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Hollywood Picketers March On As WGA Meets With Studios For Third Day
A bagpipe band joined Hollywood picketers in the line in front of Warner Bros. studios on Friday.
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Studios and streamers met with writers guild negotiators for the third day in a row on Friday.
Some are hopeful that could mean a deal is close. But in the meantime, the picketing continued (to the music of a bagpipe band) outside Warner Bros. in Burbank as the Writers Guild of America asked members to show up in full force.
The quote: Actor and animator Mike Rianda screamed and egged on passing cars for support Friday.
“I guess I’m feeling hopeful and hoping that if we show a lot of power in the streets — if we get a lot of honking — it will show the studios that we’re not tired, that we’re not giving up,” he said. “We will keep going until we get the deal that we need.”
Cautious optimism: Some writers were still planning for the worst, though. The current round of talks comes several weeks after they last broke down.
Further reading: Selling Prized Possessions And Going Into Debt — How Angelenos Are Surviving The Hollywood Strikes
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