So, I have a new thang: following this WGA strike. I'm too lazy to post links to relevant sites, like other legitimate bloggers. You'll have to get your Google on to find out more about it. It sounds like the writers are tired of only making 4 cents from every DVD sold with their byline on it, and even more tired of getting absolutely no royalties at all from their shows running on the internet, iTunes, or other alternative media. They say that, if they don't stand up for their fair share now, they will never be fairly compensated for the creative work that they do.
Now, I'm a Republican, and I appreciate the business that the studios are in - large investments, large risks - and I love me my entertainment escapes, but this sounds a little too much like a girl working really hard every night and her pimp is taking all of her money when she is doing all of the work. Just sayin'.
I'm all for this strike. I'm a firm believer that you have to stand for what's right and true, no matter how hard the wind is blowing in your face. No matter what nasty punches the other side pulls. Sometimes you have to draw the line and stand on your side of it and say, "I do this for those who would come after me." Lock arms with those next to you, carry large signs with the truth for all to see, and commit that it will not be over until there is a just resolution.
And that's why I support the WGA strike.
2 comments:
perhaps this an open door in disguise... now i can get my "write on" and get the exposeure i need. sure, i will be labeled a "scab" - but i can't despise small beginnings. i mean, i've got these ideas that are so like revolutionary - the daily show needs me!
HA HA HA (sigh - i need help)
If anyone can rationalize it and come up smelling like a rose, it is you. "All things to all people."
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