Generally speaking, I tend to be supportive of Unions.
And to me it always sounded like the union was a second boss she hated.
Maybe that’s why, whenever there’s a labor dispute, I default to the worker’s side.
Even when those workers aren’t the most sympathetic figures.
Take the MLB strike that shut down the 1994 postseason and lasted into ‘95.
“You get paid millions to play a game …“etc.
He was super gracious about it.
And off stage told me he understood their frustration.
Which I thought was an excellent way to look at it.
In fact, I’m often surprised how hostile fans can get toward the players in a labor dispute.
Which I bring up because Hollywood writers and actors have been on strike for months now.
Actors are a different story.
There’s a few I really like.
But I’m sort of indifferent to their plight.
And most of whom seem to hate their audienceand the IP they get paid to work on.
Still, like the writers, they’re pitted in this dispute against Hollywood studios.
Who for a century have been run by some of the most sleazy, mendacious people in the country.
Which is good news if you’re out on strike.
Public support is crucial to getting the corporations to cave in and settle the dispute.
What’s not good news though, is that majority support is a minority opinion.
I think there’s a lot of reasons for the indifference.
First is that the entertainment landscape has changed.
We all have millions of hours of old content at our disposal we never got around to watching.
But we’ve also got new content being produced everyday on YouTube, podcasts, Twitch and so on.
Second, it’s not like movies and TV have been hitting upper deck homers lately.
There have been some very good films.Top Gun Maverick,John Wick 4, andOppenheimercome quickly to mind.
I’m a big fan ofCobra KaiandStranger Thingshad a good bounce-back season.
But we’ve had to sift through a lot of dogshit to find those diamonds.
The trend that started with the last season ofGame of Throneshas only picked up steam.
Self-righteous lectures over every, single part of life today.
The awards shows where the servers and support staff were forced to wear masks by the nominees didn’t.
Remember when this woman was told she had to build an outdoor dining area to get to stay open?
I haven’t forgotten.
The questions remain: How long it will take?
What it will mean to the entertainment business?
