The Writers Guild of America strike against Hollywood film and television productions prompted the networks to show reruns and more of the so-called reality TV productions that undermine writers. Viewers should fear the onslaught of recycled and new trash.
Crews, actors, and associated business employees face layoffs just before the Christmas and Hannukah holidays.
But they are not the only ones threatened by the effects of the strike.
I estimate that in Hollywood today there are six thousand characters in search of an author. What will happen to Ugly Betty?
Whose murder will CSI solve?
As a writer myself, I sympathize with the Writers Guild strikers. But please consider the innocent and not-so-innocent CSI characters amongst others.
(About the author: Richard Cooper is an export/import manager and freelance writer. His other humor pieces on Groundreport.com are "America Fanged: The Vampire In Contemporary American Society" and "NY Governor Spitzer Now Playing Peter O’Toole In Choppergate").
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