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TV Writer @trueliescbs , @theequalizercbs . Also a short fiction author, former popstar, and true crime producer. WGA Captain. Rep: Ellie Klein at TFC Mgmt
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My noir, murder mystery short story is now available in an awesome print anthology by
@InklingsPress
!
“Red” follows grown up Red Riding Hood as she returns to the enchanted forest to solve the murder of the woodcutter who saved her life as a child…
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If you’re wondering why so few POC projects won at the Emmys…well. The TV Academy is the whitest organization I’ve ever been a part of. I’m often the only South Asian woman in the room at their events. Unless Mindy Kailing is also in attendance and then there are two of us.
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So apparently the 3rd season of a certain HBO show with just 1 writer/Showrunner has been delayed because said writer has not finished the scripts. You know what would help with that? A FREAKIN FULL WRITERS ROOM!
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It’s week 21 of the WGA strike. If studios had made a fair deal on Apr 30, they’d have 8-10 episode scripts completed for several shows by now. Those shows would have made them so much $$$. Instead what did they do? They lost billions. I will never not be stunned by this.
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The Paramount Writers Mentoring Program is now open for applications! This is the program that changed my life and it could change yours too! Apply at .
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On the first day after the strike ends, whenever that is, I want the owner of this account to do a dramatic reveal of their identity, just so that we all know who to hire when this is over.
AMPTP members, check your emails! below is a copy of MY latest full update on the state of negotiations with the WGA cc
@DEADLINE
@Variety
@thr
@PuckNews
@TheAnkler
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If you’re only looking to buy from the same 8 white guy Showrunners then yeah you’re not gonna make money if they don’t have pitches for you. Try buying from all of us other WGA writers who have awesome shows for you. Pair lower levels with Showrunners. Do the work. We have.
Executives were expecting a deluge of pitches after the writers strike, but that didn’t arrive: "If come January and February, it’s still crickets, then we have a problem"
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My fellow WGA Writers. As this strike goes on and as the AMPTP fights dirtier and dirtier, you’re going to see A LOT of trolls on your feed. Don’t engage with them. We know how our industry works. We know we will win. Save your energy for the picket line. Don’t feed the trolls.
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My first green WGA envelope. Imma cry 😭. Super grateful.
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Studios: Let’s cut writer/director training programs. Also, lower levels can only rise to EP if they jump through 761 hoops over 10+ yrs.
Also Studios: What if we fund 19 yr olds making 60 sec clips and have them develop and run 30-60 min tv shows with zero training/experience?
NBCUniversal has launched an initiative designed to turn TikTokers into its next generation of television creators
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Every WOC I know who has staffed on this show (or ANY show for that matter) has had to prove they are 10x more qualified than ANYONE else. If a straight, cis, white dude has put in 7 years on one show and not gotten promoted, he needs to ask himself if perhaps HE is the problem?
CBS Studios, Paramount Sued By 'SEAL Team' Scribe Over Alleged Racial Quotas for Hiring Writers
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As a former reality producer and now WGA writer I can confirm this is 💯 true. All the unscripted TV groups I’m in are talking about how slow it is now and how slow it’s been for almost a year. No one is working. The studios are bluffing when they say they’ve stockpiled content.
Not sure who can use this information, but every time an industry union’s contract is ending, there are so many reality/non-fiction jobs as AMPTP stocks up. Seriously, I get multiple offers, former bosses reaching out, etc. That didn’t happen this year. 🧵 1/6
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There were already no jobs for tv writers especially at the lower level. And now the bloodbath of cancellations has just taken away the few jobs that were left. What the hell guys. What the hell.
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Video game companies are one of the biggest abusers of AI so good on SAG-AFTRA for going after them too!
SAG-AFTRA announced that it will seek authorization for a second strike against the major video game companies.
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I usually don’t get involved with daily screenwriter Twitter drama but with this one I’m just gonna say: You need a great sample AND the luck/connections/means to get that great sample read. If you don’t have the ability to get read, a million great samples won’t help. 🤷🏽♀️
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Paramount publicity spelled my last name wrong in a press release for my episode and now it's wrong everywhere. My last name is not that hard. No ethnic name is that hard to spell. Please please please triple check you have the name right before publishing.
