This post sums it up well. The snarkier version is: The WGA contract that came about after the last strike is up, and the people at companies that air, stream or otherwise distribute the shows are like, "Yeah, lost money during the pandemic, can't pay you, pay no attention to all the money we've been sinking into streaming services that are eventually going to have to consolidate because it turns out people have limits on the number or things they'll subscribe to."
In my observations from around the industry, writers get the short end of the financial stick because the people with money don't understand the work. There seems to be this notion that because so many writers are sitting around coffee shops working on screenplays or pilot pitches, there's an endless supply of writers who will do it for cheap. WGA keeps reminding them that even though it often happens in isolation, screenwriting is a specialized skill that is the foundation of anything worth watching. The sides are far enough apart that I expect the strike will happen. Late night shows will go dark, and that might be the only thing you notice at first. If there's not a quick resolution, it's likely to drag on at least until the networks don't have new fall seasons to sell advertising for. --Rose On Fri, Apr 28, 2023, 6:13 PM danny burstein <dan...@panix.com> wrote: > > https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/tv-and-movie-writers-could-go-on-strike-on-monday-heres-whats-at-stake > > _____________________________________________________ > Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key > dan...@panix.com > [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded] > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to wnndl+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/wnndl/CAFc2C0a7L8dR-BDo4V7HScKDkVyCsqe6w052dXwz5HV3VW%3DqAQ%40mail.gmail.com.
