Greg M,

Not in a union and not as uniformed as you might think. I guess I'd put my position this way; the writers have my support but not my sympathy. I think they should be paid for their work. But, there is a very real possibility that this strike will kill not only the WGA but scripted TV for the very long term.

If, as seems at least possible, the studios and networks discover that the reality shows and news/exploitation shows they'll fall back on now can make bigger profits for them than the expensive scripted shows on strike...

The writers keep saying this is about the future. I agree with them. I jusy worry that instead of making a brighter (read "profitable") future sor (I say again) SOME of its members, the union may instead be creating a bleaker, duller future (on TV at least) for us all.

And also, I'm not a studio shill. Are you a writer's?

Both sides are acting selfishly. SIT DOWN AND TALK!

Twnety years ago the studios and networks weren't in the position they're in today. Chearper reality shows may not attract the numbers of a sciprted hit, but the low cost means they don't have to. The studios, greedy and selfish as they are, have all the power here.

And finally, don't you think, Greg M., that to a single mom (an example only) working two jobs and still not making enough money for child care and food on the table, the sight of Tina Fey and Juila L. Dreyfuss demanding more money might seem a TAD greedy?

- from TheNewYorkerObserver

I still can't believe that those in a union think the public will keep buying the line about "we just want what we deserve". Don't we all. Only 7% of the nation is in a union....it's a dying entity.

Hey, WGA!...1920 called, they want their business model back.

- from http://allyourtv.com/writersstrike/

In a brief column published on The Huffington Post, actress Jamie Lee Curtis argues that striking writers need better slogans for their pickets.

I am for the writers. They are the starting point for any movie or TV project so without a writer, there is no content. My beef is that the slogans that they are chanting are so poorly written.

"What do we want?… INTERNET!… When do we want it?… NOW!"

That's the best these writers can come up with?

- from Wikipedia

The Definition of New Media

Perhaps the most critical issue for the negotiations is that of "New Media", which includes Internet downloads, IPTV, streaming, smart phone programming, straight-to-Internet content, and other "on-demand" online distribution methods, along with video on demand on cable and satellite television.