But did anyone agree with Taylor or Mike? Is it black and white, or is there a grey area? The extremes are worthy, but how do we find a place to meet in the middle? The actors are still part of gig culture--- always will be. Actors want more work and stability too! Complaining that writing is a "gig culture" is not understanding the concept of creativity and commerce -- which has a long history. If you go to college, do a studio "writers program," and expect to be employed, someone has sold you a large bottle of bullshit. Is being a writer/creative moving toward art, or is it just a job? Or both? Employment matters, but you might only sometimes get to write for a living -- or never. And you may be GREAT! You may serve drinks, copywrite, dog sit, or drive Uber. If you want to write, all these questions must come into play. Telling stories is a privilege, and it's hard to get better. We need to mentor and give lots of opportunities and, by goddess, diversify stories in TV and film. Collaboration is a magical and powerful force when it comes to storytelling. But the bigger question would be, should people expect a job in TV writers' rooms? And what does that do to the content? To the art? To society? Can less content make a change? Has the abundance watered down the power of writing? Who knows? Can we employ all writers in the guild all the time? What would that look like? Musings...
But did anyone agree with Taylor or Mike? Is it black and white, or is there a grey area? The extremes are worthy, but how do we find a place to meet in the middle? The actors are still part of gig culture--- always will be. Actors want more work and stability too! Complaining that writing is a "gig culture" is not understanding the concept of creativity and commerce -- which has a long history. If you go to college, do a studio "writers program," and expect to be employed, someone has sold you a large bottle of bullshit. Is being a writer/creative moving toward art, or is it just a job? Or both? Employment matters, but you might only sometimes get to write for a living -- or never. And you may be GREAT! You may serve drinks, copywrite, dog sit, or drive Uber. If you want to write, all these questions must come into play. Telling stories is a privilege, and it's hard to get better. We need to mentor and give lots of opportunities and, by goddess, diversify stories in TV and film. Collaboration is a magical and powerful force when it comes to storytelling. But the bigger question would be, should people expect a job in TV writers' rooms? And what does that do to the content? To the art? To society? Can less content make a change? Has the abundance watered down the power of writing? Who knows? Can we employ all writers in the guild all the time? What would that look like? Musings...
The jealousy in those two letters is obvious.