I understand that WGA members (and any writer who wants to someday become a member) are prohibited from selling screenplays right now.

Would submitting a screenplay to a contest also be prohibited? The winner gets $10,000, no production deal is involved. Would I be angering the Gods by entering this?

Thanks in advance.

i say **** it all. whats the point in being part of their cult? what do you need to be a part of that for? You're writing on paper, not bills for congress...you can sell what u want for how much u want or u can film it and set it FREE. Im glad those people stopped working, i liked seeing Leno on hold cause he has all his writers pump his brain with THEIR Bs. too bad Leno cant just be himself. or better yet, just let his writers come on the show

Who cares if we dont get to see those shows again? Those writers suck. Make a better example. write from the heart, for our hearts...

WGA is protesting the studio's decision to cut writers out of revenue generated by online digital media content. Your entrance into a contest somewhere has nothing to do with that. As long as the studios don't have a chance of seeing a penny from your activities, you're okay.

This means checking the contest details to make sure that if you win your writing doesn't get turned over to someone else. Most often that's the main reason for those contests.

And Kyle, if you were to actually become educated in...oh never mind.

i can just beecum?

If you're not a guild member (uh he, he, hey Beavis he said member) and the contest is not a guild signatory then there's no problem, other than not being either one of those things means you're probably working at starbucks and not a pro-screenwriter.

So Kyle is anti-anti-union? Or is it pro-anti-union or anti-pro-union or is it angsty-teen-anti-everthing?

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anti unnecessary

The WGA strike is making me want to throw up in a towel.

Writers always get the shiz end of the stick, so I'm all for them trying to put themselves over.

Without a script you have nothing. Unfortunatly if you write a script you get next to nothing. And it sucks ballz that the screen writer gets so lost in the mix and the director or star gets so much credit. Look at say, E.T. we all know who directed it but who wrote it? (and if you look it up on IMDB and post back like ya knew it then you are officially petty.)

The WGA makes at least a baseline for all script sales with major studios and for those of us not living with mom and dad and need to pay rent then I would discourage "setting it free".

The writer should be king, everything else comes after it.

P.S. Jay Leno is a robot, a gay robot. Not that there is anything wrong with gay robots, my best friends mom is a gay robot.

I agree with REDking...I'm all for the writers protesting...I also found it interesting how some of the actors came out to support them too (though who knows if they're actually there to support them or to just get the Strike over with quicker)...

But Kyle (and anyone else who would like to discuss current events), please take the time to educate yourselfs about things before you go b*tching and complaining about them...

im not *****ing or complaining, im simply saying its an unnecessary guild. all i *****ed about (maybe) was that Jay Leno should get some balls instead of needing fvie or twelve other sets of em to coem up with material. or maybe he should realize he shouldnt be on everynight and perhaps conserve his energy to once a week. itd make his show more worthy.

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The last WGA strike took place in 1988. The acrimonious work stoppage lasted five months, delaying the start of the fall TV season.

thats what im talking about. more re runs. i missed everything on TV last year so i can catch up.

Kyle was just saying in a round about way that the whole thing is retarded because at the end of the day we're talking about TV shows and Films. It's not like all the Doctors are going on strike. I agree with him there but I disagree about the worth of the union, but he shouldn't be accused of being uneducated about it because there really isn't alot learn on this one and it's a fair opinion that the whole thing isn't worth a minute of our time considering non of us are union members.

It boils down to "Pay us or write your own shiz."


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I'm a bit split over the WGA strike. On one hand, the writers are absolutely just in their demands - the fact that they get no residuals from new media (which in a few years will be the primary form of media distribution) and only pennies for DVD residuals is terrible. The studios generally do throw writers to the side.

On the other hand, the strike is going to cause far more damage than it will gain. It doesn't just affect writers and studio bosses; it affects all the people who work on the shows and films that are being shut down. And those people far outnumber the writers.

Also, in the end, what is this strike really going to accomplish? The writers will get a slightly better deal and then will go back to slaving for the studio system. We're not going to see a major shift in the industry dynamic because of this.

So morally, I'm with the writers. Practically, I'm a little less up with all the solidarity. Which all goes to show why the entertainment industry is severly messed up.

Here's what I'm wondering...

Are we going to see the effects of all these writers being able to work on their side projects for a change, say, a few years down the road? All those clever, unique, original scripts they've been too busy to touch? Cause if those start appearing, it's all worth it.

It also might be good for those younger filmmakers looking to break in, as in a few years (when the effects of the strike are really felt on the movie side) there could be a voracious demand for new content.

What I don't understand is the SAG wanting to start a strike as well. Are they getting the same screw over the writers guild is getting?

I mean, really, everyone is. They just don't complain much for some reason.

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Originally posted by titaniumdoughnut:
I mean, really, everyone is. They just don't complain much for some reason.

if (film==successful) OR (film==big budget)
{
actor's pay > writer's pay
}
else
{
actor's pay >= writer's pay
}
end if

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thats what im talking about. more re runs. i missed everything on TV last year so i can catch up.

Kyle - I understand what you mean. I apologize for my comment...it was out of line. Please don't take it personally...It won't happen again...

Another question that this strike brings up in my mind is:

Are the writers the only ones in the industry being underpaid?

I'm quite positive I already know the answer to that question but I've been thinking about it a lot lately...