Scrapped Golden Globe ceremony hits Hollywood hard

Yahoo News/ Reuters ^ | Tue Jan 8, 10:06 PM ET 2008 | Jill Serjeant

[Mad Dawgg]

Scrapped Golden Globe ceremony hits Hollywood hard --- REUTERS

By Jill Serjeant
Tue Jan 8, 10:06 PM ET

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood scrambled on Tuesday to assess the fallout from the decision to scrap the glittering Golden Globe movie and TV awards ceremony and hold only a news conference that few stars are likely to attend.

Caterers, limousine drivers, stylists, hotels and dozens of magazines and TV shows found themselves out of work when this Sunday's star-studded Golden Globes gala dinner and red carpet walk-up fell victim to the nine-week-old screenwriters strike.

"There are a lot of people being hurt by this," said Jack Kyser, chief economist for the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. He estimated the Golden Globes annually bring in $70-$80 million to the Los Angeles economy.

"A lot of the parties are being canceled and they can run up to $200,000 each. There is a big ripple impact from this in terms of hotel bookings, security guards, parking attendants, beauticians etc.," Kyser said.

[Armedanddangerous]

I LOVED Airwolf...

In the first couple of years that was a super violent show..

[Tamar1973]

This is why I usually watch Korean dramas and movies!!

[BBell]

Why do you reference running for the Governorship of Louisiana? Just Wondering. BTW I’m a big Bobby Jindal fan.

[Army Air Corps]

The funny thing is that I would like to learn how to mill a mould the “Old Fashioned Way.”

[Abathar]

It’s called EDM machining, you machine an electrode out of either copper or graphite and charge it in a tank of dielectric fluid and it arcs between the electrode and mold, disintegrating the mold. Takes a while, but it about the only way to get sharp internal corners in the mold without inserts, and on tiny pieces thats not an option.

[Army Air Corps]

This is why I like FR - you learn something new every day!

[MinuteGal]

The writers have probably lost more money now than they'll be able to make up in what's left of their lifetimes.

Such smart men and women creative artists are probably learning that belonging to a union is slavery and stifling. I'm glad William Shakespeare didn't belong to a union in his prime.

Leni

[CDHart]

"The Older I get the less the world makes sense to me..."

LOL! You and me both!

Carolyn

[Liberty Valance]

Bring back the funny and I might care.

[Mr. Lucky]

You were a bad person well before the Golden Globe was canceled.

[Allegra]

Hmmm...can't recall what drove that remark, but we must have had a run-in at some point.

C'est la vie.

[Mr. Lucky]

Humor? (or at least an early morning attempt thereat)

[Allegra]

Ah...OK. LOL

My body still thinks it's early morning because I was in the States just a week ago. (sob!)

So, it all makes sense now. ;-)

[pepsionice]

Is there a way that we can bring FEMA in...to help resettle folks and bring order to chaos?

[Red Badger]

Why do you reference running for the Governorship of Louisiana?

The previous governor, Blanco, cried on national TV.........

[BBell]

I see. I had missed your point completely.