There are three kinds of people. One kind makes things up as they go. These people are independent, a little crazy, eccentric, a little unreliable at times. A second kind follows instructions. These guys and girls need scripts, carefully defined boundaries. They need to be told what to say, what to do, how to do it. The third kind of people creates those instructions.
With the screenwriters out on strike in Hollywood, many television shows are running out of things to say. That's because most actors are people of the second kind. Excellent at following instructions, not too good at the improvisation.
There's two ways around this, me thinks. Either replace the dear old actors with people of the first kind (people who can actually think on their feet), or let television-watching fans take over the screenwriting for now. Fan fiction would never have it so good.
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