Lost Video Island

Jemmz · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject:

They're not being paid at all? O_o If it's just for merchandise than that's not as bad but I see how that can be unfair. It annoys me how when a film or TV show is made everyone knows the director but have never even heard of the writers.

That's a huge shame. Especially after everything. Has anyone heard about Heroes!? I mean, there's Greys Anatomy up there but I don't think I saw Heroes

IamSoLostRightNow · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:13 pm Post subject:

It's not so much about merchandise as it is digital media. Writers get paid a residual when the network airs their show. Every time it re-runs the writers get paid a small percent of the money that the network made.

This is not true with the internet. I could watch LOST on ABC.com 20 times in a row and the network would get paid by the advertisers who run their ads during the little breaks. The writers however do not get paid for anything. They do not receive a residual for the airing of their work. It's just not fair.

This should clear things up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ55Ir2jCxk

ETA: All of the videos I am posting are from the WGAamerica channel on youtube. It's like a live blog of all the writers on strike from the picket lines. I encourage everyone to check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/user/wgaamerica
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Jemmz · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 4:55 pm Post subject:

Thanks Becca, I'm reporting all this info to my friend who's obsessed with Heroes.

Charlies_Innocence · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:21 pm Post subject:

So as far as I can tell, Lost has it better than the other shows. Apparantly Episode 8 of Season 4 will be like a mini-finale until the other episodes are filmed. So it's not as bad as I thought it would be.

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SassyLostie2 · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:33 pm Post subject:

Yeah, Lost seems to have it the best so far. Next week, the writer's and whoever they're mad at, are going into negotiations again...man, I no it's practically impossible, but I hope that this ends like...next week!!
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Jemmz · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:51 pm Post subject:

I heard the directors were on strike or something now..

SassyLostie2 · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:34 pm Post subject:

Something like that...I'm not sure exactly, but I did hear something along those lines. This sucks! 2007-08 is going to be known as 'The Great Primetime Television Famine' AKA 'The GPTF'.

Seriously! If someone doesn't let up, we aren't going to have anymore shows! I love TV! Movies are being affected too, and even the frikkin news has something to do with the writer's guild.

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Jemmz · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:41 pm Post subject:

nikkimonique · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:42 pm Post subject:

I sure hope it ends soon...then maybe we will actually get more than 8 episodes of Lost this season.

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Charmed_Charlee · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:50 pm Post subject:

I really hope the strike does end soon, and yeah then hopefully there will be the other 8 episodes it was also posted on Dark UFO that if the strike ends Jorge Garcia said they could do the rest of the season *crosses fingers*

Charlies_Innocence · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject:

Please please please... I hope it ends soon! I hope they get some kind of agreement.
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nikkimonique · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:33 pm Post subject:

That would be so awesome to actually get a full season..>I had pretty much prepared myself for only 8 this year,,,,but suddenly there seems to be hope again for a full season!
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HobbitRockGod · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:10 pm Post subject:

*crosses fingers. And toes* I don't know all that much about the strike, but it SEEMS they might get things worked out...
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rbexter93 · Expert Vidder Joined: 24 Mar 2006 Posts: 3270

OH squee...So happy if they work it out! TV CAN BE GOOD AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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