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By suspending his deal, WB probably thought he would try to pressure the WGA to cave. Instead, Greg Berlanti does this. A true hero. Solidarity wins!
Greg Berlanti Commits $500,000 to Strike Relief Fund for Support Staff and Crew on His Shows
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Yup. People outside the industry are always like “Hollywood is out of ideas.” Lemme tell you — we’re not. Writers have PLENTY of original ideas and scripts. Studios aren’t buying them because reboots and IP are a “sure thing”. We can’t make original shit if no one’s buying it!
It’s actually frustrating seeing “just write new stories” as if we aren’t and it’s on us and not the billion dollar corporations. And a little bit on y’all and watch you actually show up and support.
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I’ve never seen such blatant lies in Variety and that’s saying something. The WGA did a survey on what members want in this negotiation. Minimum staff size became a key proposal for a reason. We overwhelmingly want it. The AMPTP is getting real desperate, but we remain strong!
The WGA proposed that TV shows should hire a minimum of six to 12 writers, but some writers disagree.
“Nobody asked for this,” said one prominent showrunner. “Every showrunner I know is against this. It doesn’t make sense to anybody.”
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Today is the 13th anniversary of me moving to LA, and a fine day to announce that a few weeks ago I got staffed on THE EQUALIZER on CBS. Can't wait for what the future holds!
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Went to a screening tonight. 4 short films. 1 was made using AI. The other 3 were made by humans. The AI movie had no plot, no tangible characters, no beginning, middle or end. It was just vibes based on a concept. The animation was flat and lifeless. Terrible. The other 3? (1/2)
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We hoped the studios would meet us halfway at least. They refused. We will not accept crumbs. Without writers, there is no TV. There are no features. There is nothing. So it has come to this. WGA members, check your emails for instructions from your captains. Lets do this ✊.
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As someone who has heard him speak in conference calls when he doesn’t know POC/women are listening in, I think the issue was the facts in the article were probably a little too factual for WBDs liking…
“The freelance reporter made no attempt to reach out to Warner Bros. Discovery to fact-check the substance of the piece before publishing — a standard practice for any reputable news outlet,” WBD said in a statement
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I agree with this thread. I’ll say this: Showrunners. You marched the line in droves. You gave millions to the ECF. And now, when studios try to test this deal, stand up to them! Hire a full room. Hire lowers/mids. Fight to send people to set. Fight for the future. Let’s do this!
To the WGA members. I think this is a good deal. It will be tested over the next three years because that’s what always happens. It will be poked and prodded by the AMPTP and business affairs and whomever else is trying to make a little more money by spending less.
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I got staffed on The Equalizer off a small town murder mystery where everyone is a Shakespeare character, but set it modern day with Othello and Desdemona as the lead detectives solving the murders of Romeo and Juliet. There are no rules.
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The AMPTP doesn’t understand that this isn’t an election. Public opinion does not matter here. People aren’t voting for a side to win. This is a fight for the future of our business. What our NegCom is asking for is what our membership wants. No amount of PR can change that.
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We’ve got the Writers Guilds of Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, India and Germany standing with the WGA. Remember how everyone was worried studios would turn to foreign writers in case of a strike? Bahahaha.
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My ridiculous goal over Thanksgiving was to write a feature screenplay in 8 days. Well… I did it!!! It’s still very first drafty but it’s a start.
PS: Those of you who know what it’s about, help me come up with a better title?!
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Articles like that THR one really bug me because not only do we have stuff to sell, a lot of us really want to staff on our next show too. But without new sales, there’s nothing for us to staff on. Especially those of us between Story Editor and Supervising Producer… (1/2)
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Long time ago, a manager told me they “couldn’t do anything” with my fav pilot. A fellowship told me that same pilot “wasn’t (x fellowship) material.” That pilot? Got me repped, got me staffed on True Lies, and opened a ton of other development doors. No one knows anything!
Was reminded today that someone I trusted with my career told me my script was "useless" in our first conversation after I wrote it.
