WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract

[Maggie]

 

[MovieMan89]

Wasn’t there supposed to be some kind of “deadline” today for resolving it in 2023? Did I make that up? 

[Maggie]

2 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:

Wasn’t there supposed to be some kind of “deadline” today for resolving it in 2023? Did I make that up? 

That's what The Wrap (i believe) said, but i don't think it's true.

 

But if they don't resolve soon, the studios don't have any incentive to resolve it this year since the tv season is kaput or something like that from what i understood

[filmlover]

28 minutes ago, Maggie said:

 

That's the same tactic they used towards the end of the WGA strike. We all know how that went. No reason to sound the alarm (for now).

[AniNate]

26 minutes ago, Maggie said:

That's what The Wrap (i believe) said, but i don't think it's true.

 

But if they don't resolve soon, the studios don't have any incentive to resolve it this year since the tv season is kaput or something like that from what i understood

 

As long as there are good faith efforts to continue the negotiation process, I don't think there was ever any hard and fast deadline. That idea came from an anonymous source as a basis for a scarepiece

[MovieMan89]

I do think this needs to be resolved basically now. I don’t know if anyone is really considering what the impact of a 2024 that sees very little new tv or film entertainment would likely have on consumer habits.
 

Younger consumers have already pulled away from movie theaters, meanwhile people in general haven’t been watching as much TV since being cooped up for 2 years with covid. A year without much tv or film options could essentially kill off theaters for real and drastically change consumer habits for several years to come. A lot of people may simply become disinterested in film and television on the same level they have been popular for decades. Gaming in particular has been on a huge explosion, and could be one of the things that acts as a “replacement” hobby in their absence if this isn’t resolved soon and we see a “lost year” next year so to speak.  

[DInky]

10 minutes ago, filmlover said:

That's the same tactic they used towards the end of the WGA strike. We all know how that went. No reason to sound the alarm (for now).

 

But didn't the WGA then take "the best and last offer"?

[AniNate]

2 minutes ago, DInky said:

 

But didn't the WGA then take "the best and last offer"?

 

They took an offer soon after that, yes. That was the point.

[DInky]

3 minutes ago, AniNate said:

 

They took an offer soon after that, yes. That was the point.

 

But it wasn't the same offer?

[AniNate]

I mean only the WGA and AMPTP know if the offer really was the same. The "best and final" reports all came from secondhand sources and we never saw what that actually looked like. Very well could've still been some tweaking before it was accepted 

[Kon]

23 minutes ago, AniNate said:

I mean only the WGA and AMPTP know if the offer really was the same. The "best and final" reports all came from secondhand sources and we never saw what that actually looked like. Very well could've still been some tweaking before it was accepted 

 

If I'm not mistaken, we heard about the "best and last offer" on Saturday, while they reached a tentative deal on Sunday. So, a tweaking could happen, but I really doubt a big change.

 

Anyway, I hope this means they would reach a deal today or tomorrow.

Edited November 3, 2023 by Kon

[MovieMan89]

I guess maybe it’s promising they were willing to use that terminology again? They only used it late time after they knew the deal was imminent. 

[babz06]

Best and final offer usually indicates the final deal. There will likely be some minor tweaking but they’ve been negotiating back and forth nearly 3 weeks( not counting the week long break in between)  so I’d be disappointed if this isn’t the end. 

[grim22]

Feels like the end is close, but who knows. If there's no talks scheduled this weekend, then maybe by Friday.

[Mojoguy]

3 minutes ago, grim22 said:

Feels like the end is close, but who knows. If there's no talks scheduled this weekend, then maybe by Friday.

Marvels gets screwed. Maybe SAG just wanted to screw over Disney before making the deal.

[emoviefan]

4 minutes ago, grim22 said:

Feels like the end is close, but who knows. If there's no talks scheduled this weekend, then maybe by Friday.

It seems like we are now to the point where the suspended movies won't start back up until Jan anyway and same for Network TV shows so there is no rush to seal the final deal. It's sad they had to drag this out but here we are. 

 

[emoviefan]

5 minutes ago, Mojoguy said:

Marvels gets screwed. Maybe SAG just wanted to screw over Disney before making the deal.

Yeah because SAG is to blame here sure. 

[Mojoguy]

2 minutes ago, emoviefan said:

Yeah because SAG is to blame here sure. 

Well, saying the AMPTP wanted to screw over Disney doesn't make sense...

[Kon]

14 minutes ago, Mojoguy said:

Marvels gets screwed. Maybe SAG just wanted to screw over Disney before making the deal.

 

Disney: SAG, the joke is on you. That movie didn't have opportunity regardless actors promotion.

Edited November 4, 2023 by Kon

[emoviefan]

3 minutes ago, Mojoguy said:

Well, saying the AMPTP wanted to screw over Disney doesn't make sense...

I mean if Fran said I want to stick it to Bob sure. Let's kill the Marvels chances because it was going to be a blockbuster otherwise....