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.

[Mad Dawgg]

Hmmm, I wonder if all those "little people" not getting to work will harm the plight of those poor "underpaid" writers?

Or do you think they will embrace Solidarity?

Writers going on strike makes about as much sense to me as pro baseball players going on strike.

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

[Allegra]

Does it make me a bad person if I'm sort of....enjoying this?

[AU72]

No bad skanky actresses in bad dresses.

[frogjerk]

The real question is what volume of Greenhouse Gases will not be produced by the cancellation of this worthless event?

The Golden Globes award show being canceled by Hollywood might just be the tipping point to sent us all into the next ICE AGE!

[ConorMacNessa]

[Red Badger]

I’m almost in tears........perhaps I could run for President......or Louisiana governor......

[Theresawithanh]

If enjoying this makes you a bad person, it makes me one, too! I’m lovin’ it!

[frogjerk]

Does it make me a bad person if I'm sort of....enjoying this?

Not in the least. Canceling a Hollywood Meat Parade is a good thing.

[bill1952]

A lot of the parties are being canceled and they can run up to $200,000 each

Oh freaking WOW!

We had all best buy gold and stock groceries; the economy is going to crash!

please stay out until ..... well, forever.

[Mad Dawgg]

"Does it make me a bad person if I'm sort of....enjoying this?"

If it does then we will branded with the same iron!

I believe the term is schadenfreude!

[pepsionice]

Did anyone really watch this Golden Globe stuff anyway? I sat there and thought back for 30 years...I’ve never watched a single one. I can’t think of a reason why I’d watch it. I’d rather watch a repeat of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea...than watch the Golden Globe.

[P8riot]

WaaaaaaaaaaaaH!

[rockabyebaby]

Couldn’t have happened to a nicer bunch......I can’t contain my enjoyment at this..........

[Rb ver. 2.0]

“No bad skanky actresses in bad dresses.”

Or actors.

[dead]

This is as tragic as Hurricane Katrina and the Indian Ocean tsunami, only even more devastating.

[Spktyr]

VTTBOTS had better looking women.

[Badeye]

‘Does it make me a bad person if I’m sort of....enjoying this?’

No, it just means you and I were probably seperated at birth....(chuckle)

The only Golden Globes I have interest in are those on young ‘healthy’ women with a tan.

[Mad Dawgg]

"Couldn’t have happened to a nicer bunch......I can’t contain my enjoyment at this.........."

Maybe we will get a twofer and they will cancel the Oscars also!

[Bosco]

1) I had a Seascape submarine when I was a kid.

2) Ain't Union Labor the greatest?

If you want America to Work Less, Just Say "Union, Yes!"

[Rb ver. 2.0]

When it doesn’t snow here the grocery stores lose money on bread and milk sales but I haven’t heard them whining about it .