That same script now has me developing 2 shows, pitching 2 features and reconnected me with a coworker who loved it so much we're pitching it.
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Strike rules are now publicly avail. This is especially important for pre-WGA writers, and managers and agents to learn more about what can and cannot be done during a strike by writers/clients who are not WGA. Also important info for hyphenates in here.
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The other 3 not only had fleshed out characters but the characters learned and grew in the story. The stories had heart. There was a theme. A plot. A life. You could see the passion, the work, the art.
AI is a scam. It produces 0/10 art. I wish more people realized this (2/2).
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Outside a theater once I bumped — hard — into this dude. So we were both like owww. And he was like omg are you okay I’m sorry! And I was like why are you sorry, I’m the one who bumped you. I’m sorry omg.
Anyway. The dude was Dylan O’Brien.
What’s your favorite interaction you’ve had with a celebrity?
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63% of all TV writers in 2020 were white vs 6.4% Asian writers. And there isn’t even a separate line item for South Asian. Our number is closer to Native American and Middle Eastern writers (less than 1%). Dismal. Diversity hires aren’t stealing your jobs. We barely surviving!
Guys I had no idea the 2022 WGA Inclusion and Equity report had this much data. e.g. here's data on working writers, incl disabled and writers over 55 data. Spoiler alert unrepresented groups are not stealing jobs from yt ppl. 1/2
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As someone who has staffed on 2 CBS procedurals — it is SO beneficial to write on these shows. You 💯 learn the soup to nuts process of effective TV writing. Also, being involved in production while the room is still going? GAME CHANGER. TV needs to go back to doing more of this!
People knock procedural crime dramas but every audition I get for a CSI has better writing than 95% of the other things I audition for. The plots may be intentionally standard, but to write on any network television show, you gotta be top .001%.
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This has been a LONG time coming and now it’s finally here — my first front of show written by credit for an episode of television. Ep 7 of True Lies airs tonight! Watch it at 10pm on CBS, Paramount+ tomorrow or Disney/Hotstar if you’re out of the US.
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WGA residuals this quarter: $0
Royalties from album sales from 9 years ago: $12.52.
The realization that the industry is so bad right now that you��re making more money as a failed pop star than as a successful TV writer: Priceless.
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Writers who staffed in 2018/2019 reached Co-Producer by 2023. I first staffed in 2020 and my last job in 2022 was…a Staff Writer repeat. In just ONE year the entire industry changed and all SE-Co-Pro jobs were eliminated. The careers of lowers and mids have completely stalled.
When people talk about the good old days of TV writer $ and how many literal showrunners are now scraping by, I want to point out that when I bought my first house I was an ESE. But it wasn’t the 90’s - it was 6 years ago. SIX! That’s how quickly our profession has been degraded.
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@TOO_Chelsea
There are plenty of awards focusing on POC communities, but the TV Academy is supposed to be for EVERYONE and not just white people. It’s not “their” awards. Walking away instead of fighting for inclusion is never the answer.
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True Lies has been cancelled by CBS. In a 10pm slot and with our lead in being FBI reruns (yes, seriously, reruns), staying on air was always going to be a battle. But. Though the show is over, no one can take away the fact that this was an INCREDIBLE working experience. (1/3)
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Let’s not forget, what makes a great sample “great” is wildly subjective. POC are at a greater disadvantage because our stories don’t seem to resonate with white execs (and a majority of execs are white). We are usually looked at to just fill a mandate. It’s not a meritocracy.
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My episode of True Lies had the highest live audience since the show’s premiere. I’m not crying, you’re crying! 🥲🥺
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Not having a minimum staff size disproportionally affects POC and lower levels. We will continue to strike until the AMPTP agrees that you need multiple writers on a show and you can’t just dump everything on 1 Showrunner and 2 Co-EPs.
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As a Paramount prog alum, I’ll say the training I got was invaluable. But I still agree with this thread. Especially - “if you’re good enough to beat out thousands of other applicants to win a fellowship, you don’t need more “training.” You’re already good enough to be staffed.”
I'm applying for the Disney
#screenwriting
program, so I looked up the past participants.
These writers ALREADY have impressive resumes. Why do they NEED to go through a "training" program even to be considered for staff jobs?
