Winter is coming never seemed a more appropriate phrase to use now thatA Song of Ice and FirecreatorGeorge R.R.

Martinis starting to anticipate a long and hard strike for him and his fellow writers.

But the future seems bleak to him:

[T]he studios are not even TALKING to us.

George R. R. Martin on the Game of Thrones set

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All negotiations between AMPTP and the WGA shut down back in May when the strike started.

It is hard to reach any agreement when the other side wont even come to the table.

I joined the WGA in 1986 and have been through several strikes with them.

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Its a nefarious strategy but extremely common among companies that are the targets of any strike.

Despite all the chaos, Season 2 ofHouse of the Dragonis still on track for a2024 premiere.

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