oh I knew that you weren't saying that the WGA should give up the DVDs, I just meant that since the talks broke down and the AMPTP walked out of the room at that point, then I think the WGA should feel free to put the DVD percentage back onto the table, it isn't like they signed anything yet. But you are right, the DVD market has probably peaked, and more and more people will want to download onto their computer (except for the stuff you really NEED to own).
It is hard for me to believe that it isn't greed when the public statements by so many of the network CEOs were saying things like they had stock piled scripts and they could starve the writers into submission (okay, that isn't an exact quote...but man, that is totally what they were saying between the lines!). They all end up looking like Mr. Burns of the Simpsons, or some sweat shop owner.... I get that that may not be true, but every day more things come out that reinforce that view.
And you are so right about the AMPTP making mistakes: they paid big bucks for full page ads in Variety, which no one outside of Hollywood (and some NYC offices) ever see. They should have been advertising in People magazine or TV Guide if they were trying to reach their viewers! The videos coming out in the last two weeks have been amazing: some are clear and informative, others are hilarious, and all are geared to get the public behind the WGA.
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Date: 2007-11-19 10:49 pm (UTC)It is hard for me to believe that it isn't greed when the public statements by so many of the network CEOs were saying things like they had stock piled scripts and they could starve the writers into submission (okay, that isn't an exact quote...but man, that is totally what they were saying between the lines!). They all end up looking like Mr. Burns of the Simpsons, or some sweat shop owner.... I get that that may not be true, but every day more things come out that reinforce that view.
And you are so right about the AMPTP making mistakes: they paid big bucks for full page ads in Variety, which no one outside of Hollywood (and some NYC offices) ever see. They should have been advertising in People magazine or TV Guide if they were trying to reach their viewers! The videos coming out in the last two weeks have been amazing: some are clear and informative, others are hilarious, and all are geared to get the public behind the WGA.