Writer's Strike
My husband and I were talking about the Golden Globes and all the hubbub it's generating because of the writer's strike. He made a comment about the lack of star power at the Golden Globes and how such award shows are for the entertainers. I made the comment that the award shows aren't for the stars, they're for us, and by not showing up they aren't hurting anyone's feelings but ours.
Hollywood needs to remember that they are not entertaining each other. They do not get paid millions of dollars to make a movie that will only be seen by their fellow actors. They make those movies for us, the general public. If these stars don't want to show their faces at the Golden Globes it isn't going to hurt Hollywood's feelings, it's going to hurt ours.
We buy the movie tickets, we subscribe to the Tivo, and we buy all the silly tabloids that keep celebrities in the public eye. We watch the late shows and we also watch the award shows. We watch these because we cannot be there ourselves. It gives us a mini-vacation from reality filled with glamor and hot, sexy people. We're the ones being snubbed and I don't like it one bit.
The writer's are striking, fine. But they need to remember they are in an industry that only thrives when it produces. Stay away long enough and you might find you have no job to go back to. It's kind of hard to write for a show that no one's watching, hmmmm?
I certainly hope this writer's strike will put Hollywood back where it belongs, in the shadows. We as a country pay way to much attention to the silly shit entertainers do. We put way too much into what they say. They are our entertainment and if they piss us off we should not hang around, we should simply find other ways to entertain ourselves. The industry has it in it's mind that it makes the world go round, but this is not true. We do not need TV shows. We do not need movies. These are luxuries, nothing more. And when a luxury becomes a problem, we usually drop it and move on.
So stars, stay home, please. Get used to it, because if this writer's strike continues and TV begins to suck we will FINALLY turn it off and start talking to each other. Kids will once again begin to play outside. Neighbors will become friendly again. Communities will start caring again. We'll start paying attention to real life, and when that happens the fantasy makers will have no one to sell to.
Hollywood needs to remember that they are not entertaining each other. They do not get paid millions of dollars to make a movie that will only be seen by their fellow actors. They make those movies for us, the general public. If these stars don't want to show their faces at the Golden Globes it isn't going to hurt Hollywood's feelings, it's going to hurt ours.
We buy the movie tickets, we subscribe to the Tivo, and we buy all the silly tabloids that keep celebrities in the public eye. We watch the late shows and we also watch the award shows. We watch these because we cannot be there ourselves. It gives us a mini-vacation from reality filled with glamor and hot, sexy people. We're the ones being snubbed and I don't like it one bit.
The writer's are striking, fine. But they need to remember they are in an industry that only thrives when it produces. Stay away long enough and you might find you have no job to go back to. It's kind of hard to write for a show that no one's watching, hmmmm?
I certainly hope this writer's strike will put Hollywood back where it belongs, in the shadows. We as a country pay way to much attention to the silly shit entertainers do. We put way too much into what they say. They are our entertainment and if they piss us off we should not hang around, we should simply find other ways to entertain ourselves. The industry has it in it's mind that it makes the world go round, but this is not true. We do not need TV shows. We do not need movies. These are luxuries, nothing more. And when a luxury becomes a problem, we usually drop it and move on.
So stars, stay home, please. Get used to it, because if this writer's strike continues and TV begins to suck we will FINALLY turn it off and start talking to each other. Kids will once again begin to play outside. Neighbors will become friendly again. Communities will start caring again. We'll start paying attention to real life, and when that happens the fantasy makers will have no one to sell to.
posted by Barbarian02003 | Tuesday, January 08, 2008
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