On the West Coast, writers are convening at the major studios, including the Culver City offices of Amazon and Sony Pictures, and at Radford Studio Center, formerly CBS Radford, where CBS still films some shows. They will also picket outside of Radio City Music Hall later this month, when NBC will host its upfront presentation, in which it boasts its fall slate to advertisers.
Discovery offices and NBCUniversal’s 30 Rockefeller Plaza. On the East Coast, guild members are picketing at Netflix’s Manhattan headquarters, Warner Bros. Writers have begun holding demonstrations outside all of the major studios, as well as productions, on both coasts. Writing on the fifth season of “Stranger Things” began last August, but Netflix would not comment on whether the scripts have been completed. HBO’s “House of the Dragon” began production on Season 2 last month, and the scripts for all episodes have been completed, according to sources. Meanwhile, the scripts for the fourth season of Disney+’s “The Mandalorian” have been written, the show’s creator, Jon Favreau, recently confirmed to the French news channel BFM TV. In the days before the Writers Guild of America called on members to strike, the creators of hit shows, including ‘Shrinking,’ ‘The Last of Us’ and more, gathered to discuss the state of the industry.
#VIDEOLIGHTBOX START STOP TIME TV#
The data does not account for TV shows currently in production outside of Los Angeles.Ĭompany Town ‘It’s just pure chaos’: Top Hollywood showrunners explain the writers’ strike “Loot,” “Quantum Leap” and “Station 19” were among the TV shows FilmLA listed as requesting permits for filming in Los Angeles just this week, although it is unclear whether they would proceed with filming. However, “Hacks,” which was in production for Season 3, has now shut down, according to sources. In recent weeks, programs such as “Hacks,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Lone Star” have been shooting in Los Angeles, according to data from FilmLA, which organizes permitting for the county. It would take a prolonged walkout before any critical signs of a slowdown in new TV shows and episodes are felt by viewers. And shows on cable and streaming tend to have a longer lead time, making it difficult to assess any immediate impact. But a prolonged strike could hold up work on new episodes, which typically happens over the summer, and delay their return in the fall. Most broadcast shows, such as ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” and CBS’ “Ghosts,” will finish their current seasons, as their finale episodes have already been written and filmed. There’s now a seemingly never-ending supply of content made year-round - in contrast to the traditional broadcast model of the past, where pilot episodes were commissioned in the spring and new shows were launched in the fall - as the rise of cable and streaming platforms have flooded the landscape. But I also believe that everybody at the table right now, be it from the writer side or the studio side, knows that the future of this business is dependent on storytellers.” “I think it’s a very reasonable demand that is being set out by the guild, and I support those demands. They are entitled to make a living,” he said. But for those people who have a job in show business, they are entitled to fair compensation. “Look, no one is entitled to a job in show business. He voiced support for the writers, telling the audience that the show was built on strong writing. Meyers addressed the strike with viewers on Monday night on his show, saying it would be interrupted if the strike happened. Maher and Oliver’s shows will go dark immediately, with no reruns scheduled.
TV hosts Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert, whose shows are among the first to be affected by the writers’ strike, voice support for the Writers Guild of America.Ĭolbert, Fallon, Kimmel and Meyers have already openly agreed to pause production on their shows, which will revert to reruns on Tuesday until further notice. Company Town Fallon, more react to WGA strike: ‘I wouldn’t have a show if it wasn’t for my writers’
0 kommentar(er)
