Team Writers!!!!

I love writers. Especially because I'm such a terrible one myself. People who write well, and write funny, and write smart- I love it.

And I love TV. Where's there's a lot of funny and smart (and a lot of not so much, but whatever).

So I'm fascinated by the writer's strike. I mean, sure some hollywood writers make a lot of money. But I'm sure some are struggling writers, who just like to write.

SO GIVE THEM SOME MONEY, BEEYOTCHES.

Seriously, they're just asking for some of the gajillion dollars the studios will probably make from tv on the internets. And as someone who watches a lot of TV on on the internets, I know they're making money off it, cause I watch about a hundred commercials per show. And I can't fast forward through them.

They're not asking for more money from tv on dvd or movie dvds (which they deserve!) and they're not asking for anyone's firstborn child. Just some of what they should get. And it's not like the studios don't make a bajillion dollars, and producers don't make millions of dollars.

As they said on snl:
"Working writers on average earn over $200,000 a year. So you can see why we have a problem when they cry poverty and go on strike." "Well how much does the average studio head make a year?" "Barely $20 million dollars. More if you get fired."
"Do you know how much it costs to manufacture a DVD? Sixty cents! You know how much we charge? $29. The writers now want a bigger piece of the profit. What profit?!"

I guess I'm all about taking money away from the super freakin' rich and giving it to the semi rich.

I'm totally into this, because I love TV and movies so much. And because I'm pretty down with unions (but not always. sometimes unions suck.) Also, this whole strike thing is awesome. Picket lines! Bad chants! Actors walking the line in solidarity! Showrunners not showing up! What if you're an actor/writer? What if you're a writer/producer?

So I guess you just have to ask yourself- What Would Tina Fey do?

Tina Fey would strike.