Going Rogue

In 2006, more than a year before the Writers Strike, twelve producers of America’s Next Top Model walked off their job to demand a new contract: as Writers protected by the Writers Guild of America. The production company refused to bargain with the WGA, worried it would set a dangerous precedent by giving Reality TV producers higher wages, residuals and writer credits. The WGA, on the other hand, were determined to set that precedent. The Top Model Strike was a disaster. Reality TV was one of the most complicated issues during the 07/08 Writers Strike - because while the WGA demanded blanket coverage of Reality TV Writers, the TV Networks denied reality TV even had writers and filled their schedules with non-union reality TV shows to ride out the strike. And while the WGA had failed to unionise Reality TV workers, the Director’s Guild of America had already been moderately successful, and weren’t asking for it in their next contract - making them a much easier group for the studios to negotiate with. CLIPS: WSC #31 - The It’s All Written Reality Show Rally (The Writers Strike Chronicles, 7 December 2007) America’s Next Top Strike: Reality Show Writers (NPR’s All Things Considered, 15 August 2006) Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad Promo Where We Are And Where We’re Going (The Writers Guild of America, 2 June 2023) MUSIC: “Hiding Your Reality”, “Chill Wave”, “Wepa”, “Tech Live”, “Maccary Bay”, “Ancient Mystery Waltz Presto”, “Concentration”, “Bleeping Demo”, “Bicycle”, “Enter the Party”, “Nonstop”, “Leaving Home”, “On The Cool Side”, “Ever Mindful”, “Rollin At 5”, “Lost Frontier”, “Avant Jazz”, “Crypto”, “Tenerous Bros Carnival - Intermission” & “Groove Grove” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ “Bossy Boots”, “VHS Dream” & “Synapse” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com "Bad Boys" by Inner Circle

In 2005, Tim Kring took a 5 hour walk with his old friend Jeph Loeb, and pitched him the pilot episode of his new show - Heroes. Inspired by a structural writing challenge, a desire to see good in ordinary people and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia, Heroes was one of the biggest new shows of 2006. By the end of 2007, it had all come crashing down. The Writer’s Strike is often held responsible for Heroes’s demise, but as usual, there’s a lot more to the story. Content Warning:  Les Moonves is alleged to have sexually assaulted more than a dozen women since the 1980s. Both CBS executives and LAPD police officers were involved in an attempt to cover-up at least one allegation. CLIPS USED: Heroes - Tim Kring on Heroes’ Storytelling (Paley Centre 2007) Jesse’s Office Ep #20 - Crafting Heroes with Tim Kring Conan O’Brien on Writing “Marge vs the Monorail” ‘The Alternate Ending’ Heroes S2 Interview Inside the Writers Strike With a WGA Negotiator (The Town) WSC Show #31 - It’s All Written Reality Show Rally MUSIC  “Raw”, “Crypto”, “Bicycle”, “Screen Saver”, “Groove Grove”, “Marty Gots A Plan”, “Simplex”, “Myst on the Moor”, “Lost Frontier”, “Deep Haze”, “Bleeping Demo”, “Loopster”, “Avant Jazz”, “Enter the Maze”, “Hiding Your Reality”, “Bossa Antigua”, “Oppressive Gloom”, “Spy Glass”, “Intrepid”, “Industrial Cinematic”, “On The Cool Side”, “Floating Cities”, “Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Intermission”, “Hard Boiled”, "I Knew A Guy," “On The Ground” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ “Bossy Boots" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

