The way I've already seen uncountable "Netflix is hiring!" Ads. They're really just gonna hire scabs and pretend the WGA strike isn't happening....
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Because that's a totally normal thing to want. Definitely not cartoonishly evil whatsoever.
Jesus Christ these people will really do anything not to pay their writers.
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Why did people forget that there are tv shows and films that are getting made OUTSIDE of the US?????? The strike of the Writers Guild of AMERICA does not mean all audiovisual art ever gets stopped from being made. Also there are you know... independent films getting made. If you're into short films I'm just going to link the youtube channel my films collective publishes our films on:D. All of our films (currently published/currently in plans to be published) either don't contain dialogue or are available with English subtitles. I hope the WGA strike accomplishes its goals and everyone freaking out should take their heads out of their asses.
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there are people on twitter posting anti-strike shit like "well some writers suck, so they should stop demanding to be paid more!" and getting thousands of likes. it should be legal for writers to kill people who say shit like that
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They fucking changed it today to try and stop uBlock from working, the motherfuckers. Stop crossing the goddamn picket line with Netflix and then maybe we wouldn't be so fucking done with you @changes @staff
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As much as I love my television, this strike is necessary and important for advancing the industry and how they treat their employees. I wholeheartedly support this strike. If it delays television, so be it. Because real people are more important than fictional ones.
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Michael Emerson & Carrie Preston | 2023 Writers Guild of America strike
"Standing in solidarity with all the #writers hoping and marching for a fair deal ! #WGAstrong #sagaftramember #1u" -Carrie Preston
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OLD NEWS IN THE USA: The Writers Guild of America are on strike over an ongoing labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
ME, A HOBBYIST WRITER, WHO HASN'T EVEN SELF-PUBLISHED OR MADE A DIME ON ANY OF MY WRITINGS:
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Drew Gooden (the "road work ahead? yeah, I sure hope it does" guy from vine) made a really informative (and angry, and funny) video about the WGA strike and why it is necessary:
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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.
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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.
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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
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Pay heed to Klaudia Amenábar's words! Don't let the executives weaponize fandoms. WGA Strong.
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