Why not just... HIRE THEM?
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A general PSA.
Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines etc.
South Asia: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka etc.
Make sure you know which group you want when staffing writers or casting actors. We are both underrepresented groups, but from different regions.
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The funniest show on TV right now is actually an hour long genre show. That show is Resident Alien and I laugh out loud every episode. If you’re not watching this show, what are you even doing? It’s so great! 😂
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This picket was important for me. Growing up in India watching Buffy and The X Files, I always knew I wanted to be a genre TV writer but there was no path for me to do that. 20-ish years later, and I’m in this video with 100s of other Genre Queens. Teenage me would be so proud!
Incredible turnout for the Women in Genre picket at
@AmazonStudios
!
#wgastrike
#womeningenre
@WGAWest
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Aug 1. I moved to LA exactly 16 yrs ago. Just got home from abroad and a reminder of why I came here was in the mail. I’ve gotten character paymts before, but this is my first residual. Without a fight, future writers won’t get this. This is why we strike… and we won’t give up!
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A lot of writers I know are being told similar things by their reps. It’s either a) it’s too hard to sell their stuff b) their stuff needs a page 1 rewrite (it’s doesn’t). I tell my friends the same thing I’ll say here — IF YOUR REP IS DOING THIS TO YOU, DUMP THEM.
Can confirm - I haven’t talked about it on here, but I lost my managers right after the strike. In short, they said it would just be too hard to get me work.
“Too hard” was something I heard from them a lot. And after the initial shock I realized I’m so much better off on my own
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Yup. It sucks! I was asked to take support staff jobs after already staffing (I had the privilege to be able to refuse). I did staff again but I repeated staff writer. Everyone I know who staffed after 2019 has stalled at the lower or mid level. No one has made it to upper level.
We’ve talked a lot about low/no job mobility in tv but almost every Staff Writer I know who got the bump after 2019 is currently repeating support staff. Or (like me) in a non-industry job. We spent years toward working that promotion only to find ourselves basically unemployable
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I’ll never understand this condescension towards non members. I know a TON of PreWGA writers who are not only on par with WGA writers in terms of writing talent, but they also got Showrunner chops. They might even become Showrunners before I do and then I hope they hire me!
People are doing the “someone is being condescending to
#preWGA
writers” convo on here again and I’m just gonna say that I’ve been organizing trusted non-member writers for specific tasks all week & members have gone out of their way to thank them specially every time 🤷🏼♀️
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A friend of mine got a 4 on The Blacklist with a pilot. Same pilot staffed her on her first 3 jobs. She’s now a Co-EP. No one knows anything/opinions are not facts/there’s no such thing as undeniable etc etc etc.
I got a 4 on 😄
@theblcklst
and the reader added “no one in Hollywood would want to make this” same script got optioned🤷🏾♀️
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Every day until Apr 11, I will post a reason why I’m voting YES on the WGA Strike Authorization Vote. Reason
#1
: Mini rooms where upper level writers cost the same as a Story Editor. Studios love to exploit writers with 10+ years of exp and shut out new voices. No more!
#WGAStrong
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Extended TRUE LIES trailer just dropped with some awesome new guest star reveals! Fun fact: Keith David? He’s in the episode I co-wrote! You know it’s gonna be great! Check it out:
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Yup! Been here since 2007 on visas that I *still* have to fight to renew, and still no path to citizenship even with a Masters from Oxford, and work experience like developing 17 docu-series for major networks + writer on a top rated scripted network show. It's impossible.
I’ve been lawfully in America since 2008. I’ve attended high school, college + law school here. I’ve passed + been admitted to the bar. I’m a public defender defending peoples constitutional rights. I still have no path to citizenship except marriage. Be honest about immigration
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If you as a studio are a) not buying pitches from a wider pool of writers and b) are refusing to give $ to existing shows to hire a full room, then you’re not cultivating future talent. How is this a good business decision? There won’t be a business in 5 years at this rate. (2/2)
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Seconding this. He also let his writers sit in on everything from network notes to tone meetings to post production for any and EVERY episode we wanted to. I learned so much I feel like I came out of a Showrunner training program. True Lies was the dream!
