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Seth McFarlane quits 'Family Guy' due to Hollywood writers' strike

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: News Websites
  • 18 May 11:20

This comes after the majority of writers in Hollywood approved a strike back in April in order to ask for pay rises that account for inflation and cost-of-living increases.

  • A photo from an episode of 'Family Guy' (AP)
    A photo from an episode of 'Family Guy'. (AP)

The Creator of “Family Guy” and “American Dad!”, Seth MacFarlane, has revealed that he has quit Family Guy in light of the current Hollywood writers' strike, alongside writers Brian Boyle, Matt Weitzman, Rich Appel, and Alec Sulkin who also walked out due to the Writers Guild of America (WGA) work halt.

MacFarlane, known for being the voice behind “Family Guy” characters Peter, Brian, and Stewie Griffin, and “American Dad!” lead Stan Smith, is reported to have no plan to return unless a deal is reached between the WGA and his studio, 20th Television.

Neither MacFarlane nor his production company, Fuzzy Door Productions, have been given a suspension letter from NBCUniversal, according to Deadline. 

This is not the first time the writer partakes in a walkout, since he joined the 100-day writers' strike back in 2007-2008.

TV shows including 'Abbott Elementary', 'Stranger Things' and 'House of Dragon' were affected by the ongoing strike. However, WGA members have revealed their decision to not oppose the 2023 Tony Awards.

“Tony Awards Productions (a joint venture of the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing) has communicated with us that they are altering this year’s show to conform with specific requests from the WGA, and therefore the WGA will not be picketing the show,” a WGA statement said.

Read more: US movie receipts are set to total just $7.35 billion in 2022

This comes after the majority of writers in Hollywood approved a strike back in April that should be called for by union leadership at the fleet of contract negotiations with major studios.

The WGA has described this as an opportunity to reverse a recent trend of declining writer compensation in the entertainment industry, despite the industry consistently reporting multibillion-dollar profit margins.

The WGA is advocating for salary hikes that account for inflation and the rising cost of living, higher pension and healthcare contributions, and a restriction on the misuse of mini-rooms, which are smaller writing spaces on television programs where writers are often paid less.

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