Open Thread

January 14th, 2008 9:26 AM

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Will the writers' strike kill Hollywood as we know it?

Longtime Hollywood publicist Julian Myers will turn 90 soon. And he worries the end may be near ... for Hollywood.

Myers frets that the WGA stalemate -- with all of its acrimony, vitriol and job losses -- is a harbinger of ill things for the industry..."Does a dying Hollywood need a civil war today to hasten its erosion?" he asks.

Is Myers right? Will this strike radically change the entertainment industry? Will said changes be positive for the consumer? Do you care?