The Golden Globes (airing January 13) and Oscars (February 24) sought waivers to allow union writers to help put together their awards shows, but Reuters tells us that the WGA says it will deny those waivers. Show organizers say they will go on regardless. As for what to do for scribes, Leslie Unger, spokeswoman for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said "There are any number of possible options we might explore" regarding what the Oscars intend.
One possibility is to hire non-union writers. How pissed would the WGA be if the reviews were great, the jokes actually funny and the telecast considered to be the best Academy Awards show ever! Another possibility, and I have no idea why this hasn't been explored seriously already, is the Family Guy manatee writers. South Park showed how prolific they were, and there are simply tons of lame award show jokes that could be written on balls and thrown in the tank. Or do you think they're members of the union, too?
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12-18-2007 @ 4:22PM
Elf said...
I believe the manatees are represented by the Animation Guild and doubt they'd cross the picket line.
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12-18-2007 @ 5:32PM
Brent McKee said...
Animation Guild is part of IATSE - not only would they cross the line they'd kiss the butts of the major producers individually, or at least IATSE leader Tom Short would do it for them.
12-19-2007 @ 10:25AM
Tristan said...
wow, if the reviews are spectacular wouldnt it make the WGA resistance look a bit weak, in terms of its affect on the rewards show?
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