2023 Writers + Actors Strike Thread

[Liberty City]

Gross. Absolutely gross.

[titan1978]

It is wild to see the same tactics repeat themselves as far as the media coverage goes. All the same stuff happened with the WGA, and it backfired.

[DRW50]

https://deadline.com/2023/10/actors-strike-talks-friday-optimism-1235584425/

[Chris B]

All of these stalling tactics from the studios only hurts them. Regardless of when the strike is resolved, the studios will be canceling projects left and right. They can’t blame that on SAG. This is only going to hurt the studios in the long run. They won’t be able to promote any of their films coming out for the rest of the year and it’s going to delay all of their tent poles for next year. 
 

The studios need to just accept they’ve lost and move on. 

[Taoboi]

So they ARE stalling? Ugh!!!

[JAS0N47]

https://deadline.com/2023/11/2023-24-episode-count-greys-anatomy-wolf-entertainment-chicago-fbi-laworder-csi-vegas-strike-1235589743/

If the strike ever ends, Deadline reports at this point most shows will have 10-13 episodes max this season, airing between mid-February/early March to end of May.

[janea4old]

 

[Contessa Donatella]

I read two items this morning which said that the studios hope to put something in front of the union this afternoon that will end the strike. But, both were just that vague, that's all they said. 

[dragonflies]

 

 

[Vee]

It's amazing how the AMPTP keeps making this same mistake. SAG has had a few blunders along the way (the Halloween costume thing) but nothing like the studios' unforced errors.

[Contessa Donatella]

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[janea4old]

The twitter thread starts here:

 

 

But if you don't have twitter, that's okay, you can read it on "nitter" which is a copy of twitter that doesn't require log-in.
The nitter thread starts at this link, just click to read:
https://nitter.net/slack2thefuture/status/1721726587052397043#m

It discusses this article:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sag-aftra-ai-protections-for-high-earning-members-sticking-point-1235638247/

Edited November 7, 2023 by janea4old

[Contessa Donatella]

@janea4old  Thank you for spelling it out this way! Earlier when I saw this & began reading & saw immediately that the studios STILL want to scan an actor into their computerized system & pay then a one-time fee & then be able to use that image indefinitely, as many times as they wish even including after the death of the individual that I was so distressed that I just copy/pasted as quick as possible. 

[Contessa Donatella]

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/06/sag-aftra-rejects-hollywood-studios-last-best-and-final-offer.html

Okay, SAG-AFTRA has formally rejected the supposed last, best & final offer. 

[dragonflies]