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Hollywood is holding its breath, as signs of a writers' strike are written across Tinseltown.
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In a standoff with the alliance representing the studios, they write for, "Nearly 98% of writers guild of America members support a strike." Saying the vote represents collective solidarity and demand for meaningful change.
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The alliance of motion picture and television producers has remained largely tight-lipped, saying in statements their goal continues to be to reach a fair and reasonable agreement.
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But if they don't. - It is going to have a massive ripple effect that you could borderline call a tsunami effect.
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It's not only writers affected, those in front and behind the camera will likely stand in solidarity, refusing to cross the picket line, bringing production to a grinding halt.
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Late night TV would feel the impact first, just like the last time writers went on strike 15 years ago, when Stephen Colbert famously quipped: I got a problem here, there are no words in my prompter.
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Last week Seth Meyers showing his support. - What the writers are asking for? Is not unreasonable.
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lot on the line. - If you want to put a big word up in the sky, in flaming letters, it's streaming.
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Streaming has changed not only how movies and TV are viewed, but how they're made, fewer episodes, longer production time, and less pay, which writers say is not sustainable.
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You can break it down very clearly: more money, more information, more security and less freebies.
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And make no mistake, halting Hollywood can be expensive, the last Hollywood strike cost billions, okay.