Did the scabs write the deaf storyline?

The only show that will suffer is OLTL. They will have to hire scabs or convince some of their writers to go ficore..which some may do this time around given that OLTL is on the brink of cancellation and many of their current writers have been on soaps for a few decades.

OLTL is made up as it goes along anyway, IMO, so a change might be an improvement.

So my only hope of getting what I want is to marry Frons?

Talk about "taking one for the team!"

So give soaps a lighter version of the Tony Geary Special?

I don't know that that would work - and it would certainly disrupt the continuity. But on the other hand with less to do those involved would hopefully put more into what they are producing.

Do compilation recap shows, with flashbacks and narratives during some of those days off...keep promoting your return through the ads.

I understand how this would happen. I have to admit, I'm spending more and more time on youtube.

YouTube is love. Even if YouTube dies, there will be another renegade flash video site to take its place.

The last strike was justified and this one probably will be too. Are the networks and studios still claiming there is no money in streaming media and therefore writers want a percentage of nothing?

The union should've held it's ground on the streaming issue. They screwed themselves. If they strike again - which I doubt they will - they need to commit fully to that issue. And by "commit fully" I mean they need to be prepared to scorch some earth.

The union should've held it's ground on the streaming issue. They screwed themselves. If they strike again - which I doubt they will - they need to commit fully to that issue. And by "commit fully" I mean they need to be prepared to scorch some earth.

No union has that strength anymore, unfortunately.

The union should've held it's ground on the streaming issue. They screwed themselves. If they strike again - which I doubt they will - they need to commit fully to that issue. And by "commit fully" I mean they need to be prepared to scorch some earth.

The union is only as strong as its members, and the whole financial core BS and whatever other loopholes only hurt their cause. Let TV and movies produce shows without writers. And when they try to hire non-union writers let the actors and directors strike in support. That is the only way to strike. You have to mean it.

And it's always fascinating to see new writer names emerge just before or after a strike...it's amazing how non soap writers or former/retired writers, novelists, writer's assistants, suddenly appear in the credits...doesn't mean they were ficore or scabs but it is interesting....(Remember after the 88 strike we had lots of new writers from other areas of the daypart particularly the writers who took over from Lemay on AW)....

Here's the list from 2008

AMC

Hope Harmel Smith

Darin Little

Michael Cinquemani

ATWT

Lisa Kohn

BB

Shannon Bradley now under contract

Adam Dusevoir now under contract

DOOL

Clem Egan (Passions writer who may have gone ficore)

Linda Poindexter Brown

Ryan Quan (now under contract)

John Newman (had written for dool before son of ficore writer Fran Myers who was at OLTL at strike time) now under contract

OLTL

Tomiko Brooks

Sharon Lennon

Caterina Loebador sp?..can't recall the exact name

GH

no one....Phelps was probably writing all the scripts with her kids

YR

Jay Gibson (now under contract)

Marc Parent

Edited October 27, 201015 yr by RavenWhitney

For several years now I've wondered exactly what Daran Little did at AMC. He is a very busy writer in the UK, writing a lot of episodes of Corrie, writing Corrie books, then writing big episodes at Hollyoaks. He then moved to the US and sat at AMC for a year doing...something. Then he went back to the UK.

He then moved to the US and sat at AMC for a year doing...something.

If I had to guess, I'd say it was drinking heavily and wallowing in regret.

I think he also reached a personal and career low point just before AMC hired him. But I'm not sure. JamesF would know...

<span style="font-size:120%;">Hollywood’s a union town, but that doesn’t mean solidarity is the norm. Tensions between the various unions can be enormous.

Not on this particular day, however. Most of the large entertainment unions are congratulating SAG and AFTRA on reaching a tentative deal with the AMPTP. As reported Sunday, the DGA was the first to weigh in: “The DGA heartily applauds the successful conclusion of the joint SAG & AFTRA negotiations with the AMPTP. We congratulate the negotiations committees of our sister guilds, our colleagues (in the SAG and AFTRA leadership) and our sisters and brothers at SAG and AFTRA.”

The DGA added, “We will be studying the details of this tentative contract closely.”

IATSE later commented, with union president Matthew Loeb remarking in a statement, “We are encouraged by the success of the SAG-AFTRA negotiations. Congratulations on a successful conclusion.”

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<span style="font-size:120%;">Actors will be flying business class and sometimes coach as part of the unions' new deal with the studios.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sag-aftra-give-class-travel-43527</span>

The horror!

Flying business class for journeys over 1000 miles and coach for under 1000, plus the LA/Vancouver or NY/Toronto routes in coach too?!

<span style="font-size:120%;"> The DGA and AMPTP announced today that they will begin formal bargaining on a new agreement next Tuesday at AMPTP headquarters in Sherman Oaks. The announcement was expected (except that a Monday start had been assumed), and no others details were released. Several months ago, the DGA indicated that it would hold informal talks with the AMPTP before the start of bargaining. It was not disclosed whether this indeed happened, but it is the custom with the DGA. As a result, the DGA usually concludes formal bargaining in a matter of days, not weeks.

The negotiations will proceed under a press blackout. The existing agreement expires June 30.

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Edited November 11, 201015 yr by Sylph

Timing of the ballots and negotiations has been disclosed:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sagaftra-dga-schedule-details-emerge-45215