In Hollywood, the fade to black beginsBy Rachel Abramowitz, Maria Elena Fernandez and Meg James, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers December 9, 2007 Like a rolling blackout, Hollywood is shutting down.Fallout from Friday's collapse of negotiations for a new contract between writers and studios will in the weeks and months ahead leave audiences with dwindling entertainment choices.If the five-week-long strike by the Writers Guild of America continues, it's also poised to affect the awards season, the annual ritual of self-congratulation and promotion that runs through the winter.And in short order, both the television networks and the movie studios will begin to suffer financial pain as the lack of original content prompts viewers to flee -- with advertisers not far behind....(much more good reading)
Der B - I assume the courting rituals at the reservoir are similar to those described by Jane Powell in the Goin' Courtin' number in SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, right?
I would say that the last decade was overall an extremely creative one for me, but also an extremely difficult one in many other ways. I'm hoping and praying that the next ten years are not only creatively fulfilling and wonderful, but that the difficulties of the last ten years will all become positives and that things will be easier in that regard - I'm ready for things to be easier.
From the deafening silence, I'd say I've become what the French call "de trop".
There are still some rats left onboard the ship.der Brucer
