I’m not making an argument. I’m stating a fact - nepotism isn’t new in Hollywood. Empirically, nepotism among actors and directors does not negate the likelihood of talent. The fact that nepotism exists in Hollywood isn’t isolated. Chastising the children of actors for becoming actors won’t make acting more accessible…

There are several theater awards that have one annual winner and they still see pretty diverse individuals winning. I don’t know that there is any way to know empirically that all awards would go to men unless it was tried.

So you think that because you responded to a comment on the article about a specific person that using that specific person as an example isn’t one? I get it - you’ve just realized the world is unfair and the rich have a leg up. That’s not isolated to acting.

That doesn’t change that they were required to go back to work. The same is true here. Netcode SAG-AFTRA members have to work.

Drew Barrymore said she was owning the decision because it was bigger than just her. It is being reported that CBS which distributes the show gave her an ultimatum to either go back or the show would be cancelled and the crew laid off.

I get that this headline gets more click, but to reiterate what was already said about Drew Barrymore: All of the on-screen talent for these shows are not subject to the strike. Drew Barrymore, Sherri Shepherd, Jennifer Hudson, whoever currently hosts The Talk are all under the SAG-AFTRA Netcode contract and REQUIRED…

Many WGA members have also stated that she’s Netcode and has to do it. I don’t know that being a WGA member means you necessarily know what another union requires of talent under their own contract. Unless the WGA wants to pay for Netcode contract SAG-AFTRA members to combat litigation, they need to recognize she is…

And that’s totally fair, but that doesn’t mean other unions and networks can’t use that to enforce contracts, shitty thought it may be.

Variety is reporting that The Talk is expected to resume production on 9/18.

I think there’s a lot more instant social media than the last time to be honest so people get to react in real time with their emotions and not look at the reality of why things are happening and assume that because there’s a strike everyone is allowed to support it. Additionally, I think the double strike makes…

Agreed, but I also think it’s interesting how selectively people are choosing to care. Ken Jennings and Drew Barrymore get outsized criticism while others quietly go about their jobs, many doing the same thing.

But you also have to look at why those Late Night shows are not pushing forward. It’s not altruism - They don’t have celebrity guests. If this was only a WGA strike, I am sure they would be back. Barrymore is saying that she’s basically going to become Dr. Oz with a bunch of non-celebrity segments. And not for…

Her writers are covered under the WGA strike. The reformat is just to eliminate the need for writers, theoretically.

Only in terms of opinion. Under the actual union rules - as demonstrated in 2007 - a talk show host improvising does not violate the strike itself. That was how the networks got all the Late Night hosts back in 2007 minus Letterman who struck and interim deal and used his writers.

Yes, which she states is “bigger than her.” There is speculation that the network told her if she did not return she would be held in contempt of contract, her employees would be laid off, and the show would be cancelled.

That does not change the fact that networks can compel talk show hosts to return to work without WGA writers and that those who are under the Netcode Contract for SAG-AFTRA. Under SAG-AFTRA rules, those governed by the Netcode Contract are not allowed to strike. They are required to show up for work. If there wasn’t a…

I think we all often have this notion that predators are immediately recognizable on sight and act horrifically to everyone in their lives. There’s a reason why almost every episode of Dateline involves someone who just can’t believe their loved one is a murderer. I don’t think anyone could compel me to write a letter…

There was no waiver for the writers of any late night show except Letterman in 2007. The other talk show hosts were required to resume production by their networks (since they were not covered by the strike) and worked without writers, like Drew Barrymore.

They didn’t pay their writers. They returned without writers. The exception was David Letterman whose production company created an interim agreement with the WGA agreeing to all terms (like what happened with several of the indie studios recently) and was therefore allowed to use his writers. I believe the hosts…

Talk show hosts are covered under a different SAG-AFTRA contract so no talk show host is technically allowed to strike right now (similar to how actors couldn’t strike with the WGA if they had movies and such in production prior to the SAG strike). Talk show hosts, game show hosts, and soap opera actors are…