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Not to mention, his timeline is just funny as hell.
I cant imagine them taking the deal that doesnt actually address that.
No writers and now you have no actors.
What are you doing?
I mean, outside of greed, I dont understand the endgame for studios in regard to this.
So now yall are willing to lose money and time because no one is working.
Upfronts wouldve been in May, so people wouldve been in rooms or people would be pitching right now.
And so now there are no shows being written for next year and definitely not for next fall.
For broadcast, their schedule kind of changes every year because they get new shows; things get canceled.
Cable is a more cyclical thing.
Everybodys already three months behind.
And then thats gonna fall on us.
This is not our fault.
Like, yall could have settled this in May.
Typically, we are on set to check that that everything is going.
And its like, well, we werent there.
It used to be an average of 20 weeks.
Now you might only be in the room for like ten weeks to write six episodes.
And thats like all you have.
And so its becoming practice.
AMPTPs lead negotiator, Carol Lombardini, said they wanted to shrink crews in 2009.
Theyve been moving toward this for a while!
So, obviously, a couple showrunners are definitely still working.
Weve literally seen showrunners cross the picket line.
Some of them are writers, and theyre also the stars of their show.
Some of them also direct.
So, thats my political answer.
!Its not a good look.
Thats the best way to say it.
Its not good for optics.
And again, were not on set, so we dont actually know what is being done.
So it just really, really depends because its like you just cant do any writer duties.
But, anybody knows that when youre in post, youre probably still writing.
Speaking of solidarity: Obviously,the DGA agreed to a dealwith the studios.
What was that day like for folks in the WGA?
I think we were more shocked that they agreed to a deal before SAG.
They didnt have to.
I didnt understand the tactics there.
And listen, we dont want to be fighting with any other guild.
At the same time, youre like, that just didnt seem wise.
How was the feeling within the guild around Emmy nominations?
We can criticize the major awards all we want to, but its a big deal.
So people are gonna be happy, regardless.
Lets keep the focus on that.
I dont really think its necessarily bittersweet.
If anything, I would be sort of pissed off at the studio.
If this shit was done, then I could go and enjoy my little validation and get ready.
I can get on these red carpets.
I never want to speak for the whole guild, but people want to get back to work.
Ive been very fortunate in this business.
When I started working, I pretty much never stopped.
For a lot of Black writers, particularly Black gay writers, thats not everybodys story.
The younger writers are in such a fragile position.
Somebodys already gone through it.
That to me is crazy.
Nobody should be going through that kind of stuff.
This is why I feel like journalists and screenplay writers are always gonna have that connection.
This is a creative work, its real labor.
That shit is different.
So we gotta respect that.Its like, yes, I get this is a business.
I never forget that.
Its really, really difficult for us.
It shouldnt be, because its not like that for everybody.
Streaming really changed the game for television and movies.
It happened so quickly.
Tech companies being involved makes things a whole lot more complicated.Right, Apple was selling computers and Beats.
And now this company is making, like, 300 TV shows.
Amazon was selling everything.
But the other side to that is that thats still their bread and butter.
Like their bread and butter is still laptops.
Amazons money is from Prime.
They gon eat regardless.They know that.
But the one who does not have that also has the most power in streaming: Netflix.
Netflix has no other source.
So at some point, theyre gonna start to clash.
Jennifer Lawrence said, We need to walk.
People aint thinking about us, the writers.
But you let some of these stars get out here, you know theyre already talking to their publicist.
So the media is gonna be outside.
