Studios Play Hardball with Writers and Producers

The big studios are starting to cut loose writers and producers who were on long-term deals, according to Variety. Maybe the studios think they are saving money, but more likely they're trying to send a message. However, it might backfire, particularly as at least one person found out by reading online that his deal had been terminated. Maybe the studios think that they can completely settle on reality television. It might work in some cases, but eventually all "reality" all the time is going to seem pretty damned identical. In any case, I wonder if the studios realize just how strongly they are signaling that they want the writers to go away for good. You'd think that it would take an idiot not to realize what this collection of actions communicated, but then, corporate bigwigs sometimes do seem far removed from all realities except the programmed television type.