TV is about to Change. Forever.

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[@firstlast-cs6eg]

So how does Mubi pay the artists etc behind the videos they provide?

[@cyrus159]

do they have miltilingual stuff?

[@LordofDoom202]

@@firstlast-cs6eg In the context of this video, that is very good question that ought to have been answered as part of the promotion. If Mubi has similar practices to the other streaming services, isn't it a more targeted economic attack on the creators at the edges?

[@oldgus01]

Hey, didn't know another place to ask about this: I realize there isn't really a TV program for it (except "The Watch"), and each novel explores and satirizes different issues, genres, and events in history, but what're your thoughts on Terry Pratchett's Discworld as copaganda?

[@nkemnoraulmanfredini7286]

@@mrsrhardy define woke

[@concamon1364]

Gen Z is between 14 and 24 ish. We (especially those of us born in the late 90s & early 00s) know what re-runs are lol

[@MozeXI]

I hate the agesplaning people do like yes I know what a fucking cassette is everyone knows what it is you're not special because you're old

[@saintnug]

lol I was kinda offended how he was talking down about us like we don't know how TV works.

[@Tinaballina7]

Exactly! I havent been on this earth for 21 years just for someone to explain to me what a rerun is lol

[@gabby222themoon]

Oldest are 26 technically born in 97’

[@unethicaldrinkingwater]

That should be gen Alpha

[@cosmodious1755]

Ironically, rather than making people oppose the strike, the "the strikes ruin your favourite shows" narrative just makes us want them to hurry up and give the writers everything they demand and more ASAP.

[@justinwatson1510]

That has always been my response.

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

Now imagine they're in Congress playing chicken with the economy to own the libs

[@user-wn1bv9or2g]

Right lol it’s like do they think we don’t realize getting rid of all the writers would also ruin our favorite shows

[@camipco]

I feel like this just largely depends on your priors on unions to begin with. I certainly have the same reaction as you do, but I think it works on people who are a bit suspicious of unions, which I blame fucking ronald reagan.

[@Jingles6466]

Stand for the writers, stand for art.

[@jesseporter3397]

What a heroic and virtuous stance. Thanks for sharing your unique and informed perspective. It's that simple really. Give artists most of the money. Give workers most of the profits. Give everyone free Healthcare and education. We have to state these important virtues loudly because it makes us feel better and exposes America for being greedy..

[@Jingles6466]

@@jesseporter3397 ok...

[@Peremptor]

Well maybe not art but hey there's a huge pie out there for everyone to share but as usual those that have the most just want to have the rest.

[@dixonhill1108]

How about stop pissing off half the population where half your money is coming from? If they can do it to budlight they'll do it to hollywood.

[@mightypigeon836]

⁠@@jesseporter3397it’s a comment section, what did you expect? People are gonna comment… Does freedom of speech irritate you that much?

[@kindofcl]

If corporations think your job can be done by a machine, it means they never valued your work in the first place

[@justinwatson1510]

They have never valued our labor. We are the just the most expensive cogs in their profit machines, and they will replace us with machines as soon as they possibly can. Join a communist party and let's replace them instead.

[@404T2K]

Bingo

[@TheJayman213]

No. Automation is good. The fact that computers are no longer human is good. Corporations are right to think that that job can be done by a machine. And it has nothing to do with whether or not the act of computing is valued or not.

[@justinwatson1510]

@@TheJayman213 automation is only good under communism. Under capitalism, automation just means more starvation.

[@shjilz]

​@@justinwatson1510right on the money. capitalism values efficiency and quantity over humans in every aspect. the only reason to automate labor of any kind in capitalism is to kick out the people that used to be doing that labor because machines don't eat, think, or sleep; a robot is the perfect capitalist worker. in communism, (real communism - i assume we're on the same page there) the only reason to automate a form of labor would be because people feel that it's very unpleasant to do, even with the strong community bond that communism would build. i honestly cant think of what exactly would end up being best to automate in communism because i think the joys of labor (helping the community, the joy of creation, the small things) capitalism has caused us to forget would shine through. overall, i believe that things like writing, visual arts, music, and singing are largely immoral, or at least not beneficial, to automate because the automating of their creation is to, literally, commodify them. my love of the fine arts is not so shallow that i only value the final product, and i hope that most people in the world feel the same!

