It’s been more than a week since the 11,500 television and film writers that make up the Writers Guild of America have gone on strike. Work on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “Saturday Night Live” has come to a halt. Hit shows like “Stranger Things” and “Abbot Elementary” are no longer making progress on their upcoming seasons.
Thousands of writers have joined picket lines to demand higher compensation, increase the number of writers hired per show, and regulation on how networks and streaming companies can use artificial intelligence.
Jonterri Gadson is a television writer based in Los Angeles who’s worked on shows like “A Black Lady Sketch Show” and “Everybody Still Hates Chris.”
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