#Writer's Guild

[cbrownjc]

I hope this is true. Because it would just be so in line with deciding to be so cartoonishly evil in public right before SAG was set to go on strike as well. A union that really has the power to shut down the whole industry and make them lose astronomical amounts of money per day.

All that Deadline article probably did was make SAG more emboldened to get everything they're asking for and not extend the deadline again.

[blackfilmmakers]

Once again I ask that if you're going to be angry and disappointed that your favorite shows are getting canceled, direct that at the higher-ups of the film industry, not the writer's guild

[juanabaloo]

There's a connection between the studios pretending they can't properly pay show writers AND companies pretending they can't find anyone to hire AND empty storefronts pretending they can't find anyone to lease to. The studios can pay. The companies can hire. The places can lease. They are CHOOSING not to. I hope the WGA strike breaks the fuck out of the studios and the studio execs are crying in their gold plated cereal bowls. Respect the picket line and don't be a scab. WGA hasn't called for a boycott, so streaming whatever shows is fine, for now. (This blog is pro union and pro labor. The only union that's trash is any cop union, obvs.)

[gleesonarchive]

ɴᴇᴡ/ᴏʟᴅ • Domhnall in Dublin, attending Irish Equity's Solidarity Rally with SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America back in August.

📷 Mark Doyle (19.08.2023)

[savvylikeapirate]

[gen-z-superheroes]

(via Brut) Support the Writer's and Actor's strike by making your voice heard.

Support WGA on their socials and learn more about Picketing

Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund if you have the means

[willfrominternet]

I keep trying to come up with something witty or rambling in response to this brazen evil coming from the studios, but every time I gravitate towards my silverware drawer and pull out my best fork and knife. Little does my subconscious know that if I were to eat the rich, I would use my bare hands.

[anti-solidcoffee]

Writer’s Guild has updated!

And we’re finally done with the Doll Arc!!! After 4 years, we’re finally out of sunset and can move onto an infinitely long nighttime!!! lol

Also, I’m taking July off from updating the comic bc I’m going to work on it everyday through the month to try and get at least a handful all done by August.

Anyway, I’ve listened to Macarena an unhealthy amount of times in a row and now I’ve ascended.

[dynared]

Strike is on. Actors will be joining the writers on the picket lines. This is the first strike in 60 years for SAG, and essentially shuts down the entire US film and television industry.

[mistsofavalon13]

i just checked wikipedia and the 2007-2008 writer’s strike was only 99 days long. the strike that shows up in the wikipedia pages of every show from that era with a blurb on how it affected shooting and release schedules.

we’re on day 113 of the current strike, with no end in sight.

[cbrownjc]

I’m on the west coast, Pacific Time, so I’m basically staying up till 12 am to see what news drops about the impending SAG strike. Basically, everything is going to have to stop at midnight exactly if it happens. . .

IWTV fans and followers? That means in about . . . 15 minutes or so, if they are shooting today, they’re going to have to stop. 

[deadsprout]

At first Netflix said, come write for us. We’ll save your cancelled shows and write about whatever niche story you want. Our algorithm says people will watch it!

Then a few years later they said, regardless of our promises or contract obligations we are cancelling shows after two seasons without telling anyone. Turns out no matter how loved a show is, we get less subscriptions after the second season.

How many subscriptions did we bring you? Netflix won’t say.

So writers started writing two season shows. Just give us two seasons, Netflix. Like you promised.

Then Netflix said, oops sorry! Turns out your show didn’t premiere at #1 and the views in the first day weren’t what we wanted so we’re cancelling your second season.

What were the numbers? How many people watched our show? Netflix doesn’t say.

Then, they did something extra special. They started taking shows and splitting their first season into two halves. Inside Job was not two seasons. It was one season split in half.

Oops! Sorry! The second half of your first season didn’t do as well as the first half, so now your show is cancelled!

Why? How many people? How much money? These companies are making cash hand over fist and they refuse to tell people the truth: people loved your show. Loved it. But some corpo exec wanted an infinite money making machine. Do you know how long shows are in production for before you watch them? Years. Like, 5+, even 10+ years. And Netflix gives it less than a week before they decide whether you’re getting cancelled.

Support #WGA Support #SAGAFTRA

[juanabaloo]

i see a lot of y'all excited for the SAG AFTRA strike and the WGA strike. bring that energy to the UPS Teamsters if they strike in august. UPS posted a profit of nearly $14 Billion in 2022. so yeah the UPS company can pay.

do what the unions ask you to do. so for WGA and SAG AFTRA that means don't boycott / cancel your streaming services yet. (as of 07/13/2023)

(this blog is pro union and pro labor. the only union that's trash is any cop union, obvs.)

[gleesonarchive]

ɴᴇᴡ/ᴏʟᴅ • Domhnall in Dublin, attending Irish Equity's Solidarity Rally with SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America back in August.

📷 Mark Doyle (19.08.2023)

[aquitainequeen]

Pay heed to Klaudia Amenábar's words! Don't let the executives weaponize fandoms. WGA Strong.

[cock-holliday]

“If this hurts my shows I’m gonna riot” “they better not cancel my favorite show” “this is so selfish I NEED this show” “what about my mental health now that they—“

So you agree. Show-writers are important to you and to the industry and should be compensated accordingly for their important work.