Revenge of the Old People

By SKillBot October 24, 2000 4:12 PM

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Twenty-eight TV writers filed a federal lawsuit Monday that seeks more than $200 million in damages for alleged age discrimination by the major TV networks, producers and talent agencies.?

About time! TV shows seem to be getting more boring and stupid all the time.?I blame the education system that produces young writers, TV executives, and anything else I can hit with a rock from here.?

The lawsuit, filed in U.S.?District Court, claimed that bias against writers over 40 "has infected the television industry for the past two decades" and violates federal and state civil rights law.?

The suit claims discrimination against older writers has intensified as networks try to cultivate younger viewers and win advertising revenue.?

The list of defendants includes: NBC, CBS, ABC, UPN and WB; major producers such as Spelling Entertainment Inc.?and the Carsey-Werner Co., and talent agencies including William Morris Agency and Creative Artists Agency.?

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Posted by D2 (sheesh@santimonious.com) on October 29, 2000 12:15 AM

It's about time. Shame on this sick town. I know 30-year-old writers who lie about their age. Hollywood is dominated by a perverse need to glorify youth at the expense of wisdom and experience. Is anyone really that dumb to imagine that talent leaks out your ears after 40? John McCain is missing the point. It isn't about violence. It's about the rotting of our souls. Our country should spend some of the surplus on a good therapist.