Bill Maher lately shared his ideas on the Writers Guild strike and they’re positive to be controversial, and there’s little doubt his feedback are going to make Hollywood writers indignant and lash out at him.
During a latest episode of the Club Random podcast with comic Jim Gaffigan, Maher talked in regards to the strike saying: “They’re asking for a lot of things that are, like, kooky.” He then went on to say that no person is “owed a living as a writer”, saying:
“What I find objectionable about the philosophy of the strike [is] it seems to be, they have really morphed a long way from 2007’s strike, where they kind of believe that you’re owed a living as a writer, and you’re not. This is show business. This is the make-or-miss league.”
Maher went on to say, “I’m not saying they don’t have points,” and agreed that streaming platforms ought to be reporting their viewing information. But, Maher additionally identified how the strikes are hurting so many different folks within the trade with all-around work at a halt. He mentioned:
“I feel for my writers. I love my writers. I’m one of my writers. But there’s a big other side to it, and a lot of people are being hurt besides them — a lot of people who don’t make as much money as them in this bipartisan world we have where you’re just in one camp or the other, there’s no in between.
“You’re either for the strike like they’re f*cking Che Guevara out there, you know, like, this is Cesar Chavez’s lettuce picking strike — or you’re with Trump. There’s no difference — there’s only two camps. And it’s much more complicated than that.”
Maher went on to say that this strike hit on the mistaken time and that the writers don’t actually have a lot leverage at this level. He defined:
“They’re striking against the streamers, who are looking for a get-out-of-jail card for how much they overspend, They have tons of stuff in stock, so they have no reason to wanna settle this strike. They struck at just the wrong time; they have no leverage.”
The strike has been going robust for 127 days and it looks as if there’s nonetheless not a lot motion on both facet. It doesn’t seem to be these strikes are going to finish anytime quickly. They might go till subsequent yr if the 2 sides aren’t keen to speak, negotiate, and compromise.
What are your ideas on Maher’s feedback in regards to the strike?
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