Early show

I’ll be continuing my early shift at Paramount (5:45 a.m. to 9 a.m.) today and tomorrow.

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January 9, 2008 @ 5:19 am |
Filed under: Asides, Strike

5 Responses to “Early show”

  1. David Scarborough says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 5:36 am

    Hi John

    I’m currently writing a dissertation on the writers strike and as it is such a current affair getting you thoughts and opinions on the subject would help me out a great deal and would give so much credence to my work. My primary thesis is; how the strike will affect the industry in the future, what it will mean for future WGA members and also whether or not “new media” devices are a profitable media outlet in the future.

    So the couple of questions I have for you are these: Which issue do you feel is the most important that the WGA have raised? And what do you feel will be a negative outcome of the strike, if you think there will be one at all?

    I hope you find these questions interesting enough to warrant an answer and if you feel like elaborating and commenting on other areas of the strike and the WGA and AMPTP then feel free as again it would help me tremendously.

    Thanks for reading, your website has been a fantastic resource for my dissertation and on a side note I loved The Nines which lead me to your blog in the first place. I look forward to your reply.

    Yours Sincerely

    Dave Scarborough

  2. Sarah says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 5:52 am

    Hey David, I, too, want to write a paper about the strike. Unfortunately, it’s such a hard thing to do, since the strike is still running.

    Good luck on the strike!

  3. Crystal says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 7:50 pm

    I noticed that Sony and Universal are off the strike coverage list. Is that for this week? Or have they stopped picketing those studios? Do you know what the reason is?

  4. Jeff says:
    January 10th, 2008 at 11:24 am

    New media will be a very big thing in the future. In fact, to cover two topics at once, this and the media paradox, I have this to say. Microsoft never wanted HD-DVD to win any format war, or even a format skirmish. I think there whole plan was to have it tank, while dragging Blue Ray with it in order to clear any obstacles out of the path of Digital Downloads. In the near future this will probably be how all our media is bought. Just think iTunes, only much, much larger. I think most writers know this is where media is headed and wanted a piece of the proverbial pie, and rightfully so.

  5. Joel says:
    January 10th, 2008 at 5:19 pm

    Hey John,

    Hope all is going well as can be expected during the strike. If you’re bored and want to be entertained for a moment, check out the trailer I just finished for a silly silly Canadian show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_3ljYZzskc

    Used some of the very same skills that got me the “Feels Small But Good” Award in The Nines trailer contest.

    Hope good news is around the corner for you and your crew, and don’t stop the posts. I’ll be a life long reader…or at least until this whole “internet” thing becomes lame. - Joel

 

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