Horror Writers Get Creative for WGA STRIKE

The headline is misleading, I think. The Horror writers are exorcising the network executives' heathen ways, not the WGA strike. To say they are exorcising the WGA strike implies they disapprove of the strike and are seeking to purify it.

Changed.

Strikers trying to incite fear now in the public with their demands now? That's kind of blackmailish. "Help end this strike now or you get nothing to watch." I don't hear the executives say the opposite to get fan help. They should leave us out of it. If I had a shout back, it would be to stop rehashing old ideas and come up with new ones!

Start grooming new writers and let the union writers sit out. Let them see how easily they can be replaced. The industry would go through some growing pains, but it would pay off at the end. I'm willing to put up with novices while they get their feet wet and yes I'll pay at the movies just to support them.

Wiseguy, the reason that won't happen is because at some point the strike will be over and union writers will never let the scab writers work in the industry again. They'd be blackballed for breaking the strike. Plus other unions who support the strike (props, stagehands, actors, teamsters, etc.) would refuse to work with scab writers. If they make it easy for them to work, studios could replace any of those union workers anytime they want.
I think we're all going to have sit this out 'til the parties resolve this.

Wow... Stuart Gordon and David Hayter are the only ones in that group worth a damn. I say cut the rest of these twits loose and let some new talent into the mix.

I support the strike. What networks are doing is wrong! They promised writers a decent deal in the '80s but, because the economy was going slowly, they asked writers to take a cut in residuals, but never increased it when the economy was doing better. They have also refused to sign an agreement on new media and are selling ads like crazy for internet content, but act like they don't make profits. This isn't for the rich execs like Chris Carter, David Chase, J.J. Abrams, and all those other writers who make it to high pay grades. This is for those working class writers who don't work for months at a time and rely on residuals and may not get any real money their whole lives. Next time you watch a show, look at who wrote it (I have since the mid-'90s) and see how often those names pop up and how famous they are (usually they're not) and think about how much work they do!

Take someone like David Fury. He's probably in his mid to late '40s. He's done great work on Buffy, Angel, and even Lost. He's done a hell of a lot more writing than J.J. Abrams for Lost. He's never gotten a deal for his own show, so he's never made the big bucks. (Heck, that's the case with so many writers on Buffy and Angel, including Mere Smith). Most writers are that way. Peter Allen Fields was pivotal to the early days of DS9, but eventually retired. He never got any recognition, but his episodes in those early years were the best!

This is about minimal deals that allow writers to live a reasonable life so they can support themselves and their families. Look at all the wealthy CEOs and actors like Ben Stiller who get $20 million to do the same thing every film. Is that fair?

The writers deserve a fair deal. It's the honest American way, like FDR or LBJ wanted. The other way is the hierarchy brought about by unfettered capitalism of George W. Bush's careless administration and The Marked in The 4400, in which we don't care about the divide between haves and have-nots. In which world would you rather live?

HERE HERE! Muldfeld.
As a writer myself, I can sympathize with the WGA. I believe that all of the parties should be paid equally, since with out one the rest won't be able to function. With out writers writting scripts then what will producers produce, directors direct, or actors act? Nothing. The same goes for the other talented groups. If they want more money than the others than they can cross over, such as Cameron, and try their talents in other roles. I'm not familiar with the background of the other unions previous deals that are to expire this June, but if the WGA is still striking then we'll probably see a huge loss in most of the media we enjoy.
And for those of you who have the "thin the heard" view, I wouldn't get your hopes up.

To Dazzler and Wiseguy (if those are your real names), if someone took the writers off your favorite show you'd pitch a fit. I can't imagine anyone visiting (and commenting) on this site without a favorite genre show of some kind.

And I don't think the horror strikers were using fear to get fan support (that sounds ironic). They were stating a fact. And the studios aren't asking for help from the fans because they look at us like we're money.

I don't think the studios can make a good case against the writers when their arguement is, "I want another Porsch."

wait... theres a third Grudge movie?