Cordkillers 474 - WGA the Dog (w/ Chris Mancini)

We break down the key points in the WGA deal now that details are out. Plus, Netflix announced a ton of anime series and Disney+ will crack down on papssword sharing in Canada shortly. All that and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Chris Mancini ( https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/whitecatent/long-ago-and-far-away-2-son-of-elvenwood ).

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CordKillers: 474 - WGA the Dog
Recorded: October 2 2023
Guest: Chris Mancini

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Supply Run
New WGA Contract Explained: AI Is Not a Writer, Solo Scribe Shows Don’t Need Minimum Staff and More
- The Writers Guild of America has accepted a contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television producers and among the terms are rules governing the use of AI tools. If AI tools are used to create material in a script, a WGA writer must still get credit. AI cannot be credited as a source. A studio cannot require a writer to use AI tools. Companies must disclose if any materials given to a writer were generated by AI. And companies may use writer materials to train their own models, but the WGA reserves the right to assert that such training violates the agreement or law. In other words, they can put a stop to the training if they don't like how it's being done. More material to writer pay than the AI guidelines is the fact that streamers must now share streaming data with writers so they know just how well the projects they work on have done. This will inform new increased royalty payments.
- For example: Made-for-streaming titles (so not Suits) that are viewed by 20% or more of domestic subscribers in the first 90 days after release deliver a writer bonus between $9,000 and $16,400 for TV episodes and $40,500 for a film with a budget more than $30 million. There's also an increase of foreign residuals expected to hit about 76%.

‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’, Jimmy Kimmel Live! & ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Set Return
‘The Daily Show’ To Return Mid-October With Guest Hosts; Permanent Host Expected To Start In 2024
- Talk shows are back! Fallon, Colbert, Kimmel and Seth Myers return Monday and John Oliver returned Sunday. The Daily Show will return October 6th with guest hosts (as it was doing pre-strike). A new host is expected next year.
- There were also agreements now with writers' rooms. Unless all episodes are written by the same person, there's a minimum of six writers for a six-episode series up to 9 for runs of more than 13. Two of those written must be employed for at least 20 weeks unless production doesn't last that long. And for pre-green light rooms, you have to be guaranteed 10 consecutive weeks. And at least two of that pre-green light room

Search Party
Netflix Drop 01: all the news and trailers from Netflix’s animation event
- Netflix held its "Drop 01" event to announce new anime content. It premiered the first three episodes of Castlevania: Nocturne before it came out September 28th. Kevin Smith's Masters of the Universe: Revolution returns next year. There was a first look at the animated Tomb Raider series coming in 2024. A clip of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, coming November 17th. Blue Eye Samurai, coming November 3rd. Far Cry spinoff Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix, coming October 19th. A quick look at the third chapter of Sonic Prime. And a new animated series based on Devil may Cry.

CNN Max Launches With Schedule That Mirrors Much Of Its Linear Lineup
- WarnerBrothers Discovery launched CNN Max inside the Max streaming service last Wednesday. And a lot of it is similar to what you get from CNN on cable. You get Erin Burnett OutFront, Anderson Cooper 360 and The Source With Kaitlan Collins, as well as morning shows Early Start with Kasie Hunt and CNN This Morning. There's also CNN International content, Amanpour, One World and State of the race with Katie Hunt. And there's some original programming just for CNN Max called CNN Newsroom. In addition to the live stream there's also about 900 hours of CNN library programming, including Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace and Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown and Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.

‘True Detective: Night Country’ Gets Premiere Date & Trailer As HBO Chief Explains Delay Of Latest Iteration Starring Jodie Foster, Kali Reis
- The next season of True Detective, dubbed Night County is coming to HBO January 14th, starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis. A trailer is out for the six-episode series. Issa López serves as showrunner, writer and director of all episodes.

‘Taylor Swift: Eras Tour’ Concert Movie Now Getting Global Theatrical Release
Beyoncé Drops Trailer for ‘Renaissance’ Concert Film, Opens Ticket Pre-Sales for December Release
- Concerts in movie theaters are definitely a thing now. The Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie will now release worldwide on October 13th, in more than 100 countries. AND Beyonce released a trailer for the concert film of her Renaissance World Tour coming to AMC, Regal and Cinemark in the US December 1st.

