Even though they were no longer being paid for new scripts the actual writers were probably still getting residuals from previous scrips, reruns... the people who really got hosed were the people that are not members of the WGA. The writers' assistants, production assistants, and other lower-level staffers that were immediately fired when the strike started.
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Even though they were no longer being paid for new scripts the actual writers were probably still getting residuals from previous scrips, reruns... the people who really got hosed were the people that are not members of the WGA. The writers' assistants, production assistants, and other lower-level staffers that were immediately fired when the strike started.