Joe Otterson TV Reporter As writers hit the picket lines during the 146-day WGA strike, they were absolutely barred from writing anything for the Hollywood studios and streamers.
But there was no reason they couldn’t write their own scripts on spec. Now, as Hollywood’s writers return to work, those TV pilot and movie scripts written over the course of the strike could make their way to market.
There were plenty of jokes on social media about writers taking advantage of the strike to tackle passion projects that had long been put off due to other obligations.
So, with the strike over, how many actually did it? Variety spoke with several WGA members to see what they worked on during their months on strike and what they did to stay creative.
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