My first take was that game show contestants aren't members of the actor's union, but it turns out the writer's union is involved because writers write some of the banter that contestants say.
My first take was that game show contestants aren't members of the actor's union, but it turns out the writer's union is involved because writers write some of the banter that contestants say.
Source? Article states their questions/answers are from union writers, and there's still a database full they could use, hence the attempt to go on without writers (and no banter writing)
Source?
Article states their questions/answers are from union writers, and there's still a database full they could use, hence the attempt to go on without writers (and no banter writing)
the show plans to use “a combination of material that our WGA writers wrote before the strike, which is still in the database, and material that is being redeployed from multiple, multiple seasons of the show,” said Jeopardy! showrunner Michael Davies
When companies/corporations and workplaces in general use the term "family" it's always a sign for me to a) look at who is being omitted from that, b) look at what conformity of opinion is...
When companies/corporations and workplaces in general use the term "family" it's always a sign for me to a) look at who is being omitted from that, b) look at what conformity of opinion is expected in that and c) look at the expectations of work being enmeshed in your entire life out of loyalty to said family.
To be fair this is coming from someone with actual mob in their prohibition era family history, and who works for a university and this "family" is all too often used.
My first take was that game show contestants aren't members of the actor's union, but it turns out the writer's union is involved because writers write some of the banter that contestants say.
The writers that create Jeopardy's "answers" are members of the WGA. It's also pretty clear that the host's pre-game recap is scripted.
Source?
Article states their questions/answers are from union writers, and there's still a database full they could use, hence the attempt to go on without writers (and no banter writing)
When companies/corporations and workplaces in general use the term "family" it's always a sign for me to a) look at who is being omitted from that, b) look at what conformity of opinion is expected in that and c) look at the expectations of work being enmeshed in your entire life out of loyalty to said family.
To be fair this is coming from someone with actual mob in their prohibition era family history, and who works for a university and this "family" is all too often used.