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tuckersdeslauriers · 1 year ago

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Do you think the writer strike will push the Rookie season 6 back to 2024? I hve read about what could happen to TV because of the strike and it sounds bad.

personally, i doubt it – but anything is possible. 2024 seems like a huuuuuge stretch to me, though. here's the thing about the strike: right now, it's too soon to know anything about anything. the strike JUST started and that means we have 0 idea what's going on yet aside from the reasons why the wga is striking and what the initial negotiation has looked like.

the posts all over the place about the strike rn are just…wild, genuinely because of how scared they're making viewers. first of all: no one knows how long the strike will last. no one. what we do know is this: right now, rooms for most network shows are not in session. many have already planned to be on break until late may/early june. if the strike ends before the rooms are meant to be back in session, things don't really get impacted, or the impact is minimal.

the strike lasting through this month is very possible, but both parties are deeply aware of what the 2007 strike did to this industry. it cost billions of dollars, resulted in a huge shift in the industry...trust me: no one wants to be on strike for 100 days again. they will if they need to be, but no one wants that. negotiations will happen and go back and forth until a middle ground is met - and that may take time - but there is literally 0 reason you need to be freaking out about show(s) coming back late when they wouldn’t even be back in session yet.

also, please understand that the most important thing here is supporting the writers. i know the idea of not having a show back on time can be difficult, but put that aside and think about the fact that people are fighting for their livelihoods. it's not a fair comparison to be like...i'm worried i won't be able to watch tv vs. the writer of that show can't afford their rent. this isn't about any of us: it's about supporting the content that makes us happy and brings us joy or escape.

every writer would rather be working than striking. the wga is doing their best to come to an agreement with the amptp that is beneficial and compensates writers fairly, prioritizing them as the creative forces they are. the amptp needs to meet somewhere in the middle, instead of just not making any adjustments on the major issues, the way this negotiation has started.

one other point: it’s not 2007. i am aware that a lot of the knowledge we have right now is from the experiences of the 2007 writers strike. i am begging you to put into perspective that comparing this strike to that one is doing a disservice to both events. the conditions of 2007, the contracts, the leadership - nearly everything about this strike is different. even if some of the same issues are being discussed, it’s like comparing apples to oranges. i understand it is easy to point to 2007 as an example, but understand that nobody wants this to be a repeat of that strike. nobody can afford for this to be a repeat of that strike. i would be shocked to see either party let it get to that point, genuinely.

at the end of the day, this is about ratifying a contract that is no longer relevant or in service to the writers who work painstakingly to create the things we love. stand with them and know that their livelihood is worth more than the distress that a delayed fall season could cause. i would try to not even let your mind go to that place right now, because this is about them, not us.

#anonymous #ask #the rookie #chenford #i know this is not chenford content but i am going to assume that is the fandom i'm being asked from

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