I’m sure most of you have heard that many of the screenwriter’s are on strike. Some of you may have been wondering if I have been on strike since it has been awhile since my last blog posting. I’ve been busy with other internet ventures…good times! Back to the issue at hand. For many Americans, this is a crushing blow to their daily intake of news from late night talk shows. Surprisingly, many people actually do rely on Jay Leno to tell them what is going on in the world and also whom to vote for in the next election.
A few things come to my mind when I think about this. First, I’ve never really thought in depth about the things that Americans take for granted, but I think this is one of them. Being that we are a nation of freedom, we enjoy our freedoms liberally. Television, sports, plays, etc. We love to be entertained with mostly mindless junk. Don’t get me wrong, I like to watch T.V. just as much as the next guy, but have we taken it too far? We spend billions per year on entertainment related stuff. I have no doubt that this writer’s strike will have some impact on the economy simply due to the sheer amount of cash we lay out. There is something wrong here. Personally speaking, our cable company just announced a rate hike. They also announced that there will be less channels for that amount. Seems like a great deal. I’m cancelling it along with my 50 dollar a month internet.
I guess there really isn’t a number two. Or three. They shouldn’t hire me to write for T.V. Although, i am sure there are scads of students and aspiring writers out there that would jump at the chance to write for T.V. We could also outsource all of the late night T.V. writing to Bollywood. They will gladly work for a dollar or two a word. And, they actually have some very good cinema. Hollywood studio people, do you hear me? Outsource. it isn’t much different than a call center (someone had to write their scripts, too!).
That is all. Oh yeah, I would work for a dollar or two a word as well. I guess we will have to buy DVD on TV or download old stuff from Amazon.