Boo-fucking-hoo.

Hear that? That’s the sound of me not shedding a frickin’ tear for these guys.

I’m all for writers being paid and being paid well, but sometimes, there’s a line you need to draw as to who’s entitled and who’s not.

Reality TV show writers are all choked because they’re paid so considerably less than regular writers of “scripted” programs.

Let’s take a moment here. What do we really know about reality shows?

Well, they suck, for starters. And the main course? They were conceived in an effort to reduce the amount of need that the industry would have on writers. They started springing up when a major strike loomed in the industry. The original writers for reality shows were essentially, dare I say it, scabs.

Yep, I’m sorry, but I couldn’t give a shit if some reality show writers are being underpaid. You get what you get, my friends, and when you’re compromising yourself and writing for such incredibly questionable shows as anything from America’s Top Models to Fear Factor, that’s how it works.

When the programmers and producers don’t even have any respect for the audience, how can you expect them to have any for writers who are scripting shows that go against almost everything a writer should want to do for a living?

Besides, how much talent does it really take to write the rules of an obstacle course race on Survivor?

You want better treatment? Get a real job.

(But honestly, it doesn’t surprise me that the TV industry treats them like shit. Is it fair? No, a job's a job, really. But it’s not surprising.)