Very interesting article.
Some of the best Hollywood characters are in kids’ shows.
I can’t believe, though, that screenwriters live such sheltered lives that they never have an “all hands on deck” moment — a storm coming; the cows are out on the road at midnight; Dad and Mom are both sick and the kids have to do the chores; or even making the play of the game to clinch a win.
What kind of lives do such people live that they have absolutely nothing to write about?
I suspect that most if not all of the screenwriters are like the characters seen in Robert Altman's The Player or like the people detailed in Joe Eszterhas' book Hollywood Animal.
I have no demographic data to back this up but I assume most are single or "living together" most likely childless or if they have children they are being raised by "the help" ...again maybe not accurate but my "hunch"