Hm. Sounds exactly like The GITS Club to me.

Can we sue? ;)

Jeff, it sounds like The GITS Club... with several million dollars. Funny how those three words totally change the equation.

You know what though Scott?

Those three words change nothing... when it comes to creativity.

And thus all men and women are created equal.

Been a long day and maybe I'm just being "Buzz-Killington" but doesn't this seem like the perfect recipe for... more of the same?

Throw ten folks in a room and soon tendencies will surface and leech on... good or bad.

Ever worked with someone for a long period of time... then one day realized you say the same things? Just kind of... happened.

I read time and time again about how Hollywood is looking for fresh ideas...

I'm not sure this is the way to go.

Is this a spin-off of Amazon? Let's get as many heads in the mix as we can...

From what I've gathered it worked well for one particular flicker-show that came out not too long ago... all I will say is "A" and "Team."

Thanks for the vent... time to write.

Virtual round on me tonight... I need it! : )

If I was a studio exec I would be spending as much cash as possible in the development stage because it has been proven that people are addicted to a good story and not just special affects. If you can somehow combine the two, then you have the perfect storm( Avatar, Inception)

Interesting concept. Wasn't this attempted a couple of years ago by Warner Bros.?? That said, one quote bothered me:
"There will be a running exchange and conversation going on about the projects, led by Karen and with me (Ron Howard) pitching in."

Who gets the credit? Does the WGA Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA) cover this situation?

Thinking out loud.

The writers will be paid a salary? To do exactly what they want to? OMG I want in. And there will be a rapt audience waiting to read their shiny baubles (with the means to make pretty things from them)? And there will be folks working alongside who share the same passion and might well help you and your work get sharper? Heaven. Heaven, heaven, heaven.

That fine print would have to be pretty darn awful for me not to run through this door were the opportunity to arise.

I've worked salaried and freelance, there is a huge difference. No matter how busy I was freelancing (and I never lacked for work, or even had to look for it (damn lucky), and scheduled work months ahead (at least until the economic crunch started eating my clients)), I never lost that core of anxiety, what if the flow stopped, will there be the money down the road to pay the rent/mortgage. Salary is good, for those who rely on it for means to live. Lets you focus on what's important. Like telling good stories.