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There was an article in the Post the other day about the looming Hollywood writer’s strike. The article’s author basically spends twelve paragraphs explaining why she thinks it’s great TV writers are going on strike, since all they write is trite garbage anyway.
Um, hello…you write for the New York Post! Talk about trite, your paper’s an over glorified newsstand tabloid that tries to pass off as a newspaper. And on top of that, how can you degrade these writers for wanting to get a bigger piece of the entertainment pie? How do you justify “let them strike, their product is crap anyway” as a serious response to the livelihood of individuals?
The author argues that these writer’s already make thousands per episode, and thus are greedy. Does she take into account how much the networks make from these shows? How is it right to sit and argue that Hollywood writers don’t deserve to make more money because they already make more money then most people in other fields? Guess what, different jobs pay different amounts! Miss newspaper writer probably makes twice what I make, should she not be allowed to ask for a raise because of me? Heck, I’m sure I make more money then tons of people across the country, should I ask for a pay decrease? Just to be fair?
The writer’s want a higher percentage of “new media,” like downloads and DVD sales, the things that were never taken into account in the past. Things that the studios are making millions (if not billions) on. The writers deserve their piece of the pie. They are an important part of the process and should be compensated as such. And while I won’t disagree that a lot of the films and TV shows that have come out recently aren’t the greatest in quality, I don’t blame the writer’s per se. The networks could easily get different writers if they don’t like what they are seeing. Viewers could tune out and find better ways to use their time. Cancel the shows, sure, but don’t deny that as long as the show is on and bringing in money, everyone involved in the show deserves to see a part of that cash.
Um, hello…you write for the New York Post! Talk about trite, your paper’s an over glorified newsstand tabloid that tries to pass off as a newspaper. And on top of that, how can you degrade these writers for wanting to get a bigger piece of the entertainment pie? How do you justify “let them strike, their product is crap anyway” as a serious response to the livelihood of individuals?
The author argues that these writer’s already make thousands per episode, and thus are greedy. Does she take into account how much the networks make from these shows? How is it right to sit and argue that Hollywood writers don’t deserve to make more money because they already make more money then most people in other fields? Guess what, different jobs pay different amounts! Miss newspaper writer probably makes twice what I make, should she not be allowed to ask for a raise because of me? Heck, I’m sure I make more money then tons of people across the country, should I ask for a pay decrease? Just to be fair?
The writer’s want a higher percentage of “new media,” like downloads and DVD sales, the things that were never taken into account in the past. Things that the studios are making millions (if not billions) on. The writers deserve their piece of the pie. They are an important part of the process and should be compensated as such. And while I won’t disagree that a lot of the films and TV shows that have come out recently aren’t the greatest in quality, I don’t blame the writer’s per se. The networks could easily get different writers if they don’t like what they are seeing. Viewers could tune out and find better ways to use their time. Cancel the shows, sure, but don’t deny that as long as the show is on and bringing in money, everyone involved in the show deserves to see a part of that cash.
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