December 2007
140 posts
“Write what you know” is one of the most confusing pieces of screenwriting advice...”
– Ancient Wisdom From a Young Man: Ask and I Shall Answer II: Lame Qs & Lame As
“Strike TV is an Internet fundraiser. It’s an online “channel”...”
– United Hollywood: Strike TV: Coming Soon, to an Internet-Connected Screen Near You
“The Writers Guild has reached a binding independent agreement today with...”
– Letterman’s Pants Back On « The REELot Spot for Independent Writers
“Cutting costs. Getting tough with talent. Reinventing business models. Wall...”
– Writers strike fails to rock stocks - Entertainment News, WGA Writers Strike, Media - Variety
“The kind folks over at Simply Scripts have a nifty one stop page that collects...”
– from the outside
“I have a great story idea but I’m not a screenwriter. Will you pay me for my...”
– Hi, My Name is Matt…and I’m a Screenwriter.: Timely Re-Post…
“We’ve discussed describing what your character wears on the Rouge Wave before....”
– The Rouge Wave: Clothes Make the (Wo)man
“We love our new projects. We want to create great television which would put...”
– Deadline Hollywood Daily » 127 Striking Writers With Pilots Pending Write Xmas Letter To Hollywood Bigshots
The Rouge Wave: Viggo Cut to the Chase - Can You? →
“As striking screenwriters keep late-night talk shows in reruns, Hollywood...”
– Strike Means Fewer Places for Stars to Pitch Movies - New York Times
“It’s tough as hell to be on strike during the holiday season. Not only are we...”
– Deadline Hollywood Daily » Here’s Striking WGAE Xmas Statement (I’m Sure AMPTP’s Isn’t Far Behind…)
“If a character needs to be in a scene, you need to put him there. If you don’t,...”
– johnaugust.com » Characters who are not yet important
“The WGA statement just now said, “Film Independent came to us before the strike,...”
– Deadline Hollywood Daily » WGA Allowing Writers On Indie Awards
“With the explosion of film bloggers (like the popular ones on my sidebar), there...”
– Mystery Man on Film: Internet’s Impact on Cinema
“Like everyone else who works in Hollywood, I have followed this strike closely...”
– GreggHurwitzWeblog: A Word on the Strike
“Comedy Central announced that “The Daily Show” and “The...”
– Wilshire & Washington: Return of Political Comedy
“But the AMPTP’s “About Us” web page claims their membership is made up of “over...”
– United Hollywood: Moguls ‘n’ More: Who’s Really in the AMPTP?
“Do you ever listen to the Creative Screenwriting podcasts? The one with Joel and...”
– Bootstrap Productions: Unintentionally hilarious Coen koan
“Next week the force majeur blood letting will begin. Most talent deals allow six...”
– Writing for Performance: WGA Strike - Week Six Summary and Analysis
Deadline Hollywood Daily » WGA Reminds Returning... →
“These are the rules we expect all the hosts to adhere to if they go back on the air without
“OS ANGELES – The Writers Guild has notified the Hollywood Foreign Press...”
– WGA Denies Waiver for Golden Globe Awards « The REELot Spot for Independent Writers
“The last day of official picketing ended with a high point at Fox. Writers were...”
– United Hollywood: “Brothers and Sisters”: the Guilds are United
“As part of my original revisions, after the first draft had been printed for the...”
– can you guys feel the floor moving? » Blog Archive » First Thirty
“The diverging agendas of the companies’ television and movie interests...”
– Cracks in Producers’ United Front - WSJ.com
“Juno is blessed and cursed with what I’d call Great Dialogue For People...”
– Living the Romantic Comedy: Paulie Bleeker is Totally Boss
“Dozens of striking film and TV writers are negotiating with venture capitalists...”
– Striking writers in talks to launch Web start-ups - Los Angeles Times
“I was listening to a review of JUNO on NPR and one of the commentators said...”
– The Rouge Wave: Can Dialogue be TOO Good?
“The corporations of the AMPTP wanted a strike. It’s hard not to...”
– Robert J. Elisberg: WGA Strike Primer: Understanding Misunderstanding - Entertainment on The Huffington Post
“Your scripts are horrible and will never be made much less by Hollywood...”
– Ancient Wisdom From a Young Man: Ask and I Shall Answer
“I am writing to you on behalf of 120,000 proud members of Screen Actors Guild...”
– SAG in Solidarity with Writers Guild « The REELot Spot for Independent Writers
Nick Counter's Nickel Counter →
“As it stands, no major nominee has flat-out told the press—on the record—that he...”
– E! News - Strike Could Mute Globes, but Not Nominees’ Reactions - Julia Roberts | Denzel Washington | Keira Knightley | Johnny Depp | Helena Bonham Carter | Tim Burton | America Ferrera | Steve Carell | Katherine Heigl | Sally Field | Tina Fey
“As they walked away from the table, the congloms slammed the door behind them,...”
– United Hollywood: Congloms Fiddle While California Goes Up In Flames
“Sources tell me the Writers Guild Of America is intending to grant David...”
– Deadline Hollywood Daily » Late Night Breakthrough; Dave Cooks Up WGA Deal That NBC & ABC Won’t Enjoy; CBS Reacts By Re-Pledging AMPTP Unity
“As you know, the AMPTP is currently unwilling to bargain with us. The internal...”
– Will WGA Negotiate with Companies Individually? « The REELot Spot for Independent Writers
“So the second round of WGA/AMPTP “talks” have failed, and the great...”
– WGA strike: of movements, moments, and the DGA endgame - US
“There are a lot of people out of work right now. A lot of people who are looking...”
– LAist: WGA Strike: Day 36: The Writer’s Guide on How to Survive the Strike
“With latenight ratings continuing to plunge, the betting in network circles is...”
– Latenight tries to stage comeback - Entertainment News, WGA Writers Strike, Media - Variety
“On the fourth day of strike, the WGA/AMPTP gave to me
- four fights with my...”
– The Rouge Wave: Caroling During the Strike by Andrew Zinnes
“One of the problems with some brand new writers is that they believe they have...”
– Hi, My Name is Matt…and I’m a Screenwriter.: Future Specs
“Only one thing though is certain. The longer the AMPTP corporations drag their...”
– Robert J. Elisberg: WGA Strike Primer: Spin the Bottle - Entertainment on The Huffington Post
“57) Cleopatra in the Commissary Phenomenon
In any movie about the movies, in...”
– Mystery Man on Film: 100 Movie Clichés
“Because we want to give the WGA and the AMPTP more time to return to the...”
– DGA
“The Writers Guild of America is under new and mounting pressure from its ranks...”
– Writers union feeling the heat - Los Angeles Times
“For me, the one difference in writing a script in film school versus out of film...”
– the inglewood rude boy: Script…
“The AMPTP and each of its member companies have a legal obligation to bargain in...”
– United Hollywood: WGA Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against AMPTP