Golden Globes In Jeopardy January 7, 2008
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Well it seems that the chances of seeing the Golden Globes are going from bad to worse as the actors have now announced that they will not cross the writer’s picket lines.
 Things were already looking back for the organisers when the writers, who have been on strike since 5th November, claimed that they would be boycotting the awards by setting up picket lines.
NBC were due to host the event and it looked like the show would take place behind closed doors as there would be no script.
Now hang on a show that has no scrip with writer’s picketing the red carpet sounds like a must see show to me.
However it seems that the actors, including seventy of the most high profile celebs that have been nominated including Keira Knightley, are getting behind the striking members of the WGA. It has been rumoured that George Clooney is the man behind the mass protest by the actors.
Now I totally understand were the writer’s are coming from, sure they should be paid when their work is distributed onto DVD and online, the actors and the directors are, it cannot be one rule for some and a different rule when it comes to others.
However the strike seems to be casuing more problems than it is solving with many of the main studios refusing to give into their demands and the writer’s refusing to back down a stalemate has began.
But while these two sides are at war it’s the members of the crew, make-up artists, hairdressers, security, catering, i.e the people who make the least money when production is in full swing, that are  really suffering as they are out of work. Some situations have got so desperate that many individuals are on the verge of losing their homes.
So when you look at the situation from this point of view it seems a bit bizarre that Globe organisers and NBC are so worried that this awards ceremony cannot go ahead. Surely a resolution has to be made swiftly as this situation cannot be allowed to drag on much longer.
It’s not damaging the industry itself more the people who work in it!
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