Dispatches From The Picket Lines: ‘Breaking Bad’ & ‘Better Call Saul’ Alums Hit The Street In L.A.; Kids/Family TV Day In NYC
deadline.comThis is Day 120 of the WGA strike and Day 47 of the SAG-AFTRA strike. Amid the heat in Los Angeles, the cast and crew members of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul hit the picket lines Tuesday at Sony Pictures Studios.
Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Betsy Brandt, Rhea Seehorn, Jesse Plemons and Matt Jones were among the stars seen strolling past the familiar rainbow in Culver City. “Honestly, it just feels like it’s just beginning,” Paul told Deadline as the SAG-AFTRA strike approaches Day 50 on Friday. “It’s important for everyone out there to know we’re not going anywhere. … We’re fighting the good fight.
We’re standing in solidarity with every SAG member out there, trying to make ends meet, put food on the table and do what we love.” One of the key proposals from both SAG-AFTRA and the WGA, the latter of which remains a sticking point in negotiations with the AMPTP, is a success-based residual for projects created for streaming services.
Given that, since premiering in 2008, Breaking Bad has become one of the highest-rated TV series of all time, and Cranston reflected on being able to share in the success of the series and why SAG-AFTRA will continue to fight for an equivalent model in the streaming era. RELATED: SAG-AFTRA “Remains Ready At A Moment’s Notice” To Resume Bargaining With AMPTP To End Its Strike Creating content for streaming is “not becoming common as much as it is the standard,” the six-time Emmy winner said. “Broadcast is diminishing, year after year after year, and even if you do a broadcast show, your residual is going to be greatly cut.
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