew and all the behind the scenes people- do they just lose lots of money? I suppose they have no unions to protect them. Are they just ignored in this? If they went to work on films- what would happen if the strike was called off and they had to go back to their tv show?
Not sure if I've got all the answers to your questions, but I'll give it a shot.
First off, virtually everyone who works on a major tv show or film is in a union. Except reality show TV writers and a few others. If the show shuts down, they will be affected. Although I don't know for sure, my guess is that they will be eligible for unemployment compensation. Presumably, when the strike is over, they come back to work.
My understanding is that in 1988, the last time the writers struck, the industry lost about $500 million in the 22 weeks of the strike. I think that may strictly be industry costs, and probably does not include the other business that were affected: restaurants, dry cleaners, car dealerships, etc.
I just read that Jon Stewart is paying his writers out of his own pocket for the next 2 weeks - good for him!
Strike forces late night tv into repeats
also in article, Jon Stewart pays his and Colbert's writers the first two weeks of the strike out of his own pocket.
Wow, and the Colbert report? I wonder if other celebs will do that.
Wow, and the Colbert report? I wonder if other celebs will do that.
I think Stewart is doing it as a producer. Other producers should do so if they can afford to or do something..
Wow, and the Colbert report? I wonder if other celebs will do that.
I think Stewart is doing it as a producer. Other producers should do so if they can afford to or do something..
Yeah, sorry, that's what I meant. It sounded random to say celebs. Yeah, I wonder of someone like Conan will do it. Hugh isn't a producer, but maybe he'll do it to keep the strike going so he can get a few weeks off to go back to England. :lol:
I'm confused. Someone said the actors are required to go to work today. Am I understanding this correctly? Do they have to cross a picket line to go to work? I assume most if not all actors will support the strike, so do they shoot shows that are already written, or do they not work at all and the producers schedule only shows that have already been shot and repeats? People are saying Hugh and Robert can go home during the strike, but how can they if they have to report to work? Help!
Hugh isn't a producer, but maybe he'll do it to keep the strike going so he can get a few weeks off to go back to England.
I hadn't even considered that. Very clever idea. Bad for us. Good for him. I'm torn by selfish and selfless motives...
People are saying Hugh and Robert can go home during the strike, but how can they if they have to report to work? Help!
Right now they're shooting scripts that were completed before the strike, but if (hopefully not when) they reach the point where they've run out of completed scripts, then production shuts down.
Right now the actors' contracts call for them to work. If the actors' union called for a sympathetic strike, then they wouldn't cross the picket lines, but at this point, work is continuing (just not writing).
The story linked above makes it clear that there's not even a firm line between the writer's and producer's jobs, so when they reach the stage in which the producers feel they don't have completed scripts will probably differ widely from one show to the next.
In order the shows that are most immediatly impacted are ones like The Daily Show/Colbert Report, Talk shows and variety programs like Saturday Night Live which has shut down production correct?
Given my own feelings about crossing a picket line I wonder if actors are having problems with going to work or do others understand that their collective bargaining agreement allows them to work regardless. I still have to imagine it would be hard
The report from NY says that during the last strike the city lost nearly one billion in revenue
The best quote Tina Fey saying this strike needs to be resolved quickly or else it will be like the NHL and no one will care why they are on strike
Will this strike also affect actual news shows?
Or, if they are still on strike in February, how will this affect the Oscars for instance?
