http://boxoffice.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/11/29/box-office-weekly-043/ Covering weekly box office grosses in the US and TV ratings. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:49:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://boxoffice.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/11/29/box-office-weekly-043/#comment-14704 TPN :: Box Office Weekly » Blog Archive » The Coming Guaranteed Writer’s Strike Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:24:39 +0000 http://boxoffice.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/11/29/box-office-weekly-043/#comment-14704 [...] Last week on the podcast I read an item about negotiations between the writer’s guild and Those Who Will Not Write; producers’ attempts to start talks early were thwarted by the cagey writers, who insist on waiting until the month before the contracts run out. Producers tapped for quotes at the time called the decision “disappointing”. I’m paraphrasing instead of using a direct quote. This is a luxury I have because I’m not required to hire a writer to paraphrase for me. [...] [...] Last week on the podcast I read an item about negotiations between the writer’s guild and Those Who Will Not Write; producers’ attempts to start talks early were thwarted by the cagey writers, who insist on waiting until the month before the contracts run out. Producers tapped for quotes at the time called the decision “disappointing”. I’m paraphrasing instead of using a direct quote. This is a luxury I have because I’m not required to hire a writer to paraphrase for me. [...]

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