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What Does Hollywood’s Writer’s Strike Mean for TV Fans? · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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Speaker 2: You've probably heard that the WGA, or Writers Guild of America,
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Speaker 2: has gone on strike in Hollywood, demanding a new deal
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Speaker 2: that gives them their fair piece of the pie on
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Speaker 2: streaming services which haven't been properly paying them for their
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Speaker 2: creative contributions to shows that we love. You might think
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Speaker 2: it won't really affect you, but it will impact you
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Speaker 2: when you get to see your favorite shows. Multiple scripted
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Speaker 2: series that we're actively writing new seasons have shut down
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Speaker 2: the writer's room until the strike ends. With no scripts,
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Speaker 2: there's no shows effective immediately. Cobra Kai's halted Season six
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Speaker 2: Yellow Jackets after only a single day of developing. Season
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Speaker 2: three has followed. Suit Abvid Elementary has also come to
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Speaker 2: a stop. It's just a small sample there of the
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Speaker 2: work stoppages, with more to come. Too early to tell
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Speaker 2: how long the strike's going to last, but the longer
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Speaker 2: it goes on, the longer fans will have to wait
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Speaker 2: for new seasons to arrive.
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Speaker 1: That's Direct from Hollywood.