Editorial: Writers strike is war
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We get the impression, in this third month of the Hollywood writers strike, that morale on the picket lines and in the coffee shops isn’t so hot. That’s odd, given how strong the writers are looking right now.
With the downfall of the Golden Globe Awards, the Writers Guild of America has drawn blood. Now is not the time to go wobbly. If the writers want to win, they need to understand the grim logic of their situation. Good public relations are fine, as are pious press releases, shows of support from the Screen Actors Guild and crocodile tears for lost awards shows. But to win, the writers need to get serious about demolishing fall schedules and annihilating Christmas release dates. Yes, the guild’s leadership is full of high sentence about getting everybody back to work and doing what’s best for all the peoples of planet Earth, but let’s be honest: Strike is war.