A Fair Deal Online
Nov. 21st, 2007 10:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alanajoliThe New York Times posted a story yesterday about the "Missing Pieces" episodes of Lost: shorts that will air only online. In a contract between ABC and the writers for the shorts, the writers (and actors) will receive residual income for the work they do online.
"I think it is a pretty good model," Carlton Cuse, one of the writers, told the reporter. "What it shows is that there is basically room for a partnership between writers and the studios in a new medium. It's where I wish we were headed instead of being stuck in this standoff."
The rest of the article is pretty interesting, too. With the amount of web content my favorite shows are producing (I thought NBC was leading the pack on this with all they did for Heroes last year and all the new content they're producing for Chuck, but it looks like ABC is running right alongside them), I have to wonder if all of the original material is being compensated like it is for ABC. And if the original material is receiving residuals, why the hesitation to provide residuals (a percentage of profit, not a flat fee) for streaming?
But then, I'm clearly in the writers' camp on this. :)
In other news, the cover for Chapter II of Cowboys and Aliens II is up. Rick Hershey did an *amazing* job, as always, and it's just a stellar image. If you haven't had a chance to check out the comic, now's a great time to do it, as we're getting back to our regular posting schedule.
"I think it is a pretty good model," Carlton Cuse, one of the writers, told the reporter. "What it shows is that there is basically room for a partnership between writers and the studios in a new medium. It's where I wish we were headed instead of being stuck in this standoff."
The rest of the article is pretty interesting, too. With the amount of web content my favorite shows are producing (I thought NBC was leading the pack on this with all they did for Heroes last year and all the new content they're producing for Chuck, but it looks like ABC is running right alongside them), I have to wonder if all of the original material is being compensated like it is for ABC. And if the original material is receiving residuals, why the hesitation to provide residuals (a percentage of profit, not a flat fee) for streaming?
But then, I'm clearly in the writers' camp on this. :)
In other news, the cover for Chapter II of Cowboys and Aliens II is up. Rick Hershey did an *amazing* job, as always, and it's just a stellar image. If you haven't had a chance to check out the comic, now's a great time to do it, as we're getting back to our regular posting schedule.
