More thoughts on the strike

This article from the Washington Times reinforces something I said yesterday about the Writers Guild strike. The article itself talks about conservatives in Hollywood (I mean, they are backing Giuliani, but I'll take what I can get out of Hollywood). 24 producer Joel Sunrow made this remark:

"Hollywood's not being held hostage. ... I think [the studios] are going to break the Guild," he said, later remarking: "Millionaires on the picket line. ... They're not going to get a lot of empathy."

Somebody in Hollywood gets it. Writers are disposable. Writers are a dime a dozen. Virtually anybody can write most of the drivel that passes for entertainment these days. Sure, there are a few good shows (House, Numb3rs, Family Guy), but for every good show that goes on the air there are ten shows that are terrible. Machinists, skilled workers, technical workers aren't. And the writers may find all of this out the hard way...