At first Netflix said, come write for us. We’ll save your cancelled shows and write about whatever niche story you want. Our algorithm says people will watch it!
Then a few years later they said, regardless of our promises or contract obligations we are cancelling shows after two seasons without telling anyone. Turns out no matter how loved a show is, we get less subscriptions after the second season.
How many subscriptions did we bring you? Netflix won’t say.
So writers started writing two season shows. Just give us two seasons, Netflix. Like you promised.
Then Netflix said, oops sorry! Turns out your show didn’t premiere at #1 and the views in the first day weren’t what we wanted so we’re cancelling your second season.
What were the numbers? How many people watched our show? Netflix doesn’t say.
Then, they did something extra special. They started taking shows and splitting their first season into two halves. Inside Job was not two seasons. It was one season split in half.
Oops! Sorry! The second half of your first season didn’t do as well as the first half, so now your show is cancelled!
Why? How many people? How much money? These companies are making cash hand over fist and they refuse to tell people the truth: people loved your show. Loved it. But some corpo exec wanted an infinite money making machine. Do you know how long shows are in production for before you watch them? Years. Like, 5+, even 10+ years. And Netflix gives it less than a week before they decide whether you’re getting cancelled.
the thing is this dashboard change isnt the end of the world ill get used to it whatever im just fucking dying of embarrassment that its supposed to look like twitter
twitter gets run over by a bus and the next day tumblr comes 2 school wearing her clothes like. oh my god come on
Hi! Wasn’t sure if you guys knew about this, but some WGA members have donated items to be auctioned off with the proceeds donated to the Entertainment Community Fund.
Bidding on these items is a fantastic way for fans and fandoms to get involved and raise even more funds for the ECF, and can be done here: https://wgaragesale.ggo.bid/bidding/package-browse.
Could y’all add a link to the WGA Garage Sale to the list of links that fans can donate to? Or make a post that contains the full list of fandoms that have items that could be bid on?
There’s a lot of memorabilia that various fandoms might be interested in (things like a varsity jacket from Veronica Mars; the Seinfeld Finale script signed by all of the series regulars; picket signs made by Conan O Brien, Lisa Hanawalt, Loren Bouchard, and Seth McFarlane; a Teamsters jacket signed by Lindsay Dougherty; Colin Robinson’s energy vampire notebook from What We Do In The Shadows; a Conor Roy for President hat from Succession…) plus other intangible gifts like personalized videos, zoom commentary sessions, meet and greets, or even a speech written by co-head of the WGAw Negotiations Committee Chris Keyser!
A more general overview, with a video introduction behind the items given by the writers themselves, can be found here: https://www.wgaragesale.org/auction-items.
Thanks for this resource! Linking below to the auction page. Check it out if you’re interested in owning some super cool fandom memorabilia or rewards like meet and greets, personalized prizes and… John August helps you write your script?? Wow, maybe I’ll have to check that one out.
We’ve considered putting together a comprehensive list of donation possibilities in the future, but that can easily lead to overwhelm and there are also a lot of pages run by other people that collect that info. Right now the WGA and SAG-AFTRA are really emphasizing the Entertainment Community Fund, hence the auction, since that fund also applies to non-SAG-AFTRA/WGA people who are also affected by the strike.
THIS SEEMS RELEVANT TO PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY HERE. THE SAG IS ASKING THAT COSPLAYERS DON’T COSPLAY CHARACTERS FROM STRUCK STUDIOS AD IT HELPS PROMOTE THEM. IT’S GETTING REAL, PEOPLE.
[image ID: screenshot of an email titled “SAGAFTRA STRIKE” to: SAGAFTRA CC: Alba. The email has the header, “Re: Further clarification for content creators.” The text of the email says, “We are asking folks not to do cosplay if it would promote struck productions. Yes, you can promote comics, books, and games, as this is not struck work. That being said, performers are being asked to refrain from promoting struck work, including past productions that would have been struck if produced today.” end ID.]
Update July 18: The tweet that posted these emails have been deleted and SAG-AFTRA has released new guidelines, please read here
These emails currently circulating apply to paid influencers, not most fandom creators
These emails have the potential to cause a lot of misinformation and harm among fandom communities, because this communication was never meant to escape the SAG-AFTRA influencer membership bubble, but has since spread to corners of fandom it doesn’t apply to. Fanart/fanfic (and hobbyist/fan cosplay) isn’t scabbing unless the studios are paying for it (or you’re actively promoting them at a con—that could also be seen as free marketing, so if applies to you, consider contacting SAG-AFTRA about it or waiting for further guidance).
tl;dr If you’re not an influencer making money off influencing, or in partnership with a struck studio, this communication likely doesn’t apply to you.
We’re hoping SAG-AFTRA communicates clearer guidelines for fans in the future, but as of right now it looks like this email does NOT apply to fans unless you’re doing promotional work for the studios.
CGI animators should unionize next. normally, their jobs would be too precarious to strike, since studios would replace them without a second thought, but if it’s part of this larger general film strike, they might finally have meaningful power to better their working conditions
if CGI animators unionized, it would kill the MCU. straight up. the the entire business model is built on exploiting CGI animators
THEY ARE TRYING!!!!! SIGN THE PETITION TO GET THE DISNEY ANIMATORS’ UNION RECOGNIZED
this petition is from IATSE (union), btw! it actually has credibility, unlike most change.org/etc petitions! please sign it!!
Just FYI. I have seen so much baseless speculation about how actual play shows are affected (it seems complex!) so I am cross posting some stuff. It does seem like the SAG’s decisions do affect them directly whereas WGA does not as much, due to unscripted content being treated differently within the industry.
[ID: Two sceeenshots from the dropout discord. The first is a message by Sam Reich that reads: “long story short, yes! we could avoid the WGA issues because we’re non-WGA, but just about every dropout production (with a few exceptions) is SAG, as are our performers. and of course, we stand in complete and utter solidarity with them. i myself am SAG, as is brennan.
that means production shuts down for now – but because we’re so ahead of the game production-wise (dimension 20, for instance, has been shot for the rest of the year), it might be resolved in time for us to play catch up, and you might not even notice.”
The second is a cropped screenshot of an announcement that reads: “As you can imagine, it’s been a busy day with lots going on. We fully support the SAG-AFTRA strike and all production is currently on hold while we navigate the situation (and while we wait for the AMPTP to be crushed by the righteous pressure of labor solidarity). From your perspective, Dropout content will not be drying up - we shoot stuff well ahead of time, and we’re confident that the strike will force the studios back to the table for a fair deal soon. We’ll keep you updated! In the meantime, if you’re looking for ways to support striking writers, actors, and others in the entertainment community, here’s where you can go to donate to those affected by the strike: https://entertainmentcommunity.org” ]
Critical Role has released a statement in support of the SAG actors’ strike and its potential impact on the show. Today, Critical Role provided a statement to ComicBook.com in regards to the SAG-AFTRA strike and its potential impact on weekly content airing on Twitch and YouTube. “We fully support the strike and stand in solidarity with our fellow actors,” the statement reads. “Currently, our release schedule is not impacted by the strike, but we will continue to evaluate and take the necessary steps should it be impacted in the future.”
