Hollywood Blow | Spoiler Alert: We Will Win: A Hollywood Spoiler, and the Screenwriters Aren’t

The huge one inflatable rat scabies, She appeared as a symbol of labor protests in New York In front of the offices Netflix at 888 Broadway, North Union Square. From a portable speaker you can hear the sound at its highest level Donna Summer Singing that “she works hard for the money” (He works hard for his money). Down the sidewalk, circling the block, gushing a human tide armed, with witty banners and shouts, with what they know best how to use: Wisdom and word. Why script writers.

Specifically, they are members of the East Wing’s Writers Guild of Americahe Federation of 11,500 members That on Tuesday, after failed negotiations to renew his contract with Alliance of Film and Television Producers (AMPTP) Bringing together large studios and platforms, it started a strike that paralyzed not only a good part of Hollywood, but also entertainment industry in the United States. programs in late Time of night They have been since tuesday in Turn back. the wedges They actually started to change the shoot which was still in progress.

At the moment there is strength. The previous writers’ strike continued in 2007 and 2008 100 days. This, many feared, would also be long, and no one would be surprised if it continued at least even The end of Junewhen studios and platforms are forced to renew agreements with Actors and directors unions. Union (as union is said in English) is strength.

Nobody wants a long shot.

“No one wants a long shot but we all do fair contract And the plan is to stay until we get it, he explained on the New York stage Wednesday Josh Gundelman, who has been a writer for John Oliver and on Showtime comedians Desus & Mero. “The studios can finish this if they want to today. All they have to do is offer us a deal that allows the writers to have it.” sustainable jobs And it gives us only a part of the benefits we achieve & rdquor;

In your claims sheet there 21 suggestions, That goes from updating salaries to ensuring a minimum number and time of work and improving “surplus”. which are imposed on broadcast broadcasts, regulate restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence in film and television or prevent writing from becoming “clearer”; It is treated as another part of the “gig economy”. But the AMPTP had only responded to six before the negotiations collapse.

This is a problem for Tasha Stewart. “It may seem like we have a lot of demands, but in fact they are very important, and they all work together to create a sustainable race. If you remove one, all the others fall apart,” confirmed the screenwriter, who before the strike had finished writing a miniseries for FX He also has The Larry Wilmore Show on Comedy Central and the Netflix series ‘Amend: The fight for America.’ He also said, “The responses to our requests are often no response or outright refusal.”We can’t negotiate a wall. And We will not negotiate with ourselves& rdquo;.

symbiosis

Screenwriters are currently counting on it Strong participation And many more samples symbiosis It is motivated by the projection offered by the most famous names. On Tuesday, when sit-ins opened in New York in front of NBC headquarters, there was a heavy weight like writing Tony Kushnerwhich he denounced, saying,Insulting and disgusting” the “Myopia and greed And the utter indifference (of the studios) to the lives of the people who create the content that enriches them.”

The “Sex and the City” actress and former progressive candidate for governor of New York, on Wednesday, took part in the protest in front of Netflix. Cynthia Nixon; actors Michael Rappaport and Zoe Kazan; comedian “Saturday Night Live” Andrew YangAnd representatives of musicians, students and other unions, Amazon and Starbucks workers … and even California Congressman Ro Khannawhich represents the area that includes Silicon Valley and which many see as a potential alternative to the left Bernie Sanderswho took to Twitter to state that “Last year eight Hollywood CEOs took home $800M while TV writers’ salaries are down 23% in a decade.”

Last year, eight of Hollywood’s top executives made nearly $800 million, but television writers’ pay has fallen 23 percent over the past 10 years. I stand with nearly 12,000 @employee Writers striking for a fair contract.

—Bernie Sanders May 2, 2023

The strike undoubtedly comes at a time when the union movement is regaining strength in the United States, which has an ally in the Oval Office in Joe Biden. “People see that writers are not just anti-studio,” Gondelman said. “This is part of something bigger than that Corporate greed against profit-making workers& rdquo;.

The threat of artificial intelligence and creativity

Ilana Glazercreator and champion of “Broad City,” also took part in the protest, calling for “dignity” and turning his critical focus especially intensely into a menacing one. artificial intelligence. “Creating a formula based on stories already told deepens the pressure system that got us here to fight,” he said. “What is it going back and having someone chat Writing stories based on John Wayne or whatever? We have to keep moving forward. This is it conservatismand is directly related to The global threat of fascism what we see & rdquo;.

Hit them where it hurts. #retweet pic.twitter.com/ZCRdRypt4G

—Philip Iscove (@pmiscove) May 2, 2023

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Those crucial references to artificial intelligence are pervasively intelligent to some of the banners, who have become one of the best exponents of the talent and creativity of screenwriters who are losing class these days. There are good puns in it that are hard to translate, like “Write” or “Write for error & rdquo;, references that many viewers will recognize”This won’t be the last of us” , “We are not in Severance & rdquo;” Don’t pay us gestures to write Billions” or “I see the rich & rdquo;. One of the most popular books: “A fair or corrupt contract of succession& rdquo;. And there’s another one in this line: “Spoiler alert: we’re going to win.”

Those crucial references to artificial intelligence are pervasively intelligent to some of the banners, who have become one of the best exponents of the talent and creativity of screenwriters who are losing class these days. There are good puns in it that are hard to translate, like “Write” or “Write for error & rdquo;, references that many viewers will recognize”This won’t be the last of us” , “We are not in Severance & rdquo;” Don’t pay us gestures to write Billions” or “I see the rich & rdquo;. One of the most popular books: “A fair or corrupt contract of succession& rdquo;. And there’s another one in this line: “Spoiler alert: we’re going to win.”

Hit them where it hurts. #retweet pic.twitter.com/ZCRdRypt4G

—Philip Iscove (@pmiscove) May 2, 2023