Steve Boriss
2007-12-08 13:13:04
Bill, That’s not my point. I am saying that the writers have poor leverage right now to get an acceptable deal. The producers don’t know how much, if any, dollars will be generated. Moreover, for all they know their very survival may be linked to their relationships with the producers, no matter how awful they might be. A strike right now might send producers into the arms of other talent or programming on the web or worldwide. Same for consumers, whose eyeballs are no longer guaranteed. The tactic is questionable, and I think that is being borne out by its current lack of success.
