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Yeah Boy! Striking Writers Guild Gets Surprises From Multiple Celebs

Joel Katz May 22nd
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 10: Flavor Flav performs onstage during the Bud Light Super Bowl Music Festival at Footprint Center on February 10, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images On Location)

As the Writers Guild of America strike is continuing into its second week on both coasts, they’ve received a lot of support and surprise appearances from several folks in the entertainment industry.

Deadline reports that Sean Penn, while attending the Cannes Film Festival, said, “The industry has been upending the writers and directors for a long time. I fully support the situation with the writers guild, of course.” He also mentioned that he thinks the producers should be renamed “The Bankers Guild.”

Reuters reported that Penn “called the studios’ rejection of their demand to restrict the use of Artificial Intelligence in writing scripts a human obscenity.”

Other supports include Rivers Cuomo and “Weezer” who performed for the writers and tweeted, “We stand with writers #WGAStrong.” Dan Reynolds and Imagine Dragons also showed their support for the writers by performing.

Most recently, as the Writers Guild of America continued their strike outside of the Warner Bros studio in Burbank, California, they also received a surprise visit from Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav.

Flavor Flav brought a bunch of pizzas for the writers on strike and went into an impromptu playback of Public Enemy’s song “Fight the Power,” which fits the atmosphere and the call of the strike greatly.

Flavor has several ties with Hollywood as he has appeared on some reality TV shows before. He was joined by Jason Sudeikis and the Ted Lasso team, Quinta Brunson and the Abbott Elementary crew, and many others as they stood by the writers while the strike continued in Hollywood.

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Check Out 9 Shows That Are New to Streaming This Weekend

We’re always looking for something new to watch, especially on weekends.

I absolutely love the process of discovering new shows to watch. It’s like embarking on a thrilling adventure. When it comes to finding new shows, I love to explore the vast realm of streaming platforms. I dive into their catalogs with possibilities at my fingertips. With each click, I embark on a journey of discovery, finding episodes and movies from all different genres and styles. I trust the algorithms to guide me, I let their recommendations unveil hidden treasures that align with my unique taste. It’s a serendipitous experience, often leading me down unexpected paths and unearthing series I might have otherwise overlooked. From the comfort of my couch, I can effortlessly explore new worlds of entertainment.

Actually, my wife and I get really frustrated as we spend more time trying to find a show that we do watching it. If you’ve had the same experience, maybe this will help. Here’s the list of what’s new to streaming for this weekend. Let the bingeing begin!

  • Paramount +

    The Family Stallone: Get to know the ladies who make up Sylvester Stallone’s life in the new reality series The Family Stallone.

     

  • Peacock

    Harlem Globe Trotters: Play it Forward, Season 1, New Episode

  • Apple TV+

    High Desert: Patricia Arquette stars as an on-again-off-again addict who makes the life-changing choice to become a private investigator after a devastating loss.

    Stillwater: Featuring Matt Damon, Stillwater follows an Oklahoma oil-rig roughneck who embarks on a journey to help exonerate his daughter who’s in prison for a murder she says she did not commit.

  • Netflix

    Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me: Watch the humanizing examination of the life of the famous model and actress.

    XO, Kitty: Now that Kitty’s sent out all of her sister’s letters, it’s time for her own love story.

    Selling Sunset: The stakes have never been higher in season 6 of the reality show about working in high-end real estate.

    Young, Famous & African: In season 2, the cast finds their bonds challenged when unexpected newcomers make an entrance, injecting an exciting twist into their glamorous realm.

  • Hulu

    White Men Can’t Jump: Jack Harlow makes his movie debut in the modern retelling of the iconic ‘90s film.

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