Hollywood
Here's the part of Ridley's argument that really confuses me: He doesn't mention that the studios want to cut our pay. That's kind of a big issue to overlook. When describing a labor dispute.
As an actor who has worked in film and television since 1980, I have always been pretty clear about the fact that we are nowhere without the writers in our industry.
Should the strike happen -- the first writers strike in 18 years -- the writers will ultimately lose and lose badly. They (we) are going into battle wearing yesterday's armor.
The Writers Guild's current contract with the TV networks and movie studios expires at midnight on Halloween, a spooky moment of disharmonic convergence which has created industry-wide anxiety.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Is Hilary Swank squandering her Oscar glory?
There will always be people who think Studios Are Truly Evil About Everything. Then there are the rest, who are smart, sensible and fair, who know that life is complex.
Plenty of people, both famous and non-famous, do it... yet almost nobody fesses up. Why the zipped lips and fear of judgment, celebrities? You're not out there raping and pillaging!
Plan to see sleeker, taller, whip-thin-and-mean Prada-clad representations of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the next James Bond movie doing battle with the overtly sociopathic but still goddam sexy MI-6 super-agent.
Internet distribution is a Babel-like jumble of different price points, varying models of purchase, a lack of standard media formats and digital rights management snafus.