The problem with your analogy John is that the studios losing money doesn't mean the CEOs go hungry

It’s so great to hear Rob’s Voice again; this show isn’t the same without him.

Imagine comparing writers losing their houses to multi billion dollar studios profits shrinking. That’s just a terrible analogy John

John, the WGA wouldn't "do the exact same thing." The higer ups at these studios aren't anywhere close to being homeless or not having money to buy food. Taking a dollar away from someone who has two dollars is a lot worse than taking a dollar away from someone who has a million. Duh.

I genuinely cannot fathom how there's actually people in this comment section and out in the world who think that the writers deserve what's coming to them. Take off those tin foil hats guys, A.I. will never replace real creative talent.

Is anyone actually surprised by this? The studio have and always will be brutal towards their workers.

The whole point of the strike is that writers ARE being starved. You can’t squeeze blood from a stone.

This feels discouraging to anyone who wants to be a writer for film/television.

Really hope the actors go on strike to stick it to these corrupt execs and studios

The execs are nothing without writers

We’re counting on you sag. Join the writers in the strike

No surprise here. "Big Poppa Iger" this "Big Poppa Iger" that. Expected response from the person that says that unironically.

If you support the studios I hope one day YOU get to know what its like for someone trying to make you homeless.

The writers might become homeless? In LA would anyone even notice?

ROB'S BACK, I'M SO HAPPY!!! Also F the studios this is nuts.

I’m not a professional screenwriter and even I feel gut-punched by this. Even if I don’t work in the industry, I feel like I’ll lose with the WGA if the guild won’t have any other choice but to take a deal they never wanted.

Great to see Robert Meyer Burnett back again! 👍

If I was a writer, I would just work in a different field for years if need be

Big Poppa Iger sure made it known what side he’s on. It’s apparently the side that would pay an extra once, but use their likeness forever and never have to call them again for work. I stand with the writers and actors. Especially since many of them aren’t super stars. They’re just trying to make it. Many have to work jobs not related to the industry, to make ends meet.

Villains. Actually evil.

What, Robert is back?

This is insane. It’s like the AMPTP is too hard-headed to realize that their tactics are going to destroy their own industry that they themselves rely on. Basically all the unions are in solidarity with each other at this point. If you have no writers, and no actors, then you’ve also got no crew.

Wow, the studios' plan to starve the writers until they run out of funds to retain their houses and apartments is so...diabolical. It's a level of evil that brings fictional villains to mind, such as Mr. Burns from _The Simpsons._

What Campea fails to publicly acknowledge is that the studios are wealthy and upper class whereas most writers are not. In terms of health, livelihood, and long-term career opportunities, this is way harsher for the writers than the producers. Campea's characterization of these threats as hardball negotioating tactics is misleading. This is not a negotiation of equals but a David vs Goliath situation. Anyone without stock options in Hollywood should be rooting for the writers and this false equivalency BS is comical.

The difference between the WGA taking this approach the studios are if they could versus the studios doing what their doing right now is that the studios have millionaires and billionaires on their side. It would be SIGNIFICANTLY harder to find ways to “starve them out” then it is for a bunch of workers who are barely getting by when it comes to being a writer. So, sure, maybe the WGA would do the same thing if they could. It would also be so much harder for them to actually succeed at it.

This is going to hurt the studios in the long run. The 2008 strike costs the studios 429 Million dollars. In 2023, movies have been making so much more than in 2008, this could cost them billions... With a B.

This doesn't just affect the quality of content in the immediate future but also in the distant future. This entire issue has brought to light that without residuals the writers aren't making anything and can barely make a living. It's going to diminish the amount of people in the future looking to become a writer because there's not going to be a financial future in it for them.

As Leonard Cohan said The poor stay poor the rich stay rich F the studios

Nice to see Robert

This is why we support independent cinema, folks. Give smaller, more original films a chance.

Love that Robbie is back!!!

