We’re Still Backed Up on TV Shows
I feel sorry for SAG-Aftra members. They could be in for a long strike. By Readers July 31, 2023 10:19 am ET Actors and writers walk the picket line outside Netflix offices in Los Angeles, July 26. Photo: MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS In “The Talent Strikes Back” (Declarations, July 22), Peggy Noonan quotes an unnamed studio executive who states, “The endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses.” The guy must be a real jerk. Another factor not in the union’s favor is the high inventory of shows. My wife and I still have two years’ worth of “Succession” to catch up on, as well as a number of great shows out there our friends have urged us to watch. It could be a couple of years before we would notice a lack of entertainment opportunities. I feel sorry f
Actors and writers walk the picket line outside Netflix offices in Los Angeles, July 26.
Photo: MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS
In “The Talent Strikes Back” (Declarations, July 22), Peggy Noonan quotes an unnamed studio executive who states, “The endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses.” The guy must be a real jerk. Another factor not in the union’s favor is the high inventory of shows. My wife and I still have two years’ worth of “Succession” to catch up on, as well as a number of great shows out there our friends have urged us to watch. It could be a couple of years before we would notice a lack of entertainment opportunities.
I feel sorry for SAG-Aftra members. They could be in for a long strike.
Rich Stanko
Omaha, Neb.
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