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The issue that held up the deal was the 20 person writers room minimum requirement. It's sounded like a negotiating position than a realistic demand, but other
by drumhead 3y ago
The issue that held up the deal was the 20 person writers room minimum requirement. It's sounded like a negotiating position than a realistic demand, but other than that all the other demands they held were met.
As for AI, it's not particularly useful yet so the studios were prepared to concede on that issue, but this deal expires in three years time and by then they may not be so willing to compromise on it.
- whywhywhywhy 3y agoThe idea of trying to create anything of value with a room of 20 trying to stick their oars in baffles me. Not to mention being forced to add dead weight to a team to get the number up if you already have a core talented team delivering.
- saalweachter 3y agoWhile every show may not need 20 writers on staff, it's not an unusual number: https://www.vulture.com/article/late-night-writers-guide.html https://www.vulture.com/article/late-night-writers-guide.htm... In practice they'll be breaking into smaller working groups to develop individual episodes or segments of a show, so it won't actually be 20 people sitting around a table constantly.
- 27dresses 3y agoWGA never asked for 20 person writers rooms — no idea where this number is coming from. WGA’s initial proposal in May was: “1 writer per episode up to 6 episodes, then 1 additional writer required for each 2 episodes after 6 up to a max. of 12 writers”
- CSMastermind 3y agoIs there anywhere I can look to see the proposed deal?
- xhkkffbf 3y agoSo if I want to create a TV show, I need to hire at least 20 writers? Are there other restrictions on gender, race etc?
- 27dresses 3y agoThere was no “20 person writers room minimum requirement.” The exact proposal on minimum staffing by the WGA in May was: “1 writer per episode up to 6 episodes, then 1 additional writer required for each 2 episodes after 6 up to a max. of 12 writers.”