A stressful day for the Ari Golds of the world. After negotiations stalemated the Writers Guild of America and the Association of Talent Agents, the WGA called on its members to fire their agents unless their agency agreed to the new Code of Conduct. And writers, being writers, have been writing about that experience. Tweets and Instagram posts have been going up all weekend under the hashtag #IStandWithTheWGA, showing off the Guild-form kiss-off — and expressing feelings running from the gleeful (David Simon) to the rueful (Natasha Rothwell). Staffing season has sprung, and no one’s quite sure how shows are going to find their writers this year. The WGA has created a staffing portal for Guild members, and creators like Megan Amram have vowed to champion other writers in a show of solidarity. One way or another, words will come out of the mouths of your favorite TV characters in the fall.

Dammit. Just realized that the WGA-ATA midnight deadline is PST. So I have to stay up another three hours and one minute to send a pic of my naked ass to CAA. #WGA #UnionUnionUnion — David Simon (@AoDespair) April 13, 2019

I hate that it’s come to this. I love my agents and I love my agency. But this isn’t about that. This is about fighting for a system that works for all of us and not just for some of us. #ClientsOverConflicts #IStandWiththeWGA pic.twitter.com/iOQ7F4K0J1 — Natasha Rothwell (@natasharothwell) April 13, 2019

I'm proud to be a member of a democratic Guild that identifies and fights for its members best interests. It brings me no pleasure that it's come to this, but it's the right choice, and we will have each others' backs. #IStandWiththeWGA pic.twitter.com/HMsxb0XFr8 — Adam Conover (@adamconover) April 13, 2019

I have an amazing agency that represents me. But I have an even better guild which stands for me. #IStandWithTheWGA pic.twitter.com/LfIjjM7Sov — Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 13, 2019

As of midnight tonight I will have no way of knowing if I am or not crushing it, killing it, for real buddy so so good. #IStandWithTheWGA — Josh Patten (@thejoshpatten) April 13, 2019

Hi! I would like to say that I stand with the WGA, and also that this big strike of Stop & Shop is happening now too, and it’s worth supporting as well. https://t.co/clWJ6NS5ma — Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) April 13, 2019

There are currently various plans afoot to pull together great resources for WGA writers to mentor and hire other writers. In the mean time, I pledge to start reading the work of writers looking to be staffed and support them in any way I can. — Megan Amram (@meganamram) April 13, 2019

Since everyone’s posting their forms, I thought I’d post mine#IStandwiththeWGA pic.twitter.com/dLS78mO0xM — Heather Anne Campbell (@heathercampbell) April 13, 2019