Pens down.
I never really gave any thought to the writers of my tv shows until I became a Buffy fan. All that time on TWOP babbling about Jane and Steve and Tim and *gack* Marti, I began to notice how certain names in the credits may mean something. Watching other shows, I started to see that the writers were *extremely* important. Some episodes were great, some were just okay, and some actually sucked.
And then I began to realize that my major attraction to tv shows was the story. Yeah, I dig certain actors, and yeah I'll try a show based on the fact that I like the cast; but rarely do I remain committed if the writing sucks. I've watched shows and movies with people in them that I can not stand (Vanilla Sky) just because the story was so good.
So thanks to Joss and Buffy, I'm aware of whose writing my shows. I pay attention to the names that show up on the bottom of my screen in the first few minutes. I remember who writes the episodes I like and who doesn't.
I also absolutely love the idea of my television shows on the interweb. I love that if my Tivo freaks out or there's a storm and the cable is out, I can download the Heroes I missed. I love that instead of having to run to the stupid video store, I just download a season of Stargate:SG1. I'm a tech junkie and the more easier you make it for me to use your technology, the more I will. And I'm cheap. I don't like to pay alot for my downloads, but I will if you make it easy enough (Amazon Unbox is the bomb!).
All that said...this strike is breaking my heart. Heroes may be cut short, Origins is on hold, The Office has cut short their shooting, and god knows what's going to happen to shows that are on the bubble like Pushing Daisies and Chuck. I'll cry when these shows go off the air. And if they don't come back...we'll we all know how well I took the Firefly thing.
Despite how much I love my tv, and how much I love my tv on the internet...I'll give it all up in support of the writers. They make the stories that I love. They've written the shows that brought me close to most of you guys, and honestly they freaking deserve a better cut of the action. Do I hate it that the strike will probably put other people who get an even smaller piece of the pie out of a job? You bet. But honestly, the writers have been far better to me than studio execs ever were. And I think that maybe, just maybe there's enough of my buck ninety-nine per episode to go around.
Hell, I'd picket with them if I could. But I can't. So please, god of unions and labor disagreements, grant us a resolution. May the studio execs see the light and grant the writers their due. Bring back our shows unmolested and safely to our beloved homes. And soon.
Cause if I don't find out what the ever living fuck is up with Mama Petrelli and the Company, I may snap and kill someone. Seriously.
And then I began to realize that my major attraction to tv shows was the story. Yeah, I dig certain actors, and yeah I'll try a show based on the fact that I like the cast; but rarely do I remain committed if the writing sucks. I've watched shows and movies with people in them that I can not stand (Vanilla Sky) just because the story was so good.
So thanks to Joss and Buffy, I'm aware of whose writing my shows. I pay attention to the names that show up on the bottom of my screen in the first few minutes. I remember who writes the episodes I like and who doesn't.
I also absolutely love the idea of my television shows on the interweb. I love that if my Tivo freaks out or there's a storm and the cable is out, I can download the Heroes I missed. I love that instead of having to run to the stupid video store, I just download a season of Stargate:SG1. I'm a tech junkie and the more easier you make it for me to use your technology, the more I will. And I'm cheap. I don't like to pay alot for my downloads, but I will if you make it easy enough (Amazon Unbox is the bomb!).
All that said...this strike is breaking my heart. Heroes may be cut short, Origins is on hold, The Office has cut short their shooting, and god knows what's going to happen to shows that are on the bubble like Pushing Daisies and Chuck. I'll cry when these shows go off the air. And if they don't come back...we'll we all know how well I took the Firefly thing.
Despite how much I love my tv, and how much I love my tv on the internet...I'll give it all up in support of the writers. They make the stories that I love. They've written the shows that brought me close to most of you guys, and honestly they freaking deserve a better cut of the action. Do I hate it that the strike will probably put other people who get an even smaller piece of the pie out of a job? You bet. But honestly, the writers have been far better to me than studio execs ever were. And I think that maybe, just maybe there's enough of my buck ninety-nine per episode to go around.
Hell, I'd picket with them if I could. But I can't. So please, god of unions and labor disagreements, grant us a resolution. May the studio execs see the light and grant the writers their due. Bring back our shows unmolested and safely to our beloved homes. And soon.
Cause if I don't find out what the ever living fuck is up with Mama Petrelli and the Company, I may snap and kill someone. Seriously.