Last night, members of the WGA received the following email about a situation with ramifications everywhere. (P.S. This seems to me to be a Good Thing and, I hope, a harbinger of even Better Things to come:)
November 18, 2019
Dear Members,
A few days ago we posted a video about recent events in the cord cutting world. Today we bring you more details, courtesy of The Wall Street Journal. In the classic early 20th Century tradition of Popeye’s “Let’s you and him fight,” we find this fascinating and hope you will too.
A new era is dawning in the entertainment world and you’re about to get a whole lot more choices—for better or worse. The streaming wars are here.
Cord Cutters News’ Luke Bouma gives us the latest on the cord cutting front. One thing we can count on whether we watch it or not: The battle for our entertainment $$$ is getting bigger everyday.
You can find more from Cord Cutters at:
For those who continue to ask why we’re “so upset” about the conflict of interest aspect of the current disagreement between talent agencies and their former clients, the writer-members of the Writers Guild of America.
This could easily be titled Why We Fight.
In a nutshell, from the Writers Guild of America, West:
Preparing for another battle.
Because that’s what TV and film writers do.