That’s not going to work (a war of attrition with the WGA). This is arguably the most important strike negotiation in entertainment history. If the WGA needs to start liquidating assets to pay their members and keep them from losing assets, they should. If they succumb and take a bad deal they’re dead anyways.

I think the real sticking point is Netflix’s doesn’t want to have to release any real numbers. Which is what you would have to do in a residual model.

This strike is probably going to take a lot longer then I originally thought.

The studios miss one key point. Most writers already hold down other jobs in between writing gigs.

Well at this rate WB may bring back Batgirl since they won’t have anything else 😂

Losing money for a studio just means the owners a corporate big wigs just can't buy a new yatch that is not the same as forcing folks to either lose their homes or take a shitty deal, the average writer makes $69k a year which is more than the average American but that's not that much money. These big wigs go after the entertainment industry first then its the rest of America tomorrow.

Matt Damon’s quote in regards to the WGA strike perfectly sums up the reasoning behind this strike. If these people can’t even qualify for benefits because of a significant loss in residuals, which is essentially the bread and butter of their income, how can they survive in the industry, nor why should they settle for a shitty deal?

Anti union propaganda position. Also anti union in the Fran Dresher article. Not my politics.

We actors really do starve. I almost died. So I find the phrasing execs use here disturbing. They want actors to suffer? Sell their likeness to make deep fake torture porn? Please don't pity execs here. This is legit. Last strike? We got reality TV. I'm worried about my friends starving for real.

Sorry John, but “the WGA would do the same” is grade A bullshit. They’d cut a fair deal and get back to work because they’re rational human beings and not greedy, worthless suits.

This is why no matter the field of work people work in it’s important to have money saved up just in case crap like this happens or you get sick and can’t work but most people don’t think that far ahead.

for all the folks complaining about bad writing, have you considered the fact that the bad writing is due to the insane workloads and timeframes writers have? Support writers you idiots. If the WGA demands arent met, i can guarantee you the writing and quality will only get worse. Shows arent as good as they used to be because the working conditions arent as good, its that simple.

This is awful, the studios can afford to treat their writers better/pay them more

Just throw Hollywood in the garbage and start over.

Don't cave writers I still support y'all

False equivalence. The studios are too rich on the whole to be pushed to starvation.

This is not leverage, this is power. The writers don't have power enough to fight this battle for the money their deserve. I know that this is the business, but that is cruel an we, as costumer has to be furious with the maner that AMPTP being treating the creator of hundreds show that we loved.

Take care of the writers Hollywood!!!

L takes here from Campea. Ridiculous.

The writers will lose their houses and apartments and become homeless whereas the studio executives might have to take a smaller bonus.

If anything the summer box office has showed us is that people require quality entertainment over generic programs.

Oh man this is fucked up. There’s probably enough written scripts in the pipeline that the AMPTP could hold out till October/November

these studios are too greedy and workers can't even afford housing, i hope the workers get as much as they can

Absolutely disgusting. I hope whichever executives had this idea are all fired. Writers deserve better pay! Do these executives know what happens when you don’t have a writer? (Transformers 2, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, & Quantum of Solace)

Deadpool was even ahead with this.. "Written by the real heroes here"

Rob's back

They fucking deserve all these box office bombs

The AMPTP doesn’t realize a good movie first starts with a good script. There’s a saying that you can make a bad movie from a good script but you cannot make a good movie from a bad script

One of the many ugly sides of Hollywood Tom Holland was talking about.

Shit like this is why, while I support markets, agree that big corporations (and the rich) have way too much power and do actually exploit workers. John, that isn't necessarily true. there is a big difference between billionaires using leverage to put people out of their house and home AND a population which are mostly working class people using their leverage to get a decent living. Self interest isn't all that matters in these cases, personal morality also matters. The studios are proving they are pieces of shit human beings.

We are surely heading toward a SAG strike, possibly as form of solidarity for the writers guild, and when that happens, studios will most definitely feel the pressure.

