David Simon Tweets That HBO Has Canned Him

[Mark Jeffries]

The creator of critically-acclaimed (if not popular with viewers) series like "The Wire," "Treme" and "The Corner" tweeted they called him to tell him that his 25-year relationship with the channel was over--his response was to immediately get on the WGA picket lines:

https://www.thewrap.com/the-wire-creator-david-simon-hbo-deal-wga-strike/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking_news_7261436

[David Bruggeman]

Simon's deal has been suspended (as opposed to severed), and in an interview he gave on Dan LeBatard's podcast that dropped today, he described the action on his development deal as not unusual during a strike action (he indicated he wouldn't go to set during the strike since he didn't see a circumstance where he wouldn't end up touching a script).  Most of the interview discusses the strike, television writing, and the general economics Simon has been criticizing now and in past work.

The podcast is available here (Hour 1, May 10) - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dan-le-batard-show-with-stugotz/id934820588

Best,

David

[Bob Jersey]

Orrrrr... on the 'toob: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C0c8rzOlUA (link)     B

David Bruggeman, to Mark Jeffries, in part, May 10th: