Adam Conover urges writers to ignore “misinformation” and “provocative claims” as WGA schedules internal meetings ahead of AMPTP talks

The possibility of a writer’s strike is one of the conversations dominating Hollywood right now, but Adam Conover, creator and star of truTV Adam ruins everything and a WGA West board member, urged members to filter out “misinformation” and “provocative claims” before meetings with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).

In a video posted on WGA West’s YouTube page (see below), Conover, who also created the Netflix limited series, explains: The G Word starring Adam Conover, broke down what will happen in the coming months leading up to May 1 when the guild’s base agreement expires.

“For the past three years, our staff has researched and analyzed industry trends and worked with their elected directors and officers to identify member concerns. We do this through one-on-one meetings with members, arranging meetings, attending trade shows and our member survey, where each response is read by various staff members and elected board members so we know what you think members need,” he said. said.

The negotiating committee, on which he sits with the likes of David Simon, David Shore, Kay Cannon and Mike Schur, has been meeting since December to “go through all this information, discuss possible negotiating proposals and develop a broad set of goals that reflect what. ” members told us what they needed”.

This is called a request pattern. The last time there was a strike – in 2007/2008 it was announced in May before the July talks.

“However, the pattern is just a wide range of targets. We need your feedback to ensure that the specific proposals we make reflect your priorities and we receive this feedback at membership meetings. As many of you already know, attending these meetings is one of the most powerful ways to participate in the democracy of our guilds,” he added.

Conover announced that writers’ meetings will begin in February.

The negotiating committee will then discuss and finalize its proposals and send them to the AMPTP before the discussions.

“Now be prepared, the original AMPTP proposals are always almost complete rollbacks and cuts to our fees and other important protections and benefits,” he said.

As networks are already starting to prepare for the worst-case scenario, such as B. NBC’s decision to extend an early renewal and likely final season for drama series La BreaConover said the best way for writers to “avoid misinformation and find out what’s actually happening is to stay in touch with our guild.”

“But the most important thing to remember is that without your voice and input, we’re not going to accept a deal or walk away. We do these things together and we can’t do it without you,” he added.