TENTATIVE Winners and Losers of the WGA Strike!

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Jim and I give our first blush hot takes on the news that the WGA strike might be over!
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TENTATIVE Winners and Losers at the End of WGA Strike! was originally livestreamed on Monday, September 25th, 2023.
Chapters
00:00 Show Starts
01:44 What does "Tentative" mean?
04:39 Will the writers have to wait until SAG-Aftra has a deal?
09:46 But what about Yom Kippur?!
11:13 Talk shows back, maybe!
12:13 So many assumptions, so many caveats!
12:45 Jim's first winner
13:44 Ah, writerly "tone"!
17:09 Rob's first winner
19:44 Jim's biggest loser!
23:05 Rob's biggest (maybe) loser!
29:21 The Strike of Two Drews!
34:50 Working Class Solidarity FTW!
36:47 Bill Maher is a SCHMUCK
38:38 The Nanny - Working Class Hero!
40:54 Rob Explains the Why of the Strike
49:00 "Pleeeeeease come back to work!"
52:10 Honest Trade Press Headlines "Losers: US!"
54:25 PR Flacks are Schmucks, Too!
55:28 Jeez, Dan - C'mon...
59:01 FFS, Campea! Sigh...
1:04:58 Final Thoughts
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[@RobKristjansson]

Here are the links to everything we discussed on the show, plus a link to the deal memo the WGA released going over the agreement!
- WGA's breakdown of the tentative agreement www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign/tentative-agreement
- NYT 'Agreement Gives Writers Guild Most of What It Wanted' (paywall) www.nytimes.com/live/2023/09/24/business/hollywood-writers-strike-news?smid=url-share
- NYT 'Marquee Writers Push for Negotiations, but Their Clout May Not Matter' (paywall) www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/business/media/writers-strike-showrunners.html?smid=url-share
- Mike Flanagan 'Best Final Offer' Tweet x.com/flanaganfilm/status/1705771083461230713?s=20
- Deadline 'Art Directors Guild Chief Says Below-The-Line Workers Are “Bearing The Brunt” of Ongoing WGA & SAG-AFTRA Strikes' deadline.com/2023/09/art-directors-guild-chief-below-the-line-workers-bearing-brunt-ongoing-strikes-1235535036/
- Consequence TV 'Drew Carey Has Paid Over Half a Million Dollars in Meals for Striking Writers' consequence.net/2023/09/drew-carey-writers-strike-meals/
- VOX 'Drew Barrymore tried to live, laugh, scab her way across the picket line. It didn’t work.' www.vox.com/culture/2023/9/19/23880858/drew-barrymore-show-writers-strike-backlash-apology
- IndieWire '‘The Bear’ Writer Claims ‘Evil’ Streamers Want Writers to Be ‘Homeless’ Amid WGA Strike' www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/the-bear-writer-streamers-want-screenwriters-homeless-1234885711/
- The Hollywood Reporter 'Hollywood CEO Pay: Big Checks, Ugly Optics Amid Strike' www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-ceo-2022-chart-1235481300/
- Variety 'Publicists Hold Urgent Meeting With SAG-AFTRA to Discuss Financial Woes as Actors Stop Doing Press (EXCLUSIVE)' variety.com/2023/film/news/sag-aftra-strike-publicsts-panic-fall-film-festivals-1235680017/
- Dan Murrell '2023 Writers' Strike: Everything You Need to Know' ua-cam.com/video/JaCxH0wDeNM/v-deo.htmlsi=H-pOSOKO9h3lw7tX
- Dan Murrell 'KAST Owes Me $16,000' ua-cam.com/video/7ra6rjYfBoA/v-deo.htmlsi=Vdj1hOcRstWTg0UG
- John Campea 'Why I Don’t Agree That Writers/Actors Should Get Residuals' ua-cam.com/video/tVXl85jU3wI/v-deo.htmlsi=QmdgNFbDYT5s4AYi

[@dragonmovieguy]

Love this!

[@RobKristjansson]

Thanks, my friend! BTW, I put a card to our last strike convo on your channel during the Dan Murrell portion of this chat 🙂