Glad to see john and RMB still working together

So whats going to happen now, if movies/tv shows aren't being written? How are the studios going to make money? I feel "reality" tv can only take them do far.

Let's hope that the SAG-AFTRA strike will help the WGA. All the scripts in the world won't help the studios and streaming firms if they can't produce any content.

I don't know every in and out if this or every detail BUT! my understanding is that what the writers are asking for relatively speaking really isn't asking a lot. So as much as I love my TV & movies. The studios can stick it where the sun don't shine. This is ridicules and I hope at the end of the day studios are the ultimate losers in this scenario.

People always babble on and on about how story is king, so pay the fucking writers. Also no more Oppenheimer and Barbie press now that sag is in strike mode also...lets see how long this goes.

Who's honestly gonna wanna be a writer after this happens?

Netflix should be kicked out of the AMPTP. The other companies don't benefit from Netflix's treating the writers substantively worse than the others.

the studios will distribute more foreign movies/shows. I mean there's no writer's strike on other countries, right?

so...what DOES that boot taste like? lol

The writers don’t have a chance at all, if the directors had strikes as well the writers would have been in a better position. If the actors settle it’s over for the writers.

The studios are actually acting cartoonishly evil. It’s the evil corporate overlord trope come to life.

solidarity men, hopefully the other guilds will join our cause and help battle these studios.

All I can say is buckle up folks. In the coming days This is going to get really ugly really fast.

I have gone to lunch in my area a number of times in the past couple of weeks and have seen the utter lack of workers in restaurants. I have been thinking about this for a minute. I am 50 and when I was in my twenties and early thirties restaurants were some of the best jobs because of they paid better than most labor jobs and they were relatively secure. I know there are not less people, so why less workers? I believe that people are realizing that for them to have a decent life you need less money. Finding multiple income streams is about as easy as finding a decent low wage job. If writers were already having to find multiple income streams the need to go back to working for studios lessens. As there are more opportunities to make money from your own work increases the less there is a desire to deal with all the other issues with working with big studios. Artists will find each other, and great art will return just not from the big studios.

Fact is the WGA isnt doing that and the ones that are are the extremely overpaid wealthy studio heads. Solidarity with those on strike!

The battle of the writers and the studios is like a game of chess.

