Loading ...I never mention the Oscars or the Golden Globes on the Shattered Prayer except in passing. I know that as a gay man I am honor bound to mention these self-congratulatory awards shows, so I am going to do so.
In passing.
As you know, the Hollywood writer’s strike sidelined the Globes for the first time in history. The award show that was second to the Oscars, the awards show that was brave enough to honor Pia Zadora, the awards show that really shouldn’t be as popular as it is, was (virtually) canceled. I know, I know. You are thinking, “That’s terrible, but how is that writer’s strike affecting me?”
Well, this is what I read in an article about the strike. I was deeply affected in an extremely negative way.
I was appalled.
In an article about the firing of several production companies’ writing staffs, I read the following sentence:
“Studios typically pay $500,000 to $2 million a year per writer for them and their staffs to develop new show concepts.”
Um. . . I think that the writer’s strike has apparently hit the newspapers, too. I smell a scab writer behind that prose. Or at least I hope I do.
Oh well — newsprint is a dieing medium anyway.
By the way, it was nice to see Tina Fey get a Golden Globe. “30 Rock” is an amazingly funny show.
Now if they can only get this whole kafuffle fixed before the Oscars.
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For gods’ sakes, pay those damned writers what they deserve and let’s get on with entertaining ME!