November 5, 2007
Guild Strike
Meh.
Hollywood writers on both coasts are now pounding the pavement instead of their keyboards.About 40 people hoisted signs and applauded, as picketing by striking TV and movie writers began Monday morning at the CBS lot in Studio City.
One writer said he's as ready as he can be for a strike -- but that with the cost of living in Los Angeles, "your bank account can never really be ready for this." Across town at the Paramount Pictures lot, about 50 strikers carried signs, as passing drivers honked their horns.
I wasn't going to even think about this, but I saw a video on the news tonight that showed a picket line.
What were they chanting?
"What do we want? _________. When do we want it? Now!"
How intolerably lame.
No wonder we get such feature films from Hollywood as Spiderman 3, Police Academy 27 and 10,000 reality shows.
The writers are completely unoriginal.
Bums.
Television Posted by AlexC at November 5, 2007 11:15 PM
What was the blank? Free Sushi? Sugar Free Latte Syrup? They're a pretty hard group to feel sorry for.
OTOH, I'm as big a fan of Schumpeter as you'll find 'round these parts, but in the transition to new media and new distribution, the gales are blowing hard. It's perfectly fair for creators to do what they need to ensure their property rights will be respected. I'm sympathetic to artists who want to get paid, I was one of 'dem once.
I'd also question whether the writers are the cause of poor quality -- they don't really get to choose what's green-lighted.
Workers of the world unite! (Your point holds, by the way, we have every right to expect better chants from soi disant professionals!)
Posted by: jk at November 6, 2007 10:59 AMHey now, I loved Spiderman 3!
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