At last! The Communications Companies formerly known as TV networks and streaming websites may not be giving writers as much loving as we’d like to get, but they’ve acknowledged that they need us in what may be the best (certainly the most time-honored) way of all: By opening their checkbooks:
by Nicole LaPorte
Earlier this month, when Sam Esmail, the showrunner behind the critically-acclaimed television shows Mr. Robot and Homecoming, signed an overall deal with Universal Content Productions that will pay him $100 million over four years, the news was dutifully reported by the trades. But it was in no way the kind of headline news that sent shock waves through the entertainment industry.