The “existential crisis” behind the writers strike
Producer and director Andrew Susskind says the Hollywood writers strike is about more than pay.
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Show Notes
TV and movie writers represented by the Writers Guild of America went on strike last week. We’ve seen several writers strikes before, but producer and director Andrew Susskind says that with the growth of streaming, this time is different. Susskind teaches producing, directing, writing, and editing at Drexel University's Westphal College of Media Arts and Design. He joins us to explain the motives of this strike that go beyond pay, looking at the structure of how writers are hired for streaming shows, the threat of AI, and more. He also gives us his predictions for how long this could last and what effects TV viewers could notice on their favorite shows.
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