Nearly all of Hollywood — oh, OK, just the actors and writers — is on strike, an ominous situation. Remember when the writers walked out in 1988? That brought on the flood of reality TV programming that led to the Kardashians. With both the writers and actors gone, producers might turn to robots and AI scripts, which would again lead to the Kardashians.
The unions have shown lots of solidarity so far, with a lot of A-list actors pledging their support. There’s a danger that the public will see this as a fight between millionaires and billionaires, but the studios’ strategy was clear even before a nameless executive was quoted saying they wouldn’t negotiate until writers began “losing their homes.” Only Republicans would side with that.
The Strawbs had their greatest commercial success, No. 2 on the UK charts, with this single from 1973’s “Bursting at the Seams.” Its singalong chorus made it a quick hit with the British labor movement.
