A brutally honest account of the opening weeks of the strike from a mid-career drama writer coming to terms with the fact that 'this is going to be a long one' and anxious about the Directors Guild solidarity: 'It’s hard not to fear we’re just Charlie Brown and they’re Lucy with the football — because that’s how it’s usually been.'
The [Writers] Guild’s almost out of blank signs, so you have to pick through a cluster of someone else’s used slogans when you check in. It’s like sorting through the t-shirt rack at Target to find just the right snark to fit your mood. *
The studios also have distinct identities. Sony’s the fun one, Disney’s for families and seniors and Universal is for singles — probably because there are discount Margaritas at the Taco stand just across the 101. And Netflix is clearly the see-and-be-seen picket line, while Warners is the one everyone forgets about. The gripe among captains is that Imagine Dragons would’ve done way more goodbecause the WB lot is a factory floor.
What’s really starting to sink in: This is going to be a long one. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Not that anyone’s surprised. AMPTP will do the usual, trying to lure the DGA into throwing us under the bus. There’s some cautious optimism this time: DGA did come to our pep rally at the Shrine. But it’s hard not to fear we’re just Charlie Brown and they’re Lucy with the football – because that’s how it’s usually been.
Admittedly, this time does feel different: It feels existential. Part of the reason Sony is so fun is if you’re a WGA member who can even afford to live on the Westside, you came up during the mad money days of the ’80s and ’90s. And Paramount might feel more like Helm’s Deep because, if you didn’t, you live so far east, it’s the only commute that won’t kill you — or, worse, drain your gas tank. not just writers.
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