- Studios put an end to new programming - Right now we would normally be at the start of pilot season, but with writers not working there are no scripts to shoot, and no new shows to be made. So what do four major companies decide to do to stop this? Nothing! 20th Century Fox Television, CBS Paramount Network Television, NBC Universal and Warner Brothers Television have all officially canceled dozens of writer contracts and terminated development and production agreements that could push any of these shows forward. It’s unclear how many people will be effected by this as we have already seen how many people depend on the “biz” here in LA. Over 65 writer deals have been ended since Friday. According to the times, ABC cut 25, CBS Paramount cut 15, Fox cut 14, NBC Universal and Warner Brothers Universal both cut nearly 10. Not looking good.
- Roger Avery releases apology - Roger Avary, Academy Award co-writer for Pulp Fiction, has released a statement expressing his condolences to the family members of the Andreas Zedini who was killed in a car accident involving Avary early Sunday morning. Avary has been accused of driving under the influence of alcohol when the accident took place. His wife was thrown from the car and taken to the hospital with serious injuries and Zedini died after firefights pulled him from the vehicle and he was rushed to the hospital. Avary’s representative released his statement saying, “Roger wishes to publicly convey his heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased. Words cannot express how sorry he is, and this tragic accident will always haunt him.”
- Dennis Quaid recalls the events at Cedars - Cedar Sinai Medical Center nearly killed he and his wifes new born twins by mistreating their staph infections. Quaid called to check in on his children at about 9pm, to which the nurse responded that “They’re just fine,” when really two hours earlier they had started oozing blood from multiple spots on their body due to a Herapin overdose. The nurses could not recall reading the bottle but had given the twins 1,000 times the recommended dose. It wasn’t until he showed up at 6:30 am the next day he knew anything was wrong. After 11 painful days the twins were both saved and were able to go home. Quaid has since gone after the hospital, not just for their mistake but for the fact that “Our kids could have been dying, and we wouldn’t have been able to come down to the hospital to say goodbye.”
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