Strike reality check

Well I am glad we agree that there are multiple parties to be blamed. And make no mistake, I realize, and I believe their are a handful but not nearly enough, people who realize people like you are in a tough position because you are getting screwed. Your jobs are at risk as well and that I can understand, the frustration that you may have. As to the last part, I too would work for less doing something I love over the opposite. But that does not mean you cant do what you love and fight for more money, if it is so deserved, which whatever you or I think, the writers believe they have a right to. Glad we could come to an understanding.

Thanks. I agree it is not just the writers. The studios are the greediest of them all not to mention the WGA. It is just that no one notices that the people who have nothing to do with the stike are the ones unemployed for the holidays. The crews and hundreds of others who work the hardest are the ones getting screwed the most. And finally, I know you disagree, but I would rather work a job I love for peanuts than a job I hate for 7 figures. Peace.

Thanks. I agree it is not just the writers. The studios are the greediest of them all not to mention the WGA. It is just that no one notices that the people who have nothing to do with the stike are the ones unemployed for the holidays. The crews and hundreds of others who work the hardest are the ones getting screwed the most. And finally, I know you disagree, but I would rather work a job I love for peanuts than a job I hate for 7 figures. Peace.

Ok, perhaps I raced to judgment too quickly. The problem is there are plenty of people who dont work in Hollywood and bitch and moan about some of these things. And so for that I apologize, but I still dont think you can blame the writers for most of shit that is happening. You say you are about to lose your job because of the strike and that sucks, but still, the studio big wigs make more money than most writers, so perhaps their greed to buy their cars and houses should be questioned as well. So no, I dont work in Hollywood, but I can still inform myself as much as possible, and make some opinions. Mine is that I dont think the writers need to be getting the most of the blame over the studios.

But the biggest problem I had with your comment was that if people are happy doing their job, they should just live with it. That, to me, doesnt seem reasonable, because they may be happy but not getting a deal they feel is fair. It is their right to strike, and that is what they chose. And assuming the actors or directors contract ended first, they would be the ones striking and the situation would be the same. Either way, studios are banking money and the creative forces of these shows and movies want their fair cut, no matter how much they like their job. I could love cleaning shit out of toilets, but if I was not making the money I felt I deserved, and this feeling was shared with my shit cleaning enthusiast co-workers, I would make a call for more money, even if that meant striking. So I dont want to fight about it, but just point out that I disagree on some points, if that works.

Like ANY job there are those who succeed and plan accordingly, or maybe just come from money, and can afford the expensive houses and other luxuries. Then there are those who strive to make ends meet, which is more and more common in today's economy. I find it interesting that no one seems to complain about the $20 million plus a picture some actors get for a few weeks work, or the insane amount spent on CGI/digital effects charged by the SFX crew, but some writers want to make more bank a year and people get pissed off? Seriously? Are people that stupid? Every person involved in a movie plays their part and are all critical, but it should go without saying that without writers you cannot make a movie. How would you make a film without a story/script to shoot from? I'm not saying they should make millions per script, but yes they deserve more than what they get. I can't believe the amount of sheer ignorance I just read on here, not from all of you, but enough of you. If I offended you, oh well.

Fuzzyfoot - Okay, my comment wasnt supposed to sound overly angry or anything, but just that your comment didnt make any sense. These writers Im sure are happy, but they still live paycheck to paycheck but are doing something they love. They are striking to protect the work they do, so they are now complaining about the studios greed and not their situation. You watch their shows and movies, they deserve some money for that, even if they can enjoy the work they do and youre still looking.

MichaelAlan - I dont think you have a fucking clue what writers spend their money on. Dont assume they spend it on cars and extra homes, because despite your completely made up statistic, they do not make more money than 90% of the country. Dont confuse actors and directors with writers. And who cares if they are happy? They still need to make a living, because being happy with your job doesnt pay the bills.

So my point was simply that we should bitch and degrade these writers who we do not know. Bullying through some internet site is a futile sad attempt, not that you two necessarily are, but a little.

Why the hell do so many people have to get on the writers back and bitch so much, as if they had any clue what these writers lives are like. Just because some paper, blog, or video said it, doesnt make it true for all 12000 or so members of the WGA.

Fuck, they want some more money to make their lives a little easier, and you complain that they are complaining. Sure, wanting a new deal that rewards them for their work is stupid. Let the studios who approve programming and give them a station to air it on all the money, and let the creative base get jack shit. It doesnt make sense, and striking is an effective way to get it, but as a result money quits pouring in. Now writers and crewmen and women are out of work until the studios decide to accept that internet is a tool many people use for media and it does make money.

And silverload, sure the writers strike is no genocide or pointless war in the middle east, but it does effect real people with real problems who dont make more money than most people. And I dont think the writers made this video, so they arent making it a sympathetic doc, but the film maker might.

Fuzzyfoot, well, I'll just sigh and shake my head. its sad really.