--- In [email protected], Bhairitu <noozg...@...> wrote: > > Stu wrote: > > > > I have been working on "The Office". Just finished the season. Been > > taking it easy for the last month or so, have a few irons in the fire. All > > in all I am living the dream in the 'wood. > > Good to hear that. I've been hearing about cutbacks in productions due > to the economy. Must be hitting Hollywood hard. I'm hoping that leaner > budgets may put more of an emphasis on writing to carry a show. Lower > budget projects like "Burn Notice" are very entertaining. I also liked > the pilot for "Mental" which is lean more in a BBC way. > I wish I could be so positive about the budget cuts. Generally it means they are less likely to hire writers to come up with fresh ideas, instead the suits look to remake old shows or hope star power will carry a series. They cut back on writing staffs. The corporate world hates taking chances in the best of times. Now innovation and surprise are dead.
They squeeze production to shoot more shows in less days, so it all looks like crap. They tighten post schedules so we don't have time to finesse the shows. The stories suffer. Reality is cheaper so we will see more of it. So far I have not seen any good come of this new economy.
