{"id":2227213,"date":"2024-04-22T13:49:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T17:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oh-no-hollywood-writers-learn-tough-lesson-following-strike\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T13:53:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T17:53:02","slug":"oh-no-hollywood-writers-learn-tough-lesson-following-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oh-no-hollywood-writers-learn-tough-lesson-following-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Oops: Hard Lessons for Hollywood Writers Post Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foh-no-hollywood-writers-learn-tough-lesson-following-strike%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2227213&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u200barticle covers the aftermath of the Writers\u2063 Guild of America strike in Hollywood, mentioning \u200dthe impact on writers and the industry. Despite\u2063 initial victories, the\u2064 contraction in the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/western-companies-cutting-ties-with-russia-remain-silent-on-chinas-uyghur-genocide\/\" title=\"Western Companies Cutting Ties With Russia Remain Silent on China\u2019s Uyghur Genocide\">entertainment sector<\/a> has affected job \u200bopportunities. Various industry figures offer perspectives on the strike&#8217;s consequences, highlighting the challenges faced by writers\u200b post-strike due to market shifts and changing\u200c dynamics in TV production.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/%20\"><span>Allison Anton<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 22, 2024 at 8:49am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The Writers Guild of America strike that crippled Hollywood for months last summer might have ended up being a Pyrrhic victory for those who wanted it most.<\/p>\n<p>After supposedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/culture\/2023\/9\/24\/23888673\/wga-strike-end-sag-aftra-contract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winning big<\/a> against the big, bad studios back with an agreement in September, writers have been feeling a sharp contraction in the industry ever since.<\/p>\n<p>As entertainment news site <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/04\/hollywood-contraction-how-writers-are-reacting-industrywide-cost-cutting-1235886052\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline<\/a> reported last week, many have remained out of work since walking the picket lines last summer, with the boom of streaming shows finally reaching the bust stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sort [of] remember somewhere in 2019, I remember looking around and saying, \u2018This is a gold rush. We\u2019re in a boom town. And I\u2019m not sure how long this thing is sustainable,&#8217;\u201d veteran writer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woke-amazon-scraps-audience-scores-discovering-tv-viewers-actually-like-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neil Gaiman<\/a> told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, the boom is over, the gold rush has finished,\u201d the \u201cGood Omens\u201d creator said.<\/p>\n<p>Writer Julio Torres of \u201cLos Espookys\u201d also noticed that \u201ceveryone feels like the belt is tightening a little bit \u2026 and it\u2019s getting harder to get things made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their observations were not merely anecdotal evidence: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/tv-writers-struggle-post-writers-strike-peak-tv-era-1235864982\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> reported on April 2 that while broadcasters ordered up to 98 pilots for new series 10 years ago, that number has dwindled to about 35.<\/p>\n<p>Which, of course, left few jobs for the many, many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rock-bottom-hollywood-enters-full-scale-depression-even-top-execs-losing-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writers in Hollywood<\/a>, aspiring and veteran.<\/p>\n<p>Now, many of them interviewed by Deadline had nothing but good things to say about the 2023 strike, despite the inevitable consequences.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you have any sympathy for the Hollywood writers?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ilana Glazer of \u201cBroad City\u201d said she was \u201cso proud of the writers and actors guilds for striking last year, that was so important,\u201d and Anna Hagen of \u201cThe Diplomat\u201d said that \u201cfor all of the difficulties of the moment, I think the strike was really meaningful and the victory significant and I\u2019m hopeful about what will come out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fact of the matter was, however, that, much of the reasons for the current market contraction could be laid at the feet of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/multiple-talk-shows-cross-picket-line-despite-strike-rules-union-vows-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strike<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/media\/hollywood-writers-guild-strike-peak-tv-ai-e29b6278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> predicted as much on Sept. 30, days after the strike had ended.<\/p>\n<p>It declared the end of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fans-actively-rejecting-modern-tv-turning-classics-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peak TV<\/a>,\u201d with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-15-most-anticipated-albums-of-2021\/\" title=\"The 15 Most Anticipated Albums of 2021\u00a0\">streaming services<\/a> no longer ordering a large number of pilots for new shows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn effect, while many people in Hollywood will get better pay as a result of the deal, the contraction in spending means there will be less work to go around,\u201d the Journal said.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, the writing was on the wall for the end of the boom even before the strike, with many streaming services wracking up debt with massive mergers and losing money from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disneys-woke-national-treasure-show-gets-bad-news-just-one-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poorly received shows<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but one of the concessions of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hollywood-hasnt-yet-recovered-2023-strikes-now-may-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strike<\/a> was higher royalties for writers \u2014 and since streaming services are businesses most concerned with their bottom line, they have tried to cut costs by hiring fewer writers.<\/p>\n<p>As unfortunate as these writers\u2019 situations have become, it has just been simple economics that brought the industry to this dire state.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone deserves fair pay for their work, but attempting to make streaming services mirror the compensation structure of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/culture-shift-hollywood-must-shocked-2-shows-topping-netflix-tv-charts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">traditional television,<\/a> meant the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-calls-biden-ftc-nominee-not-aggressive-enough-on-big-tech\/\" title=\"Blackburn Calls Biden FTC Nominee \u2018Not Aggressive Enough\u2019 on Big Tech\">streaming companies<\/a> would cut costs by hiring fewer writers.<\/p>\n<p>The writers got the concessions for better, and different, pay scales for their work, after five long months of striking \u2014 but if that resulted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-feige-reveals-marvel-will-cut-back-on-disney-shows-after-no-marvel-series-cracked-the-top-15-streaming-shows-of-2022-2\/\" title=\"Kevin Feige Reveals Marvel Will Cut Back On Disney+ Shows After No Marvel Series Cracked The Top 15 Streaming Shows Of 2022\">fewer shows<\/a> getting produced, did the Hollywood writers really win?<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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Please help us continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, and we will never surrender.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading The Western Journal and for believing in America. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>It is a pleasure to serve you.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45810\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45810\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45810\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45810\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Allison Anton dabbles in fiction, as well as commenting on depressing modern trends and media. She calls the metro Atlanta area home, and when she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-unanimously-sides-with-catholic-adoption-agency-in-religious-freedom-case\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Unanimously Sides With Catholic Adoption Agency In Religious Freedom Case\">loving home<\/a> for her amazing husband.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Insight from Allison Anton on April 22, 2024: The Writers Guild of America strike in Hollywood last summer, though seemingly victorious in September, may have been a costly win. 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