A Thread for the Writers Guild of America Strike

[Thaluikhain]

Under modern conditions, long-running, fan favorite shows like Stargate SG-1 probably would've died on the vine. It's first season was not good.

TNG would have been taken out back and shot, without question.

The 3rd ep of the first season of both was terribly racist, and in much the same way.

 

[Gordon_4]

The 3rd ep of the first season of both was terribly racist, and in much the same way.

I have a weird feeling they have the same writer.

 

[Thaluikhain]

I have a weird feeling they have the same writer.

Star Trek The Next Generation, Code of Honor
Written By Katharyn Powers, Michael Baron

Stargate SG1, Emancipation
Written By Katharyn Powers

Huh, so they are. That explains things, but raises more questions.

 

[CaitSeith]

NBCUniversal got fined $250 for trimming trees without permit (coincidentally, the trees that would give shade to the strikers were trimmed down).


PS: No trees were (significantly) damaged.

 

[TheMysteriousGX]

That seems dramatically low.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

NBCUniversal got fined $250 for trimming trees without permit (coincidentally, the trees that would give shade to the strikers were trimmed down).


PS: No trees were (significantly) damaged.

That's not even a slap on the wrist. That's a mosquito fart, or two highly outraged neutrinos.

 

[Cicada 5]

 

[Cicada 5]

Billy Porter Takes Bold Step: Sells Home Amidst Actor’s Strike Money Woes | The Root

'I haven't engaged because I'm so enraged. When I go back, I will join the picket line,' he said.

www.theroot.com

 

[meiam]

I still feel like this is going to backfire massively. Most people consume content on streaming service, most of those have international version filled with local content. Once the backlog of American content dry out, streaming service will probably just switch to mostly serving foreign content that they already have mixed with stuff that doesn't need writer (ie reality show), and I think the public will be just fine with that and won't even really notice the difference.

 

[Bedinsis]

This story is closely enough related to the subject at hand:

Marvel Studios VFX Workers File to Unionize With IATSE

In a historic first for the industry, dozens of vfx workers at Marvel Studios are demanding union representation.

www.cartoonbrew.com

For some background: VFX workers and animators have for the longest time been without a union, which has lead to them being being a lot more disposable in the industry. The most notable instance is probably that the studio behind the special effects in Like Of Pi was dissolved by the time that movie won an Oscar for best special effects.

 

[BrawlMan]

This story is closely enough related to the subject at hand:

Marvel Studios VFX Workers File to Unionize With IATSE

In a historic first for the industry, dozens of vfx workers at Marvel Studios are demanding union representation.

www.cartoonbrew.com

For some background: VFX workers and animators have for the longest time been without a union, which has lead to them being being a lot more disposable in the industry. The most notable instance is probably that the studio behind the special effects in Like Of Pi was dissolved by the time that movie won an Oscar for best special effects.

This is unfortunately nothing new for the FFX industry either. The same thing happened to the first Sonic movie where the team had to go back and do heavy duty crunch to make Sonic look actually good. Only to be shut down and all laid off after the success of the movie. Like the video game industry, the VFX industry needs unions pronto.