[@empatheticrambo4890]

I don’t care if shows get worse. They’re bad enough already because they don’t pay writers to stay on the production! Support workers

[@gateauxq4604]

Radical idea-support all workers, all the time. Unionize EVERYTHING

[@justinwatson1510]

Join a communist party.

[@jhonshephard921]

@@gateauxq4604 IWW, the one big union

[@DariaElGrellPozina]

Yeah, even some of my most favorite shows have moments where I thought "wow. imagine if the people working on this show had more stability and confidence in the future? Like, having 12-24 episode instead of 8 and knowing they would get at least the next season, if not enough seasons for the whole story the got. How much better it would be instead of this anxiety inducing plot cramming race...."

[@leilanidru7506]

In any industry, if you don’t have the money to pay all your workers WELL - you don’t deserve to exist. That’s a pretty basic tenant of FrEe MaRkEt CaPiTaLiSm. It’s not the fault of the workers that they weren’t able to work for free or with wages and working standards that are falling off a cliff.

[@andiralosh2173]

Surely the cotton gin will liberate people from unnecessary drudgery and won't just increase the tedioty

[@jameseglavin4]

Probably the most important comment here

[@TheModdedwarfare3]

🗿

[@Acidfunkish]

Er... Tediosity, maybe?

[@voxomnes9537]

​@@Acidfunkish Yeah.

[@Shrewdilus]

Technology isn’t the issue. Capitalism is

[@joenunyabidnes6233]

Speaking of Heroes, I remember reading (way back when), that the show was supposed to focus on a separate group of heroes with each season. Which is why season 1 ended the way it did. Due to the popularity of the characters, the network execs and fans pushed for more stories about them instead of preparing for a new season of fully unknown characters. So it fits with your greater context of writers being sidelined and being forced to deal with outside pressures to create "content".

[@mybuffysummers]

The first season of that show is easily one of the greatest in all of television like it seriously lives so rent free in my mind but the second season is by far one of the worst I distinctly remember being literally uncomfortable with the thought of continuing on

[@joenunyabidnes6233]

@@mybuffysummers Yep, I watched the first episode of season 2 with such hope and then a solid "WTF?!"

[@orionred2489]

You underestimate the perv factor. A cheerleader sells. Nevermind that no cheerleaders wear the outfit outside of game time. It's a fetish thing.

[@Gibbypastrami]

And it would’ve been amazing, like, new batch of characters every season, but you also get a small handful of characters from the previous seasons roped into the plot from the get, or as time went on

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

Cheerleader schoolgirl fetish is for one specific demographic- pervs @@orionred2489

[@charmedblondie4]

I was having a conversation about this the other day and came to the conclusion that the entire debate can essentially be boiled down to the question, "Do you believe there is value in the human experience?" Since AI can only regurgitate bits and pieces of what already exists, and art is a reflection & representation of our unique, multifaceted, lived experiences, if you truly believe artists should be replaced with AI, you are saying you see no fundamental value in those experiences. At which, you should probably just pack it up and call it a day.

[@christiantabares6713]

I think we also need to ask: "If AI can replace jobs, then that also includes the positions of bosses, managers, shareholders, executives, Presidents and CEO's, among other such roles, right?" Surely if they are also workers (as some rhetoric argues in regard to viewing the bourgeoisie as also part of the working class), they are also subject to the same treatment?.... Then watch the post-hoc / retcon rhetorical obfuscations.

[@AkuraTheAwesome]

In any sort of Capitalist system, profit will always always take priority over the human experience because money distorts and corrupts all it touches. If we want people to be more important than pleasing shareholders/lining the pockets of the ultra wealthy, then we need increased and robust regulations, or a post-Capitalist system of economics.

