After months of confrontation with the Association of Talent Agents, a war of words has broken out among members of the Writers Guild
right now and none of them came through agencies. Agencies don’t call me fighting for young talent; they don’t give a fuck…”on July 26 with partial data on TV series staffs for the 2019–2020 season that suggested “a slight increase in diversity over 2018-2019 levels,” with 39% women on staffs compared to 37% the previous season, and 30% people of color compared to 29%.
He noted that writing careers tend to be fragile and up and coming writers of color benefit from supportive reps who can steer them through the closed system of the entertainment industry. Although WGA members went into this knowing it would be painful, some weren’t prepared for the open-endedness of the action. “I will never really know what kind of opportunities not having [my agent] in my corner right now has cost me, and that is shitty,” said the streamer writer.
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