It’s been more than 100 days, and the writers are still on strike. Some of our TV shows are still running because they had episodes ready to go. But once those episodes run out, there won’t be any American shows on TV. There are movies that are finished and ready for theaters, but if those run out, we won’t have any new movies in 2024. Maybe Indie movies and foreign films.

Unfortunately, we don’t have late-night talk shows anymore. That’s because the writers are all on strike. They’re not getting paid enough to make a living, and that’s why they’re protesting. While they can still make money from TV and movies, streaming services like Netflix and Disney Plus aren’t giving them a fair deal. If you’re a writer for Netflix, you won’t be paid well. This happened before in 2006 because of the same issue and lasted for 100 days. It caused a lot of TV shows to be canceled, even though they were popular, and reality shows became a big thing.

Now, there’s another problem: an Actor’s strike. You might wonder why actors, who seem rich, are striking.

Well, only the really famous ones have a lot of money. Other actors like extras and stunt doubles struggle to live a decent life. They don’t earn from streaming  services

either. And there’s a new issue too – A.I. and deepfake. Some actors are being asked to sell their looks and voices, so they can be used in movies and TV. There’s even a movie coming out with a CGI A.I. version of the late James Dean.

You might know Fran Drescher from “The Nanny.” But in real life, she’s the President of Sag-aftra and she’s serious about helping actors. They’re not getting treated right because of streaming services and the threat of A.I. So she’s leading the fight for their rights.

Here is Fran Dresher  revealing how much 86% of actors made in a year

TV networks and movie studios are willing to talk to the writers, but streaming services aren’t paying attention.

They think they can replace writers with A.I. and shows from other countries. Netflix just spent a lot of money on Korean shows. Shows like “Squid Game” became super popular, showing that Korean shows can be as good as Hollywood ones, but cheaper. And for those who don’t like subtitles, dubbing is getting better on Netflix. They Just invested 2.5 Billion dollars to make more South Korean content.

I also see more Spanish, Brazilian, and German shows on Netflix. Even countries like Canada, UK, and Australia have English shows. China is making English movies now too, with Hollywood actors.

Reality TV is big now, so streaming services don’t really care about the strikes. But that might change because Sag-aftra is thinking about making a union for reality stars.