The Political Orphanage

The Economics of Bad Films

Jul 12, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
2
The Importance of Writer Strikes
03:57 • 2min
3
The Political War Finager: How a Writer Strike Can Have Long-Term Effects
05:47 • 3min
4
The Effects of Writer's Guild Strikes on Hollywood
08:44 • 4min
5
The Strike of the Writer's Guild
12:20 • 2min
6
The Importance of Creative Executives in Reality Television
14:32 • 2min
7
The Pre-Strike Model of Hollywood
16:39 • 4min
8
The Differences Between Spec and Film Scripts
20:56 • 4min
9
The Importance of Writers in the Comedy Industry
24:30 • 4min
10
The Strike of the Writers Guild
28:43 • 4min
11
AI and the Writer's Strike
32:22 • 3min
12
The Median Wage for Writers in Hollywood
35:27 • 2min
13
The Threat to Schlock Writing
37:02 • 2min
14
The Importance of Writing
39:20 • 2min
15
The Effect of the Writer's Drought on Hollywood
41:44 • 2min
16
The WGA and the Writer's Guild
43:47 • 2min
17
The Importance of Being a Background Extra
45:51 • 2min
18
The Complexity of Hollywood
47:24 • 2min
19
The Rise of AI in Hollywood
49:33 • 3min
20
How to Write a Sitcom Script
53:01 • 5min
21
The Writers' Strike
58:17 • 1min
22
The Rise and Fall of Reality Television
59:46 • 3min
23
The Strength of Unions
01:02:19 • 2min
24
The Future of Film
01:04:24 • 3min
25
The Big Deal: A 25-Year Retrospective
01:07:32 • 2min
26
The Importance of a Union
01:09:46 • 2min
27
How Films Are Made and How Economics Affects Them
01:11:36 • 2min