As with many in this country, programs are received in my household via subscription. In my case the subscription is satellite service. I pay a fair amount of money every month for this service. But the strike forced me to assess whether I was receiving value, i.e. entertainment, for my money.
The answer was “No”. Realizing I was subsidizing cr@p, I have twice reduced my satellite programming. And it’s not over yet.
My goal now is to completely control the entertainment entering my house. I am fed up with being at the mercy of others’ whims and bad taste. I now demand of the entertainment industry complete personal programming control.
One way or another, I will get this control. The industry will receive less of my money while I will receive much better entertainment.
Tonight’s entertainment in my house will consist of TV series, movies, old time radio shows, and reading. Tomorrow I will cut even more satellite programming. And I will not return to the Neilson tyranny.
So thank you WGA. Your strike wasn’t about the consumer. But it sure has woken up this one.
hooah! Valid points, all. If we all had the guts to put our money where our values are, we’d not have to put with what passes for Hollywood’d idea of family entertainment.