Writers Deserve To Get Paid

For far too long the pretty mugs that bring scripts to life have won most all the attention in Hollywood. The fact is, the attractive talking heads wouldn't have anything to perform if it weren't for the writers that produce those scripts.

Soon the Writers Guild Of America may strike. At issue is the paltry sum writers receive from the millions of DVDs sold soon after a movie leaves theaters. The last time writers struck (1988), the interruption lasted 22 weeks and cost the industry some $500 million.

Here's hoping Hollywood wisens up and decides to throw a few more bones the writers' way. After all, if it weren't for writers, there would be no Hollywood.