In 2005, an American adaption of a UK cringe-com written by a former Simpsons writer became an unexpected hit on iTunes. So despite middling ratings, the show was given a second season and a second chance. It went on to become the defining sitcom of a generation, and one of the most streamed series of all time. Through every early development of online content, The Office was right there, riding the wave of technology and culture trends. And when the Writers Guild of America went on strike in 2007, one of the guild’s biggest battlegrounds was The Internet - and The Office writers were there on the picket lines, fighting for the future they had forged. CLIPS USED: The Office is Closed (WGA America) Greg Daniels - Pt. 1 (The Office Deep Dive) WGAW President Patric Verrone says writers want fair play (WGA West) Writers Guild of America Strike Announcement - Nov. 2, 2007. (WGA West) What We’ve Won in Part Negotiations (WGA West) THE OFFICE (US) Pilot (S01 E01) Boys and Girls (S02 E15) The Negotiation (S03 E19) Dinner Party (S04 E13) THE OFFICE (UK) Downsize (S01 E01) MUSIC: “Feelin Good”, “Bicycle”, “Chill Wave”, “Dirt Rhodes”, “Odyssey”, “Too Cool”,  “Magic Scout - Farm”,  “Hard Boiled”, “Loopster”, “I Knew A Guy”, “Bossa Antigua”, “Twisting”, “Bleeping Demo”, “Protofunk”, “Mining By Moonlight”, “Spy Glass”, “Screen Saver”, “Rollin At 5”, “Thinking Music”, “Wisps of Whorls” & “Crypto”  Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ “Bossy Boots" & "VHS Dreams" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Anti- Piracy Music - Melchior Rietveldt (which was never officially licensed for those anti-piracy ads)

Six months of pre-production. Six months of principal photography. Six weeks in the edit. Quantum of Solace has long been seen as a victim of the Writers Strike. But the strike was just one of many, many roadblocks that the film blissfully drove straight through. Striking Out is a new series of Going Rogue about the 07/08 Writers Guild of America strike, exploring the issues of the strike by looking at the films and TV shows affected by it.  CONTENT WARNING: In 2023 Paul Haggis lost a civil court case and was ordered to pay $7.5million to a woman who accused him of assault. Four other woman testified during the court case. Haggis denies the accusations. CLIPS USED: Quantum of Solace (2008) Casino Royale (2006) Marc Forster, “Quantum of Solace”: Meet the Filmmaker Roberto Schafer - Cinematographer (Team Deakins Podcast) Quantum of Solace: Behind the Scenes (SPE) Naomi Donne Blog (SPE) Quantum of Solace: THR Behind the Scenes Empire Podcast #484 - Daniel Craig, Rami Malek MUSIC: “Floating Cities”, “Leaving Home”, “Enter The Maze”, “Hard Boiled”, “I knew A Guy”, “Marty Gots A Plan”, “Crypto”, “Hiding Your Reality”, “Prelude and Action”, “Morgana Rides”, “Bleeping Demo”, “Hitman”, “Groove Grove”, “Industrial Cinematic”, “Scissors”, “Ambiment” * “Lost Frontier” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ “Bossy Boots" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

In 2005, Daniel Craig was announced as the new James Bond. On the same day, producer Michael G Wilson mentioned that work had already started on Craig's second Bond film. That film would eventually become Quantum of Solace. And it would be remembered less as a film and more as a casualty of the 2007 Writers Strike.  But how much did the strike really affect Quantum of Solace? Striking Out is a new series of Going Rogue about the 07/08 Writers Guild of America strike, exploring the issues of the strike by looking at the films and TV shows affected by it.  CONTENT WARNING: In 2023 Paul Haggis lost a civil court case and was ordered to pay $7.5million to a woman who accused him of assault. Four other woman testified during the court case. Haggis denies the accusations. CLIPS USED: Casino Royale (2006) Quantum of Solace (2008) Marc Forster, “Quantum of Solace”: Meet the Filmmaker Roberto Schafer - Cinematographer (Team Deakins Podcast) WSC Show #109 - Interview With Patric Verrone (Part 1) New James Bond Rewriting Collective Insights: Phil Lord at TEDxCoconut Grove Quantum of Solace: THR Behind the Scenes MUSIC “Industrial Cinematic”, “Hiding Your Reality”, “Chill Wave”, “Dirt Rhodes”, “FIX HERE”, “Unanswered Questions”, “Rollin At 5”, “Thinking Music”, “Enter the Maze”, “Crypto”, “Clash Defiant”, “Groove Grove”, “Enter The Maze”, “Prelude And Action”, “Hitman”, “Bicycle”, “Screen Saver”, “Nonstop”, “Floating Cities”, “Leaving Home”, “Satiate Percussion”, “Magic Forest”, “Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Intermission” & “Bleeping Demo”  Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ “Bossy Boots" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

