 Writer's strike, & consequences |
| Writer's strike, & consequences |
 Nov 6 2007, 04:51 PM
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So, most people are aware of the writer's strike going on.
http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index....amp;entry=index http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/...e-entertainment well the last wga strike was in 1988, which was about the same time that gang violence began rising in L.A. some of the theories i have heard suggest that the writer's strike lead to this violence. the general chain of events is described as something like lower incomes >> lower drug purchasing >> less gang revenue >> gangs seek alternative means of profit >> gang warfare/robberies/riots etc. i doubt that this strike will be as severe. in 1988 the wga was on strike for around 5 months. however, this may explain why it is getting so much political attention. what kinds of consequences could something like this have in a digital age? with cites like super-deluxe and funny-or-die, will the general public remain entertained? considering the myriad of available entertainment and its resulting complacency in watching reruns, do you think that the average uninformed american will even notice the difference? do we even need writers in a society that so highly emphasizes collaborative creations (wikipedia, etc.)? Considerations of strike related losses: http://postproduction.digitalmedianet.com/...e.jsp?id=222488 |
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Nov 13 2007, 08:25 PM
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CHEE CHEE Group: Members Posts: 5,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: trapped in the hoezone layer Member No.: 39 |
they could have done that before a strike ever happened thus possibly reducing the risk of one. and if people like them in general did that the entire world would be a better place! like no pharmaceutical CEO earning 200 mill. while draining the public.
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Nov 13 2007, 10:03 PM
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QUOTE (Testm0nkey @ Nov 13 2007, 08:25 PM)  they could have done that before a strike ever happened thus possibly reducing the risk of one. Um, doubtful. The WGA strike is against the AMPTP. Even if individual producers made concessions, that would be very unlikely to change the result of the negotiations as a whole. -------------------- |
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Nov 13 2007, 10:44 PM
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 Oh baby bring me down  Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Nov 13 2007, 10:03 PM) Um, doubtful. The WGA strike is against the AMPTP. Even if individual producers made concessions, that would be very unlikely to change the result of the negotiations as a whole. know thine enemy... 
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TetraGrammaton Cleric Writer's strike Nov 6 2007, 04:51 PM
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