And so just to add to it. I'll say that on True Lies, Matt made sure ever writer got their name on an episode and had we gotten a S2, support staff would have been giving the same chance. And, when it was brought to Matt's attention that Staff Writers weren't in the credits. . .
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Update for everyone following along: they got back to me (on a Sunday night!) and said it will be fixed everywhere. So that’s something!
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Of all the ways I thought I’d be in Deadline again this was not what I imagined. But I stand by it! 💪
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Recruiter on LinkedIn contacted me about a writing job that requires a masters degree and pays $19/hr. For everyone out there wondering why millennials can’t afford houses: THIS IS WHY.
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Seriously! One of the many stories I’ve heard lately is of an ESE level writer who went on food stamps this week. So yeah, Variety. Writer pay is low. Also the fact that they’ve cited graphs in this article that show the literal opposite of what they’re trying to say? I just.
Wow they are gaslighting us so hard.
I respect
@Variety
and know great journalists there but they're literally just doing the studio's bidding with shit like this? While writers try to fight for the most basic shit.
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@keboradrut
I loved my time at Oxford but yup. This sounds exactly like something they would do. Someone in my course had a death in her immediate family and Oxford was just like 🤷♀️
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Exactly. 59% of DGA members didn’t give enough of a shit to vote? Really? Also what are y’all gonna direct when every production in town has shut down?
41%??? And that’s the highest DGA turnout ever?!! The hell is going on over there.
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And the funny thing is, AI is just as expensive (if not more) in the long run — and for much worse quality. Corps think it’s cheap, but AI isn’t capable of doing half the things they think it can do, so fixes are expensive. Everyone is gonna see that in the next few years.
nobody wants to play AI games.
nobody wants to read AI articles.
nobody wants AI assistance.
nobody wants AI artwork.
nobody wants AI voiceovers or characters.
nobody wants AI, period.
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Most of these shows already employ the minimum number of writers stated in this graphic. Maybe like 2-3 of them don’t. Insane that this ask is painted as unreasonable when THIS IS HOW GOOD TV HAS BEEN MADE FOR DECADES.
The WGA wants a minimum TV staff size based on the number of episodes in a season. Here’s how the mandate would work for the most recent season of some top shows.
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@ItzKennyBoii
At least partly, it’s studios thinking they can save money by not having a writers room, then realizing oh wait. Now we’re losing money because our 1 writer can’t deliver the content we need because it’s just not possible to make TV alone. They’re in the “finding out” phase.
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Reason
#2
I’m voting Yes on the SAV: This guy made more money in one day as an exec than a staff writer on a 13 episode show makes in an entire year. And the studios say they’re broke? Get outta here!
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2022 was the highest of highs, the lowest of lows. I lost my dad. But I got staffed on an awesome show. I battled with an autoimmune disease. But I moved to a great new apt. And I got awesome new reps. I felt very loved this year. Lots to unpack but I’m happy. Here’s to 2023!
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Prom picket is a top 5 picket and if you’re not here you’re missing out! Look at us looking fly!
@ChelseyLora
@msdanifernandez
@robsforman
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A 100% of my team has now voted on the Strike Authorization Vote. This is how it’s done 💪
#WGAStrong
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Well, the entertainment industry certainly isn’t seeing any gains for Indians considering only 1% of WGA writers are South Asian. And even after proving our worth to be in that 1%, we seem to be considered for 0.01% of writers rooms.
Indian Americans are now the most populous Asian-alone group in the United States, according to a new report from the Census Bureau. Experts say the U.S. is already seeing the impacts.
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I always thought the AMPTP hated all writers equally. But man. They really reallyyyy hate Story Editors and ESEs, don’t they?
AMPTP Releases Details Of August 11 Proposal To WGA; Both Sides Met Tonight
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Every time someone shits on broadcast shows I’m gonna send them this.
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I got to go to set, sit in on production and tone meetings and network notes for every single episode and shadow in post for all the episodes. What a dream experience! The show maybe over, but the experience lives on. Thank you
@MattNixTV
for everything!
