Listen: CAA Is Pitched Writer-Less Movie

COMMENTS (14)

• What’s going on with all these recorded phone conversations, i.e. Dog the Bounty Hunter, etc

  Irrespective of offensive or humorous content, isn’t it illegal to secretly record a phone conversation, much less broadcast it?

  Comment by Lawful — Monday November 5, 2007 @ 11:15am PST  Reply to this post

• Tory’s assistant handled himself well. His job is to be polite and keep these nuts away from Tory, which he did. So what’s so funny?

  Comment by Scott — Monday November 5, 2007 @ 11:43am PST  Reply to this post

• The bit isn’t funny at all. And it’s at the expense of an assistant who’s just trying to do his job. Way to go, douche bags.

  Comment by russell — Monday November 5, 2007 @ 12:04pm PST  Reply to this post

• I hate the death star as much as the next guy, but that assistant shouldn’t be the one getting slammed. He juggled that call the best he could. Lets be fair.

  Comment by Industry — Monday November 5, 2007 @ 12:06pm PST  Reply to this post

• Proof as to why you need a PROFESSIONAL writer to write material.

  America would be subjected to this kind of unfunny material, if the strike lasts a long time this is what we will be subjected to.

  By the way Curb, although improv, is a scripted show.

  Comment by Agentatanotheragency — Monday November 5, 2007 @ 12:37pm PST  Reply to this post

• that was utterly hysterical. and i work as an assistant!

  Comment by Nick — Monday November 5, 2007 @ 12:38pm PST  Reply to this post

• Marzipan Taco is a scab and so is Tori Metzger if he/she accepts. Almost all projects begin with an idea and they are going to need a script in order to do this movie unless it is improv. All of Charlie Chaplin’s work was done with a script and we all should know that every show begins with a single idea.

  Comment by Jessy S. — Monday November 5, 2007 @ 12:55pm PST  Reply to this post

• Agree with Agentatanotheragency – that was just bad BAD material. Gutter trash. And to comment that the writer is only responsible for dialogue – no dialogue no need for a writer. The script is the foundation for everything. Then again everything thinks that if they can string a sentence together they can write.

  Bad joke, not funny, bad taste.

  Comment by Andrew — Monday November 5, 2007 @ 1:24pm PST  Reply to this post

• This brings up an interesting point: Most people probably don’t realize that professional TV and film writers do a lot more than simply write the dialogue in a script: They write scenes, which require description, sometimes in detail, of the environment; they have to string those scenes together into a (hopefully) coherent act; they have to tie those acts together into some kind of story-like whole; and they have to create and describe characters who inhabit these stories. Long story short, riters write a lot more than simply dialogue (and yes, I know the pitch was meant to be tongue-in-cheek).

  Comment by JB — Monday November 5, 2007 @ 2:05pm PST  Reply to this post

• JB,

  That’s been my experience with people outside of the industry. When I tell them I write scripts, they basically ask if I write the dialogue. They aren’t even sure what a screenwriter does much less that there are stage directions to write as well. The WGA needs to actually educate the masses about what a screenwriter actually does which might make the public appreciate how much of a skill good screenwriting is. You know, as opposed to painting us all as overpaid hacks.

  Comment by Brad — Monday November 5, 2007 @ 2:41pm PST  Reply to this post

• This isn’t funny. Not even entertaining. Assistant needs to learn how to declare, “she’s/he’s not available” and mean it.

  Comment by November — Monday November 5, 2007 @ 3:00pm PST  Reply to this post

• Not remotely funny, and it is illegal to record a phone call ex parte in CA and NY.

  I can’t believe how many comments here are taking this seriously.

  Think one of the other agencies signs these not-funny internet pranksters?

  Comment by Studio Plant — Tuesday November 6, 2007 @ 12:49pm PST  Reply to this post

• I think the writer’s demands should be totally and
  completely met because they deserve the money and
  recognition for the concepts they create.

  As for Dog’s conversation being recorded, that
  IS legal in Hawaii. However, it is not legal to
  then SELL those recordings in the manner his son
  sold them to the National Enquirer.

  It’s racist to accuse someone of being racist for using
  a word that people of that race use all the time themselves!(and no one raises a stink!) It’s time
  to exercise 1st amendment rights. It’s everyone
  can use it or no one can use it. What’s it going
  to be?

  Comment by Connie — Tuesday November 6, 2007 @ 8:37pm PST  Reply to this post

• some of you people need to get a sense of humor already… geez!

  Comment by pez — Tuesday December 18, 2007 @ 5:02pm PST  Reply to this post