TIVO executives stand up and say, `Well, we`re not getting rid of commercials, but we are letting them fast forward, because people like commercials, and if they see one that they like they stop and watch it.` I mean, please.
There was an interesting article in Los Angeles Magazine about women directors. A woman director makes one bad independent film and her career is over. Guys tend to get an opportunity to learn from their mistakes.
There are professional negotiators working for the writers and the actors, but basically you`ve got the writers and actors negotiating against businessmen. That`s why you get rhetoric.
Their argument is that most shows are losers, which is true, but it`s also disingenuous to say, `We are not going to take the risk unless it is totally covered by the few successful shows that are out there.`