2008 Woodie Awards
This just in: Writers still angry
The WGA strike leaves television viewers looking for the light at the end of the tunnel
Alex Quevedo, Staff Writer
Issue date: 1/30/08Section: Entertainment
We've all come a long way since November 5th, 2007. On that morning, the Writer's Guild of America officially went on strike after contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers suffered a horrible demise. In a previous article published days after the strike started, we suggested you pick up reading or something else. Well, have you? If you haven't, you still have some time, because now is when the affects are really starting to show up.
At this point, the majority of television watchers are simply taking what they have. The incredibly successful American Idol has returned, LOST is making its way back today (January 31st), and other new series are finally being aired. Of course, there are the extremist groups. One group has been frantic and unable to function properly. "Oh my God, what is going to happen to Carlos on 'Desperate Housewives'!? Oh crap, who's getting fired next on 'House'?! Give me 'The Office' or give me death!" You get the picture. The opposing group have never touched a television (or rarely do) and could give a damn less.
Quite possibly the biggest effect was the cancellation of the Golden Globe Awards, incited mostly through the Screen Actors Guild refusing to cross intended picket lines. While not as prestigious as the Academy Awards, it certainly isn't at the level of the Grammys (the butt-end of countless award jokes), so its cancellation has caused a decent ripple through the industry.
The ceremony was replaced by a news conference and cost NBC millions of dollars. The writers seem to not care about the Grammys (insert "Who really cares?" comment here), but are they ballsy enough to take down the Oscars?
The Oscar nominations are out, and as most actors dream of one day earning an Oscar, nominations may be too hard to pass up an entire show for. Director Jason Reitman is surely surprised as most (unfortunately, Tim Burton is probably saying "Figures…" again). Is the WGA going to let "Juno" be this year's "Little Miss Sunshine"? Is the AMPTP going to send Javier Bardem ("No Country for Old Men") to kill some writers? Feb. 24 is a ways off, but it will come sooner than one would think. Look for our Oscar coverage later in the semester, as the Academy is stressing that the show will go on.
At this point, the majority of television watchers are simply taking what they have. The incredibly successful American Idol has returned, LOST is making its way back today (January 31st), and other new series are finally being aired. Of course, there are the extremist groups. One group has been frantic and unable to function properly. "Oh my God, what is going to happen to Carlos on 'Desperate Housewives'!? Oh crap, who's getting fired next on 'House'?! Give me 'The Office' or give me death!" You get the picture. The opposing group have never touched a television (or rarely do) and could give a damn less.
Quite possibly the biggest effect was the cancellation of the Golden Globe Awards, incited mostly through the Screen Actors Guild refusing to cross intended picket lines. While not as prestigious as the Academy Awards, it certainly isn't at the level of the Grammys (the butt-end of countless award jokes), so its cancellation has caused a decent ripple through the industry.
The ceremony was replaced by a news conference and cost NBC millions of dollars. The writers seem to not care about the Grammys (insert "Who really cares?" comment here), but are they ballsy enough to take down the Oscars?
The Oscar nominations are out, and as most actors dream of one day earning an Oscar, nominations may be too hard to pass up an entire show for. Director Jason Reitman is surely surprised as most (unfortunately, Tim Burton is probably saying "Figures…" again). Is the WGA going to let "Juno" be this year's "Little Miss Sunshine"? Is the AMPTP going to send Javier Bardem ("No Country for Old Men") to kill some writers? Feb. 24 is a ways off, but it will come sooner than one would think. Look for our Oscar coverage later in the semester, as the Academy is stressing that the show will go on.
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