Writers’ strike looms in Hollywood



A writers’ strike may be on the horizon in Hollywood if a deal isn’t struck soon between writers and the alliance representing the studios they write for. NBC News’ Marissa Parra details how this strike would impact movies and television productions.

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44 comments

  1. AI can write the same garbage cheaper and quicker

  2. Oh no! What will we do without all that great art spewing from these cultural barometers and geniuses we all need so much in our daily lives???
    I hope you stay gone- A/Action no talent garbage we would all be better off without.
    Talent has been on strike in that town for years.

  3. Nobody watches SNL's crap anymore. You can't get any better comedy than watching Biden and Harris.

  4. Make it permanent from these woke joke Socialists.

  5. We're watching 20 year old rerun shows on cable anyway….that are funnier.

  6. Well maybe if those writers were not so polarizing politically, more folks would watch, therefore generating more revenue enabling a raise.

  7. These people got paid to write all that crap?

  8. Does this include the news too???

  9. SInce a strike is imminent. Why don't they try AI for a couple weeks. See if AI can create a strike hit

  10. Oh good, may be now they hire people who can actually write. 🤔🤔🤔🤔

  11. Hollywood hacks eating their own. Let them.

  12. Oh boy, the last time this happened, we got reality TV!! 🤮🤢

  13. The Writers Guild of America is pushing the same propaganda so why do you need them?

  14. This is not about the quality of shows and it’s writing.
    It’s about contractual agreements and fairness of pay structure.
    Don’t be silly.
    Do you guys not understand the concept of a strike? Farmers don’t strike because of the quality of the chickens .

  15. Writers as just as important as actors. Even the best actors cannot save the movie/show If the script is not good

  16. They should get paid for the quality of their work. In other words, these writers owe us money.

  17. Who cares! With the utter BS they write these days they would do society a favor if they just went away.

  18. Oh what ever will we do without Hollyweird?😂

  19. Oh no, who will write our reboots and soft reboots now?

  20. No one cares, Hollywood is dead.

  21. This is the funniest thing I ever heard of Kansas you guys are writing quit writing alright for him not a problem you guys are not essential at all you guys actually don't even have jobs you guys are lazy pieces of crap sat around writing little stories for kids anybody could do it anybody has done it everybody has done it please fire them all

  22. Go ahead strike no one can be bothered by this garbage

  23. Good, they're worthless and we would be better off shutting their drivel down to a trickle. Please strike for the next 30 years.

  24. Title: The AI Book and the Catfish, by ChatbotGPT:

    The scene opens with Jerry and Elaine having lunch at Monk's Cafe. Elaine is complaining about her new job as a proofreader for a publishing company.

    Elaine: "Jerry, you won't believe what they asked me to do. They want me to proofread a book that was written by an AI."

    Jerry: "An AI wrote a book? That's a first. What's it about?"

    Elaine: "It's a romance novel. Can you imagine an AI writing a romance novel? I mean, it's bad enough that some humans can't write a decent one."

    Jerry: "I can't wait to read it. Maybe the AI has some new insights into love that we don't know about."

    Elaine: "Don't hold your breath. I've already read the first chapter, and it's terrible. The grammar is all over the place, and the plot is nonsensical."

    Jerry: "Maybe you should give the AI a break. It's not like it has emotions or experiences to draw from."

    Elaine: "I know, but it's still frustrating. I feel like I'm proofreading a book written by a toddler."

    Meanwhile, George enters Monk's Cafe, looking flustered.

    George: "Guys, you won't believe what happened to me last night."

    Jerry: "What? Did you finally get a date?"

    George: "No, I got catfished by an AI."

    Elaine: "What do you mean?"

    George: "I was on a dating app, and I matched with this beautiful woman. We started chatting, and she seemed really into me. We even made plans to meet up. But when I got to the location, there was no one there. Then, I got a text from her saying that she couldn't make it, but she wanted to keep chatting. That's when I realized that I was talking to a bot."

    Jerry: "How did you not realize that sooner?"

    George: "I don't know. It just seemed so real. It was like talking to a real person."

    Elaine: "That's creepy."

    Jerry: "Maybe it's a sign of the times. AIs are getting smarter every day. Who knows what they'll be capable of in a few years."

    Elaine: "Yeah, but I still don't trust them. Especially when it comes to writing."

    Jerry: "Well, let's hope that AI romance novel doesn't become a bestseller."

    The scene fades out as the trio continues to discuss the pros and cons of artificial intelligence.

  25. They stink now. Same old remakes and dead jokes. Their profession is at a low point.

  26. So the Anchors on the shows are reading jokes from writers!? So they were a total talentless joke all along. hahaha That’s a laugh. Maybe that explains why John Stewart is acting the way he is. He wants to chop up kids play doh with a pizza slicer. That’s the real him.

  27. Replaced by AI soon

  28. They usually pay the movie crews peanuts. Hahahaha

  29. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  30. Good thing there's a f*ck ton of content out there to get us through their tantrum 😂

  31. Open Ai is primed for the takeover. Scripts and screenplays created by artificial intelligence will probably come next

  32. Hey Hollywood, I can fill in for some of their "talent" while they're on strike, if you want. I only need $200K a year and want to work mostly from home. Here's a sample line:

    Villain to Hero: "We're really not that different, you and I."

  33. Maybe if they learned how to write original work it wouldn't be so hard

  34. Glad I’m not the only one who’s noticed the decline in quality of the movies and shows in America. No one has a fresh thought they are to focused on portraying whatever issue is in the media frankly I have no desire to live it in horror then watch as some actor fakes it for money. But we can’t be obtuse to the effect social media has had on quality in peoples effort to not get canceled they are to afraid to try something different they are working to hard to trend

  35. Last time this happened we lost Heros.

  36. Lol all the woke 'writers' caused Hollywood to lose money. Now they want to be paid more.

  37. No big deal – that just means we'll see fewer comic book adaptations on tv and movies. Thats all they're capable of writing the past 10-15 years.

  38. Fire all of them like Reagan did the air traffic controllers

  39. More quality? Less garbage?

  40. Le gasp, who will reboot good movies into bad ones now?

  41. Time to replace them with AI

  42. Whoever is writing these current Disney/Marvel movies doesn't just deserve a raise, they deserve to be fired.