Comments on: ‘The WGA is confident we are close to a deal’

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By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:40:33 +0000

one can argue that the writers are coming off as a little spoiled because they’re not showing up for work in order to augment their relatively comfortable salaries. but in reality i think it’s the corporate suits who have caused this work stoppage and have jeopardized the future of our favorite scripted shows. by sacrificing what to them is peanuts compared to what the writers make now, the suits could easily avert this strike–but they’d rather buckle down and feed us reality t.v. swill, which might not make nearly as much but will still keep them fat and happy, while the comparatively poor writers miss their car payments and mortgage payments in defense of a noble principle–the collective strike–which has been exercised for decades and has made workplaces around the world far more fair and equitable. the writers may not be “poor” by global standards but they are paupers compared to the corporate suits. i think we all need to keep that in perspective.

By: Therealist

Therealist — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:54:01 +0000

Thanks for your support of my second point Patrick. I agree it requires a skill that not everyone can do. I was merely instigating that they should get over themselves and that things could be a lot worse. Many others just like them have more difficult struggles. Given that I work in the industry as well (film/video editor) I understand the need to step away from day jobs and chase desire as I do it everyday but I do not think for a second that I could not be replaced. It makes me grateful for every job opportunity I recieve that allows me to feed my desire even if it is something I may not like. As long as I am not working for free nor treated like a slave I am happy. Fortune can be nothing more than loving what you do and just like the words NEED and WANT have become synonymous in modern society FORTUNE and WEALTH have the same misguided philosophy to them. With musicians struggling amongst other artists these writers come off as a little spoiled.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:50:18 +0000

PS- I will second Therealist point about the benefit we could all find from taking a breather from mass media and thinking about what we can do to improve our quality of life. While I do not find the prospect of a unified North America (al la the Amero) either realistic or especially threatening, I do agree that we could benefit from taking this opportunity to step away from the noise of our media in order to find new things about which to be passionate. This is not to belittle film or television, I love both, but some perspective is always a good thing.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:39:58 +0000

Therealsit, your point is well taken, but I think it falls under the weight of its central premise, namely that anyone can write a film or television show. It is undeniable that just about anyone (with a strong work ethic) can be a sales professional. The fact that you apparently find the content of popular shows to be vapid does not lead to the conclusion that anyone can write it. Writing, like all artistic endeavors, seems to be a lot easier than it is. A writers skill is not acquired out of the ether, it is developed. Furthermore, few writers come to the industry with their “networks” in place. They leave their day jobs and take a chance on their desire. Finally, a big box employee is but one (fairly easily replaced) cog in a production and distribution machine. Though writers are a part of larger industry, they represent a much bigger piece of the line of production than a stock boy, or a line worker, or a desk jockey.

By: Therealist

Therealist — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:29:59 +0000

One other thing that I would like to add is maybe this is good for the population to recognize their dependence on media. We all may lead more fulfilling lives outside of our homes if this strike continues. Less distractions and hey, maybe even a revolution against real problems out there like health care, equality of pay, the huge defecit that the U.S. has (which by the way it requires reading to really find out how bad it is that is not written by hollywood writers), a cleaner planet, education, polarity of wealth, obesity and the welfare of our children. This shows how much media defines and controls our lives. The concept of the Amero (look it up while you are not watching new t.v.)is a bigger threat than this.

By: Therealist

Therealist — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:11:52 +0000

I work in the industry and after reading all of these comments, I am baffled. The ‘wanting your fair share’ claim IS the same as a wallmart employee complaining that the execs make way more money than them. Given the opportunity, the average joe probably COULD write better things than what’s out there. We ALL are replaceable. The writer’s market is no different. The unfortunate reality is that faces sell films/tv more than writing. Just like atheletes sell sports more than coaching. Due to a lack of ‘Hollywood Human Resources’ the need for a strike is unfortunately necessary but please don’t say both sides are not greedy because I am sure that a wallmart worker would love the opportunity to write for a show and could do it. They just are not in the right networks to do it. Hell a poor child in Africa could write better stuff than what’s out there and it would actually mean something. The fact that writers are ‘Employees’ means a need to compromise and have humility.

By: Mary Beth

Mary Beth — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:04:59 +0000

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