by Larry Brody
It certainly seems that way, with the ATA complaining that, as Deadline.Com’s strangely skewed headline put it last Friday, “ATA’s New Proposals Have Gotten No Response From the WGA As Hopes For Quick Return To Bargaining Fizzle.”
Of course that’s not exactly the situation, but the fact that the agents’ spokespeople insist on trying to parse words with their former clients, who just happen to be a pretty find bunch of real writers suggest to me that the very people we entrusted with representing and elevating us and our value to employers (AKA studios, networks, producers, etc.) don’t in fact represent us at all.
In light of the negative reportage appearing last week, bear with me please while I present a few comments clarifying the points of view of my WGA brothers and sisters.