Writer's Guild problems

     Staying on the subject of story and good writing, I'd like to look at the writer's strike that happened in 2008.  What it was, was that the WGA (Writer's Guild of America) felt that they were not receiving the proper dues for their works...mainly on online platforms.  Studios and distributors ignored their concerns, and so...the writers struck.  After a long and grueling time, the strike was resolved.  However, that's not without damage.
     The strike severely affected TV production.  Movie studios were fine, as they keep scripts on the back burner for events such as that.  However, as mentioned, TV suffered.  Many of the shows' writers were involved in the strike and the "need it now" flow of television production had to find a quick fix...which was not ideal.  A lot of shows suffered in their stories, and some even were cancelled due to it.
     The strike was eventually resolved and both parties came to an agreement.  The studios and distributors gave the writers a percentage they were happy with.  But like I said, the damage was already done.  Audiences lost faith in some studios, studios realized they could not control everything, and writers weren't working for that strike.  I read an article asking "who really won the strike?"  They discuss that neither party really won.  Both lost something in the fight.  Yes the writers won, but the strike caused the studios to take a step back and really look at the necessity to fund these giant pilot episodes for new shows, as had always been done.  This has hence changed, causing the writers to really step back and only write shows out that they think the studios will actually air...not just be interested in.
     This brings me back to what I've always been saying...make it good from the start, and you won't have that problem.  Writers are worried now because they have to really make sure what they write out is good enough for the studios to buy.  This should've been the case from the beginning.  If we get bombarded with crap after crap, we're eventually going to stop caring.  And I think we were close to that breaking point.
    This also showed the studios how important writers are.  Without a story...you've got nothing.  If it really was as bad as the WGA was saying, and they really were THAT unappreciated...then man, that's a terrible thing!  Like I said, story and writers are the bare bones of the film industry.  Without a story, you've got nothing.