Warner Brothers will shutdown production of V on Wednesday
POSTED BY: Haken
UPDATED: Thursday, September 3, 2009 05:14
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Umm wow, this is...difficult. I hope it means we can watch it in the future without the ways of the pirate.
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Oh, I have zero doubts at all that the show WILL be shown, or at the very least sold on DVD. Why? Because the studio has already sunk this much money into it, that's why. Even IF (and it absolutely won't happen this way, but I'm using the most extreme example as an illustration) a judge ruled that 100% of the net profits of the show would go to the guy they left out of the credits, they'd still show it. You know why? Because at the moment they're in the red - they've already spent the money getting it this far in the first place. The ONLY way to recoup any of that outlay is to move on with it. Even if they weren't allowed to keep any profits, they'd move ahead in the hopes of recouping their initial cash outlays and getting back to "break-even" on the money side of it.
And THAT is the A-Number-One reason why you get all that little detail-y stuff like signatures on contracts taken care of BEFORE you shoot the first scene. Otherwise, you can be held hostage when the show is 99% finished, and you can't really do or say much except, "Okay. How much?" in response to demands for points.
At least, that's how I see it from way over here in Central Texas... This is a minor delay, a mere hitch in the process, and won't affect the show coming out.
Mike
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I think the delay has more to do with creative issues. They've already changed show runners once, which is usually troublesome. The last 2 seasons in a row NBC has tried to launch a sci-fi oriented relaunch of an old show (Bionic Woman and Knight Rider), both of which had rotating show runners, cost a lot, and tanked hard.
Add to that the ever-eroding ratings for Heroes - mostly due to complaints about the writing/plotlines, and this all feels like them trying to make sure not to repeat history.
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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Im sorry but I just have to say this. Heroes writers needs to take their ritalin medication. The storyline is so iffy that I forget what happens days after I saw the episode. Add that to the ever changing storyline every week.
On V, it could be that the original creator wanted more $$$ than ABC is going to give him. Maybe ABC is asking to make this NOT a remake so the royalties would be less? IDK. We don't actually know the full details of this issue.
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