WGAW President David A. Goodman Talks

To be more specific, here he is talking to writer-producers Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Jose Molina about the Guild’s current contretemps over who’s the boss whom, writers or agents.

The good news according to Grillo-Marxuach and Molina is that the showbiz sky isn’t falling even though the agents keep insisting it is. The bad news according to Goodman, is that things aren’t sorting themselves as quickly as he believed they would. read article

Last Week in Cord Cutting

More cord cutting news for all you crazy, zany refugees from the tyranny of satellite and cable TV, from CordCuttersNews. The central issues this week include free cord cutting services, all the new shows coming to Apple TV Plus,” Hulu’s new 99 cent deal, & more.

Which brings up an interesting question: How many streaming sites are too many? As in, how many can we afford? Or, conversely, how many of the new sites will ever make a profit? read article

Last Week in Cord Cutting

More cord cutting news for all you crazy, zany refugees from the tyranny of satellite and cable TV, from CordCuttersNews. The central issues this week are PlayStation Vue’s Future, Amazon Prime Day Deals, NBC’s new streaming app, & more.

Which brings up an interesting question: How many streaming sites are too many? As in, how many can we afford? Or, conversely, how many of the new sites will ever make a profit? read article

Live Action ‘Aladdin’ Writer John August Takes a Big Step For Us All (WGA vs ATA Continues)

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John broke the news via Twitter June 28th:

Here’s Deadline.Com telling us the news: read article

WGAW July 2019 Calendar

Here’s what going on, socially and professionally,  at the Writers Guild of America West this month:

July 2019

Monday
01
Writers with Disabilities Meeting
7-9 p.m. – WGAW, 2nd Floor, Room 2A
Category: Inclusion and Equity Committee Meetings
Info: (323) 782-4589. Eligible members only. The Writers with Disabilities Committee is looking for ways to aid disabled writers in pursuing their careers in Hollywood and to encourage accurate portrayals of the disabled in film and television. Please come, shake hands, and talk about expanding opportunities for all of us. read article