[@NelsonStJames]

People seem to disregard the fact that lately a good deal of the “art” we’ve been getting has been so manipulated to appeal to certain demographics that it doesn’t (can’t) represent individual, multifaceted human experience, long before the threat of AI was even a consideration. Our society has devalued individual expression so much that we made AI created content very easy. Art has never been a matter of checking off elements on a chart, or following some theoretical “heroes journey”, but if that is one’s view of art, then you don’t need an actual writer, artist, or any human being to give you that.

[@Xoulrath_]

There is no value in human existence. We are a waste of space and a danger to this entire planet. If we put as much effort into bettering everyone's lives as we do into controlling and conquering for power and money, then maybe we could make the argument that there is value in our existence. But that simply isn't the case. The irony is in the fact that the writers are having to go on strike to demand enough pay to simply live just proves how useless we really are. We like to think of ourselves as evolved and not animals, but we're worse.

[@voxomnes9537]

​@@NelsonStJames You're talking about capitalist but still human-driven art, right?

[@Evanz111]

I loved the “superhero movies are getting dark” versus “getting fun” discourse that just constantly goes in circles lmao

[@RegginaldRiglet]

Ai writing is the death of creativity. Incredible show runners eg. Vince Gilligan, Damon Lindelof are a major part of any shows success. Without good writing the show has nothing

[@Mannydamon]

The Wire Sopranos Barry Atlanta Yes... even Tulsa King!

[@concamon1364]

I'm sick of Ai in general. It's taking over fields it has no business even being a part of. I swear, everybody's gonna be laughing and kiki-ing until we're in a real life terminator or matrix scenerio. Give it a hundred years

[@nozorif8610]

This is such a weird argument. AI isn't creative. It can copy art styles, but it can't reliably and consistently create its own.. It uses real life examples to produce similar responses, while an artist or writer uses past experience as a reference to create something new, and won't have to follow pre-set guidelines.

[@tishe5269]

@@concamon1364 AI was meant to do the boring shit while we do the cool shit (art and what not)

[@ZentaBon]

@@tishe5269 yeah well in this capitalist system if your job's replaced by ai, you won't get any time to go do cool stuff while looking for food and shelter in the street

[@Dm34421]

Corporate was an underrated show. Lance reddick played the role so well

[@rini6]

I loved that show.

[@detoxfidelity]

RIP

[@rini6]

@@detoxfidelity Yeah. He died too young. As someone in their fifties I think 60 is way too early.

[@Vinn_Tree]

You’re the reason why people need to throw their tvs out

[@gateauxq4604]

RIP, he was so good in every role

[@joshucamereeno8155]

It’ll never stop being funny that the only reason Ben Shabibo is a face of conservative grifting is because he’s a terrible actor.

[@dangerousdays2052]

Imagine being a jew and failing in Hollywood anyway, lol. That's a new breed of fail. 🤣😂

[@gabrielbruce1977]

HONESTLY. A lot of right-wing figureheads are failed theatre kids like him it's kinda bittersweet

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

And writer.

[@nont18411]

Failed Austrian artist vibe

[@Vhlathanosh]

@@nont18411 the moustache guy? Yeah, let's not give shabibo political power.

[@TheSpellwright]

AI-written scripts worry me for two reasons: 1. Because someday they WILL be good enough to replace human writers, and 2. because so many people can't tell that they currently aren't nearly good enough.

[@NelsonStJames]

Honestly, I think people stopped believing Hollywood/television writers were rich back in the 70’s. They’ve never even been portrayed as being rich in Hollywood. Average person can’t even name the writer of an episode of a show, or a film unless that person created, or directed as well. Writers like George R.R. Martin are outliers, which is a reason writers have always been treated like step-children in the industry.

[@G-LukeJA]

How young do people think Gen Z are😭😭😭😭

[@mossystone584]

I know right! I am Gen Z and I am 20. I'm on the YOUNGER side of Gen Z

[@teddykaz47]

ikr, this is a good video but the part where he talks to us like we didn’t grow up watching spongebob reruns sucked

[@mossystone584]

@marshalmarrs3269 yeah I'm kinda with you. I wish a lot of shit was never invented

[@jjjdilla]

I agree, but also Gen Z ends in 2012 technically so some are 11 (i was born in 99, so i’m one too but 23 lol)

[@andiralosh2173]

Millennials are still teenagers right? 🙃

[@majejejenta]

I just love that the AI is called Stravinsky. Like, I don't know if that is a poor take on Stravinsky's music as pastiche and pure assemblages, or if it represents the advent of the (neo)modern blasting through with no remorse. Either way, it's hilarious.

