the job; the strike; the bucks; the strife

[sab]

So.

I got the paperwork via e-mail with all the (nice, big) dollar figures in. BUT, the producer moved the meeting to Monday. With a little "and bring the paperwork in so we can get it signed" at the end. He also mentioned that a "new show at the network" was keeping him busy today, which, okay, maybe it's reality or a panel show or whatever, but still, suspicious, no?

Anyway, so I e-mailed back, told him I'd be happy to meet him for coffee Monday and talk about the project, but that I wasn't prepared to sign anything until the strike's over.

And that brings us to the mo.

Thank y'all for your comments and advice, really. This is just a horrible sticky wicket and it means a lot to me to have troops advising me and supporting me. The strike is serious business, and since I'm not that many years or months away from wanting to reap my own percentage of back-end profit on digital distribution, we have to stick this one out.

I spoke to my lawyer this morning and we talked about various potential workarounds, but unless something uncannily deus ex machina happens before or during my meeting Monday, it doesn't seem likely.

I am hoping he holds out till after the strike's over, because I genuinely have a ton of good ideas for this project and am positively itching to get to work on them. But, in the end, whatever, dude.

Back to the salt mines!

Comments

[somedaybitch.livejournal.com]

just heard about this from Bron, and those who advise you are wise. it's been interesting being on set and watching/hearing all the tiny tensions; teamsters talking about how they can continue working as long as no one's actively picketing us cuz then they aren't crossing the line; the showrunner being both a producer and the wga's lead negotiator; how long the eps we already have written are going to take to film; how pissed everyone is at the idea of scabs, of any stripe.

the one part of me says "ZOMG,YAYZ, MAKSABEM!!!!!!!!", and the other says "NOOOOOOOOOO. RUN SCREAMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!11. DANGER, WILL ROBINSON!!!", so i'm glad to hear you're waiting it out.

the producers are refusing to budge, which is bullshit, and the writers are deeply unhappy; they would not take kindly to anyone's thwarting of their efforts, however the good and honest intentions. you're either for the wga, whether you're in it now or not, or you're against it.