Seth McFarlane, 'Family Guy,' and 'American Dad' showrunners walk out in support of the WGA strike.
Seth MacFarlane along with the showrunners for American Dad and Family Guy have put down their pens until the Writers Guild of America reaches a new deal with the studios, Deadline has reported. The creator of the hit comedy series, along with Brian Boyle, Matt Weitzman, Rich Appel, and Alec Sulkin, have made it clear to 20th Television this week that none of them will work on their respective series as long as the union remains on strike.
MacFarlane and his Fuzzy Door Production entered a 5-year $200 million agreement with NBC Universal in 2020 shifting from a prior overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television. It is unclear at the moment whether they too received a suspension letter like their high-profile peers and talent have in recent days. Last week like many showrunners Boyle, Weitzman, Appel, and Sulkin were sent individual letters from the giant demanding to show up for “non-writing duties.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT MacFarlane has been on the picket line with fellow writers ever since AMPTP failed to even consider what the WGA was asking, and the strike started on May 2. The creator’s support on the picket line and his walking out of the series does not come as a surprise given he was a big advocate for the WGA holding strong during the strike of 2007-2008 as well.
Writers are the sole reason we get entertainment at our fingertips. Despite the advent of streaming-created jobs, fair payments and accessibility to profits for writers have suffered a great deal in the last few years. It remains to be seen how long it takes for the studios to gather their wits and give writers get their due.
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