Saturday, May 27, 2023
WGA is asking its members not to attend the Tonys.
A show that has been affected by the strike today celebrates the first anniversary of its fourth season.
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Wil Wheaton has called out this Jeopardy! champion-turned-host for crossing the picket line.
- Who is Ken Jennings?
The strike has cost California $30 million a day.
The Tonys will be televised after all, albeit unscripted. The WGA will not picket the event, because who cares about the Tonys? There's a reason they always aired on CBS.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
A Strike Relief Fund has been set up, and J.J. Abrams, Shonda Rhimes (a bunch of shows I don't watch) and Adam McKay have helped raise $1.7 million. Also joining in have been Greg Berlanti (the DC/CW guy) and Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story, 9-1-1).
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
While promoting his new novel, Tom Hanks weighed in on the strike. "The entire industry is at a crossroads, and everybody knows it. [...] And there is some degree of pie here that is going to have to be equitably distributed by the people who are responsible for the content – not the folks who make the deals for the content, the folks who actually make it. And first up is the writers. We do not have scripts without writers." Next, he says, are the directors and actors. "We do not have filmed stories without directors [...] So there is going to have to be some sit-down. And for the common good of the arts and sciences, and the business of show, like minds are going to have to come down and be equitable, and believe it or not, some type of win-win situation.”
Monday, May 8, 2023
SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher and WGAW president Meredith Stiehm have joined writers in the picket lines.
President Joe Biden has told the AMPTP to "Get your shit together, you stupid bastards!"
Pete Davidson gave pizza to striking writers.
Sunday, May 7, 2023
The MTV Movie & TV Awards were on and without writers, it was... awkward.
Saturday, May 6, 2023
The Duffer Brothers have confirmed that Stranger Things 5 is on hold.
Pete Davidson's SNL hosting debut is officially scrapped.
