In the near future, not new episodes will be shown on American television, but reruns. Hollywood screenwriters have laid down their pen en masse. According to US correspondent Jan Postma, this strike will not only cause a lack of new episodes, but could also have economic consequences. “The last writers’ strike in 2007 cost the Los Angeles economy $2.1 billion.”
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Talk shows by Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, among others, are the first to experience the aftermath of the strike, according to Postma. “Their shows are all filled with reruns or other programming. In addition, the well-known satirical show is already said Saturday night live out this weekend.’ According to Postma, the strike can also affect series and films, but for this the strike must last longer. ‘Series often have very long lead times.’
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According to Postma, there are several reasons why Hollywood writers are on strike. ‘A lot has changed in the television landscape. For example, a season often no longer has twenty, but eight or twelve episodes. This gives writers much less certainty. They also want royalties to be better regulated. Like a series like Friends OR Seinfeld was being resold to another channel, that also brought in a lot of money for the writers. Now he goes to a streaming party and they pay a lot less.’ Postma mentions artificial intelligence as the third reason to go on strike. “The writers see it as a threat and they want rules for it.”
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$2.1 billion
The last time Hollywood screenwriters went on strike was in 2007. ‘That strike lasted no less than 100 days and had a huge impact on the television and film industry and also on costume designers and coffee makers, for example. It cost the Los Angeles economy a staggering $2.1 billion. This is the ghost and they obviously want to prevent it. Plus, it can make bad TVs.’
Source: BNR
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