No, they're not.
.. or if they are, the studios obviously think they're the replaceable writers.
Its not as if this is the blue-collar industry, these people have jobs that have potential wages going into the millions.
I think they should think more about their CVs rather than about making a point.
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a username Tue 30 Mar 1971 til, Thu 8 Nov 2007, 15:06,
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They haven't been fired, so I don't know why you think the studios see them as replacable.
In fact, many shows have grinded to a halt without them. Jon Stewart offered to pay his writers out of his own pocket just to stay on the air.
Potential wages mean nothing. Just because you earn a percentage of sales and doesn't mean you will earn millions. Sure, if many many millions of people bought your dvd then fine, but that's not really likely. There are many things involved beyond the script including the actors/marketing budgets/editing etc.
To be honest, it sounds to me like you know nothing about this and you're basing your opinion on pretty naive assumptions
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thiswasmyclone, Thu 8 Nov 2007, 15:16,
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A half decent screenwriter in america will get around $100,000 per year if they keep churning work out
only a very select few can earn significantly more than that, most earn less.
It's buggered up the season 7 premiere of '24' though, grrrrrrrr
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The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Thu 8 Nov 2007, 15:20,
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Actually Jon Stewart's production company is paying them..
When I say the writers could potentially make millions, I mean long term. ie. when they've been working full time for 10-20 years, after they have a few well known shows under their belt etc.
I don't mean DVD sales now, I mean they should be aiming for their basic writing fee in years to come to be worth millions. Picketing now isn't going to help that an ounce.
My opinion isn't based on assumptions, its based on what I've seen before and its always ended in a dull thud and a list of names to avoid.
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a username Tue 30 Mar 1971 til, Thu 8 Nov 2007, 15:33,
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