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David Slack Pumpkins
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TV Writer - Person of Interest, Law & Order, Teen Titans, Jackie Chan Adventures, etc. Proud WGA Member. Pro-Democracy. Anti-Evil.
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These stories in the trades have some SAG-AFTRA members concerned. First, these are likely a kernel of truth under a steaming pile of studio spin. But let’s cut to the chase. Is Fran Drescher eccentric? Hell yes. And there’s enormous power in that.🧵

Before talks had broken off, sources say, the four CEOs who attended SAG-AFTRAS negotiations had been taken aback by Drescher's negotiating style, which involved bringing a doll (a heart-shaped plush toy with a smiley face given to Drescher by an 11-year-old fan) and saying Buddhist inspirational quotes. She also alarmed the CEOs when she proclaimed, "I don't care if we are here for a year" in order to achieve the unions ends, sources maintain, which a union source denies. A source close to the union explains that Drescher uses a "less contentious" bargaining process and tries to bring the tone down in the room on occasion.
Drescher opened the first Zoom meeting with the A-listers by asking to take a screenshot, or selfie of sorts, according to two sources familiar with the session. The source close to the union maintains that Drescher wanted to take a screenshot in order to preserve the historic moment in the life of the union; SAG-AFTRA collects the history of its union as part of its general operations. Perry politely declined, expressing that he would prefer to get down to business.
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Uunderwhelmed.bsky.social

Lol. Big brain executives that love to play mindgames and bully people seen as beneath them with power moves get really upset when someone throws that shit back in their faces.

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RPagninri.bsky.social

The trades are doing the same shit they did with the writers. Don't fall for it. Stay strong.

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DPdaspuppy.de

When the report is about the "how" rather than the "what", it is a bad report and adds no value to a discussion. The "how" can be interesting in general, if it pertains to how the "what" got achieved. It is great to see though, that SAG-AFTRA has such unrelenting negotiators!

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CEOs are used to being in rooms with people they can control. People who are afraid of them. From the start of this negotiation, Fran has made it clear that they cannot control her — and she is not afraid of them. That scares the shit out of CEOs and gives SAG-AFTRA power.

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NPvoxexsinister.bsky.social

My take on this is that when negotiating with Capitalists, it's good to give them the impression that you have a chip on your shoulder & are not totally rational. They /should/ be a bit scared of you.

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David Slack Pumpkins
@slack2thefuture.bsky.social
TV Writer - Person of Interest, Law & Order, Teen Titans, Jackie Chan Adventures, etc. Proud WGA Member. Pro-Democracy. Anti-Evil.
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