![]() A lot of new reality shows are unscripted shows. And that's one of the ways that a lot of the studios and streamers went into strike-prevention mode, and that was to greenlight. SIMON: What about the rise in shows that are called "reality"? And I put that in air quotes. I mean, right now anything that is filming is going to be the target of the WGA, especially if it's on the location. Here in Los Angeles, "Loot," the Apple show, starring Maya Rudolph was immediately shut down. "Billions" has been impacted with multiple days of shutdowns because of picketers who have found the filming location for that. GOLDBERG: Well, production on a lot of shows has been either shut down for a day, which can cost studios between 200,000 and $300,000 per day. ![]() SIMON: Which shows have been disrupted the most? And what the Guild is trying to do right now is shut down that pipeline. We have high-profile new scripted series and movies coming. And a lot of these networks and streamers have said, we're going to be OK. So they are now picketing locations and productions. And members of the WGA are now out in force in Georgia, which is a big production hub as well because of the tax incentive program there. And the amount of filming that is taking place in Southern California continues to dwindle. And what continues to happen is members of the WGA are picketing studios, as well as picketing scripted productions that are still filming right now. ![]() GOLDBERG: Well, the late-night shows were, of course, the first to go down. What's the effect? What have we seen or not seen? But late-night shows, for example, have had to suspend production. A lot of the spring season had already been scripted, filmed, produced. SIMON: This strike by the Writers Guild of America began May 2. LESLEY GOLDBERG: Thanks so much for having me. What's been the effect on what we can see or will be able to see in succeeding months? Lesley Goldberg is TV editor at The Hollywood Reporter and joins us now from Burbank, Calif. It's a month into the strike by film and television writers. ![]()
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