Thursday, November 08, 2007

The Writers' Strike - All You Need To Know

Don't let anyone fool you - the issues on the current strike by the Writers Guild of America are simple. When the studios get paid, the writers get paid. That's it.

The production companies and studios are so clever at figuring out ways to prevent hard-working scribes from getting their share of the action, that it would seem cheaper to just give the writers what they want, rather than paying legions of lawyers to find out ways to avoid doing so.

But for the quickest, funniest breakdown of what's going on, there is no better source than the talented team at "The Office," where the writers are actors, and vice versa.

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