There would be no TV shows or films without writers, those slobby weirdos with wild imaginations, terrible sleep hygiene and a love of story and language. Just after midnight on Tuesday, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike, the first work stoppage since 2007. Hollywood writers are like the bean farmers that supply Starbucks: they are anonymous, hard-working and without them there is no coffee for anyone. But inside popular culture, Hollywood writers are invisible. And until writers are no longer second-class citizens, Hollywood will have a strike problem.

Source: The Star May 04, 2023 06:01 UTC