You’ve missed the point here, and you shouldn’t be defending Marvel. This isn’t about them shaking things up. What they’re doing is deliberately stripping writers of protections and status. They are doing this intentionally and are trying to erode norms that protect writers from exploitation. The head writers from these shows (who would normally be thought of as showrunners) are BANNED from going on set, isolating them from the cast or any of their peers on the show. The writing staff are paid scale, which means they are being exploited by a franchise which rakes in billions of dollars when most of them are junior writers who need the money. Writers (including the showrunners) are not allowed to see any footage, participate in the casting process, or be included in hiring key personnel. In other words, Marvel are exploiting people, bullying them, and depriving them of inclusion in the production of their own work. It is absolutely exploitative and they wouldn’t be getting away with it if they weren’t so powerful. They are leveraging their success to absolutely shred the rights of writers and it is incredibly damaging.
No… you’re missing the point. What they are doing is making 4 to 6 hour long movies that they split up into 6 to 9 episodes and post on their streaming service. The shows arent budgeted, run or shot like a traditional TV show, so why should it structure like one? What they are doing is using the shows to enhance and promote the movies, with characters, plot developments and more making it from these shows to the big screen.
The MCU shows are not television programs. They are cheaply made movies that go straight to video. They are advertising for the coming films. WandaVision was essentially a nine week long commercial for Multiverse of Madness.
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Jess
You’ve missed the point here, and you shouldn’t be defending Marvel. This isn’t about them shaking things up. What they’re doing is deliberately stripping writers of protections and status. They are doing this intentionally and are trying to erode norms that protect writers from exploitation. The head writers from these shows (who would normally be thought of as showrunners) are BANNED from going on set, isolating them from the cast or any of their peers on the show. The writing staff are paid scale, which means they are being exploited by a franchise which rakes in billions of dollars when most of them are junior writers who need the money. Writers (including the showrunners) are not allowed to see any footage, participate in the casting process, or be included in hiring key personnel. In other words, Marvel are exploiting people, bullying them, and depriving them of inclusion in the production of their own work. It is absolutely exploitative and they wouldn’t be getting away with it if they weren’t so powerful. They are leveraging their success to absolutely shred the rights of writers and it is incredibly damaging.
Henry Chun
No… you’re missing the point. What they are doing is making 4 to 6 hour long movies that they split up into 6 to 9 episodes and post on their streaming service. The shows arent budgeted, run or shot like a traditional TV show, so why should it structure like one? What they are doing is using the shows to enhance and promote the movies, with characters, plot developments and more making it from these shows to the big screen.
The MCU shows are not television programs. They are cheaply made movies that go straight to video. They are advertising for the coming films. WandaVision was essentially a nine week long commercial for Multiverse of Madness.
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