#TrueLiesForever
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We had such strong voices in the room - and that includes our extraordinary support staff as well. Everyone in the room has become a friend. We’re all going to find ways to work with each other again because we will forever be Team True Lies. And. In terms of process, (2/3)
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Many execs are expressing solidarity in private. Wouldn’t it be nice if they did it for everyone to hear? Probably a dream. But hey…
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@DanielleNicki
Made sure every writer got to be involved in every part of the process of the season -- from prep to network notes to production to post on EVERY episode (not just the one we wrote) so that we got properly trained and learned everything. Like a mini Showrunners training program!
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The only time you’ll ever see me wearing a hat is when I’m repping my union 💪
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Just got development notes from publisher on my short story that comes out next year! I can’t wait to dig in. It’s one of my favorite things that I’ve written and it’s such a good reminder that TV staffing isn’t everything and there’s a lot of ways to be a fulfilled writer. 💜
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I’m not in the DGA but I think everything Steven DeKnight is a saying about why he voted no is super important. Pay attention, Directors. This deal is a *really* bad. There’s huge loopholes in the AI section alone. If not for solidarity, vote no to ratify for your own futures.
I urge all members of the DGA who haven’t voted yet to think long and hard over not just the gains made in this contract, but of the importance of this singular moment in labor unity. Together we can achieve more than incremental gains.
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Yeah. I’ve done 23 eps as Staff Writer over 2 shows. Got set experience, wrote episode, shadowed in post etc. I refuse to repeat SW again. Lower levels add value with life experience, prior careers, etc. Also we are smart! Stop making us repeat levels. Give us a chance to grow.
Let’s talk about loopholes. It’s clear that the studios will say and do anything not to pay us — and it’s worse for Writers of Color. For example, I was a staff writer (entry level position) three times. 1/4
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I lost my WGA Health Insurance in March. I’m so happy that as of Jan 2023, I will have it back! 😊
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How can shareholders and board members of these companies just stand by and watch as the entire film/TV industry is run into the ground by millionaire CEOs who don’t even watch movies/TV? Meanwhile, people who actually watch and make film/TV are struggling. What is happening?!
David Zaslav never actually watched ‘COYOTE VS ACME’ and is still intent on now deleting the movie.
Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy only saw a directors cut.
(Source: )
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Last night’s True Lies premiere party was 🔥. Remember to watch our show March 1 on CBS at 10pm and on Paramount+!
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One and done shows that have been cancelled this week - True Lies, East New York, The Company You Keep, Alaska Daily, Walker Independence, The Winchesters, and Lockwood and Co. Networks are no longer allowing shows to grow and find their feet. (1/3)
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💯 this. My two most loved scripts that are getting me a ton of meetings right now are one I wrote in 2016 and one I wrote in 2018. Because I updated them at some point. And okay there’s one from 2022 that people love too but basically, keep writing AND rewriting!
Every year, you should go through your old scripts and update them. You never know when an old script becomes the hot new script that gets you work.
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@JoeMightLikeTV
I’ve submitted to this before (and been rejected) with the pilot that got me staffed on The Equalizer + another pilot that got me a Showrunner meeting earlier this year. Both pilots placed highly in other contests/fellowships. TSL is truly that one contest that knows nothing. 😅
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As some of you know, I got staffed in my second network drama room! It's a dream experience. Half a dozen AMAZING friends worked hard to get me into the room. I am grateful! BUT. Even though things worked out...I came SO close to crapping out of the industry forever... (1/11)
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After three weeks in India, today was my first day on the picket lines. Very fitting that my first picket was at CBS Radford…because this is where I started my career. (1/3)
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I’m voting Yes on the SAV: Writers no longer get set exp on most shows. There are writers who made it to Co-Ep with zero set exp because studios won’t pay for it. In TV, it’s CRUCIAL to have a writer on set. Studios need to pay for writers to stay on through production.
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@thecaitsith_
💯. Studios thought every Showrunner would want to sell to them now — after they alienated all the Showrunners during the strike and cancelled 200 shows this year. Why would a Showrunner want to sell to anywhere that’s going to cancel their show OR not even release it?! (1/2)
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