[@failurefiend]

Lmao the moment they use AI for script writing is the moment they lose their minds. Any things created by AI are TOTALLY unprotected under copyright, get ready for bootleg movies with the same exact scripts as the blockbusters theyre aping

[@f1mbultyr]

They just need a single writer on minimum editing the script to get the copyright. They aren't stupid.

[@smugwendigo5123]

They have enough money to pursue frivolous lawsuits

[@jhonshephard921]

Not really, AI can not function without humans. First it needs content to train off of, which means if humans aren't making new content, AI can't either. The original content it is training from is copyrighted. Secondly, the training is done in a way called Human-in-the-loop training. It requires feedback during training. The human trainers should lay some claim on what is generated. Same with the developers.

[@CutDaCrap]

This AI fear reminds me of when everyone swore bitcoin was going to replace all currency by tomorrow.

[@finndelimatamay1983]

This is why I love Nebula. It lets me discover channels like yours that I'd never have discovered on KZbin, thanks to another algorithm that oppresses artists... But since Nebula doesn't have a comment section, take this here.

[@halisha7717]

gen z know what's re runs are. gen z starts at people who are like 26 now. your videos are good this isn't a hate comment but like be serious

[@zucchinigreen]

He was being facetious.

[@yerrrrrrrr4567]

@@zucchinigreen im not amused

[@Mqmn]

“Hey for you millennials out there a computer is…” same type of shit like yeah bro.. we know what a fucking re run is

[@rightsarentpolitical]

@@Mqmn I totally understand the frustration; I think the joke is more a 'we're old' than 'you're babies' - and I can absolutely understand why it doesn't feel that way and that instead of self-depreciation it feels like punching down. (I'm GenX, and therefore old so I totally had a heavy understanding sigh of solidarity when he said it, because my kiddos have SUCH a different experience than I did, though I know that's literally every generation's experience)

[@realitypoet]

“We’re not in the business of making television shows, we’re in the business of making money” same as it ever was.

[@fungibility42]

Some stories of 'strike ruined my favorite show' may be overblown, but I distinctly remember when Friday Night Lights, a beautifully realized TV show, took a turn for the absolutely absurb and maudlin, and post-strike they had to scramble (and basically ignore the worst storylines) in order to restore its grounded excellence. I didn't blame the writers for striking; I blamed the studio for thinking they could do without quality writing. It was an early lesson in how crucial good writing (and writers) are to the success of a show, and that (as you stated) corporations couldn't care less about art or even entertainment. I'm surprised you think that narrative is corporate propaganda; for me, it clearly adds support to the argument of the writers.

[@ryanreedgibson]

Without writing there is nothing. It's the most difficult part of the entire creative process. Until you try it out for yourself, you'll never know how complicated it is. And you'll still ever know how difficult it is to be good at it. I don't watch reality TV but to be fair I don't watch anything that is not streamed.

[@spencerb9998]

I love how Jackson is just full of sass in this video. Like, your frustration is present and in full focus, but never reflected in your voice. The delivery of your jokes tells it all. As always, amazing video my friend!

[@anthonyscarborough3813]

At this point, I’m not tired of change. I’m tired of people, especially those in power, refusing to change and only allowing changes that make things worse than they already are.

[@jaythomas468]

This what I’ve been worrying about with the advancements of AI. Sure, it could do a world of good, but I’m concerned that the major corporations will squirrel away any and all sophisticated generative algorithms to themselves in the mere interest of reducing their workforces so they can increase profits.

