The level of discussion here seems to be slipping below the waves. The producers and conglomerates are the rich guys any way you calculate it. The writers only have what they have now only because of the union. The industry conglomerates need to let go of a small portion of the megabucks they're planning to hoard when it comes to web distribution . Here's the fact: These writers are the golden geese who lay the golden eggs that enrich the studios' corporate coffers. (And enrich our lives with their unique ideas.) It's the ultimate stupidity to kill and eat golden geese!
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Striking Out
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In theory, what people think of the strike should have no effect on the writers. But in practice a strike wreaks psychological havoc on those participating in it. They have to risk financial ruin in the hope that their demands will be quickly granted. They have to maintain their resolve even as conditions grow bleaker. After nine weeks of going without pay, as past-due notices start to pile up and bill collectors start calling, one of the things that would keep the writers sane is the knowledge that public sentiment is with them. But the WGA's shotgun strategy is going to quickly dry up whatever support it has left. The Academy of Motion Picture and Television Producers, meanwhile, is probably thinking, "We couldn't have written it better."
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