He laid off 7,000 employees as part of a "cost cutting procedure" and then proceeded to give himself a multi-million dollar raise.
Workers are striking in every sector because everyone notices what's going on, and everyone is sick of it.
Bob Iger, who earns $25M+ annually, is reportedly personally offended the WGA didn’t agree to AMPTP’s latest offer that doesn’t provide them proper fair pay & conditions
Writers are asking for a measly 0.18% average of a studio’s annual revenue
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one upside to streamers canceling shows before they even air: now any of us can pad our resume with series that may or may not have existed. did i showrun a sitcom called JENNY'S PLACE? who's to say
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Interesting that
@mkraju
tweeted this morning that she was “yelling” and “angrily responded” — her tone remains even and she’s even smiling
There's only one hard and fast rule for screenwriting and it's this: don't do it. Head the other direction to Maine instead. Be a lighthouse keeper. Work part time at an independent bookstore. Adopt a rescue. Make jam as a hobby. Live contently.
would be chill if the mayor of LA and governor of california were a little more vocal about one of their biggest industries on strike, but we wouldn't want to upset our top-dollar donors now would we
Emmy Rossum joins Tom Holland in Apple's 'The Crowded Room'
Holland is playing Danny Sullivan and Rossum will play his mother, who is always looking for a man to fulfill her dreams of salvation
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Sunset Gower Studios just a couple of blocks away from Netflix needed bodies this morning. If you are picketing Netflix, it's a short walk over to help out for an hour or two. There were 3 folks there holding it down
When I was an assistant at a network, a writer (who is quite popular on here 😌) came in for a general and asked for a Diet Coke but we only offered water. “Well, I guess you’ll have to go downstairs and buy a Diet Coke.”
I laughed in his face tbh
I've refrained from giving advice on Writer Twitter but if I could impart one tip: write your scripts in Comic Sans. It makes a bold statement, people love it, and most of all it's pleasing to the eye (1/?)
Dozens of new rooms are about to begin in the coming weeks so here's some free Writer Advice: don't just mimic your showrunner's voice, dress like them too. Adopt their entire persona. Steal their wife or husband. Single White Female them at all costs.