The Show Goes On

Celebrating Progress. Demanding Accountability

Sep 25, 2023

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First off, congratulations to the writers for closing a deal their negotiators seem enthusiastic about. Details of course to follow. One WGA friend texted though, "The tone of the negcom letter to members feels like the email you send if you're genuinely pleased with the results. The email in 2008 was more like 'we didn’t get everything we deserve but we fought hard and made gains…

2 years ago · 13 likes · 7 comments · Richard Rushfield

Richard Rushfield

has a spot-on take in the above post. Today is a day for celebrating (reservedly, since we still need to see the AMPTP deal on Tuesday, and SAG-AFTRA needs to finalize their contract with the studios. So yay! But with the caveat that we aren't quite done yet).

In response to what was written above, now is the time to be honest about another big problem …

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