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Here’s that Nazi video yet again, this time a very partisan parody of a supposedly uncomfortable moment just before the WGA’s Meet The Candidates night last week. (C’mon, if showbiz writers can’t appreciate a spoof, then no one can…)
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Anyone who’s spent more than ten minute with the man will recognize this as documentary, rather than parody.
I’m both a Jew AND a Truth Tour participant and supporter, and hell, I even think it’s funny. Not exactly original, but funny.
Great stuff. For those of you upset about the content, shut up and be quiet. Brilliant piece of work. ****
That was the best thing John Wells ever wrote. I wonder what writer he stole it from.
Not sure if it’s accurate. Am sure it’s not that funny.
When can the guild members that worked on Downfall expect their re-use checks?
Very funny, although the one they did for the release of “Watchmen” was even better.
What it does do is shine the light on the big elephant in the room that no one ever brings up, which is if the WGA truly wants to be as powerful as possible, then the Wells and McFarlanes of the guild (the guys in that 50 million+ club) all need to pony up to create a truly meaningful strike fund that would allow the majority of the membership to weather a year long strike WITHOUT having to repay the money. I know it seems crazy, but low or no interest loans don’t exactly get anyone jazzed about walking miles in circles for months.
You could set a threshold for yearly earnings to determine who qualifies as a ‘working’ writer. If the rank and file members knew they wouldn’t lose their houses, you could plan a truly powerful strike to and bring the town to its knees. Hell, the creation and publicizing of such a strike fund alone would be the real bargaining chip with the AMPTP, but it would require the writers who have made the serious coin to all dig deep. Probably too much to ask, but IMHO the only real solution to the WGA having the bullets in the gun to stare down the AMPTP and DGA.
The DGA having so many members who aren’t actual directors (1st A.D.s, etc) will never truly care about the WGA, because none of those A.D.s get residuals, so they could care less, they just want to keep working at all costs (understandable), but at odds with the WGA’s goals.
Again, would require the most successful writers to actually do something major to protect the others so not likely to ever happen.
Hey, “yup”…
“at least it’s an admission that Wells went behind the back of everyone in the guild who actually thought their elected reps were negotiating during the strike.”
Please see the joint Wells/Bowman statement, where Bowman states, “Of course we knew that John was talking to member of the DGA. I asked him to.”
Wells did us a huge favor. You guys ought to be thankful instead of resenting John for his success.
Getting lost in all this “fun,” is a huge concern of mine and many other writers: “where are our internet residuals?” I’ve worked on a show that’s been on the air three seasons. They run full episodes on their website. Three years, not one internet residual payment. What the hell did we strike for? If the studios can just say, “We’re having trouble nailing down the accounting,” and there’s no pressure from our guild, then again, I ask, Why the hell did we strike?!! Whichever candidate answers this with a concrete solution gets my vote. Go!
I wonder who from Writers United got this video yanked?
Just a correction, because it’s often repeated that AD’s don’t get residuals.
They do. Firsts and Seconds…and UPMs too.
And while their portion of the residual pie is smaller than that of feature directors, I suspect it’s as significant a percentage of their overall income.
You’ve got to love this! Here’s the logline: a WGA president who’s devoted more time and energy to strengthening his union and to achieving gains for writers than any other officer in that union’s history is portrayed as a power hungry credit hogging megalomaniac.
Laugh-out-loud Funny!
“at least it’s an admission that Wells went behind the back of everyone in the guild who actually thought their elected reps were negotiating during the strike.”
You might try paying attention to the facts. Bowman asked Wells to talk with the DGA. The only person in the WGA leadership who apparently didn’t know about this seems to be Patric Verrone.
“… a WGA president who’s devoted more time and energy to strengthening his union …”
Failed attempts at organizing reality shows, staging “Truth Tours” to rally against American Idol, allowing the AMPTP to water down the language of the DGA deal and failing to enforce the nominal gains achieved in a months-long strike hardly qualify as “strengthening.”
“… a WGA president who’s devoted more time and energy to strengthening his union …”
Failed attempts at organizing reality shows, staging “Truth Tours” to rally against American Idol, allowing the AMPTP to water down the language of the DGA deal and a complete inability to enforce the nominal gains achieved through a months-long strike hardly qualify as “strengthening.”
Wow this is so funny and original! What creative people! SPARE ME