David Simon, the creator of The Wire – considered by many to be the greatest series of all time – has become one of many writers and producers whose overall deals have been put on hold due to the writers’ strike.
The author announced via Twitter on May 8 that HBO had recently suspended his contract.After 25 years of television writing for themThese 25 years of writing are nothing short of the best in American television: Generation Kill, The Deuce, The Plot Against America, Show Me a Hero and most recently We Own This Town. A major series that looks live across America. To question its history, society, politics, weaknesses and contradictions.
No other author on American television has ever been able to voice his country so well, to criticize it so well as to counter it with works that are as demanding as they are accessible. His intransigence sets an example in an industry that often seeks (too much) simplicity and efficiency.
“#WGAStrong. The day HBO called me to terminate my contract after 25 years of writing in television, I was writing/making the right choice.He writes, without irony in his tweet, literally making the word “write” (“write”) and “right” (“good”, “legitimate”).
The wording of contract suspension letters is slightly different “The obligation is suspended“(NBCUniversal) at”Suspended service” (Warner Bros., Disney, CBS Studios). But all are informing showrunners that the pay they receive under their fixed-term contracts has been suspended since May 2, the date the WGA went on strike after the deadline expired. The two sides have not reached a union contract with the studios. the new agreement.
Some, such as Disney and NBCUniversal, are not discussing specifics, while others, such as WBTV and CBS Studios, outline areas affected, including overhead, executive compensation and business cost increases, access to offices, and more. Disney notes that all wages have been suspended.If not specified in the contract“.
The suspension of overall contracts comes after major television studios also notified writers/producers last week that they must continue to provide production services during the WGA strike. At a meeting on Saturday, the showrunners responded by stating that “There was no other aspect than the writingin their work.
Like many of his union colleagues, Simon went to the picket lines on Monday, as did many other authors, including Vince Gilligan, creator of Breaking Bad, Jonathan and Christopher Nolan or Mike Flanagan, creator of The Haunting of Hill House.
Below is a video of the interview between David Simon and Barack Obama:
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