Okay, ladies and gentlemen a huge surprise for you today, a huge surprise for me, is being able to talk to Thomas Ian Griffith and
Mary Page Keller
Amazing I can't believe the talent that I'm I'm in the middle of right now. This is absolutely incredible
It's great to have you here
And um, I wanted to give you an opportunity to talk directly to fans about what's happening today
And why this is important if you enjoy watching
Scripted entertainment. Why is this important?
It's an important time in our industry.
A change is necessary.
It's not that we want to do this.
We all want to be either writing or actors doing a show.
It's something that it's a necessity right now to get fair wages, especially for the
Entry-level writers, to help them learn to be able to go up on set and grow as producers.
These are all things that just will make the shows we watch that much better.
So that's what we're really fighting for.
And hopefully it will be resolved soon that we'll get a fair deal.
And for the writers, the creatives, just across the board, it's kind of existential.
There's not a single aspect of this industry that isn't dreamed of and born out of a love
for storytelling.
It just needs to be respected and honored so it feels like it's...
Now is the time to support artists, to really embrace them, because that's the unifying
force.
That's the beauty of what we do.
On the intelligent movies or music or whatever it is, it brings people together.
It's like right now, let's not try to cheapen out, let's embrace them.
Yeah.
Absolutely.
Well, I'm glad I get to speak to both of you because you're both such talented actors as
well as writers and how important is great writing for great acting?
Essential. Yeah, it's where it all starts. You know we've been actors you know our
whole adult lives and we've been writers for the last 15-20 years and it's like
it's the most important step of the process for us because that's where
your imagination runs free. You create these characters and then when the
actors come and bring it to life and the whole crew and set designers and
directors is so collaborative, it's such a beautiful art form. And it begins on
the page, it begins on the page. You have to have that great blueprint.
What is your hope going forward, and I don't know if you're able to talk
because I know SAG just authorized a strike vote, just the moment we're in
right now and you know, Thomas you mentioned this is the moment to support
artists. What does this mean in terms of even people talking about AI, artificial
intelligence, and how that can impact art? We're not trying to stop AI. We're
just trying to make sure it's used in the right way. Creating content or
protecting actors. That's why we have such incredible support out here today
and at all the studios we've been to, that the actors are really uniting with the
writers and it's crucial right now. Because I think as a force, as an
entity, we'll have the power to make the proper changes.
Absolutely. And so tell us a little bit about, so collectively you're working on at
least two projects right now, Virgin River, which I know fans really are gonna
be interested in checking out, and then also a tease on Cobra Kai Season 6.
Alright, well we were brought on season 5 that they just announced on Netflix that we'll
be coming out for the ball after we came on Virgin River.
We were part of a great writing team for that.
And we were just starting the room for season 6 and we just got a few scripts done and we're
really hoping to go back soon.
We have what we really feel like is going to be a great season.
But yeah, it's going to be a really beautiful season.
Season 5 I think you'll love, Season 6 is gonna be great.
As far as Cobra Kai, I'm trying to get some info
out of these guys, they're all here.
- I know, they're all very tight-lipped.
- What's going on?
- You don't know.
- Is there a place for Terry Silver in that world?
- Come on, come on.
(laughing)
- You know, there's a large contingent of fans
that very much want to hashtag save Silver.
- I love it.
- We're on Terry's side.
- I love it.
- Well, I just have to say to the fans,
it's been such a blessing to come back to acting
with that role. It was full circle. The first movie role I ever did, you know, 29 years
old. So it's just been a joy. And the fans are literally the best in the world. They're just incredible.
Thank you all.
We appreciate you.
Thank you so much. Thank you so much.
And Ken, the best.
Oh, that is an honor. That is an honor. Thank you so much, guys. Yes. Best of luck.
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