But they needn't fret -- SAG lurks on the horizon.
The general feeling seems to be that SAG won't strike, but it obviously remains a very real possibility.
I haven't had a chance to write up my post-mortem on the Strike itself, and this remains something I look forward to doing (so check back!). In brief, though, I -- like so many others -- believe that the Writers contract was achievable without going on strike. And if not entirely so, then at least close enough that the costs of the strike far outweigh the modest improvements that the strike actually earned.
Indeed, a negotiation which hadn't gone nuclear might have resulted in an even better contract -- think of the affordability of a $2000/yr internet residual if the Studios didn't have strike losses to recoup.
Now that the Strike is over however, I will assume that my writers are part of the 93% who voted to end the catastrophe. I'm happy that we're all back to work (or getting there).
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Only one third of all the WGA writers voted on this crappy deal so I heard?
Oh well. I am going to be an ass, and say: Hooray for more episodes this season of my favourite shows!!!!
I hope the SAG actors can make a deal soon. I'm disappointed that they feel that they deserve a deal better than the ones that the DGA, AFTRA and WGA have and that they don't care if the rest of us are totally fucked. But, I can't say that I am really surprised. The writers strike costs us 30 thousand dollars, so far, we are still paying interest as we try to pay off the debt we accrued. I think it's bullshit that they leadership of SAG won't put this latest deal up for a vote, saying that it would be "a waste of time". WTF else do they have to do that they don't have time to vote. They are afraid that it will pass.
So, ahead with the post-mortem already! I wants to knowssssssss!!!!
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