Quarterlife to Jump to TV?
While writers are out striking for payment for work distributed via the Internet, NBC is looking for new programming ... on the Internet.
The network has discussed bringing the online show "Quarterlife" to over-the-air television. The show premieres on MySpace Sunday (and on its own dedicated site the next day), and NBC is considering repurposing it as backup if the writers' strike goes on for a while, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Wow, that would be a big break for Bitsie Tulloch, but I wonder what the striking guilds would have to say?
ReplyDeleteLooks like they'll have to start putting people who make internet shows in the union. Not that I want LG15 or anything else to stop, but the people who work on it should be getting paid fairly for their work.
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