Film & TV So, they want to boycott the Golden Globes now...

[S O F I]

I don't quite get it. You're boycotting an association that gives you awards for your work? It's like a rapper boycotting a Grammy that he might receive.

 

[Preach]

I don't quite get it. You're boycotting an association that gives you awards for your work? It's like a rapper boycotting a Grammy that he might receive.

i don't remember quite 100%, but i did read an article about something similar a while ago. maybe it's the same thing. either way, it's about politics, no? the golden globe awards have basically turned to be all about politics. the best movies and actors don't get the awards they deserve no more. that was the main argument in the article i read a while ago anyway. if that's the case, it's like striking when you feel your workplace doesn't treat you as good as they should. the hollywood writers' strike for example. they refuse to the people who will give them large amounts of money for their work, because they want even more money.

 

[S O F I]

Well, I understand that they're trying to get more money off of movie sales. I just don't see why the writers guild would pressure actors into not appearing at the golden globes, you know?

 

[_carmi]

The Writers Guild and the Actors Guild are bot boycotting the Golden Globes and it does make sense for them. They thought they'd stop it from happening if they all picketed it. It obviously won't happen.

The only way the Guilds will allow its members to attend the ceremony is if it's not broadcasted. That is obviously not gonna happen because NBC has a contract with the Golden Globes which permits it to broadcast it all.

 

[Illuminattile]

They're fighting with the AMPTP, boycotting the Globes will (or might) hurt NBC's ratings.

 

[_carmi]

The Golden Globes are canceled now. I wonder what's gonna happen to the Oscars.

 

[Preach]

this is getting so fucking ridiculous.

i'm so fucking disappointed in the large studios. no matter how you twist and turn it, they are the ones who make the excess money. would it fucking kill you to pay out some more to the people who do all the work for you and make all the shit you get your money from?

and the strikers, wtf. it's been over a month. give it up. go back to work. stop being pussies.

basically, i see good reasons to why either side _SHOULD_ give in to the other, so i don't get it. i'm just so pissed that lost has been cut to a half season because of it. heroes too for that matter. fucking shit.

 

[Devious]

well i see no reason why the writers guild should end this strike until they can get what they want. the way i see it, a songwriter gets royalties for his songs when an album gets sold, or when a song is sold on iTunes, so why shouldn't the same apply to writers? a lot of what it is about is intellectual property laws. if you helped to write something and the studio is making money off what you wrote and not paying you anything in return (as in the case of DVD and internet episode sales), a concession needs to be made somewhere, and it shouldn't be coming from their side. now none of us like this strike, but you can't blame the writers for trying to get what they think is a fair deal. the production heads need to stop being so greedy and give writers their fair share.

what we should all be worried about is the potential Actors Guild strike that could be looming when their contract expires this summer. you know they are gonna want the same concessions the writers get, and an actors' strike would be a lot worse for us than just a writers' strike.

 

[Preach]

the thing is, tv companies have always made good money. they have always monopolized. none of this is a secret, so one should think that someone who earns twice as much as they can spend wouldn't mind dishing out a few extra bucks. i get it, shareholders, all that shit, it's a complex web. even so, i agree with you. if anything, they are the ones who should give in.