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Were crossing theone-month mark of the 2023 writers strike, and things are getting complex!
Namely, the question of what it means to support the strike keeps coming up.
People who walk a picket line, then go toCannes Film Festival is that cool?
What if they talk about labor on the Croisette?
In this extremely online strike, the rules of conduct are being assembled on a daily basis.
And not be held to the same standards or more since theyre supposedly leaders.
Were all being supporters and whenever they get themselves together, well get started.
Who exactly needs to get themselves together in this scenario?
But hey, it was nice seeing theTed Lassocrew at the WB picket line before the shows finale.
The Hollywood guilds and unions stand united, and we stand strong.
The Google Maps contributor who took the pic contributed picket shots ofSony Picture Studios motor gateand theCulver Studios.
Look what comes up when you Google maps Amazon Studios?
And thats terrifying, because in our culture, decadence is the last stage before collapse.
I found this part very telling: “Jesse believes in having writers (a min.
of 2, usually 3, and sometimes more) present every day on set.”
The series is a master class in brilliantly weird comedy writing.
I love being in a writer’s room so much.
I can’t wait to see what a generation raised on ITYSL comes up with.
Ideally a show with a better acronym?
Per strike captain Warren Leight, actors are required to work through June 30.
But Kim didnt use her relative privilege to support the strike.
Building security guard put on a bulletproof vest, which seemed over-the-top.
Once again: working actors are required to cross our lines until their contract is up on June 30.
It’s not scabbing.
Many agonize over that, march with us on other days, send statements of support.
She has more leverage than others in her position.
She didn’t use it.
Taika Waititi-Ora gave a speech at aHollywood Reporterevent that critics said was out of touch at best.
Man, I cant wait for the strike to be over.
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