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Will Hollywood listen as writers go on strike?

The Daily Beast

The last few years have seemed like the golden age of television. There’s been more shows to watch than people to watch them and more ways of watching your favorite shows on more platforms and more devices.

The entertainment overfloweth.

But while this era known as “Peak TV” has provided tremendous opportunities for cast, crew and trade professionals in the entertainment industry … one group seems to have missed out on the bounty. Writers across Hollywood went on strike today and the reasons why have as much to do with the success of television over the last decade as they do with the story of broader income inequality in the United States.

It is much harder now for writers to earn a living wage

Streaming has changed how we watch TV. My students don’t know what the word “rerun” means anymore - they watch entire seasons of The Office over the course of one day on streaming services like Peacock and Netflix (if you are reading this, you should be studying for finals instead…