With the looming risk that the Golden Globes may be postponed or cancelled due to the Writer’s Guild Strike. We found out today that NBC has announced that the game is on.
The Peacock confirmed Monday it will proceed with airing the 65th annual installment of the pre-Oscar kudofest live from Los Angeles as planned on Jan. 13—despite the threat of picketing from the Writers Guild of America and fears that many of the nominated stars might not show up out of solidarity to striking scribes.
The Golden Globes are often said to be the dress rehearsals for the Oscars. Often they stand as predictions for the awards, though not always accurate.
The integrity of the Awards will not be thwarted by the inevitable display of support for the Writer’s Strike.
Maybe this will be a foreshadow of things to come and it won’t matter as the strike may well be over by then. Of course that means that it has to resolve in 10 days.
We can hope.
They can shatter the public opinion of the WGA or bolster it, it really doesn’t matter. None of this debate has anything to do with public opinion. What we think about their disagreement will in no way affect the outcome.
You are right though, they should stop with all the publicity crap and get back to negotiating a deal.
Like most strikes, the dispute usually gets narrowed down to “principal” since very rarely does any side come out for the better when it happens.
I’m really glad to hear they’re going on with the show. I certainly hope producers and actors also stand up and say “You know what? This has nothing to do with this debate. This can be outside of it. I’m going anyway.”
Making this year’s Golden Globes and Oscars a battleground will only weaken the WGA in the public’s eyes, I think. I know it makes me think less of them that they’re pulling this sort of publicity tactic instead of negotiating and working out a deal. Get off the picket line and get back to the table, all of you. Neither side should walk out until there’s a deal.
It’s terrible that they’re taking something that truly is once in a lifetime for some people and ruining it. I say this to the WGA AND the producers.
Sorry about that, it was a heat of the moment type thing.
No worries. Some of the comments on this post were deleted for violating the commenting rules.
We are just keeping things clean here. You can disagree. In fact I hope people do. It spawns discussion, however we are going to keep it clean.
Carry on…
you know what? i see the error of my comment and i really dont have any place to say anything because i’m not there and dont worry i’m banning myself from the movie blog for a few weeks, no worries.
all i’m saying is that it shouldnt have to come to strikes. fairness should be all around. i’m just mad that they’re STILL on strike and nothing has been fixed yet
Not a surprise to me.
I personally don’t feel WGA should picket the awards shows (well, maybe the People’s Choice, which half the stars don’t show up anyway) or at least allow people to cross without incident.
Here’s why.
Let’s say you are not a Hollywood actor presenting or being nominated. Let’s say, you are…oh, let’s say for example, a nominee for a short animated film that took almost two whole years of your personal life and bank account to make. You respect the strike, but your hard work is being honored. Let’s say you happen to win…and your moment of glory is stolen because “no stars” crossed the line and the network cancelled. You invited friends and family…but no one crosses the line.
The Globes will go on, that’s great news. The Oscars should follow suit.
The nominated writers want to go inside, but it was as Chris Rock once predicted: they will hand out Oscars in the parking lot.
The awards shows don’t need scribes…just hand out the awards, a few musical numbers, the memorium, no BS filler, get on with it.
Hopefully, the strike will be over or on hiatus shortly. Folks, the next offer on the table- be reasonable and take it.
It’ll be interesting to see if anyone crosses the picket line and shows up to this thing.