The Writer's Guild of America (WGA)went on strike at midnight yesterday and it is not just the writers whose income will be affected. Actors, casting directors, and crew members are going to suffer with the industry missing a vital link. For example, my income has already been affected. Usually I am the female reader each week at the table reads for "The Riches" but unfortunately, with no writers, there will be no rewrites, hence no need for a table read. This week's table read has officially been cancelled. "The Riches" is still in production and has scripts finished to complete about half the season.
Day and nighttime talk shows and soap operas will be the first to stop production and go into re-runs. Hopefully the strike won't last long. There was a meeting today and I really hope that everyone involved was able to negotiate and come to an agreement that is fair for both sides.
Something else that is interesting is that WGA members who write for shows but also help produce the shows, are in essence on strike against themselves. This industry is so interconnected that if the strike lasts very long, we could see another shift in television programming.
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