#i support the wga

[chasinggeekdom-blog]

[darrys-laundry]

reasonably i know if we’re getting a season four (or a spin off) we probably won’t get an announcement until after the strike but it’s the not knowing that’s getting me

[ibringyouasong89]

Future writers, take note: if you’re going to do any kind of screenwriting, make sure to join the WGA. Otherwise, you’re going to get screwed over big time. Also, be sure to have side projects to fall back on, if you can do so. But this is why unions are important, as much as corporate Uh-MuR-Ick-Uh would have you believe otherwise. Trust me, the propaganda is strong with the dark side of the Force and it exists everywhere, in every industry. 

Hey y'all. With the Writer's Guild of America on strike, you might be hearing a lot more about something called "residuals," which are payments that the writers get for the studios continuing to air their work on reruns and such. Already I'm seeing people trying to frame the union trying to bargain for better residuals as greedy and unreasonable, so I just wanted to give you guys a peek into my dad's full, 100% real residual payments for writing some of the most watched episodes of American late night television.

Yeah lol. If u hear anyone trying to frame the conversation around residuals as writers being greedy, please do me a favor and punch them straight in the face ❤️🙃🙃

[writergeekrhw]

I made another thing.

With apologies to Neil Gaiman.

[montanabohemian]

if i see a single one of you pissed that your faves canceled an event or a con appearance because they're striking for fair wages then imma come for you in your sleep 🔪🔪🔪

(direct that fury where it belongs: AMPTP and the execs)

[trans-elrond]

i hope everyone knows that the last wga strike was ~100 days and it's a pretty common phenomenon for strike support to tank after a month or two when it feels like it's dragging on and some writers and talk show hosts are crossing picket lines and trying to "return" to "normal" because of people's livelihoods etc when they're really just scabs. sure hope that we keep that in mind and are prepared for the long haul and aren't just in it while it's convenient for us <3

[kaiyonohime]

Wait, final season?  There are plans for a third season?

If the writers strike continues past the release of season 2 of Good Omens, should we hold off watching it? I’m still a little fuzzy on if watching new shows on streaming services is okay or not. Some have said it’s ok, others have said only watch old things, and others have said drop the steaming services.

NObody is asking anyone to boycott anything yet. If there is a call for a boycott, everyone will know. For know, one way to help pay the people the strike is affecting is to watch the things they made.

It gives us more leverage with Amazon to end the strike if Good Omens is hugely successful, because then they might want the final season. If nobody watches it, it's harder to get them to want to end the strike to make more. (My opinion.)

[the-party-bus]

“Wait, there are people blaming the writers?”

Are you surprised? Fandoms have become notorious anti-writer spaces. Studios love you guys. They can cut the budgets, cut the number of writers, cut the wages of the writers, and you guys always blame the writers. “The writers ruined the show!” It’s never “the studios ruined the show.”

I hate to break it to you: more than half the shows you complain were “ruined by the writers”, were ruined by the studios. Studios cut the scenes and arcs you were excited for. Studios cut the budget of the show, or even raise the budget of the show and force a “bigger, louder, bolder” tone on shows that were unexpected hits (this is where we get “the Netflix look” on every show post-Stranger Things and Queen’s Gambit).

You guys do not do your research. Half your fanfics are tagged with bad faith digs at the writers, when a few searches would reveal how strapped that show was and how poorly the writers were treated. Writers are being given a 10 weeks to write 10 episodes. How are good arcs and scenes supposed to happen under that time limit, with a max of only four writers?

Tumblr, the self-proclaimed “pro-union, pro-worker, pro-artist” site is also a major fandom site. You guys rarely practice good faith consumer etiquette for television and film writers, because your fandom salt always turns you against writers. And studios love you for it.

Yeah, individual writers do create bad writing from time to time. But so do painters, chefs, and musicians. Directors and actors sometimes refuse to film certain scenes or follow a show’s projected style and arc, and the writers always get the crap for a bad performance or a poorly directed episode. This isn’t to blame actors or directors; it’s to point out that you guys have one villain, and it’s always the writers. You guys never give writers the same grace you give animators, designers, directors, actors, composers, and editors.

Studios love you every time you say “the writers ruined the show.” Every single popular fandom is guilty of this. View any of the “why did the writers cut this scene, they hate my characters” talk when leaked scenes hit the internet. Writers barely get paid for what they do write. You think they’re writing scenes and then happily throwing them in the shredder? You guys just eat the talk that studios put out. Always have.

[hyacinthsdiamonds]

Production houses: but if the writers stay on strike we can't guarantee the future safety of your favorite shows 🥺🥺😭😭

Viewers who 1, have already lost their favorite shows because they were cancelled in spite of good ratings and good reviews or 2, have stopped watching new content entirely until the entire series has aired and concluded as a result of so many good shows getting cancelled on cliffhangers and thus leaving said viewers unable to gain closure with those characters and with a hollow viewing experience, so they've begun a, watching older shows they know came to a planned conclusion or b, revisiting their old favorites and enjoying the nostalgia or c, reading new books or fanfic instead: YOU ALREADY CAN'T GUARANTEE THE FUTURE OF OUR SHOWS SO GET FUCKING WRECKED AND PAY WRITERS WHAT THEY DESERVE!

[benschwartzcinematicuniverse]

I know I’m not in the union and have no plans to ever be, but sharing that new gif set felt like I crossed a picket line! I know that’s not how it works, but I’m nothing if I’m not contemplative. So, below is a link to the entertainment fund and a quick article on strike rules and ways to support (tl;dr - fans, it’s okay to do fan things!)

But first up, the WGA toolkit - https://www.wgacontract2023.org/take-action/social-media-toolkit

Fund - https://entertainmentcommunity.org

Article - https://gizmodo.com/sag-aftra-wga-strikes-support-does-and-donts-faq-1850648707#:~:text=Beyond%20that%2C%20you%20can%20donate,TikTok%2C%20and%20Instagram—or%20share

[sillymille]

Thanks to whomever blazed my post! I really appreciate you!

[marblesarelost]

Solidarity!

Looks like it might be time to get out the old "The WGA STRIKES!" T-shirt again...

The vote to strike was more than 97% in favor: the highest percentage on a "yes" vote in the Guild's history.

[littlepeninsula]

The way he SLAYYEDD

Ai could never give us “we put the greed in ingredients”

[queerism1969]

[sweaterkittensahoy]

The fact that SAG-AFTRA has concessions in the strike for actors to attend cons for meet-ups/photos.

The rule is that they'd like to keep actors off panels to discuss particular projects because that's promoting stopped work.

But a LOT of actors, especially older actors, characters actors, and voice actors rely on the ability to do photo ops and meet-and-greets with fans for a good chunk of income.

So, good job on that, SAG-AFTRA. That's thinking of the 98% of the union who aren't multi-millionaires.

[nottawriter]

Twitter post by Kelly_McKernan:

If we don’t fight back against predatory practices and exploitation against AI right now, than what was it all for? Raise a ruckus. Let’s do this.