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

​@@PretendingToBeAHumanthey'll probably invent robots that can buy their products so they won't go broke

[@Chuck_EL]

​@@PretendingToBeAHuman Grocery store workers , and restaurant clerks will sadly he obsolete There's a few stores now in Eastern Europewith nothing but AI robots and you have to have a card and have a legit reason to be at any store A political said she's worried because it will be the norm Same with Lyft and other rental companies will have AI robots, they already got a few already That's another big concern Looks of people will be out of jobs

[@Very_Okay]

not to “um actually” you but i JUST read an AV Club article from 2013 about it this morning: Jesse Pinkman was not saved by the shortening of the first season of Breaking Bad. he was already known to be coming back for season 2 by S01E02. Vince Gilligan has stated that killing Jesse was on the table at the beginning of Breaking Bad’s production, but by the time the writers strike rolled around they had already decided to keep him around for two reasons. the first being that Aaron Paul is great, but also primarily because they felt that keeping Jesse on as Walt’s foil for long term growth would have been more beneficial than killing Jesse off to give Walt his character change. “The writers’ strike, in a sense, didn’t save him, because I knew by episode two, we all did, all of us, our wonderful directors and our wonderful producers… everybody knew just how good [Aaron Paul is], and a pleasure to work with, and it became pretty clear early on that that would be a huge, colossal mistake to kill off Jesse.” -Gilligan

[@DaveTh3Ninja]

TOP NOTCH CONTENT! Please continue to do what you do the way you are doing it. Your video essays give me life.

[@armchairbrain]

AI Screenwriting can't write witty lines about how Tony never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

[@danielmennel4565]

The funny thing is that AI would do a better job replacing CEO's and other executives than writers because evaluating a ton a data picking the optimal choice is something computers are really good at.

[@evankraabel5415]

Jesse dying early in BB is a myth, according to Gilligan, while thats what he originally wrote before casting, as soon as he saw Paul, he never even considered going through with it.

[@gaudi-max]

Thats true that Jesses Arc was ultimately changed after the casting of Aaron Paul. It was written that Hank gets killed at the end of season 1 but the WGA Strike happened and they cut the episode

[@evankraabel5415]

@@gaudi-max I think it was Gomez that was planned to die, thus causing Hank to have his shootout with Tuco.

[@heralds]

Writers strikes are bad because it means writers aren't getting paid enough

[@HeisenbergFam]

9:07 "Aaron Paul, maybe you are a good actor" Jesse's acting is pure crystal 99.1% art

[@hoennfanboy]

I got an ad for Abbott Elementary during this video. The irony. Also amazing show ive watched it three times

[@rayac578]

How do you not have more subscribers?? Your content is amazing. I’ve been binging your videos in the background the past two days lol. Keep up the good work :) great things are coming for you my friend

[@scoobydont]

Crazy how many people are against the strike and the concept of workers being fairly compensated for their labour 😐

[@justinwatson1510]

I think that corporate media just elevates the voices of those who support their ideology.

[@danielmoody4925]

Thank you for this. Got a bad case of but what about mah TV shows and I definitely bought into the lie that the last strike killed heroes. Always gotta stay vigilant of propaganda and support strikers.

[@Aster_Risk]

Pushing Daisies was my favorite show in high school and it was one of the more infamous casualties of the strike. I was 16 and super upset about my show, but even then I supported the writers.

[@Dunybrook]

It was still terrible since it gave us Trump and the Kardashians.

[@mizushogun]

It’s also really telling when see content creators like The Quatering, ItsAGundam, The Clownfish, & others try to minimize, mock, and make “woke” of this strike is very telling.

[@cashomnitrix]

It…really is. You have all these scriptwriters telling their stories, pouring their hearts out across all social media and the response is…”Shut up and write. Stop striking and get back to work so we can have material to rant about”

[@austinreed7343]

@@cashomnitrix “Or better yet, write right wing material we’ll actually like!”

[@katashimon13]

support unions, dont cross picket lines, watch Corperate

[@rixx46]

Insightful and well-informed as always. One slight quibble - PUSHING DAISIES season 2 was in production when the writer's strike hit. The cancellation came after the underperforming truncated second season - it was already a ratings failure. A great series that never found a sufficient audience to keep it on the air - like nearly EVERY Bryan Fuller series, with the exception of HANNIBAL. How that remained on NBC for as long as it did is a mystery! Another amazing series that pushed the boundaries of network TV to the edge.

