My interrupted income feels like a small price to pay for a future of bountiful television in an industry where folks are fairly compensated and protected. I am thankful these unions are putting their foot down, though. I explored some of these thoughts last month, too. Frankly, the last few months have been clarifying for me personally about not wanting to put myself through the precarity of working solely as a full-time writer. For better or worse, I’m seeking a non-media job once again. Unfortunately, without actor interviews and a slower output of new shows, not to mention what the fall will look like, a significant portion of my freelance income has disappeared. The unions are also not calling for a boycott. And criticism is not relegated to legacy publications (anymore). If that was the case, there’d never be a negative review. However, I want to be clear about this newsletter: criticism and journalism are not promotion. It feels like an ethical grey area to cover new shows on my Instagram (some are already saying I’m crossing the picket line by posting about older TV) and I’m conflicted and unsure if I should keep posting at all. I’ll still be in your inbox on every 15th of the month with this round-up of what I’m watching, and a newsletter on the 1st of the month with other topics. That said, while I figure out what’s ethical or helpful to cover in this newsletter and perhaps for the duration of the strikes, this newsletter will return to a 2x/month model. My writing has never been paid by or requested on behalf of a studio/network/company. Important note: As a writer and critic I fully support the rights and demands of the members involved in the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. Only Murders in the Building, season two
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