Comments on: Creativity on strike http://www.seanobrien.org/2007/11/creativity-on-strike.html seanobrien.org Sat, 08 May 2010 02:15:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Noelle http://www.seanobrien.org/2007/11/creativity-on-strike.html#comment-4532 Noelle Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:08:56 +0000 http://www.seanobrien.org/2007/11/creativity-on-strike.html#comment-4532 Okay, so I'm not going to sit back and pretend I don't watch ANY reality shows. "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila" anyone? jk. I am actually a faithful viewer of "Survivor" this year. Plus, I catch an occasional episode of other reality shows. I don't see reality shows going anywhere. The networks are already oversaturated and most people don't seem to mind. On to the next season of "The Bachelor"... Okay, so I’m not going to sit back and pretend I don’t watch ANY reality shows. “A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila” anyone? jk. I am actually a faithful viewer of “Survivor” this year. Plus, I catch an occasional episode of other reality shows. I don’t see reality shows going anywhere. The networks are already oversaturated and most people don’t seem to mind. On to the next season of “The Bachelor”…

]]> By: Coming attractions :: OB1og http://www.seanobrien.org/2007/11/creativity-on-strike.html#comment-4523 Coming attractions :: OB1og Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:55:38 +0000 http://www.seanobrien.org/2007/11/creativity-on-strike.html#comment-4523 [...] a bit more often again. Finally getting the post up about the Sox and the relatively short post about the WGA strike are a good start, but I have been percolating a few other posts and I figured I’d share them. [...] [...] a bit more often again. Finally getting the post up about the Sox and the relatively short post about the WGA strike are a good start, but I have been percolating a few other posts and I figured I’d share them. [...]

]]> By: Juice http://www.seanobrien.org/2007/11/creativity-on-strike.html#comment-4521 Juice Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:30:23 +0000 http://www.seanobrien.org/2007/11/creativity-on-strike.html#comment-4521 May we never see another Reality show again...I would rather watch Drew Carey on the New Price is Right..... To Sean's point I watch so few TV shows, (House, Family Guy and the Original CSI) would like to make sure they get continued and the good writers rewarded...they deserve their share and should not be duped again.. May we never see another Reality show again…I would rather watch Drew Carey on the New Price is Right…..

To Sean’s point I watch so few TV shows, (House, Family Guy and the Original CSI) would like to make sure they get continued and the good writers rewarded…they deserve their share and should not be duped again..

]]> By: Ed http://www.seanobrien.org/2007/11/creativity-on-strike.html#comment-4520 Ed Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:36:37 +0000 http://www.seanobrien.org/2007/11/creativity-on-strike.html#comment-4520 One thing that really complicates things is the bitter pill the writers feel they swallowed during their last contract negotiations. Apparently the writers feel they got hosed on the royalties for DVD sales/rentals (at the time, Hollywood cited 'it's a new media - we have to see what the pie looks like before we can decide who gets a slice') - now they are using the same argument for digital distribution and the writers aren't keen to walk down the same path. I echo your hopes about reality TV eating it's own tail but my feelings are tempered by the fact that so many of us are sheep. That a show like Pushing Daisies has been doing as well as it has in the ratings, is a minor miracle. On that topic - I may have jumped ship on it too soon. Easily my favorite new show of the season. I'm trying to relocate Eps 2 and 3 (which I skipped) as the show did get a full season pick-up (of course, that depends on whether we see a full season of anything.) One thing that really complicates things is the bitter pill the writers feel they swallowed during their last contract negotiations. Apparently the writers feel they got hosed on the royalties for DVD sales/rentals (at the time, Hollywood cited ‘it’s a new media – we have to see what the pie looks like before we can decide who gets a slice’) – now they are using the same argument for digital distribution and the writers aren’t keen to walk down the same path.

I echo your hopes about reality TV eating it’s own tail but my feelings are tempered by the fact that so many of us are sheep. That a show like Pushing Daisies has been doing as well as it has in the ratings, is a minor miracle. On that topic – I may have jumped ship on it too soon. Easily my favorite new show of the season. I’m trying to relocate Eps 2 and 3 (which I skipped) as the show did get a full season pick-up (of course, that depends on whether we see a full season of anything.)

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