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Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? AMC's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Netflix's One Piece, TBS' AEW Dynamite, The CW's Nancy Drew, Disney+'s Ahsoka, Bray Wyatt, HBO's The Last of Us, WGA/AMPTP, BBC's Doctor Who, ABC's Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Hulu's Futurama, Freevee's Bosch: Legacy, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Peacock's The Continental, FX's Justified: City Primeval, Amazon's The[...]

A little more than a day after things apparently did not go well between the WGA and the AMPTP, the writers' union has messaged its membership with a more detailed breakdown of how Tuesday's meeting went. According to the WGA earlier this week, all of that "positivity" that hit the press shortly after talks ended was[...]

And a bad situation is what it sounds like we have coming out of Tuesday's negotiations between the WGA and the AMPTP According to the WGA, all of that "positivity" that hit the press shortly after talks ended was strictly a public relations move on the part of the studios & CEOs According to the[...]

With the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes still ongoing – and with little movement so far a bad sign for the future – we've been seeing a number of show reunions taking place on the picket lines Their mission? To get the AMPTP back to the negotiating table to cut a deal that respects the contributions[...]

Heading into the weekend, I think we can best say that we're at the "cautious optimism" to "well, at least they're still talking" stage when it comes to negotiations between the WGA and the AMPTP (which still isn't negotiating with SAG-AFTRA).  After meeting the previous four days – with the AMPTP reportedly responding to the[...]

According to sources, the ongoing SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes (exacerbated by the AMPTP's delay in returning to the negotiating table) and the production delays resulting from them created problems for the season from both a financial and scheduling standpoint. A League of Their Own is moving to series at Amazon (Image: Amazon Studios) The streaming series cast[...]

Now, according to sources speaking exclusively with Deadline Hollywood, Amazon has rescinded that Season 2 order, canceling the series reportedly due to the length of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes (prolonged primarily due to the AMPTP's delays in returning to the negotiating table) Sources say that the delay was not only adding to the[...]

While we await some wisdom to settle upon the folks at the AMPTP, the SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes rage on – but that doesn't mean that all of that protesting and time spent on picket lines isn't having an impact In fact, the unions have had "professional journalist"/world-class comedian Triumph the Insult Comic Dog & handler[...]

Ever since their respective strikes kicked in, there's been a ton of talk about what the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) should & shouldn't be doing But for this go-around, we're shifting the spotlight to the other side of the negotiating[...]

Following up on the WGA & AMPTP meeting via Zoom on Tuesday – where the WGA responded to the AMPTP's counterproposal from last week – reports hit earlier today that both sides met this afternoon to continue hammering out a new contract While some movement has reportedly happened on both sides, issues such as having[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Paramount+'s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Warrior Nun, Netflix's Stranger Things 5, USA Network's WWE NXT, AMC's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Disney+'s Agatha: Coven of Chaos, AEW/CM Punk, WGA/AMPTP, FX's American Horror Story: Delicate, Marvel Studios/IATSE, FX's Justified: City Primeval, MAX's Harley Quinn, STARZ's Shining Vale, NBA on ESPN, Adult Swim's Rick[...]

At the end of last week, the WGA confirmed to its membership that the AMPTP offered a counterproposal to their contract terms and that the WGA would be evaluating it a returning sometime this week to offer the AMPTP a response Now, Deadline Hollywood is reporting that the union and the studios are set to[...]

As the WGA looks to continue negotiations with the AMPTP over a new deal, SAG-AFTRA has announced an important change in its interim agreement policy In a statement shared with the union's members, the SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical/Streaming Negotiating Committee announced that any projects filmed in the U.S that are covered by the WGA are excluded from[...]

While there may be some cautious optimism when it comes to recent developments between the writers' union and the AMPTP, the fact is that the SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes continue raging on – and will until the AMPTP comes to its senses But as long at there are folks still walking the picket line, Triumph the[...]

