Can us regular folks just crash in a tux and drink the booze and get the gift baskets instead?

I think it'd be kinda fun to watch a show with zero actors present to accept their awards. Just constant awkward moments.

It would

Plus, no political statements, a big plus.

Wow, I can't believe this is real... just the other day I was looking forward to the Globes, before I realized it's probably not happening.

Sweet! I don't have to listen to idiots this year!

This has gone past the point of retarded. Neither side is looking all that rosy at this point.

This is exactly why at this point I've lost all sympathy for the writers in this situation.

I'm upset with the CEO's. I wish they'd just give the writers a fair deal already and let everyone go back to work. It's especially frustrating that the AMPTP is not even attempting to negotiate! They've left the negotiating table and are letting the entire industry suffer. It's horrible, and I really can't believe it.

Peace,
Mike

alright i've written speeches for every movie and actor so if the GG is reading this post. I am willing to take the hit and accept the awards for the actors. They dont even need to pay me. Just give me booze and watch me go.

But the thing is they haven't been offered anything resembling a deal. They've been told to drop all of their important requests (a lot of which are more than fair) and then the AMPTP left the negotiating table and have been doing nothing to solve the problem for 28 days.

I would agree with you if the writers were being petty; if the AMPTP had offered a reasonable deal and the WGA had simply rejected it because the AMPTP didn't bow down to all of their demands. But that simply isn't the case.

This is why I'm so frustrated with the CEOs. There being a disagreement between them is one thing, but the AMPTP has merely walked away and is doing nothing. I just can't believe they are sitting around and letting this drag on. The WGA desperately wants to negotiate, but the AMPTP is refusing to do so. Once the AMPTP starts negotiating, then I can start pressuring the writers to finally end it.

Anyways, sorry to be so long winded. I realize this discussion shouldn't really be here, it's the Golden Globes thread. I'm not sure why I'm so passionate about this. I respect your opinion, as I definitely love awards shows like the rest of you. Cheers.

Peace,
Mike

What's VH1 gonna do? They've been marketing this like crazy.

*sigh*

Eh, I can still live without the Globes (I actually deliberately skipped them 3 years ago in favor of getting the winners from online commentary at OscarWatch), and the fact that it has come to this fills me more with a glee for absolute Hollywood Anarchy of sorts. Nothing like this is probably gonna happen again for a long while, so I'm trying to take it all in, hee.

I think the most frustrating thing about this, for me at least, is it is happening during an ultra-rare year where American cinema is actually relevant again. No Country, Assassination of Jesse James, Eastern Promises, There Will Be Blood, I'm Not There, Into the Wild, Ratatouille, Zodiac, Sweeney Todd, Juno, Knocked Up, Michael Clayton, The Bourne Ultimatum... years like this don't just happen regularly in American movies. It's a shame that it is looking like these films won't have their chances in the limelight, and the only thing the majority of the public will know is that Spider-Man III came out this year.

Except the upcoming acting and directing strikes.

Oh, you're right. I forgot Christopher Nolan didn't have the chance to shit out two bricks of corn-riddle mediocrity.

Shoddy filmmaking knowns no countries.

I would say it was an above average year for movies in general, and a startlingly exceptional year for American filmmakers. The foreign filmmakers were really bring the weak sauce this year, though I haven't seen The Diving Bell yet.

Persepolis could maybe sway me a bit, too.

2006 had only two movies I would even consider maybe applying "masterpiece" to, and it'd be a big stretch (The Black Dahlia and Miami Vice). 2005 had The New World and (to a lesser extent) A History of Violence. From what I've seen this year, I'd say there are two absolute masterpieces, and a couple others that are toeing the line.

No Nolan movie aside (this makes Squee a sad panda ) this was actually one of the best years for movies EVER!

Whoa, that wouldn't be a big stretch. A ginormous stretch is more like it.

No Munich? *Just finished reading review thread from two years ago*

Munich is one of those movies I loved two years ago, but merely like a lot now. You see more (hopefully better) movies, your tastes evolve. I've seen some pretty embarrassing shit I've written about certain movies in my three years here.

Miami Vice?

But to be honest, I can also find myself trapped on the outside of my own reviews. It's pretty shameful to be super raving for a couple weeks and then a month later downgrade it to merely good. I just don't like exposing myself that way. I feel silly. It becomes like the down syndrome child you want to hide from everyone. I gave movies like Ratatouille, Transformers, American Gangster A+ this year, and while they remains hanging around somewhere in my top 10, I realized later they were slightly flawed enjoyable blockbusters that have since been surpassed by a number of movies.

PS Have you guys seen The Lives of Others? Or are you all counting it as a 06 movie.

Oh, and Munich's boring. And way too long.

Munich is damn fine at its current length.

...Well, IMO four hours after watching it. *Fears the preordained hyperbole*