Genevieve Thiers

It's Time to Flip the Hollywood Script on Its Head

Hollywood’s future is mired in picket lines now that the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) has joined the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on strike. Sometimes in a writer’s room, when facing difficulty with a plot point, the room might engage in a game of “flip the table.” This involves turning the whole premise of the show on its head, to see if new meaning shakes clear.   What’s interesting about this exercise is how well that applies to Hollywood’s current woes right now. If you flip the table o...