Hollywood's Writers' Strike

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Bornieo: Fully Loaded

I dunno. Anybody see tv shows now-a-days? They have writers????

I believe there are some very good writers on TV today, both on episodic TV as well as late night (Leno, Letterman, etc.)

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Keep up with the news, folks.

Where's the fun in that?

Seriously though, this is one of the rare times I support a union. Normally, I am not a big fan of them, but this time, they are right.

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

And yes, Mark, there are some damn fine writers on TV right now.

OK, so you beat me to it.

[Alex]

We're in a golden age of television dramas (and have been for half a decade).

I'm generally anti-union and that holds for the WGA as well. But since that is the form everybody involved has settled on things like this are the inevitable result. It's a marketplace. There isn't really any "fair" except for when the producers fail to meet their contractually obligated payments (which is common).

To the extent my sympathies matter they lean towards the writers (pretty much everybody I know actively in the industry is on the writing end of things). Sucky or good they'll eventually reach a settlement and if both sides agree then it is "fair." I'm not dramatically impacted however it goes.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I believe there are some very good writers on TV today, both on episodic TV as well as late night (Leno, Letterman, etc.)

seriously though, this is one of the rare times I support a union. Normally, I am not a big fan of them, but this time, they are right.

OK, so you beat me to it.

Seeing that 90% seems to be reality show, there is a very small percentage, but I've yet to see it. I guess that whole "Cavemen" thing really killed my desire to watch tv anymore. Everytime I turn on the tube its "Kidnap your favorite 5th Grader" or "The Bachlor."

That aside - I agree the writers deserve so much more than they get. Its sad and unfair and I hope they succed.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Bornieo: Fully Loaded

Seeing that 90% seems to be reality show, there is a very small percentage, but I've yet to see it. I guess that whole "Cavemen" thing really killed my desire to watch TV anymore. Every time I turn on the tube its "Kidnap your favorite 5th Grader" or "The Bachelor."

Might I suggest either (sticking to non-pay channels - there are a lot of good shows on HBO & Showtime) House or Bones (which both happen to be on Fox). Also, Gray's Anatomy has picked back up this year (it got a little off-kilter last year).

Another fun show is Meerkat Manor on Animal Planet (OK: this isn't a writing showcase, but it is a good show to watch).

I will leave it with these suggestions: I am sure others will throw in their choices as well.

(And why does Firefox not recognize "Meerkat" and suggest "Ekaterina"???)