Comments on: WGA Strike Causing Pain for Season Pass Holders http://www.imore.com/2008/01/09/wga-strike-causing-pain-for-season-pass-holders/ More of everything iPhone and iPad Fri, 25 May 2012 08:39:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rene Ritchie http://www.imore.com/2008/01/09/wga-strike-causing-pain-for-season-pass-holders/comment-page-1/#comment-5385 Rene Ritchie Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:57:44 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/01/09/wga-strike-causing-pain-for-season-pass-holders/#comment-5385 <p>The writers decreasingly need middle-media to reach consumers. JMS can put Babylon 5 out on DVD. Ed Burns can launch his movies on iTunes. Joss Whedon can run Buffy/Angle comics. Video Podcasters can produce serials for the net and portable media devices.</p> <p>The producers made a HUGE mistake letting short term greed get them into a strike that woke the sleeping dragon of self-producing writers. Already cheated in the DVD/home video debacle of the last gen, now they're wiser and have more options.</p> <p>Can't wait to see what the next gen brings!</p> <p>(Places like Lightning Source are doing the same for print).</p> The writers decreasingly need middle-media to reach consumers. JMS can put Babylon 5 out on DVD. Ed Burns can launch his movies on iTunes. Joss Whedon can run Buffy/Angle comics. Video Podcasters can produce serials for the net and portable media devices.

The producers made a HUGE mistake letting short term greed get them into a strike that woke the sleeping dragon of self-producing writers. Already cheated in the DVD/home video debacle of the last gen, now they're wiser and have more options.

Can't wait to see what the next gen brings!

(Places like Lightning Source are doing the same for print).

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