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The actors are going on strike !
What you can count on is more reality shows, and maybe game shows, and probably more opportunity to binge shows that have already been on your favorite streaming service.
’s because about 160,000 actors who belong to SAG-AFTRA are about to go on strike, joining more than 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America who have been on strike since May 2.
Most other actors will stop working as soon as the union’s government board votes to go on strike later Thursday.
Rank-and-file members have already voted 98% in favor of authorizing a strike.Actors will not be doing publicity for movies that are being released, including appearing on the red carpet at movie premieres or doing interviews on podcasts.
Of course, the writers strike brought an immediate halt to new episodes of US late night shows, so the opportunity to do that sort of publicity was already limited.
So don’t expect to see the return of many of your favorite shows any time soon.
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Re: The actors are going on strike !
Actors hit picket lines Friday in their first strike against film and TV productions since 1980 and the nation’s largest strike since 1997.There are 160,000 members of SAG-AFTRA, the union representing everyone from A-list stars to struggling actors working other jobs while awaiting their first break in the industry.
The union argues that the rapid changes in the industry in recent years, with the rise of streaming services, have made it impossible for many if not most of the members to earn a living acting.Jason Sudeikis was one of the actors on the picket lines, joining a group in front of NBC Universal offices in 30 Rockefeller Center in New York.
The star of Apple TV’s “Ted Lasso,” Sudeikis used to perform in the same building when he was on the cast of “Saturday Night Live.”
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