[@mspence4281]

I hate to say it, but that Joe Rogan clip made me laugh. "That's why you need to learn jiu jitsu" okay man lol

[@McScruffie]

“That’s crazy, man! Have you ever done DMT?” probably 5 seconds after that

[@blackmirrorprisoners]

thanks so much for laying all this out. i used to want to be a staff writer because i love series so much, and there are still so many writers who i love and will watch anything they write on. they deserve to be paid for their work. the devaluing of art is one of the worst things about contemporary society. people spent every lockdown over the past few years watching netflix and hulu and whatever and still don't see the value of writing, it's so sad.

[@KTSTHofficial]

Lance Reddick nailed his role as Cristian DeVille. Absolute legend. 😢

[@birdiewolf3497]

Seeing him was just so sad. I still can't believe it.

[@TheModdedwarfare3]

Your name and pfp go insaneo style.

[@BreakingStubad]

I’d personally welcome a system with universal basic income and salary caps where the robots do all the menial work and art is a purely human pursuit

[@dylancrossman8502]

I realize that contracts are built on specificity (and that whoever finds the loophole in the language wins), but it feels like contracts now, with how rapidly technology is advancing, need a “and whatever future content platforms may arise” clause. I vaguely recall, back in the day, Disney trying to not have to pay the A.A.Milne estate for Pooh dvd sales, since the contract specified vhs.

[@gosnooky]

I thought that the major mitigating factor behind the 2007 strike wasn't just internet content, but DVD sales.

[@TylerRamos-h2o]

The way you described We have to talk about Kevin is diabolical.

[@joaquinlandero]

Imagine if you will, a world in which television programs have become so boring, people actually turn to books for their art and entertainment…

[@saintgall6329]

Good video. My favorite part was when AOC was interrupted by an ear shattering clip of Robot Rock. Always the highlight of Skip Intro.

[@dgriite]

Hey I have alopecia too - a real B*tch....all the best to you, and hope you can take all the measures you need to lower your stress levels! (cortisole is only effective up to a 50% of cases, for a two year time span or so).

[@ArtistRiley]

The best episode of the office, the dinner party was written immediately after the writer strike

[@NeXaSLvL]

I kinda see what the ai meant about gta being copaganda. like your goal in the game is to be a criminal who kills and robs indiscriminately to the point where they have to send the army at a civilian. and for the observer it sends the message "without cops everybody would be killing and robbing indiscriminately"

[@holycowitsdave]

Here's a much older example of tragic consequences from TV land because artists had to make sure they weren’t going to get shafted... A big reason that a lot of Doctor Who episodes are lost media is because the actors guild in England had a rule regarding re-runs. Actors owned their performances within a film, meaning that if a network wanted to run an old episode again, they needed the sign off from the actors, which would also mean paying them again for the that performance. Usually this worked out by the studio just paying the actors to reprise their roles for a reshoot because that ended up cheaper somehow, but the reason it was set up like that was to protect actors from studios taking advantage of them. Basically, if you want to run this story again, you need to make sure the actors are being taken care of. As a result, the BBC didn’t really take a huge amount of care in archiving their films, so a lot of stuff got filmed over or tossed out or just damaged over time because it wasn’t worth the money to take care of it properly. I'm not sure exactly what changed (like if the actors guild made some set of guidelines to allow studios to do what they like with the footage, or just ditched that rule... i dunno) but even though we lost a lot of classic Who, I'm glad the reason was at least because people valued the people who made the show more than pumping out some shit for a profit.

[@Dave102693]

Oh wow 😒 Corporate profits over people as usual

[@liamtahaney713]

Pickles for breakfast looks really good, hopefully we get a full season

[@ts109]

Watching every sci fi dystopian nightmare emerge before our eyes in real time. What a wonderful time to be alive.

[@ZachariahJ]

Lost and Heros both went bonkers in the later seasons - the only show I really miss from those days is Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. There was some sort of shoot-out in a swimming pool, to a Johnny Cash soundtrack, and that was it.

