#pay the actors

[thena0315]

2007-2008 WGA Strike lasted 3 months and 8 days

2023 WGA Strike has been going on for 4 Months, so far (as of Sep. 2nd)

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1980 SAF-AFTRA Strike lasted 3 months and 3 days

2023 SAF-AFTRA Strike has been going on for 1 month, 2 weeks and 5 days, so far (as of Sep. 2nd)

[iww-gnv]

Actor Ron Perlman had some choice words for a studio executive that told Deadline on Tuesday that the WGA strike should be allowed to drag on until unionizers start losing their apartments and houses, saying in a now-deleted Instagram post that “we know who said that, and where he f—ing lives,” advising the executive to “be careful.”

[shedontlovehuhself]

[svd126]

Just when I thought I couldn’t love this cast anymore my favorite fictional AFC Richmond captain posted this

[moments-on-film]

Great news! The WGA and the AMPTP have reached a tentative agreement for a 3 year contract! More details about the agreement to come from the Guild, as it has yet to be signed and has additional rounds of approval before it is final and the strike order is lifted, but this is huge!

Major respect and congratulations to the WGA leadership, WGA negotiation committee, strike captains, and members of the WGA for standing firm in their strike and fighting for a fair contract. Major respect and congratulations to everyone impacted by this strike, including sister unions and to the allies and those who stood in solidarity!

The end of this month was the deadline in terms of setting up writer’s rooms to create seasons of TV for 2024, so this tentative agreement potentially came just in the nick of time.

Hopefully a fair contract for SAG-AFTRA is to follow.

Among many, many other things, this means that if The Bear season 3 is in fact renewed and a new series is ordered, if all goes well it could be back on air by next summer.

Photo source: WGA West

[saderplate7]

i hate AI art i hate AI writing i hate how people are writing essays and stories and scripts using chatgpt i hate the attempt to use coding in a machine to replace the act of human creation i hate it i hate it i HATE IT

PAY YOUR WRITERS AND ACTORS BECAUSE I AM SO EGGING SICK OF AI ART

[wearevillaneve]

Just a reminder that the entertainment you and I consume and enjoy is created by real people with real lives which means they have real responsibilities and real bills. The actors and writers are on strike and deserve to be fairly compensated for the work they do. One mo' thing...

Sandra Oh is not just an actor. She is an icon.

[inber]

actually no new content with the SAG-AFTRA strike is easy to deal with when you have adhd. i've forgotten the plot of things i watched two days ago. i could last another 5 years on comfort rewatches alone, fuckers!!

[is-that-sand-in-my-waffles]

I just realized that it will be years before we see Ezra again:

[ismellpestilence]

The dumbest argument against writers getting paid more is the "none of the new shows have good writing so why do they deserve more pay for bad work" argument because not only does it show a serious misunderstanding over how the industry works, but it's also bullshit.

If the only shows you've seen this year are bad, that sounds like a skill issue on your part. Simply watch better shows. Like, IDK man, if you're still hung up on The Rings of Power and think people should lose their houses over it, then maybe you're just a fucking loser.

[thena0315]

100 Days in now

[iww-gnv]

As the Writers Guild of America (WGA) enters week 10 of its strike against the Hollywood studios, and its numbers are doubled by members of SAG-AFTRA, it appears Universal Pictures has conjured up a hidden hand—landscaping. According to Chris Stephens, the production studio took to the trimmers and pruned trees on sidewalks outside of its Los Angeles studios today (July 17), when the temperature was north of 90 degrees. Intentionally or not, the trees happen to run along the sidewalk where picketers are striking. “Quick shoutout to the good people at @UniversalPics for trimming the trees that gave our picket line shade right before a 90+ degree week,” Stephens wrote.

[shedontlovehuhself]

Background actors have the least amount of power on set making it easy for these studios to get away with this nonsense.

And also:

[xxoxobree]

YALLLLLLL‼️‼️ I’m crying and throwing uppppp!!!!! 2025 wtf!!!!

[girasolreves]

[moments-on-film]

Hello there!

I wanted to share some information that may be helpful to understand why we have yet to receive official news that The Bear has been renewed for season 3.

Yes, the Writer’s strike is over, but SAG-AFTRA is still very much on strike until they get a fair contract from the AMPTP. Under official strike rules from the SAG-AFTRA union, neither actors, nor their agents or representatives can negotiate for struck work. This means, for example, a contract cannot be negotiated for an actor who may have had it in their deal that if a series is successful, they get a bump in pay. The Bear is very successful, and we know this because of not only the critical acclaim the show has received, but also the minutes viewed data released from Hulu shortly after season 2 released.

You may be asking yourself, ok, but why did Only Murders in the Building, another successful Hulu show, get a renewal so fast and The Bear didn’t?

Here’s my take:

The three stars of OMITB, Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, all also serve as executive producers of the show. This could have created a loophole for negotiating for struck work, since producers are not on strike (the Producer’s Guild is also not a union). Ayo Edebiri and some other members of The Bear may have a credit or two as executive or co-executive producer, but the majority of the main cast of The Bear, including Jeremy Allen White, only serve as actors, and not executive producers, as it stands right now.

I don’t think we will hear of a renewal until the strike ends and actors and their representatives can successfully negotiate and/or re-negotiate their contracts with the studio, given the success of the show. Time will tell, however. I hope this was helpful to understanding possibly why there is such a wait on a renewal announcement.

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