RAW to fill in for Heroes on NBC?

[Hulkshi Tanahashi]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

I don't want to see RAW in place of Heroes. That's like getting Wayne Newton to take the place of the Beach Boys.

[Steveweiser]

I'll walk into the Heroes studio, and just get Hayden to strip.

[Hulkshi Tanahashi]

steveweiser said:

I'll walk into the Heroes studio, and just get Hayden to strip.

Get Ali Larter to strip as well while you're at it.

[Kae]

This will amuse me mightily if it happens. I live in a dorm and can never watch RAW because my dormmates are always watching Heroes on that night.

[CrazySting]

What prevents them from just getting in non unionised writers?

Granted, you couldn't do that with certain shows because you need talented writers(lost,heroes) but daytime soap opers or crappy sitcoms (two and a half men) don't need particuarly good writers. They're bad anyway. Heck, you or me could write that.

[voiceboxisback]

cenamark21 said:

This could be potentially very good news for WWE. If NBC start putting them on prime time, even when the strike's over, some of the audience might continue watching on USA.

But yeah, I just hope this strike doesn't mess with Lost.

Or you know piss of A LOT of Heroes fans like myself... Sadly, wrestling is beyond the point where people we Pro Wrestling (ESPECIALLY WWE) on instead of [insert favorite TV show name here], and continue watching. Odds are they will change the channel, this isn't 1999-2000 anymore folks....

[AriadosMan]

cenamark21 said:

What prevents them from just getting in non unionised writers?

Granted, you couldn't do that with certain shows because you need talented writers(lost,heroes) but daytime soap opers or crappy sitcoms (two and a half men) don't need particuarly good writers. They're bad anyway. Heck, you or me could write that.

The strike is intending to hit them where it hurts (Lost, Heroes) rather than where it doesn't (Cavemen)

[Drillbit Taylor]

hulk6785 said:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

I don't want to see RAW in place of Heroes. That's like getting Wayne Newton to take the place of the Beach Boys.

Well if the Beach boys got stranded in Moosjaw. There is nothing else to put on. So Newton goes in his place.


Im happy. More Wrestling. More Sports. And More Reality TV.

[Bub (BLM)]

Peter Petrelli for WWE Champion.

That is all.

[mysticalhamster]

How sad. The only way WWE can gain viewers is by FORCING PEOPLE to watch - due to nothing else on!

;D

[H-Fist]

If only UPN was still around for TNA not to be watched on.

[steamboat1]

I simply could not believe that the CW would allow WWE programming to air on a rival channel in the weeknight market. SNME I think they allow because of the fact that it is all local programming at that hour but the 9-10 oclock hour on Mondays is CW original programming.

[VRM: LET'S GO BLUESHIRTS!!]

The writers are on strike, It's official....

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071102/ap_en_tv/hollywood_labor;_ylt=An7_h0m6M1Yy7ZOT42T5wLys0NUE

This could be good for WWE but bad for every single other TV show on antenna

[Drillbit Taylor]

steamboat1 said:

I simply could not believe that the CW would allow WWE programming to air on a rival channel in the weeknight market. SNME I think they allow because of the fact that it is all local programming at that hour but the 9-10 oclock hour on Mondays is CW original programming.

But its not like it will be going head to head.

[hassanchop]

[HRH The KING]

Vince has thus far IMO wasted his network time with SNME.

So hopefully he'll learn his lesson if RAW gets airtime.

[Ramses]

firstly, this is why I wanta be a scab movie/TV writer. I will just crap out a few scripts for a show or a potential movie, make some cash and live off that for a few months.

secondly, I think this the oprotunity WWE has been waiting for to move Smackdown from the CW to NBC, that way, Smackdown can get more exposure and more popularty.

finaly: Someone better give Funaki the Hiro gimmic, STAT!

[Steveweiser]

INDEED.

Some new girl interviewer interviews Victoria in the diva locker room, both in their pants. Suddenly, Funaki appears out of thin air and scares them away. Then Ron Simmons shows up...

[Slim Loves Lily]

Get ready for 80 commercial breaks.

[theoriginalredcap]

legion said:

theoriginalredcap said:

do your research mate. they get a miniscule amount and considering they are the major creative force in film / tv alongside the director they deserve more credit. they are fighting for a fairer share of the pie, not trying to raise prices. what would happen if there were no writers? there are no shows, as the strike will prove.

No, if your show is successful you get paid more. Thus you get a reward for writing a good show. If your show is rubbish but has a small cult following and thus sales well on dvd, those dvds will a) be expensive as studios wont want to lose out on the profits they are now used to and b) a reward for writing that didnt manage to really break through. Not to mention how smaller, independent companies who put out cheapo but occassionally enjoyable films wouldnt be able to operate if they lost a share of dvd sales to writers. Plus of course, once you grant writers a share of dvd profits, the actors will want the same thing and so you set a precedent. On top of this of course is sometimes you come across a film that is filmed, directed and acted really well, enough to make you want the film, even though the script may be lacklustre and poor. Why should a writer get a reward there?

Now, at best, successful writers should be able to broker a deal into their contracts of employment that claim they can have a share of merchandise, which if they are good, a studio may consider.

even in big budget hollywood movies (ie making over $100m) the writer usually gets a one off fee of less than half a million. and as for your last point this is what the strike is all about - the CANNOT broker deals as the system has them in handcuffs. statistically even the people who make the dvd cover make more money than the writer.