johnaugust.com — "My friend Jeff often jokes (half-jokes, I think) that he wishes he got residuals on spreadsheets he made in 2003...Why should screenwriters get paid extra money years after they finish their work? After all, plumbers don't get residuals. Neither do teachers, secretaries or auto workers." But they're at the heart of the ongoing WGA strike.
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Closed AccountNov 13, 2007
The writers are the people who really make movies and tv shows yet they're paid less than the actors who read the lines they wrote. They deserve much more than what they're demanding.
barc0001Nov 13, 2007
At what point in there did I call him a "friend"? I worked with him, that's all. His attitude was not at all uncommon among delivery drivers, so I'm just sayin' be careful. Delivery drivers will get a lot more pissed over a tiny tip than none at all, driver's logic being if you need all your change back, you might have a reason for it, but if you're saying "keep the change" on a nickel or a dime, obviously you don't actually care about cash, and you're just being a dick.
actorboyNov 13, 2007
All actors working under a SAG contract get residuals.
vinnyNov 13, 2007
I'm sure I don't understand the details of the dispute, but do writers share in any losses the studio incurs on a flop? If not, why should they reap additional rewards when it does well? The studio is taking on the risk, not the writers. I assume they get paid no matter what.Plumbers probably aren't the best comparison, but I'm a software writer and when I contribute to an application that is sold, I don't get paid more for each copy. Why not? Because I'm not footing the bill for the cost of producing that software. Why are writers any different?
danc4498Nov 13, 2007
Because when a plumber finishes his job, his job doesn't go on to make millions more than what he got for doing the job. Usually, his job just gets s**t on it :)
Closed AccountNov 14, 2007
Inaccurate.Some UNION plumbers DO get residuals in the form of profit sharing.
pjoslin83Nov 14, 2007
Gives new meaning to the word reruns.
rushikuNov 14, 2007
For this to be true, either McDonald's is losing its ass and not making any money with all those buildings, or the buildings were constructed by...I don't know, something witty...mice?