Over the weekend, Greg Weisman did SAG-AFTRA, WGA, and any creative talent out there looking for proper union protection, a huge service by personalizing the issue of residuals. Time and time again, we've seen instances of residual checks being sent with amounts that wouldn't cover the cost of printing the check (with some not even having[...]

When it comes to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, there have been a lot of issues being put on the table to discuss & debate – with residual pay for writers and actors one of the biggest in play But what about voice actors who work on some of the biggest animated series out[...]

And I think the thinking as it pertains to shows like the show that I'm on ['Heels'], that premiered last night, I think it's myopic." Here's a look at a video from Amell's session at Galaxycon in Raleigh, NC, offering his thoughts on strikes and how he doesn't find them to be effective negotiating tactics[...]

When the news hit on Thursday from the WGA that AMPTP President Carol Lombardini had "asked the WGA Negotiating Committee to meet with AMPTP negotiators on Friday," there was some nervous optimism that maybe the previous week's "meeting about more meetings" didn't go nearly as badly as first thought After today's meeting, it looks like that[...]

While we will readily admit that there was a lot more to cover than we could reasonably do in 1-2 posts, we do have a look at what a number of members of the "Arrowverse" had to say about the importance of SAG-AFTRA & WGA and why it's important for the unions to stand up[...]

Who knew that today would end up being as big of a day as it's been and continues to be when it comes to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes? Just yesterday, we learned that the WGA had been contacted by the AMPTP's negotiating team that they wanted to meet on Friday to resume talks –[...]

We're guessing it was a combination of last week's pseudo-meeting/status update between the WGA & the AMPTP and the fact that we just crossed the painfully sobering 100-Day mark with the writers' strike But whatever the reason, we're taking any news about both sides returning to the negotiating table as great news And that appears[...]

Heading into August, there were question marks surrounding the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards in light of the still-ongoing SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes – specifically, when would it air Having already been pushed off of its original September 18th date (and the Creative Arts Emmys pushed back from its original September 9th & 10th dates), there[...]

In large part, the move was done as a response to the criticisms that comedian/actress Sarah Silverman and others have lodged against the union and fellow members who chose to take roles in independent, SAG-AFTRA-approved projects even as the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes continue on Some of the issues on the table include how some[...]

Some big news coming out of today's The Walt Disney Company earnings call from CEO Bob Iger when it comes to streaming and the respective SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes When it comes to the former, that news comes in the form of price increases beginning in October and a new ad-free Disney+ & Hulu bundle[...]

And that brings us to today's quarterly earnings call, with Perry Sook, CEO of Nexstar Media Group, offering some good news for The CW viewers – but not if you're a fan of Superman & Lois (or the Jared Padalecki-starring Walker or one of the other remaining "holdover" shows from the old regime). Image: The CW During the[...]

When Triumph the Insult Comic Dog & his handler Robert Smigel (Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien) shared a video checking in on how things were going on the pickets lines as SAG-AFTRA & WGA fights for a fair contract from the AMPTP, we were hoping that it would be the first of a[...]

If source reporting coming out of Friday's "meeting about meeting" between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) didn't exactly paint things in a positive light, the update sent out by the WGA Negotiating Committee to the union's membership pretty much took care of that Previously,[...]

Okay, on the plus side? At least the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) actually had a chance to meet – even if the purpose of the meeting was to see if/when more meetings could take place In addition, sources speaking with Variety expect the WGA[...]

That's right, reporting on how the SAG-AFTRA & WGA picket lines went outside Amazon Studios in Los Angeles But the one thing even better than the video? It's the promise of more videos on the way soon… Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Honors #HappyArrestaversary Back in June of this year, Triumph took to social media to mark[...]

As Stephen Amell (Arrow, Heels) continues damage control regarding the fallout from his comments at a recent convention appearance where he stated, "I do not support striking" in response to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes, Arrow Writer & Executive Producer Beth Schwartz (DC's Legends of Tomorrow) has some big strike news to announce[...]