Weekly Journal #16
News
Most Hollywood Assistants Struggle to Pay Rent, Survey Says (LA Times)
TV Studios In Strike-Preparation Mode Ahead Of WGA Contract Negotiations With Overall Deals At Stake & Streamers As Wild Card (Deadline)
Fear Of A WGA Strike Are Overblown, Say John August & Craig Mazin, But Warn Studios Not To Offer Guild “A Bucket Of Crap” (Deadline)
Film
Adam Sandler Threatens to Make a Movie that is “So Bad On Purpose” If He Doesn't Win Oscar for ‘Uncut Gems’ (Entertainment Weekly)
Bombshell Used Photos From Foot-Fetish Sites to Recreate the Fox News Offices (Vulture)
Television
Viacom & CBS’ Latest Reunion Sets Different Course For Companies’ Flagship TV Studios Than 1999 Merger (Deadline)
‘The L Word’ Changed Television. Its Reboot Speaks to a New Generation. (Wash. Post)
"All Body Types Can Be Badass": Aidy Bryant, Niecy Nash and TV's Positivity Push (The Hollywood Reporter)
Digital
I Worked for Alex Jones. I Regret It. (New York Times)
Netflix Could Play a Key Role in Upcoming Hollywood Labor Drama (LA Times)
Love In the Time of AI: Meet the People Falling for Scripted Robots (The Guardian)
33 Ways to Remember the 2010s (New York Times)
Follow Focus: Laurie Nunn
‘Sex Education’: Netflix Sets Premiere Date For Season 2 Of High School Drama (Deadline)
TV’s Global Elites: Meet the Top International Showrunners of 2019 (Hollywood Reporter)