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writing=reading / laziness

I think most people would agree that wannabe filmmakers and TV show creators are visual people. They may not be big readers. They may only write because it's a means to an end.  So with that said, what would make anyone think that interns at production companies, agencies and management companies, who aspire to be filmmakers and TV show creators really want to sit around all day and read scripts? Answer: They probably don't... Well at least, human nature tells me that if I'm not a "big reader", then I'm not going to happily sit around and thoroughly read a stack of scripts from unproduced writers.  Some of the material probably sucks. A lot of it is probably the same old, same old.  SO if you burn out a reader with those types of scripts before they are able to reach a possible gem, then you're doing the entire world an injustice. Just sayin'. And if they're just out of high school, then what do they know anyway? What have they watched t