I haven’t researched it, but it’s entirely possible that she doesn’t have that power. If she’s producing her show under contract, then it’s the company hiring her (or her personal company) that has to be a signatory with the WGA. If that’s the case (likely, since this is a CBS show) they’re holding out, there’s not…

Any company, at any time, can pull out of the AMPTP and make a deal with the WGA. That may in fact be the only way this clusterfuck ends- most likely scenario being the legacy studios abandoning Netflix/Amazon/Apple/etc, since their business models are vastly different anyways.

Wait, this show had WRITER(S)?? Plural??? Wow.

I think she's been bitter ever since Spielberg had E.T. be best friends with Henry Thomas rather than herself back in 1982.

I mean members of the WGA also stated it. I’ve quoted them in multiple places. You cannot just choose to strike because another union is on strike.

Barrymore could easily mention the contract you say compels her to work. All SAG-AFTRA says is that she is not compelled to strike under Netcode, which is SAG-AFTRA alone. That’s all. Nothing about what the WGA requires. Nothing about somebody “forcing” her to do this. Just “astute humility”.

Right.  I feel like if that’s the case, she should just say that, and say that because we can’t do this show without writing, I’ll just sit here silent on air for 60 minutes.  

I do feel like she would have said if she were contractually obligated to continue the show.

It wasn’t the case the last time either. Only Letterman had a deal. The others went on air without writers.

No, they did not.

There are reports that the big streamers and the biggest studios are the holdouts on real negotiation because of the residuals from streaming. That’s why Netflix has such a big stake in that part of the argument because they’d likely pay the most. However, we already know “paying the most” still means less than 1% of…

Oh. No. Not the National Book Awards. What ever shall she do?

And my heart melts.
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if Drew can call the shots, she can simply agree to the WGA proposals and get her writers back.

Then she should really just say that. I’d respect more than her statement that the world somehow needs her show. 

In the last strike, Letterman owned his show and agreed to the WGA demands, which allowed him to go back on the air. The other late night shows soon followed suit to compete.

Honestly? No clue. But I do think we’re missing some info, and I don’t think current AV Club writers put in a responsible amount of research before they tell us to grab the pitchforks. 

Those are good points.  Would the contractual obligation continue under the adverse circumstances of not having writers, however?

Astute Humility in action

Isn’t her contract for the show not covered under the strike? Like, isn’t she contractually obligated to continue the show? I kind of want more info before jumping on the outrage machine.