Film Blog Group Hug: WGA Strike Edition

Published: October 23, 2007, 5:02 am

Tags: amptp, jeffrey katzenberg, jeffreykatzenberg, wga, writers strike

Filed under: Scripts & Screenwriting, PoliticsSome people who know me might think I'm lying when I say this, the truth is, I really don't like conflict all that much (I guess that's why I ended up following my childhood dream of writing for a living, instead of the law school path I contemplated for a while -- whew, dodged a bullet there). I guess that's why this whole business with the ongoing battle between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) makes me tense. I really just want someone to handle the conflict the way I do when my kids fight with each other ... just sit them all down, listen to both sides, and then work out a resolution that everyone can live with. And if that doesn't work, duct-tape their hands together and make them stay fastened to each other until they work it out (Kidding about the duct-tape, heh -- I would never do that to my kids! Handcuffs are much less likely to cause permanent damage).But

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