Something about the writer’s strike feels like it’s going to get ugly to me.   In this case it looks like the studios are trying to make a stand as we shift into a new medium, and they’re willing to dig deep into their own pockets to drive home the point.
Unfortunately playing hardball could end up costing them. Unlike television, the big studios aren’t the only game in town when it comes to digital distribution, and making television a less profitable endeavor for them means that the talent may ultimately go elsewhere.
The …

Have you ever wondered just how much of a weasel you need to be to run a major studio?
The former head of Disney says the reason that writers shouldn’t strike is that there isn’t any money in streaming media yet.
Of course if you have a percentage of almost nothing it’s less than nothing. But he has an answer for that, “What I’m saying is for a current writer, for six thousand people to give up today’s money for a nonexistent piece today is stupid.”
But it’s always easier to negotiate for …

It’s hard to be a fan of network television these days.  As much as the executives and creators may try to deny it, Heroes has been abominable this season.  Whatever magic they managed to pull together last year seems to have deserted them.  Sure it was always junk food TV, but occasionally you’d taste something delicious in there.  Now it’s stale. Sometime things that work in small batches aren’t so good when you’re trying to make them commercially.
The problem with most of the new geek chic shows this season, …