Emmys disrespect writers
"So the Emmy Award nominations were announced this morning and there are 16 awards for actors, and five for writers, which are listed after all the technical awards, which includes seven awards for sound mixing.
"Only in Hollywood are the people who mix the sound more important the people who created the sound in the first place.
"Writers should be the absolutely most celebrated part of the Emmy Awards. Their awards should come right at the climax of the program after all the little talking heads have their gold men, just before the best shows are announced.
"Without writers there is nothing, and they get almost no credit. Name one television writer. Most people can’t but they can rattle of the cast of Friends quickly enough.
"Writers create the concept, the characters and the settings but the actors get tons more money, job security and public attention. It makes no sense to pay the people who memorize a line someone else has written more money then the person who wrote in the first place.
"Why are writers at the bottom of the creative totem pole, below even craft services? Because we don’t respect intelligence in this society. The eye candy of a television series is seemingly more important then talent behind it.
"Actors don’t create characters. Directors don’t create stories. Makeup artists, who have two awards listed way higher than any writing award, don’t give a show meaning. Writers do all of these things and then are treated like hired help.
"All the shows that were good, that lasted, M*A*S*H, The Simpsons, E.R., every show that has become a cultural touchstone became that because of the writers ..."
Source: Blogcritics.org
"Only in Hollywood are the people who mix the sound more important the people who created the sound in the first place.
"Writers should be the absolutely most celebrated part of the Emmy Awards. Their awards should come right at the climax of the program after all the little talking heads have their gold men, just before the best shows are announced.
"Without writers there is nothing, and they get almost no credit. Name one television writer. Most people can’t but they can rattle of the cast of Friends quickly enough.
"Writers create the concept, the characters and the settings but the actors get tons more money, job security and public attention. It makes no sense to pay the people who memorize a line someone else has written more money then the person who wrote in the first place.
"Why are writers at the bottom of the creative totem pole, below even craft services? Because we don’t respect intelligence in this society. The eye candy of a television series is seemingly more important then talent behind it.
"Actors don’t create characters. Directors don’t create stories. Makeup artists, who have two awards listed way higher than any writing award, don’t give a show meaning. Writers do all of these things and then are treated like hired help.
"All the shows that were good, that lasted, M*A*S*H, The Simpsons, E.R., every show that has become a cultural touchstone became that because of the writers ..."
Source: Blogcritics.org
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