[@kandikidzora]

The Sarah Connor Chronicles is still to this day one of my all time favorite shows! Glad there’s others out there!

[@foxhound9780]

I think something more people who have the take "media has been bad or predictable lately" is that alot of what we dont like is edits, rewrites and studio notes from higher up people not involved in the writing the reason we should be against it is its just going make scripts more influenced by studio notes.

[@amethystamaris]

my fave writer strike episodes were on Daily Show, lots of shows at the time went full improve mode to survive and troll

[@Cheskaz]

Also, it's always lovely to see Corporate being talked about!

[@roysamuels9468]

4:35 Yes. Gen Z totally never watched TV in the 2000s. We had no idea what reruns were! It's not like we're as old as 27 now or anything.

[@lpchambers3681]

Dude I’m NINETEEN, not nine. Gen Z knows what reruns fucking are.

[@UnderTheGoldenGate]

Not only do studio executives not CARE about the quality of the material they're producing, they DON'T EVEN KNOW THE DIFFERENCE between good material and shit. These two go hand in hand.

[@EnchanterBitter]

If you don’t support the strike then just say you don’t value artists with your full chest 😒

[@samfilmkid]

I hope the part about people seeking out more foreign shows and movies in the meantime turns out to be true. People use subtitles more than ever (even people who aren’t deaf or hard of hearing) and maybe people will even demand better quality from Hollywood after exposing themselves to different kinds of shows and movies. That would be a real bright spot in all this.

[@FergVision]

RIP Lance

[@avef]

Interestingly enough, we were discussing this video on the strike line the other day ✊🏽

[@lNoWayAroundItl]

3:06 Same thing happened last strike. Then reality shows flooded the market. At that time I was more a key demographic being years ago. But I really didn't watch that junk and disliked the culture born from it. And then well written projects came and became outstanding. With that, there has been a backlog of amazing content that can be revisited. Now with the A.I. discussion. I fully believe companies will take up cheap projects but it won't be the end to creatives. Support artists and creatives. Pay them well. These companies that are interested in saving money will not have projects that will sustain their company if they go A.I.

[@nancinyols8015]

Great to hear your thoughts on this. I just discovered David Foster Wallace this week and while listening to his essay on television and culture started down a similar path. I hadn't thought about the writer's strike giving us Trump, BUT I do think the writer's strike and subsequent move to so much "reality television" played a huge role in everything the Republicans have become. When I grew up in America, there was a clear line dividing the kind of people you would see on television and those you would NEVER see on television. I think that helped maintain a cultural moral compass in the US. No matter where you grew up (me, in the south) you KNEW what bettering yourself looked like. That motivated my generation to get educations, learn to speak well, dress well, and think issues through before shooting off your mouth. Once Jerry Springer and all that followed launched on television in the US, that compass was smashed. So, what will THIS writer's strike bring? How bad can it get?

[@greggunther]

Dude. You did an awesome job on this video essay. (As a designer, we're also fighting against the upcoming AI ramifications in our industry.) Enjoyed your video. (Sidenote: Buy a mic stand! LOL)

[@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan]

100 years ago a "computer" was a job title. Not a machine, but a type of mathematician

[@Janizzary]

Considering modern technology, is it feasible for the writers, directors, actors, SFX creators, etc to "seize the means of production", of filmmaking and, together, own a film production company where they split the film's profits?

[@SECURITEH]

I completely stopped watching TV shows etc. during the writers strike in 2007 and have not gone back since as I realized I did not actually miss watching shows/movies etc. and just started gaming more and watch a bit of YT on the side. :)

[@vilosey2013]

As someone whose going through uni and looking to get into the film industry its just so deflating to see how hell bent it (the industry) seams to do everything within its power to suck all the creativity and all that makes the films interesting out of it.

[@jp.dlamini]

“Greed, is good.” those words seem to be the literal mantra of all of these filthy rich suits. EvilCorp is Reality, not Fiction.

[@FoxMacLeod2501]

Jackson! Absolutely one of my favorite people putting videos on KZbin - no exaggeration. Anyway, uh, howdy, neighbor! I would have sworn you said something that implied you were in Chicago; I was pleasantly surprised when you mentioned being ouh hece in the Emerald Hill Zone -where _I_ also live! I'm close to the spot where 405 and I-5 meet each other, and right about where King and Snohomish counties frot (or whatever counties do when they touch).

