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Things got a little ugly since the Golden Globes fell victim to the writers' strike. Here are two quotes from both sides of the picket line:
“We [WGA] are grateful to our brothers and sisters in SAG for their continued solidarity and support. The entire awards show season is being put in jeopardy by the intransigence of a few big media corporations. We urge the conglomerates to return to the bargaining table they abandoned and negotiate a fair and reasonable deal with writers to put this town back to work.” - WGAW President Patrick M. Verrone in a statement we received.
"[NBC is] obviously trying to find a solution to satisfy fans of these great movies and all the incredible stars who have worked so hard all year and got this incredible opportunity. Sadly, it feels like the nerdiest, ugliest, meanest kids in the high school are trying to cancel the prom. But NBC wants to try to keep that prom alive." - NBC Entertainment co-chief Ben Silverman (pictured at right) to E! host Ryan Seacrest.
If the Golden Globes are equivalent to that guy's prom...we suddenly feel very satisfied with our own prom night.
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Silverman was silly to make the prom comparison. Aren't the producers the mean popular kids in the equation anyway? I guess it's just my experience that the "ugly, mean nerds" were the ones the hang out with anyway.
That's probably why the plucky, geeky kids always win in their stories.
If you put it that way, then yeah, cancel the damn prom. Does anyone know if this Brian Silverman has graduated high school yet? I didn't know NBC was run by a student council.
What a douche.
Any agreement the WGA eventually comes to should involve a clause necessitating that every week, Ben Silverman be kicked in the balls (if he has any, doubtful) and punched in that smug face by a writer, chosen by lottery from the WGA membership.
And he'll have to pay them for their time.
Silverman looks like Joe Francis. I guess we shouldn't be surprised.
Silverman shouldn't talk, has he looked in a mirror lately? I'm sure he just described himself in high school.
I'm disgusted at his comments. Writers are underpaid and go unrecognized for their efforts The people who get praised for their work are the overpaid actors and producers who wouldn't have jobs if it wasn't for the writers producing material. Everyone who believes WGA is being selfish by keeping others out of work need to learn some appreciation or hit the unemployment line.
Ben Silverman now goes back to thinking up the mindless crap that vomits out of network TV.
The irony of course is that in high school Benny was one of the nerds who stayed home from the prom.
Does anyone know if this Brian Silverman has graduated high school yet? I didn't know NBC was run by a student council.
Well, actually, if you're going to insult somebody by calling him immature, you may want to get his name right. It's BEN Silverman.
I'm disgusted at his comments. Writers are underpaid and go unrecognized for their efforts The people who get praised for their work are the overpaid actors and producers who wouldn't have jobs if it wasn't for the writers producing material. Everyone who believes WGA is being selfish by keeping others out of work need to learn some appreciation or hit the unemployment line.
So, what about all the other people who are suffering? The caterers, the propmasters, makeup artists, etc., all the related companies that Gothamist said were on the brink of collapse if the strike continued. Are they all overpaid? Any strike is financial terrorism, plain and simple. Don't think you're paid enough? Find yourself a better job. That's how free enterprise works.
None of those people that make a living off of production would actually have that living if there weren't writers thinking up the stories in the first place.
It amazes me that we don't bat an eye when celebrities demand millions of dollars, not to mention a huge percentage of the take from revenues..yet we get people pissing and moaning when the folks that actually create the stories and concepts that we love to consume want an extra 4 cents per sale.
How does that work exactly?
Meh, tons of films are littered with actors that "came in" for too much money and were replaced with younger, cheaper, hungrier talent. The types of actors you are talking about could fit in a small room.
I guess the whole strike wouldn't stick in my craw so badly if the quality of writing was better. Between one dimensional unlikeable characters and stale or implausible plotlines, I want the writers to get what they want only if fresh meat comes in.
There's lots of good writing out there, the problem is that many people choose to WATCH crap, so that's what the networks produce.
The thing Silverman said about the prom is petty, but so are some of the responses on here.
"None of those people that make a living off of production would actually have that living if there weren't writers thinking up the stories in the first place."
It works both ways. The writers wouldn't have a medium to distribute their work if there was no production world.
Yeah, and very few people would watch the best-written scripts in the world if you had actors with all the skills of kids in 3rd grade class plays. Say what you will about the actors, but the companies are paying what they think the actors are worth. Which is -- shockingly -- the free market.