“They Wrong. We Write”

On November 4^th, 2007, more than 12,000 screenwriters decided to go to war, battling evil producers gruesomely for- what else- money. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike has created mayhem in Hollywood, threatening an excessive outpour of reruns and a significant surge in trashy reality TV shows. As much as we all fear this development, Hollywood’s writers certainly have a point. Also, with the support of celebrities such as Ben Stiller and Alicia Keys, it is difficult to disagree with their cause. The internet is a profitable and ever-developing investment for the film and TV industry. The writers of these shows definitely deserve a larger portion of the earnings made from the internet. Until the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) agrees to negotiate the distribution of profits with the WGA, no headway will be made, and the public will continue to be subjected to reruns and sleazy reality rubbish. These two groups’ refusal to cooperate also threatens the cancellation of the Academy Awards ceremony. How is the American public supposed to go without this annual dose of cheesy celebrity witticisms and Joan Rivers’ fashion critiques? Unacceptable! A compromise must be reached if there is to be any advancement in the film and TV industry.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/26/business/media/26strike.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6498384.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike