I think it's just really an individual choice. The WGA itself hasn't called on anyone to make any of those decisions.
A friend who works for the WGA said that since the issue of DVD residuals was pulled from the table, and probably won't be put back on, there's nothing to hinder buying DVDs. Writers should still get the 4 cents per copy sold they'd get in any case.
I honestly can't say I know how residuals for movie viewings go, whether what they get varies on how much a movie makes in first release -- I don't think it does. Presumably the writers have been paid their original fee.
So, there's no call for boycott, and I don't know that anything below a very concerted effort would make any difference.
But... I think I'm personally uncomfortable adding more money into the pockets of the people who aren't willing to free up a few hundred million out of the many, many more they make to accede to what seem to me some fairly reasonable demands. Of course, the strike is about quite a few things more than residual fees.
Yeah, well, I still don't see how me boycotting movies is going to help anything. Not that I've been held back, I haven't had time to go to a movie. I can see boycotting tv that caved early. Regardless of the reason stated, Carson Daly show did cave. The dicussion of exempting writing for the emmys and oscars kinda put a damper on my enthusiasm too.
Well, most of the TV shows simply ran out of episodes. CBS just pulled the last new NCIS&Criminal Minds (and CSI:NY), probably to hold them for sweeps in February, to have new material
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The theory of boycotting is that you are hurting the Powers That Be, or are at least sending a message to them, and that the poor writer has already been screwed out of any pitiful percentage they should be paid.
Honestly, while I support many strikes, and I don't NOT support this one, I doubt it matters one way or another if you go to the movies, or rent DVDs. What will get the writer's point across is holding up future productions.
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A friend who works for the WGA said that since the issue of DVD residuals was pulled from the table, and probably won't be put back on, there's nothing to hinder buying DVDs. Writers should still get the 4 cents per copy sold they'd get in any case.
I honestly can't say I know how residuals for movie viewings go, whether what they get varies on how much a movie makes in first release -- I don't think it does. Presumably the writers have been paid their original fee.
So, there's no call for boycott, and I don't know that anything below a very concerted effort would make any difference.
But... I think I'm personally uncomfortable adding more money into the pockets of the people who aren't willing to free up a few hundred million out of the many, many more they make to accede to what seem to me some fairly reasonable demands. Of course, the strike is about quite a few things more than residual fees.
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I can see boycotting tv that caved early. Regardless of the reason stated, Carson Daly show did cave.
The dicussion of exempting writing for the emmys and oscars kinda put a damper on my enthusiasm too.
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Honestly, while I support many strikes, and I don't NOT support this one, I doubt it matters one way or another if you go to the movies, or rent DVDs. What will get the writer's point across is holding up future productions.
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