"Just because you are offended, doesn't mean you are right." - Ricky Gervais

This is what happens when you hire activists who only focus on identity politics on everything instead of actual writers who should be making a well written and compelling story.

She-Hulk still ticks me off. The source material for that one was amazing and they just took a big steaming dump all over the character.

I actually wanted to become a director. I even went to film school in Western Kentucky University. I had all these stories I wanted to tell. I graduated in 2014 and moved back with my folks in TN while I tried to come up with a plan. I was able to get a job in Nashville but was still planning to move to Hollywood one day to fulfill my dream. But as time went on I realized, I did not want to move to California. My family roots and friends network were too strong where I was and I felt I couldn't just leave that all behind. Also writing my stories on the side I realized how expensive they would be to film (length was also a problem). I also saw the direction the industry was heading and I realized people like me weren't welcome there. So I finally decided to give up on that dream and switch focus. I am going to convert the scripts I have written into novels (which has been its own challenge). And seeing the absolute state of both Hollywood and California in recent years I feel like I dodged a bullet.......both physically and metaphorically with the current state of things.

Has anyone else noticed that modern trailers basically give away all plot points, so much you don't even need to watch the movie to know what happens?

The drinker is correct. Society is paying the price for every kid who got a medal for finishing 150th in a race, told their crap drawings were on a par with Da Vinci, that they couldn't be bored or unhappy for a millisecond, that nothing was their fault.

Jaws, Star Wars, The Shining (i.e. classics) all had problems, drama, confrontation, stress... Pressure makes diamonds. Something you just don't see today

I can tell you now Spike Lee is never going to have to worry about the new diversity rules from the acadamy ever, that diversity BS only ever goes in one direction.

Being told "no" is a wonderful way to filter out bad ideas and to narrow down the ideas that are good, so they can be focused on, given room to breathe, and polished to perfection

Running times have definitely gotten ridiculous. Either bring back intermissions or cut some things out and put it in the deleted scenes. Give people a reason to buy DVDs.

Had a buddy of mine reported to HR, and get the incident run all the way up to a CEO of a company with hundreds of employees because he said "If this doesn't work you'll have to re-lick your calf." in a presentation, and a woman thought this was a sexual thing.

I'd rather see a flawed vision from the Director, than a sprawling visage made by committee.

I lost a gig on a movie after a few days because someone from the art department complained that the grip department was all men. Since I was the newest hire, they had to replace me with a female. Now she is a theater grip so at least she was experienced. It was a sobering moment experiencing the fact that it doesn't matter how hard I work, I can lose my job at any moment haha.

Every film set should have the saying, "If you don't have a spine, then you don't have creativity, therefore you don't have a reason to be here."

Activists aren't and will never be storytellers they didn't grow up with entertainment they made fun of us for liking entertainment! Seriously they get what they deserve we don't want crap at least the Indie scene is thriving well.

I commented to a coworker once how ironic it was that our retail corporation had such strict HR policies while at the same time it blasted nonstop pop music numbers through the loudspeaker about sex and drugs.

"If you can't handle it, maybe the film industry isn't for you."

The She-Hulk storyline of "Jenn needs a dress for the gala where she wins Female Lawyer of the Year" says everything you need to know about the writers. They seem to think that all other professions are like Hollywood where there are galas and awards for "Female Lawyer of the Year" or "Female Engineer of the Year", etc. They are so disconnected from reality.

I've worked in the industry for 15 years, doing special effects and lighting in the Toronto film industry.

WGA's members: "Take us seriously!!! Fulfill our demand!!!"