OPINION: 'Beyond imperiling some of your favorite TV shows, a strike would shape the economic fate of tens of thousands of writers, whose working conditions help set the bar for countless more beyond them,' writes lurabardley
Hollywood has greenlit a wave of projects that gesture at a kind of self awareness about the astronomical wealth it controls. As Writers Guild of America members vote on a possible strike this week, we’re all about to find out whether the industry is ready to put its money where its mouth is.
From April 11 through 17, members of the Writers Guild of America will vote online to decide whether or not to authorize a walkout. Beyond imperiling some of your favorite TV shows, a strike would shape the economic fate of tens of thousands of writers, whose working conditions help set the bar for countless more beyond them.
It’s both easier and way more fun to look at Hollywood only through its historic self-mythology as a fantasy land where everyone’s creativity finds support, everyone becomes rich, and the champagne is always flowing. For a while now, however, Hollywood has been forced to acknowledge that this was never the case. Instead, like any other industry, it’s a machine that systemically rewards some more than others.
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