In the United States, there is ongoing debate and discussion about diversity and representation in Hollywood. Many writers and activists are advocating for greater inclusion of marginalized communities in film and television, both in terms of on-screen representation and behind-the-scenes hiring practices.
This has sparked conversations around issues such as race, gender, and sexuality, and has led to a push for more inclusive storytelling in the entertainment industry.
The Writers Union is currently on strike and this will affect many TV shows as well.
Here is the A to Z of the matter:
A – Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers
B – Better compensation for streaming platforms
C – Companies’ refusal to guarantee any level of weekly employment in episodic television
D – Devaluing of the profession of writing
E – Economic recession fears
F – Free work for screenwriters and on AI for all writers
G – Generous increases in compensation for writers
H – Hollywood studios on strike
I – Improvements in streaming residuals
J – Just added my spice
K – Kindle the fire for better working conditions
L – Laid off thousands of employees
M – Magnitude of other proposals
N – New three-year contract
O – Opening the door to writing as an entirely freelance profession
P – Profitability of streaming
Q – Quarrel between writers and studios
R – Residuals for television shows
S – Strike call from Writers Guild of America
T – Television and film writers on strike
U – Unwillingness of studios to improve proposal
V – Valuing the profession of writing
W – Wages, healthcare benefits and pensions
X – X-factors leading to the writers’ strike
Y – You can’t keep the writers down
Z – Zero tolerance for poor working conditions
