Writers’ Strike…
I’ve been reading a lot and watching a lot of different things pertaining to the writers strike that is currently going on in Los Angeles and New York City…This is a story I plan on following extra closely…it’s a strike that is in the public eye more then a strike at a local factory might be. Americans love their entertainment, and this is an interesting turn of events to see what will happen if the writers aren’t willing to work.
In one podcast I was listening to, I heard that they will in fact hire non-union scab writers, who are willing to write under a false name or give no name at all. They are saying that the biggest entertainment that is being halted are soap operas, and I had heard that they are thinking about bringing in people close to the show, such as receptionists and camera crews to help with the writing, somebody who is more then just an avid fan…but they also have jobs working for the show as well.
I just read a short article pertaining to some of the other sitcoms that will then be forced to go into hiatus because of this writers strike.
I dont’ have the full details on what they are exactly demanding, one thing I heard is that they would like to be compensated for shows that are displayed on the internet…shows online are growing faster and faster, and more and more shows are being shown on iTunes, and shown directly on the stations website…it would make sense that they would get a piece of the pie when it comes to iTunes sales…
It’ll be interesting to see what will come of this, and quite frankly…we could all take a break from sitcoms, they just plaque our society….(that’s a whole different topic…)…and furthermore, I hope we don’t see a resurgence in reality TV either….
We’ll see