Chris Keyser, who is co-chair of the WGAs negotiating committee, agreed.
People mistake the beginning of problems for writers with the beginning of short order seasons.
Its not really true.
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There were shorter seasons for a lot of years on cable and premium cable, and we did okay.
Change really was when the tech companies came into the business, Netflix, Amazon and Apple.
Since that time, the life of writers has become almost untenable, he said.
We anticipated the DGA was going to make a deal, said Keyser.
Goodman agreed that it doesnt change the WGAs negotiating stance.
Until we see the specifics, I wouldnt comment on whether anything they got patterns to us.
It doesnt stop what were doing.
Over inNew York,there was also attention on Apple stores.
a spoof on the Think different.
slogan from the tech companys pre-AppleTV+ and pre-iPhone days.
Im a middle-class writer, not a showrunner.
I have had insurance my entire [working] life thanks to the Writers Guild.
I will have a pension I can live on thanks to the Writers Guild.
Now over the subsequent years, its become clear this is where everythings going, Salmons said.
To learn how to run a show, she added.
Theyre killing a system that has created great TV.