Netflix’s Leave the World Behind is a tense post-apocalyptic thriller in first trailer 
- Netflix released a trailer for "Leave the World Behind" starring Mahershala Ali, Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, and Kevin Bacon, written and directed by Sam Esmail, about a cyberattack that collapses society. It will come to select theaters November 22 and Netflix on December 8th.

James Gunn Confirms Three Actors In DC Universe; Filmmaker-Studio Boss “Very Happy With The Outcome” Of WGA Strike, But Was “Real Wrench In The Process”
- And James Gunn confirmed that the following DC actors will continue from the legacy universe to his new universe. Xolo Maridueña will continue to play Blue Beetle, Oscar winner Viola Davis will still be Amanda Waller and John Cena will remain Peacemaker.

Buried Treasure
Toy Story NFL game
Chris: The Battle for Endor
Brian: A Clockwork Orange
Tom: Moving, Only Murders in the Building
On the Lookout: Encounters

Scanning the Horizon 
Disney+ is getting strict about password sharing, starting in Canada
- Disney began its own password-sharing crackdown in Canada. Starting November 1st, sharing passwords outside your household is an explicit violation of the terms of service in Canada. The subscriber agreement says Disney may “analyze the use of your account” and if it finds you not in compliance, could limit or terminate your account. It also uses the phrase "unless otherwise permitted by your service tier" which indicates Disney might add the ability to pay to add out of household members.

Tubi is using ChatGPT to give you better movie recommendations
- Free-ad-supported streamer Tubi has added a chatbot powered by ChatGPT. The feature is called Rabbit AI It lets you search in natural language and get up to 20 recommendations. You can also have contextual conversations to help refine the search if you don't get exactly what you want the first time. Rabbit Ai is rolling out as a beta feature in Tubi's app to about 2/3 of users and users who pay for ChatGPT can get it as a plugin.

Review: Tablo DVR gives users a major upgrade with its free ad-supported TV offering
- Tablo released the 4th generation of its Tablo DVR. It has onboard storage capable of keeping up to 50 hours of video. It has two ATSC 1.0 tuners. And it has an app with 70 FAST channels. In fact you can even set the DVR to record FAST channels, letting you skip past ads. It also doesn't require a subscription fee and it's $100. It does not support viewing or recording from satellite, cable or streaming services like Netflix. It also doesn't stream video out of your home network. No more remote viewing.

Streaming giants have banded together for lobbying power
- Perhaps sensing the reckoning coming, Streaming companies have formed a lobbying organization called The Streaming Innovation Alliance, or SIA. Members include Netflix, Disney, Paramount Plus, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max, Peacock, TelevisaUnivision, For Us By Us Network, Vault, and AfroLandTV. Apple, Amazon, Roku, and Tubi are not currently part of this group.

AMC Networks Begins Rollout Of Cheaper, Ad-Supported Tier Of Flagship Streamer AMC+
- AMC Networks launched its ad-supported version of the AMC+ streaming service. Instead of $9 a month, you pay $5 a month and will get 5 minutes or fewer ads per hour. AMC says all the same content is available on the ad-supported version of teh service.

LG is dropping ATSC 3.0 from its TVs next year
- And a quick note, that LG does not plan to support ATSC 3.0 in its TVs next year because of uncertainty over patents. ATSC 3.0, also called Nextgen TV, is broadcast television's bid to bring 4K, HDR, Dolby Atmos Audio and more interactive elements and technologies like DRM to over the air broadcasts. Vizio and TCL have also decided not to support it in their TVs.

Chatter
Gang,

Patreon is being a little baby pants and isn't letting me change to $1.63 per episode. Instead it is setting my amount to a piddly and disgusting $1 no matter what I try. I hate them for this. I've submitted a formal request and expect this to be resolved post haste. Hold fast.

- Ander

Hi,

What's the real difference between recasting Rick and Morty vs using AI as voice actors?
Why is one considered ok, but the other isn't considered ok? Sorry for the dumb question.

- Nate

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