here we go again, and of course we're gonna have some writers and actors here telling us how ignorant we are for not understanding that they strike because this profession that feeds their soul and gives them meaning is run by demons with sharpened teeth who feed off the blood of the innocents. and maybe they're right. so, here is what i say to studio heads...kudos to you for picking the right job. i obviously don't hate writers and actors, but you're in a business that is centered around art and in order for you to continue to perpetuate the craft you love, it takes the support and admiration of the public, who may not be artists and who work hard at thankless and often underpaying jobs and spend their money in support of your craft. So, you're in a crappy position bcuz if u strike, you're hurting the evil bosses, but you're also hurting the people who would otherwise support you. And, you don't win any points by coming on here and telling the people they're ignorant for not knowing the nuances of the business of your craft. I think that if everyone in the world was fully aware of how show business ran, then yes the studio heads would make FAR less, but that multi-million payday that the "little guys" strive so hard for would be a thing of the past, too. We are fans and followers of shows here and I think if actors and writers cannot understand that we work hard too and invest our money in your dreams and deserve a little respect, then they don't deserve our support. You can hate the studios all you want (though it seems to me that when you entered the business, you knew what you were getting into), but don't spit venom at us because we want to continue to be entertained by your work and you're holding it from us because (in our simple understanding of things) you seem to just want more money.

a strike from the writers didnt bring us anything good so maybe if the (ha) actors do the bad ones might not come back

I don't understand the confusion here - this is a labor dispute like any other. The employer is making a good profit and the guys that work for him want a share. A millwright or a carpet-layer would do the same thing. If you happen to work for a unionized company, this is a fact of life. And almost every actor I know already has a part-time job. And as a customer of the company (in this case Showbiz) people have a right to be unhappy if there is a strike. Just recognize that both sides are to blame. And forget about the millionaire actors - this has almost nothing to do with them.

Gotta love those self-fulfilling prophecies from the so-called "ordinary person" who bashes those who work in TV/film as well as the quality of the work we produce (since apparently 90% of what we produce is crap). Why is it that every time there's the threat of an Entertainment Industry strike, a bunch of disgruntled "fans" get on the Internet and ***** about how whiny and overpaid the writers and actors are, and then these so-called "fans" threaten to never return to TV and movie theaters ever again, even after a strike is potentially resolved. Well if you think TV and film is so crappy in the first place, then why are you even bothering to come on the Internet to complain about it? Why don't you just save yourselves the stress and abstain from TV/film for the rest of your lives starting *NOW*, rather than apparently wasting your breath by logging onto the World Wide Web to castigate writers/actors and remind us how "greedy" we are? -- oh, and make excuses for the AMPTP pigs, basically excusing THEIR greed by telling us we "knew what we were getting into" when we entered this Industry (apparently, it's okay with you if the AMPTP execs continue raking in millions while the rest of the country suffers).