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The Deal with Deals

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March 9, 2021 Scriptnotes, Transcribed

John and Craig talk about writer deals of various types, including a deep dive into new data published by the WGA on feature writer pay.

We also follow up on female redemption arcs and John shares his theory with Craig on how Disney will make its next trillion dollars.

Finally in our bonus segment for premium members, we wade into the discourse on writers tweeting about writing, and whether it’s okay to judge a line of dialogue.

Links:

* [WGA Writer’s Deal Hub](https://www.wga.org/members/employment-resources/episodic-quote-guide/writers-deal-hub)
and [Screen Guide](https://www.wga.org/members/employment-resources/writers-deal-hub/screen-deal-guide)
* [Tony on Twitter’s Question about Overall Deals](https://twitter.com/tonygapastione/status/1366787154643349510?s=21)
* [WandaVision Thread on Twitter](https://twitter.com/madhat31/status/1365773588586987522) and [meme](https://www.insider.com/wandavision-memes-what-is-grief-line-2021-3)
* [NFTS Are Transforming the Digital Art World](https://foundation.app/blog/nfts-are-transforming-the-digital-art-world)
* [It’s a Sin](https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GYBNNbABUnb1QoQEAAABA) on HBO Max
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* [Outro](http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros) by Monica Storms ([send us yours!](http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed))
* Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli.

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**UPDATE 3-12-21** The transcript for this episode can now be found [here](https://johnaugust.com/2021/scriptnotes-episode-491-the-deal-with-deals-transcript).

Related Posts

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  3. Why the Netflix/WB deal isn’t a bad thing

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