Posted by Brendo Man at 012.dsl.mcmsys.com on March 25, 2004 at 14:05:56:
In Reply to: Seems like much ado about nothing... posted by Strictly Skewed on March 25, 2004 at 14:04:42:
: : : I think he would apply... and can you imagine that some directors actually 'demand' it?
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: : I think writer/directors, especially folk like Kevin who are involved from beginning to end, certainly deserve this credit. I can understand where the WGA is coming from though.
: Although I've heard that writers are generally second or third-class citizens. I imagine that this is probably part of some larger goal.
yeah, from what I've read and heard, writers don't seem to get a lot of appreciation/credit, so this seems like an effort to give some more credit to the writer.