Awards Shows are Sagging
The first awards show victim of the writer’s strike is the Golden Globes, but would that have happen if not for the Screen Actor’s Guild. It was SAG that did not allow the actors to appear, not the writers. The writers would have walked the picket line and possibly been a nuisance, but the show, as they say, would have gone on.
And what of their own SAG awards show. Did they virtually shoot themselves in their clay feet? You can’t pat yourself on the back if there are no backs to be patted.
This reminds me of the Olympic boycott in 1980 for political differences with Russia when the creed of the Olympics is to bring countries together for healthy competition in spite of ideology.
Shouldn’t awards shows also transcend political strife? They’re not for the unions or the studios; they are for the fans that plunk down $10 to $15 dollars (plus $10 more for popcorn and a coke) to see their favorite star slightly out of their element, trying to be real without a script. What better way to accomplish that than when there are no writers.
You mean to tell me the Golden Globe Awards didn't happen? Wow, I hadn't noticed!! Contrary to your opinion, these shows are precisely for the people in the industry. True that there are some others who watch, like the the same group of people who waste their hard earned money on The National Enquirer (people with no minds want to know), People Magazine, and lottery tickets! I'm thinking the last time I watched COPS when they drug that shirtless, toothless, long hair out of the trailer home for beating his wife he was, in fact, watching The Golden Globes when the police burst in. One thing that has been proven by the writers strike, their is other stuff to do beside watch the tube and that is a good thing!
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