November 6, 2007

• For the longest time when it comes to movies and tv shows, people usually talk about the actors, actresses, the directors, and ofcourse the stories. However in regards to the stories, most people forget that someone had to write them. Most people usually don't give that much credit to the writers of movies and tv shows, and even if they did it is no where in the same league as they would the actors, actresses, and directors. I find this kinda sad because if it wasn't for the writers, there would be no ground for movies and tv shows to start with in the first place. Writers have always been given the shaft when it comes to respect from people, and with recent events, I completely support the Writers Guild of America's decision to go on strike against the producers and studios of the movies and tv shows. They simply deserve their fair cut in home video and internet sales, from products that they practically gave birth to.

  The ugly head of people still not giving writers the respect they deserve is still in full force however. There are many people besides the studios and producers that are actually very very upset with this strike. "Why are they asking for more money, are they that greedy?" "This is just simple extortion through and through." "The entertainment industry is already at a freefall, they are just hurting themselves with the strike." Those are just a couple of quotes from disgruntled people about the strike. First off, considering how important writers are to movies and tv shows, they are simply not getting paid as well as they should. Secondly, the entertainment industry is far from being on a free fall to ruins, so it's not like a little more money tossed at the writers will really hurt the producers / studios. The ones who are the most upset seems to be people who are just frustrated that their tv programming is going to get interrupted. I mean seriously, are they that addicted to the tv?

  Unfortunately the real people who are suffering from the strike are the regular folks behind the scenes. The crew men, the construction people, the truckers, the caterers, the make up teams, etc... who rely on Hollywood to make their living. In fact, Los Angeles' economy itself relies on Hollywood, so it's no surprise that the government is getting involved in this.

  The last strike back in 1988 lasted about five months, which is really a long time. Most of our tv programming will be interrupted by January or February, not to mention the unknown fate of the still upcoming mid-season replacements. All the night talk shows that are WGA related are already on reruns, which pretty much took away one option for the studios to do promotions from their upcoming movie or tv projects. Most of the movie scripts that were already bought prior to the strike, will help supply some films until at least the beginning of 2009, so that'll be the last of the bunch. There is no saying how long this strike is going to last, so people are just going to have to find their entertainment elsewhere from home videos, video games, the internet, or they could just step out of their house and enjoy what life can bring.

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