General Hospital (GH) spoilers and updates divulge that the popular daytime drama is the target of the current writer’s strike picketers. There are four soaps currently on the air and the ABC sudser has continued production by allegedly using non-WGA writers, Fi-Core writers (non-union talent/labor are commonly referred to as “scabs”).
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Voicing their displeasure at the show, picketers are walking the line at Prospect Studios in Los Angeles, where the soap tapes. According to Soap Opera Network, some WGA members want the show shut down over their alleged use of scabs.
General Hospital Spoilers – WGA Writers Mad
Emilio Aldrich is the strike captain for the group picketing at GH and the group is displeased that GH episodes are being written and filmed with non-union talent.
GH Spoilers – GH Target Of Picketers
He said “We’re just looking to show all the studios, whether that may be ‘General Hospital’ and all the other [soaps] included, that we are going to be out here for as long as it takes…”
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Daytime dramas air five days a week compared to primetime shows which typically air one episode a week. As a result the sheer volume of content needed to stay on the air is enormous and GH has decided to keep fans supplied with new episodes.
General Hospital spoilers – GH Fans Will Have New Episodes
WGA writers who chose to affiliate with Financial Core, Fi-Core for short, opt out of their union status and give up the right to vote or win WGA awards. These writers retain some benefits and can continue writing.
General Hospital spoilers – Fi-Core Writers Continue To Work
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To be clear, ABC hasn’t commented on the matter of who is writing new scripts for the show.
During the last writer’s strike, CBS’s The Young and the Restless Head Writer and Executive Producer Josh Griffith used Fi-Core writers. At Peacock’s Days of Our Lives, Sheri Anderson is a story consultant and former head writer who is now Fi-Core and can contribute.
CBS’s Michael Minnis is the co-head writer at The Bold and the Beautiful, and it’s been reported that he and producer Mark Pinciotti are on the Fi-Core list.
Be sure to catch up on everything happening with GH right now. Come back here often for General Hospital spoilers, news, and updates.
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