Anonymous wrote:Should I go to Costco and buy milk, bread, and toilet paper????

You could contribute to the unions' strike funds, so writers and actors can afford milk, bread and toilet paper as this stretches on.

For real.

Very, very few actors are "celebrities" who make big dough. Even regulars on some shows are now working FAR shorter seasons with far longer hiatuses between work. Fewer days of work each year, longer periods between jobs, and less and less "residual" pay when things are shown over time--Jobbing actors are not making bank. At all.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm confused. What are they striking about?

And don't they realize that halting everything only hurts themselves (no premieres, no upcoming movie/TV releases and the revenue, etc)?

Why don't you read an article and come back?

One article. Even just skim it.

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plenty of good coverage of both the writers' and now the actors' strikes.

I hope folks can access this--the Post has a paywall but I think maybe the first article is visible?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/07/13/why-actors-writers-strike-sag-wga-issues/

There are some truly existential issues at stake for actors as well as writers. And the PP who noted that studios want to pay actors ONCE to scan their likenesses and then use those likenesses as background AI "extras" forever is correct. It's indvidious. It's also not acting. Doing work as an extra is how quite a few actors make some initial money and start moving up to a line, then maybe a tiny role, then onward....

But there are many issues. Read the Post article or hey, just do one quick Google search, PPs who are confused.

The CW is importing already made Canadian TV shows for the fall.

I tend to watch more TV in the fall and winter and will likely subscribe to a few more streaming channels to find some more series.

Should I go to Costco and buy milk, bread, and toilet paper????

Anonymous wrote:I have a hard time feeling bad for Hollywood actors. Writers, sure, but not supportive of an actor strike.

The studios want background actors to give away the rights to their images forever so that they can use AI to create more background actors.

I support all actors and writers. 99% of them are in unstable jobs, earning little for their creativity, and the big money goes to the execs.

Anonymous wrote:I'm confused. What are they striking about?

And don't they realize that halting everything only hurts themselves (no premieres, no upcoming movie/TV releases and the revenue, etc)?

Why don't you read an article and come back?

One article. Even just skim it.

I'm confused. What are they striking about?

And don't they realize that halting everything only hurts themselves (no premieres, no upcoming movie/TV releases and the revenue, etc)?

Anonymous wrote:I may just turn off my tv entirely for the duration. When AI comes for my job, I’d like the support of the other workers. When it comes for my sons’ job, I’d like them to have society’s support as well. It doesn’t matter how overpaid some celebrities are. What matters is that human work needs to continue to be valued for society to function.

Don’t turn off the streaming services though! Neither striking org is calling for a boycott and it’s important for the studios to realize that people want content! Continue to watch movie and tv and show that you enjoy it.

Anonymous wrote:I have a hard time feeling bad for Hollywood actors. Writers, sure, but not supportive of an actor strike.

I’m supportive of the actors both in their own right — many actors are unfairly paid and barely making ends meet — and also because they’re strike props up the WGA strike. I hope the studios fold like they did for IASTE two years ago and everyone gets better and safer working conditions.

Should I be hoarding good TV shows to save for the fall?

Anonymous wrote:I have a hard time feeling bad for Hollywood actors. Writers, sure, but not supportive of an actor strike.

Seriously? Do you realize how little most actors make?

I may just turn off my tv entirely for the duration. When AI comes for my job, I’d like the support of the other workers. When it comes for my sons’ job, I’d like them to have society’s support as well. It doesn’t matter how overpaid some celebrities are. What matters is that human work needs to continue to be valued for society to function.

Eh, I kept telling myself that this summer i should start to branch out and watch some foreign films. Now seems like a good time.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a hard time feeling bad for Hollywood actors. Writers, sure, but not supportive of an actor strike.

This. Plenty of tv and movies I haven't seen. They can strike for vas long as they want, it will give me time to catch up.

Yep and yep.
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