GOLDEN GLOBES CEREMONY CANCELLED DUE TO PICKET LINES
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Published on Tue 08 January 2008 by IanMcShane
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GOLDEN GLOBES CEREMONY CANCELLED DUE TO PICKET LINES |
The Writers Guild of America has been on strike since November, asking that its members actually be paid for DVD and online sales of the material they write, which seems eminently reasonable to everyone outside a network boardroom. The WGA announced it would picket outside the Golden Globes awards ceremony on Friday and has forced NBC to shelve the event.
A 'Team America' style mobilisation of actors was organised, with George Clooney reputedly taking the part of Alec Baldwin and staging a mass stay-away as a mark of solidarity. Close to 70 actors are rumoured to have signed up already, including our own Keira Knightley, even though she is hotly tipped to win the Best Actress award that night.
This course of action was confirmed by WGA President Alan Rosenberg, who stated...
"There appears to be unanimous agreement that these actors will not cross WGA picket lines."
Naturally the TV companies have begun running scared. The show was initially going to go on air without the benefit of any input from writers, so those witty off-the-cuff one-liners would have been 'interesting' for the handful of people who did show up. But last night it was reported that NBC will NOT broadcast the show as planned, and that winners will be announced at a press conference. Ah, the glamour.
For once, well done, Mr Clooney - and Keira - almost everything is forgiven. I can never forgive or forget 'King Arthur' though.
A 'Team America' style mobilisation of actors was organised, with George Clooney reputedly taking the part of Alec Baldwin and staging a mass stay-away as a mark of solidarity. Close to 70 actors are rumoured to have signed up already, including our own Keira Knightley, even though she is hotly tipped to win the Best Actress award that night.
This course of action was confirmed by WGA President Alan Rosenberg, who stated...
"There appears to be unanimous agreement that these actors will not cross WGA picket lines."
Naturally the TV companies have begun running scared. The show was initially going to go on air without the benefit of any input from writers, so those witty off-the-cuff one-liners would have been 'interesting' for the handful of people who did show up. But last night it was reported that NBC will NOT broadcast the show as planned, and that winners will be announced at a press conference. Ah, the glamour.
For once, well done, Mr Clooney - and Keira - almost everything is forgiven. I can never forgive or forget 'King Arthur' though.
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