Confirmed: The 65th Golden Globes Are Cancelled

[brokenenglish]

Didn't Mad Men ( which I see won two Globes) just get cancelled?....
I hate when that happens!

 

[LUXXX]

Didn't Mad Men ( which I see won two Globes) just get cancelled?....
I hate when that happens!

I've never even heard of it...

 

[smartarse]

Report: Studios cancel writers contracts

i told you writer/producers earn loads ofmoney .... from $500k to 2 million and they're the ones who aggressively went on strike taking the little people with them ... now 4 major studios cancels writers contracts ...


http://tv.yahoo.com/news/article/urn:newsml:tv.ap.org:20080115:hollywood_labor

 

[novella]

Report: Studios cancel writers contracts

Tue Jan 15, 4:45 AM PST

Four major studios have canceled dozens of writers' contracts in a possible concession that the current television season cannot be saved, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.

The move means the 2-month old writers strike may also endanger next season's new shows, the Times said.

January is usually the beginning of pilot season, when networks order new scripted shows. But the strike leaves networks without a pool of comedy and drama scripts from which to choose.

20th Century Fox Television, CBS Paramount Network Television, NBC Universal and Warner Bros. Television told the Times they have terminated development and production agreements.

Studios typically pay $500,000 to $2 million a year per writer for them and their staffs to develop new show concepts.

"I didn't see it coming," Barbara Hall, a writer and producer whose credits include former CBS series "Joan of Arcadia" and "Judging Amy," told the Times, which said ABC executives gave her the news Friday. "I am not entirely sure what their strategy is, all I know was that I was a casualty of it."

The newspaper said more than 65 deals with writers have been eliminated since Friday.

Copyright © 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.

(source: Yahoo! TV )

 

[novella]

Didn't Mad Men ( which I see won two Globes) just get cancelled?....
I hate when that happens!

I believe that they did. It was a great show too.

EDIT: Sorry, I didn't know that the Yahoo! TV article was posted already. I'll leave it up just in case.

 

[eternitygoddess]

Damn those writers.

I want my awards show!

 

[MissMagAddict]

Didn't Mad Men ( which I see won two Globes) just get cancelled?....
I hate when that happens!

Mad Men was renewed for a second season & the first season starts reruns on Jan 21. I really enjoy this show...it's worth watching if you haven't seen it yet.

 

[brokenenglish]

I guess I am thinking of another show maybe- the one set in the 50's?....

 

[LUXXX]

The Grammy's are in slight jeopardy...

http://perezhilton.com/2008-01-15-not-the-grammys-too

 

[smartarse]

unions are telling its writers to continue the strike, well it's their lost - money, contracts, jobs whatnot. i for one can find other things to entertain myself other than watching TV or awards. Wii is very entertaining, the computer, parties , hangin with friends and families ... for some tfs at least the strike didnt hit fashion week ...

 

[Tinuviel]

I'm still miffed that I didn't get to see James McAvoy. nuts.

 

[iggy190cm]

All this just about an awards show of movies...