Could the Writer's strike be a way to start arresting Hollywood without anyine noticing?
🤔💭 Theory 😲💡
If everyone in Hollywood were to disappear overnight, everyone would notice. Not the case if there's a writer strike happening.
Maybe when the strike is over, the public will already have a good idea about their evils.
Maybe not all of Hollywood is taken down, but enough executives and producers to put a halt to things.
Maybe this is dumb. Just putting it out there.
Valid theory
I want to notice. I want everyone else to notice too. They need to stop hiding shit from us. Lay it all out there.
Agreed. Seeing consequences could/should change things rapidly.
Also to hide the confiscation of funds from sex traffickers?
Maybe it's just about destroying Hollywood's finances.
Isn't it CHINA who owns Hollywood now-a-days?
I like your theory also...maybe it's both...
That's definitely going to happen. There will be no new content next year. No new movies. Movie theater chains will go under. No new sitcoms, dramas, Netflix specials. Hollywood will collapse.
I figure crowdsourced projects & production companies like Angel Studios will survive. Likely Studios that are distributed via PureFlix, or heavily tied to them will continue to survive.
Just considering that hundreds or thousands of donors/investors would keep these ones afloat vs the destruction of big single investor Studios who force some narrative for those large investments.
I specifically cited Hollywood for a reason.
Doesn’t apply for non-union talent and production crews. But it’s also virtually guaranteed that they will not get their projects greenlit by the studios.
There could be a rebirth of the entertainment industry, led by independents. They just need funding to get their projects produced and released on alternate theaters and online platforms
I specifically cited Hollywood for a reason.
"We are the news now," will apply to media across the board.
I am what you could consider to be a “below the line” insider. It’s a good paying job with great benefits/healthcare and we are insulated from whatever is going on up top, so please don’t judge. Your theory has merit. One thing that I would point out is to look at all of the A listers donating to the SAG/WGA charities. There are a lot of really big names making enormous donations to various charities that affect those impacted by the strike. Sure, people are out of work and its helpful, but could there be other reasons besides tax write-offs? Comms perhaps? Who can say. It reminded me of when all those elected officials were tweeting about getting covid. Addendum: This is an industry where NDA’s are rampant so even if there we’re arrests I assume it’s total press blackout.
Good points. I did a couple of local projects with a neighbor who was a director & flew up for work in Hollywood occasionally.
Just for the indipendent projects he did the amount of paperwork I had to sign as a stand-in & personal assistant were crazy.
Wish I could say for certain this is likely the case, though it has been over 20 years since I have done anything with film.
One question comes to mind:
If Hollywood elites were being arrested, their network of colleagues and families would be exploding social media with speculating, ranting, screaming, and crying against the “injustice” of it all, right?
Do we have a comprehensive list of missing people/celebrities/actors? Just wondering if there is something to give teeth to the theory.
They and all their families are bind by fear. It could be many at home wearing ankle bracelets. Their families are likely involved as well. They might receive a warning from their leaders to stay quiet about their legal situation or their families will suffer.
As long as their Twitter feeds remain busy, nobody will be listed as missing. A few deep fake photos of relaxing at the beach and controlled People magazine articles writing about the latest gossip l, and nobody is any the wiser.
I’m just asking for something that gives the theory teeth. A reason to believe it.
Agreed, though I am confident that u/Young_Patriot is aware that this theroy is just a starting point & will hopefully be looking at comments for ideas on how to dig into this theroy to look for the evidence that proves or disproves their thesis.
With or without a strike. I am sure no one would question their dissappearance. I mean, most ppl didn't even know there was a writer strike. Those that did know didnt care enough to stand with the strikers.
I recall abiut 14 years ago there was a writers strike & some franchises simply re aired previous season episodes with a twist. I recall Lost doing this & just don't remember what exactly they did, though it is a good example if anyone else recalls & knew the series better than I did.
Wish there was an easy way to apply for a writer position. I could write better than all these scrubs
Make your own. Hollywood is done.
There’s no traditional way to apply. Buy books on writing scripts. Get Final Draft and write a spec script. Listen to podcasts of TV writers. Learn about the monomyth and the story circle. Lots of folks start at channel 101 to get a feel for how their content will be received by bigger audiences. My advice? IATSE is significantly more accessible to the common person. In fact one of my long term goals is to fill the workplace with more of you guys. Fact: the majority of my coworkers have “fake it til you make it” attitudes. Anyone can work in this business if you try.
Submit your ideas to small Studios like Angel.
Or maybe it will expose all these bitter, entitled Millionaire actors claiming to be poor, and begging for more money to keep food on the table. All while many/most everyday americans are actually struggling to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table thanks to the economy that the radical policies and past philanthropy of these elites has supported. Hollywood NEEDS US more than we need them. FACT!
They get residuals. It's literally a paycheck every month for work they did in the past.
Nothing would surprise me anymore!
Not dumb at all. Very plausible.
You could nuke hollywood and no one would notice.
Yea, hiding shit pisses me off more than the actual crimes. Give me the facts and I'll decide if I can "handle it".
No it’s just a case of fuck you, pay me.
That's what I thought when the writers strike first happened. And then when the SAG strike happened, I was convinced of this theory
Yes.
Planes flown to GITMO for a good old Military shakedown would be my guess.
Sure hope so....
Yes
No.