He also downplayed rumors of a threatened strike because honestly, none of us know whats gonna happen.

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Thats really kind of annoying, honestly, August answered.

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That said, the studios and networks are definitely trying to prepare for it if it does happen.

You see them opening writers rooms early theyre trying to get scripts in by May 1.

Thats really normal in this schedule.

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So all that stuffs been happening behind the scenes.

So, take all of that with a big grain of salt.

The membership meetings all the talk, talk, talk happens before we go into the room.