Marvel Shows on Disney Plus Face Criticism as CEO Bob Iger Claims Dilution of MCU Brand In a recent statement, Bob Iger, CEO of Disney Studios, expressed his belief that Marvel shows on Disney Plus have diluted the brand of Marvel's Cinematic Universe (MCU). However, many fans strongly disagree with this assessment, citing the success of early Disney Plus shows like "WandaVision," "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," and "Loki." These shows garnered widespread praise for their excellent writing, cinematography, talented actors, and skillful direction. "WandaVision" captivated fans right from the start, blending magic and realism while exploring themes of heartbreak and loss. Elizabeth Olsen's portrayal of Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, was hailed as amazing and resonant with audiences. Similarly, "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" and "Loki" found substantial success, further solidifying the popularity of Marvel shows on the streaming platform. However, some argue that the subsequent Marvel shows on Disney Plus began to falter. While there were fans who enjoyed "Hawkeye," it didn't achieve the same level of success as its predecessors. On the other hand, "Moon Knight" brought back the excitement with a stellar performance by Oscar Isaac, who perfectly embodied the multifaceted character of Moon Knight. The storytelling, highlighting the different sides of Moon Knight's personality, left fans craving for more. Nevertheless, the reception to "Ms. Marvel" was mixed, with many fans finding the show overly childish. Additionally, the decision by Kevin Feige, President of Marvel Studios, to make Ms. Marvel a mutant instead of an Inhuman, as she was in the comics, disappointed some fans. They felt it was a missed opportunity to introduce mutants into the MCU more directly, given the fandom's long-standing love for the X-Men. The first on-screen iteration of She-Hulk received considerable criticism from fans. While Tatiana Maslany's performance as She-Hulk was widely praised, the show's writing was deemed subpar and excessively silly. While MCU fans appreciate humor and chaos, they felt it was misplaced and undermined the character's potential. Turning to the films, "Black Widow" faced criticism for its delayed release, leaving some fans feeling that it came out years too late. Furthermore, replacing the original Black Widow with her sister in the MCU was seen by a portion of the fanbase as distasteful. They argued that if the original character was to be killed off, there was no need for a replacement that felt like a lesser version. Regarding "Eternals," fans enjoyed the film but found it difficult to understand where it fit within the larger MCU narrative. And in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," many fans were disappointed with how Wanda, the Scarlet Witch, was portrayed as a delusional and maniacal woman willing to harm others to be with her children from an alternate reality. This portrayal seemed disconnected from the character's growth in "WandaVision." Sam Raimi's statement that he hadn't watched "WandaVision" and the revelation that the head writer of "Doctor Strange 2," Michael Waldron, only saw parts of the series, further frustrated fans. They believed that this lack of familiarity with the show led to a disparagement of Wanda's character in the film. Another point of contention has been the lack of steady connection between the Marvel shows and films. Initially, Feige suggested that watching the shows was not essential, but as fans discovered interconnected storylines, they were left frustrated by the inconsistent continuity. Acknowledging these concerns, Bob Iger stated that Disney would slow down the production of Marvel shows and films, reducing expenditure. However, fans argue that the perceived dilution of the MCU brand stems from issues with writing and creative choices in certain Disney shows and films rather than the quantity of content released. As the possibility of reduced Marvel content looms, fans are left contemplating their feelings. Would they be content with fewer shows and films? It remains to be seen how this potential shift in production will impact the fanbase and the future of the Marvel brand. Snippet from article I’m writing🥰🥰🥰

That plan to “starve” the writers only works if they’re able to reach an agreement with SAG. If SAG strikes as well that strategy doesn’t work

Wow. Someone tell AMPTP that this isn't trench warfare - like, simmer down. They took so many box office flops and each one of those is enough to pay for what the WGA is asking for.

Wait. How is this not essentially an admission of guilt?! "We know we don't pay them enough to have saved money and be okay for 6 months!" SAID THE MILLIONAIRES! WHAT?!

With the actors strike now inevitable, does anyone think that the studios will be more willing to give in to the writers and actors demands? Or make at least a deal that is favorably to both unions and will satisfy both there demands?

Sag is on strike now

Just give them the money they deserve it

Awesome

I hope the actors join in on the strike because this is ridiculous.

This is sad. Screenwriting expert John Truby once said that Hollywood movies rule the world because of their writing, not because of movie stars or flashy special effects. If the writers are broken, then we might see the beginning of the downfall of Hollywood.

Jesus christ! That's insane!

This is such a .... terrible decision.

Well, at this point, the writers' strike has gone on for so long that everyone is desperate. Something has to be done, and the producers and the writers don't even want to talk to one another anymore. This is messed up! Now, everything has gotten to the point where someone has to talk to the producers about this whole thing, and I never thought that it would get to this point, but it has to be one of us. It won't be anyone from the WGA, and it surely won't be anyone else who's working in Hollywood, either. It has to come from the people who are watching the movies and the shows because without us, everyone in Hollywood would be out of work.

Pretty convenient this comes out right before the actor decided to go on strike.

What a terrible analogy!

That’s why Actors needs to go on strike and being united with the writers to make a good deal

This sounds like a great series or movie to write lol

If you have too many writers in the writers room, it can also hurt the quality of the product, so having a minimum number of writers required is a bad idea, they should just be able to hire the needed amount of writers, as they have been doing rather than be forced to hire more writers than necessary

Hey John, I love it when you call him Big Poppa

Great tactical maneuver

They tryed that with other teachers and other professions. They left for better paying jobs.

As someone going into contract time in automotive. I feel for the families