In 2007, The Writers Guild of America went on strike. In 2023, they might do it again. So this is season three of Going Rogue: Striking Out. Striking Out starts on May 7th, with weekly episodes. This is basically the same promo as the one at the end of Going Solo but now it has a date attached. For smart threads and dumb memes, follow the show on twitter @GoingRogue_Pod For a daily update on the various ways Tansy is losing her mind thanks to pop culture and capitalism, follow @TansyClipboard MUSIC: "Bleeping Demo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bossy Boots by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Crank That Soulja Boy - Soulja Boy

On a dark summer night on the set of American Graffiti, Ron Howard asked George Lucas what film he wanted to do next. Lucas was shy with details, but he said it was sort of a Buck Rogers film with Stanley Kubrick special effects, but really, really fast. Both Howard and Lucas would go onto wildly successful directorial careers, but while George Lucas was stuck in a galaxy far far away, Howard became a journeyman, directing all styles, genres and budgets. When Solo: A Star Wars Story needed a steady pair of hands to take over and get the now director-less film onto screens in just 11 months, Howard was one of the few directors with the experience, technical skill and clout to pull it off. Howard’s version of Solo was always going to be a compromise. But by picture lock, very little of anyone’s vision remained. Join us for the breakneck conclusion of Going Solo. You can follow the show on Twitter @goingrogue_pod or, if you want a lot of tweets about Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, you can follow Tansy @tansyclipboard CLIPS: Ron Howard Gets A New ‘Solo’ Trailer for May the 4th - The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Sunday Sit-down with Willie Geist - Ron Howard Arrested Development How Did Ron Howard Direct Solo: A Star Wars Story after joining the project so late? (via Entertainment.ie) The Star Wars Show: Solo Writers Lawrence and Jonathon Kasdan on Scripting Chewbacca’s Lines and More Peter Serafinowicz on Collider Live Solo: A Star Wars Story Solo: A Star Wars Story Deleted Scenes Happy Sad Confused: Ron Howard Vol. II MUSIC: “Whiskey On The Mississippi”, “Adventures in Adventureland”, “Hot Pursuit”, “Smoking Gun”, “Bicycle”, “Industrial Cinematic”, “Anamalie”, “Lost Time”, “Nonstop”, “I Can Feel It Coming”, “Simplex”, “Neo Western”, “Enter The Maze”, “Floating Cities”, “Rising”, “River of Io”, “Space Jazz”, “Groove Grove”, “Crypto”, “Ever Mindful”, “Hiding Your Reality”, “Man Down”, “Night Vigil”, “Cut Trance”, “Chill Wave”, “Bleeping Demo” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Quiescent In Time" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com "Jake Lonergan" by Harry Gregson-Williams (Cowboys and Aliens) “Willow’s Theme” by James Horner (Willow) Cat noises provided by Sabrina

