What the fuck are the studios gonna do, make movies and shows without actors?
Highlights: The negotiating committee of the actors’ union, SAG-AFTRA, told its members on Saturday that it had received a “Last, Best and Final Offer” from the major entertainment studios as a strike that has brought much of Hollywood to a standstill continued for a 114th day.
“We are reviewing it and considering our response within the context of the critical issues addressed in our proposals,” the negotiating committee said. They did not say when they would respond to the offer, which came after an hourlong video conference call that included top studio executives.
Included in the offer was a wage increase that could be the highest in four decades, according to a person familiar with the offer who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the negotiations. The studios also offered the actors a new way to determine residuals for streaming programs based on performance metrics, and protections on artificial intelligence, including consent and compensation requirements. The studios also offered an increase to the pension and health funds.
Actually Korean and Japanese dramas are very popular on Netflix. With Blackl pink and bts being so popular along with anime lots of younger people watch them.
As new Hollywood content Dries up people will look for either older content they haven’t consumed yet or alternative content like k dramas
As for people willing to scab. There are other countries out there without the unions. Many of those countries have a high level of English speakers that would likely love a Hollywood pay check for a while. There are also many people in America who wouldn’t care and if they can get a movie or TV show that could pay hundreds of thousands vs retail or service industry jobs it could be worth it even for a short time.