Goodbye Golden Globes... and Harry Potter all grown up
Having already brought the latest series of popular TV shows like Lost, Scrubs and Heroes to an abrupt close, the Writers' Strike has claimed another high profile casualty - this year's Golden Globe Awards.
According to the IMDB, instead of the usual 3-hour televised broadcast, the awards will be announced in a 60 minute press conference. No film makers and big name stars will be there to collect their awards (the Screen Actors Guild has declared their support for the Writers Guild and none of its members will cross the picket line) and there will be few to no parties. Exciting stuff!
As a wordsmith myself, I'm all for the Writers' Strike, but I'm disappointed nonetheless at losing the Golden Globes, which is probably my favourite awards show. Far less pretentious than the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes tend to be far more relaxed and fun, with attendees boozing it up and fooling around come acceptance speech time.
The Academy Awards are still a month and a half away (nominations are announced on 22 January), but given how scripted these award shows tend to be, and how the strike doesn't seem to be reaching a resolution any time soon, I'm thinking that the Oscars could very likely suffer a similar fate to the Globes.
Anyway, for those of you interested in such things, it seems that Coen brothers thriller No Country For Old Men and oil drama There Will Be Blood are the 2 films currently duking it out for 2007's Best Film title. Visit Awards Daily for the latest awards season action and Oscar odds.
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In completely unrelated news, author JK Rowling has hinted that she may yet write another book set in the complex wizarding world of Harry Potter... in 10 years time. This comes after Rowling was named third in Time Magazine's annual Person of the Year List.
Here's one of the kazillion articles on the matter, this one from the Chicago Sun-Times:
'Weak moments' lead author J.K. Rowling to consider extending Potter series
December 31, 2007
FROM SUN-TIMES WIRES
Remember how you felt when you read the last page of the last Harry Potter book? Hang on, you may be feeling it again.
British novelist J.K. Rowling says she hasn't completely ruled out writing another book in the megasuccessful Harry Potter series.
The seventh book — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, published earlier this year — was supposed to be the last one.
"There have been times since finishing, weak moments when I've said, 'Yeah, all right, to the eighth novel.'" Rowling tells Time magazine.
The caveat: She says if she writes an eighth story, Harry won’t be the main character. "If, and it's a big if, I ever write an eighth book ... I doubt that Harry would be the central character," she tells Time. "I feel like I've already told his story. But these are big ifs. Let's give it 10 years and see how we feel then."
In the meantime, Rowling says she’s now working on a new novel — for adults.
In the Time Magazine article, Rowling also answers 10 questions, the most interesting of which thankfully fills in the gap between the last chapter of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and its prologue. The full Time Q&A article is a very interesting read for Potter fans, but please be aware that there are major spoilers if you haven't finished the series yet.
Here's the question I most wanted an answer for - and which confirmed my suspicions:
(Spoiler ahead!)
9. Where do the main characters work as adults?
Harry and Hermione are at the Ministry: he ends up leading the Auror department. Ron helps George at the joke shop and does very well. Ginny becomes a professional Quidditch player and then sportswriter for the Daily Prophet.
According to the IMDB, instead of the usual 3-hour televised broadcast, the awards will be announced in a 60 minute press conference. No film makers and big name stars will be there to collect their awards (the Screen Actors Guild has declared their support for the Writers Guild and none of its members will cross the picket line) and there will be few to no parties. Exciting stuff!
As a wordsmith myself, I'm all for the Writers' Strike, but I'm disappointed nonetheless at losing the Golden Globes, which is probably my favourite awards show. Far less pretentious than the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes tend to be far more relaxed and fun, with attendees boozing it up and fooling around come acceptance speech time.
The Academy Awards are still a month and a half away (nominations are announced on 22 January), but given how scripted these award shows tend to be, and how the strike doesn't seem to be reaching a resolution any time soon, I'm thinking that the Oscars could very likely suffer a similar fate to the Globes.
Anyway, for those of you interested in such things, it seems that Coen brothers thriller No Country For Old Men and oil drama There Will Be Blood are the 2 films currently duking it out for 2007's Best Film title. Visit Awards Daily for the latest awards season action and Oscar odds.
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In completely unrelated news, author JK Rowling has hinted that she may yet write another book set in the complex wizarding world of Harry Potter... in 10 years time. This comes after Rowling was named third in Time Magazine's annual Person of the Year List.
Here's one of the kazillion articles on the matter, this one from the Chicago Sun-Times:
'Weak moments' lead author J.K. Rowling to consider extending Potter series
December 31, 2007
FROM SUN-TIMES WIRES
Remember how you felt when you read the last page of the last Harry Potter book? Hang on, you may be feeling it again.
British novelist J.K. Rowling says she hasn't completely ruled out writing another book in the megasuccessful Harry Potter series.
The seventh book — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, published earlier this year — was supposed to be the last one.
"There have been times since finishing, weak moments when I've said, 'Yeah, all right, to the eighth novel.'" Rowling tells Time magazine.
The caveat: She says if she writes an eighth story, Harry won’t be the main character. "If, and it's a big if, I ever write an eighth book ... I doubt that Harry would be the central character," she tells Time. "I feel like I've already told his story. But these are big ifs. Let's give it 10 years and see how we feel then."
In the meantime, Rowling says she’s now working on a new novel — for adults.
In the Time Magazine article, Rowling also answers 10 questions, the most interesting of which thankfully fills in the gap between the last chapter of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and its prologue. The full Time Q&A article is a very interesting read for Potter fans, but please be aware that there are major spoilers if you haven't finished the series yet.
Here's the question I most wanted an answer for - and which confirmed my suspicions:
(Spoiler ahead!)
9. Where do the main characters work as adults?
Harry and Hermione are at the Ministry: he ends up leading the Auror department. Ron helps George at the joke shop and does very well. Ginny becomes a professional Quidditch player and then sportswriter for the Daily Prophet.
Comments
As for the Writers Guild Strike, can't they just stop now? They are only asking for 4c as far as I understand it. Stupid producers.