CAST: William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman
CREATIVE TEAM: George Hickenlooper, Alan Sereboff, Kamala Lopez, Jill Kushner
MUSIC: Anthony Marinelli
TECHNICAL TEAM: Joel Marshall, Justin Shumaker, Clint Bennett
This is the eighth of the Writers Guild Of America member-conceived Internet videos for Project "Speechless" featuring A-list Screen Actors Guild talent. They are being hosted exclusively by DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com over Thanksgiving Weekend. For the first time in the TV and movie industry, high-profile SAG actors are together taking their talents directly and exclusively to the Internet, the very medium which is at the center of the current WGA labor strike against the Alliance Of Motion Picture & Television Producers. The project, conceived by director/writer George Hickenlooper and writer Alan Sereboff, will be releasing three videos here in the morning, afternoon and evening throughout this weekend. See them all!
(Mac users, the problems with Safari have been fixed.)
[In the interest of fairness and objectivity, I would be pleased to also debut a similar campaign conceived by members of AMPTP. But, as a journalist with a journalism outlet, I couldn't pass up any opportunity to have an exclusive.]
And it took five people to come up with this….why?
Comment by D.B. — November 24, 2007 @ 12:23 pm
Why do all of these videos feel like high-profile PR for the actors involved while “saying” or doing very little to further the cause of our WGA? Why does it seem that even while walking the picket lines some are in full hair and make-up, even brandishing tee-shirts with show logos in what feels like self-serving publicity? Why are these bugging me?!?! Maybe I’m just too dang cynical…
Comment by actorperson — November 24, 2007 @ 12:23 pm
I wonder if they licensed the tune they’re whistling for this one or just used it?
Comment by mike — November 24, 2007 @ 2:29 pm
It’s great to see all this BIG celebs and actors supporting the writers!
This video makes me love and respect Felicity and Bill even more! What a great, loving couple <3
Comment by Andrea — November 24, 2007 @ 5:17 pm
Its great to see big name actors supporting the writers but these ads just seem counter-productive.
they remind me of those lame film student coke ads at the beginning of movies. probably not the message intended
Comment by Anonymous — November 24, 2007 @ 6:28 pm
Oh my god, it is Filliam H. Muffman, the single most successful Hollywood power couple ever.
Comment by Fan — November 24, 2007 @ 11:01 pm
When Mel Blanc died, Warner Bros did a print ad of all their cartoon characters gathered around a mic on a stand. The caption was one word: Speechless. Now that was cool. By comparison, this “Speechless” campaign is okay.
Comment by Dago T — November 25, 2007 @ 4:20 am
“I wonder if they licensed the tune they’re whistling for this one or just used it?”
Copyright expired 1973. Find something else to criticize , AMPTP/Variety plant.
Comment by To Mike — November 25, 2007 @ 5:33 am
I heart Felicity. And William. But these ads are getting mighty repetitive fast. How many other actors are doing this? And how many will look just like the last one?
Comment by Sherilyn — November 25, 2007 @ 6:03 am
“But these ads are getting mighty repetitive fast. How many other actors are doing this? And how many will look just like the last one?”Comment by Sherilyn
Maybe that’s the point… they got no one to write.
Comment by Bob — November 25, 2007 @ 9:35 am
Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate what these actors are trying to do for the WGA, but the whole point of this “Speechless” campaign is that without writers, the work sucks. Honestly, these things live up to the expectation all too well to actually bother watching.
Comment by Yeah, I know — November 25, 2007 @ 11:53 am
“Copyright expired 1973. Find something else to criticize , AMPTP/Variety plant.”
Don’t be a jackass. I have been supporting this strike since day one, I just want to make sure they are dotting their I’s and crossing their T’s, not making any mistakes that could leave them open for criticism.
It’s a perfectly legitimate question, and while I’m glad you answered it, there’s no reason for you to be a paranoid cretin about it.
Comment by mike — November 26, 2007 @ 8:05 am