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As the daughter of a teamster shop steward, and a failed labor organizer for a job from a long time ago, I will stand by the writer's for as long as they need to strike to get a decent piece of the pie.
Thank you Mr. Gordon for your well written article on how the writer's strike is a very necessary part of today's entertainment industry. Without the writers, Eva Longoria may look pretty, but she wouldn't have a word to say and how long will the audience for _Desperate Housewives_ be willing to tune in to watch her change costumes?
Without the words none of our favorite shows would exist and even if you think a particular show is stupid, someone has to fill the 30 to 60 minutes of viewing time for the people who like that selfsame show.
Think they're jobs are easy? Try coming up with 22 or 44 minutes of dialogue week after week yourself and see if you could do it. It may not be brain surgery, but in many ways it is probably one of the most difficult jobs you can name and the people who do it barely get noticed. Hell, even if a writer turns in the perfect script, some tweaked out star, director or viewer thinks they can do it better.
Stay tough, Mr. Gordon, many of us little people are with you.
