December 20, 2007

The following statement was released today the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers:

"As they careen from pointless tactic to puzzling tactic to try to explain the inexplicable -- why it is that they derailed the negotiations by focusing on the jurisdictional issues at the expense of the core financial issues -- the WGA's organizers must have missed the TNS survey of the American public that concluded "almost two-thirds of Americans do not support either side in the writers' strike" and "that the strike has caused no impact on the viewing habits of 74 percent of Americans.”  One could only wonder how public attitudes towards the writers would be reflected if the public was asked how they feel about the writers making good on their organizer's quip to wreak havoc on the industry, especially in light of the severe economic harm being imposed on the Los Angeles region and, in particular, the below the line workers."