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This site is run by screenwriter John August. Mostly, he answers reader-submitted questions about the craft, but occasionally he goes on tangents that run far afield of writing and filmmaking. You'll also find info on past, present and future projects.
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There are more than 900 articles on the site. You can find category archives at the bottom of every page.
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November 7th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Classic!
Thanks for posting.
November 7th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
What greedy tools.
No Words…No Work. Support the Writers’ Strike.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
WGA stands for
WRITERS GUARANTEE AUDIENCES
November 7th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
speaking of making no money off DVD’s, when’s The Nines going to come out? Barely missed it in Austin when i went for AFF, they pulled it thursday and i got there on Friday, i was so bummed.
November 7th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
Good stuff….Sad, but good post.
November 7th, 2007 at 9:04 pm
lemme’ know if you need or want some better video shot in HD.
i’ll come on down & get some good coverage for ya John…
cheers & we support ya
ps: present wga heads need to remember bit torrents along w/ all downloadable, ppv shows. i get the feeling all this should have been addressed back in ‘95… whotf was heading the wga then?!
November 7th, 2007 at 9:21 pm
Mike Schur is a graduate of my high school. It’s good to see him picketing. Good luck to all of you guys.
November 8th, 2007 at 2:49 am
Where are they at?
November 8th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Support them please. I am a producer and all of our production staff supports the strikers!!! Without writers, there would be no productions!!!
November 8th, 2007 at 2:22 pm
I am a personal manager/producer who is whole heartedly supporting the efforts of the WGA to fight for what they are rightfully entitled to. It has been to long in the interim. Prayers and success for a major victory are going out to all writers.
Micheal Cushman
November 9th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
I’m curious if NBC.com’s advertisers - including Walgreens, Honda, HP, CareerBuilder.com, and MasterCard - are concerned about who is earning their dollars as millions of viewers enjoy streaming Office content. Doubtful. After all, they’re in the business of paid exposure. They pay. They’re exposed. NBC Universal’s inability to fairly allocate revenues should not create a negative halo effect for advertisers that produce these funds. However, it would be nice if the studios felt some heat from them. Then again, advertisers are a dime a dozen for such a lucrative website.