Cameras rolled on Solo: A Star Wars Story in early 2017. For six-ish months, Phil Lord and Chris Miller directed their version of the film - a highly stylised, ambitious take on Han Solo’s backstory. But in putting their version to film, Lord and Miller used the filmmaking process they’d honed over decades of work together - improvising, trying things out and throwing things away in pursuit of the best story.  But that process might not have been the best one for Solo. At home in LA, Lawrence Kasdan was watching the dailies. And he wasn’t happy with what he saw. Kathleen Kennedy, producer of Solo and President of Lucasfilm, had the deciding vote in what happened next. Strap in, this is a long one mates. CLIPS: Rewriting Collective Insights: Phil Lord at TedXCoconut Grove Team Deakins Podcast Episode 78: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Solo: A Star Wars Story  Solo: A Star Wars Story Bonus Feature: Bradford Young Solo: A Star Wars Story Deleted Scenes Happy Sad Confused: Lord & Miller II MUSIC: “Unanswered Questions”, “Hot Pursuit”, “Bicycle”, “Neo Western”, Rollin At 5”, “Simplex”, “Space Jazz”, “Floating Cities”, “Screen Saver”, “Groove Grove”, “Bleeping Demo”, “Stay The Course”, “Oppressive Gloom”, “Mystery Sax”, “Man Down”, “Scissors”, “Martian Cowboy”, “I Can Feel It Coming”, “Crypto”, “Lost Frontier” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Quiescent In Time" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com "The Good Guy" by John Powell (I'm trying to make a thing where every time a director gets fired or replaced I do a bit of sad music from the film)  

In 1997, Christopher Miller lucked his way into a meeting with Disney’s TV Animation Department - and he turned them down, because he had to study for midterms. But when he finally did go to LA and meet with Disney, he brought along his best friend, Phil Lord. Twenty years later, Lord and Miller were chosen to direct Solo: A Star Wars Story, after a meteoric rise from writers of oft-cancelled sitcoms to one of the most well regarded directing teams in Hollywood. They would not finish the film, but the marks they left on it would be deep, and unexpected, and many of them would involve Robert Altman’s McCabe and Mrs Miller. CLIPS: Team Deakins Podcast Episode 78: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Bronte Sisters Power Dolls Rewriting Collective Insights: Phil Lord at TedXCoconut Grove 22 Jump Street (Song Pictures) 21 Jump Street Deleted Scenes The Directors Cut Episode 52: Rogue One A Star Wars Story with Gareth Edwards and Chris Miller Team Deakins Podcast Episode 90: Bradford Young MUSIC: “Cool Rock", “Dirt Rhodes", "Hot Pursuit", “Sneaky Adventure", “New Direction", “Screen Saver”, "Klockworx", “Too Cool", “Cut Trance", “Bleeping Demo", “Crowd Hammer", “Invariance", “Industrial Cinematic”, “Floating Cities", "Anamalie", “Martian Cowboy", “Slow Burn” & “Alien Restaurant" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ “Suspended Animation" & "Quiescent In Time" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

In October 2012, Lawrence Kasdan was asked if he wanted to write another Star Wars film.  He didn't. But when he went to turn down George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy in person, someone mentioned they also wanted to make a Han Solo movie.  Five and a half years later, Solo: A Star Wars Story became the first ever Star Wars box office bomb. You think you know what happened, but exactly how Solo went off the rails is a much more complicated, nuanced and unhinged tale than you might have imagined. This isn't the story of a film going wrong - it's the story of one that could never have gone right.  And it starts, and in some ways ends, with Lawrence and Jonathon Kasdan's script. CLIPS: On Story 1011: A Conversation With Lawrence Kasdan Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Solo: A Star Wars Story Original Star Wars Audition Tapes Solo: A Star Wars Story Sound Bites (Lucasfilm Press Pack) The Star Wars Show: Solo Writers Lawrence and Jonathon Kasdan on Scripting Chewbacca’s Lines, Plus A New TV Spot Springsteen on Broadway (Netflix) MUSIC: "Western Streets", "Bicycle", "Hot Pursuit", "Bleeping Demo", "Neo Western", "Sax Rock And Roll, "Rollin At 5", "Odyssey", "Slow Burn", "Deep Haze", "Screen Saver", "Intrepid", "Floating Cities", "Black Vortex", "Crowd Hammer", "Hiding Your Reality", "Mystery Sax",  Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Synapse" & "Quiescent In Time" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com