May things go well.
But last weeks still lingering narrative apart from guild collisions withDrew BarrymoreandBill Maher is all about collateral damage.
Entertainment Partners, the industry payroll and production consulting firm, islaying off.
Strikers march past the WGA building in Los AngelesMomodu Mansaray/Getty Images
In Chicago, anIATSE health fundis crumbling.
Disney issuspendingdeals with non-writing producers.
Publicists, production crews and themediahave been hurt.
This weeks talks should tell how much pain is yet to come.
Theyre just along for a very rough ride.
Thats the nature of collateral damage.
The combatants might not be aiming for you.
Youll just pick up the pieces.
And with luck, youll get back to work.
