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The writer's guild of America is on strike and you may have noticed some of your favorite

shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Show with Stephen Cobair and Saturday Night Live

or in reruns or have gone dark.

And soon we could see the strike's impact on scripted television and cable and streaming productions.

More than 11,000 writers represented by the WGA are at an impasse on a contract with the

Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents Hollywood Studios,

Network TV and streaming services.

The main sticking points are money and job security.

The WGA argues that while streaming has skyrocketed, pay for the people who write shows

in movies has not.

Writers and supporters have formed picket lines over the last few weeks in front of studios

in Los Angeles and New York.

Actors Angela Kinsey, Creed Bratton and Kate Flannery of the series The Office recently

spoke from the picket lines in LA about the importance of writers.

Hey, everybody. Hey, everybody.

Three actors here who used to be on the office and we can't talk because our words come

from writers. We need the writers.

We need a good deal for them. Support for them supports us all.

But do you see that? No words WGA strong.

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