[@heydomtartaglia]

Great Commentary and Very Important Work! I will never forgive you for saying my boyfriend Milo Ventimiglia was on a bad show

[@shushunk00]

Keep making these kinds of videos which has the pov of material analysis(dialectical materialism)

[@Acidfunkish]

Reality TV was basically popularized by the writers' strike, last time. I'd be scared for the future of TV, if the current writers' strike didn't have a 98% chance of being "reality TV, but more." I don't even watch reality TV.

[@HenryBloggit]

Thanks for recommending We Need To Talk About Kevin. Sounds heartwarming, I could use some light-hearted escapism.

[@Misstressofdons]

😂

[@tomfitzgerald4760]

Corporate is a spectacularly underrated show

[@serenity6831]

Thanks for breaking this down! I've heard whispers of AI being used to replace writers in the future but I didn't know how far along things have actually gotten 😬

[@Robbity]

This explains it very well. Sending it to my dad rn

[@Respectable_Username]

Don't worry, I'm actively unionising my workplace. Got at least one more person signed up today 😄

[@DavidJamesHenry]

How young do you think I am? I'm Gen Z and I'm a screenwriter, and we had reruns on TV. We still have reruns on TV, it's just superceded by streaming. I'm glad you're talking about our strike, but it's disappointing that you would punch down at Gen Z for a cheap gag. You do realize I'm 25 years old, right? I was born in 1997. My favorite kids' show was Mister Rogers Neighborhood, and that was exclusively experienced through reruns.

[@in7his7eyes7]

Would pausing our Netflix account for the length of the writers' strike be constructive? It's within my means/power to do so and affects revenue in a way that matters to Netflix, I imagine. Thoughts?

[@Dorian_sapiens]

Good question. I'd check whether or not WGA has called on customers to do that. They're the ones driving this strike, so they're the best ones to make that call.

[@rickytafolla]

these videos are incredible. keep it up. cheers from mexico

[@TwoGraves284]

This channel is criminally Underrated, Great video essay.

[@BenCaesar]

This video is too good to have been made by Ai

[@teddyfurstman1997]

I'm support of The Writers Strike for real.

[@TheDan14]

remember when the existential dread of being replaced by machines was considered dystopian (in player piano by vonnegut), even though your basic needs would be met . . .

[@chandlermoses9200]

Thank u for your video essays. I love them. But I must call out how much work it must’ve been to hold that mic up the whole time. Swole.

[@rixx46]

Wish I could see THE CORPORATION (2014) TV series - cannot find it anywhere. Particularly the prescient episode referenced here. Does anyone know where I can find it?

[@ZorroVulpes]

You know you live in a dystopian hell you can never escape from when the video about why streaming services hurt everyone interrupted by an ad for yet another fucking streaming service

[@austinreed7343]

This might be the resurgence of radio.

[@squattycoati931]

Thanks for making this video!

[@firstlast-cs6eg]

So how does Mubi pay the artists etc behind the videos they provide?

[@prerna_padma]

Very well presentation of the substance!!👍👍

[@Every1E1se33]

That description of We Need to Talk About Kevin tho...how dare you, lol

[@AkuraTheAwesome]

Lost is the best show from the past that no one ever talks about anymore.

[@Jp808]

Network shows are a tough sell to people. It's the same reason the good wife only comes up occasionally

[@AkuraTheAwesome]

@@Jp808 ooh, that's another great show I forgot about. Yeah you're right, I'm assuming it's because the age demographics are generally higher for network shows, therefore less online discussion.

[@sleepykitty1985]

Of the people I follow that have commented on AI I am both glad you are and sad that you are the only one to get it right! So much bad info from the others and you’ve got its limitations but also the problem with bad actors right on- capital takes the lower quality product that it can do (not end the world via robot overlords) to take from the good work that actually paying people can achieve. The other, apocalyptic narrative distracts from what is actually happening.