2023 Writers + Actors Strike Thread

[DramatistDreamer]

No problem. You’re welcome.

Who’s gonna show up? I’d think that viewers would be pretty disappointed if there are no actors there.

While SAG-AFTRA is on strike, will Eileen Davidson show? She’s a fairly ardent supporter of SAG-AFTRA. And Fran Drescher seems to be running a pretty tight ship.

[dragonflies]

The daytime people should be allowed to receive honors for work they've done given they are NOT on strike. 

[ranger1rg]

I doubt very much that ANY awards show is going through while the actors are on strike. It's just not going to happen.

[Soaplovers]

People were mad at the soap actors for working even though they were on a different contract, plus shows with completed scripts were picketed.....could u imagine what the union would say if the Daytime Emmy's attempted to happen?

[DRW50]

 

[Vee]

Seems like a pretty decent deal.

 

Some of these protections for junior writers especially cannot be downplayed.

 

[Soaplovers]

After how the WGA was screwed in the 1985 writer strike, it makes sense they stuck to their guns on this one.   The reason for the 1985 strike was due to compensation for home video sales.. and the WGA agreed to a low ball deal because it was 'untested market'.   And with streaming being so popular and the go to for people now, it was harder for the Production companies to pull the 'untested' argument.

[janea4old]

 

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-09-26/wga-strike-writers-strike-amptp-studios-deal-tv-landscape-changes

no-paywall link to same article:
https://archive.ph/Z5D03

Edited September 27, 2023 by janea4old

[janea4old]

SAG-AFTRA votes to authorize a *new* strike -- against the video game industry -- specifically against 10 of the major video game companies

https://deadline.com/2023/09/sag-aftra-approve-strike-video-game-industry-1235555756/

 

[dragonflies]

I read GH head writers are back to work today 

[dragonflies]

https://twitter.com/deepsoap/status/1706855756329517444?s=61

 

 

Edited September 27, 2023 by dragonflies

[janea4old]

(not sure if this was already posted)
This are key points that the WGA negotiators won:
https://www.wgacontract2023.org/WGAContract/files/WGA-Negotiations-Tentative-Agreement.pdf

[janea4old]

From Ron's ig stories last night
 

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[Soaplovers]

Wish Ron would be fired...maybe once he's back for a bit..he'll be let go.

[Vee]

Very important:

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