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We heard back from SAG-AFTRA!
🕑 Added 2023-08-09 17:14:47 +0000 UTC• Paused videos will resume posting starting this Sunday, August 13th. There may be some gaps as we continue working to catch up, but we will fill those gaps as soon as we are able.
• We will not be reacting to trailers or other promotional material during the strike.
• The pickup shows that were recently added during the pause will continue to release.
This means the rest of this summer will be absolutely STACKED with content.
SAG-AFTRA did not give any specific recommendation, but did reiterate that posting “social content that consists of genuine review or critique” is allowed within their guidelines.
After much consideration and research, the crew have decided that the reaction/discussion videos we put out do classify as “a genuine review or critique” and have informed SAG-AFTRA of our decision. We want to support SAG-AFTRA as much as we can, and we feel that continuing to call out the strike and their efforts on our posted content is the best way for us to get their message out and provide support.
Our content consists of genuine, honest reviews and both positive and negative opinions. We are not paid by any studio to cover their media. When we are approached by studios and given early access to something, it is always under their media/press umbrella as opposed to their influencer umbrella – and we are never under any kind of obligation to limit our critique, or even to cover the show at all. Blind Wave takes pride in being as genuine as possible in our videos.
What will be affected during the strike are trailer reactions as we feel teasers and trailers fall squarely under promoting struck content. If SAG-AFTRA does call for a general boycott of struck content and streaming platforms we may reinstate a pause and begin offering alternate content.
The writers and the actors of SAG-AFTRA are a big reason our channel exists. Without their work, the shows and movies we react to would not exist. We believe their members should be treated fairly, and we want to continue to help in whatever way we can.
We would like to thank all of you for your patience and support through this. Everyone involved with Blind Wave: The Crew, employees, editors, and mods have all put in a tremendous amount of effort to keep things sailing as smoothly as we could.
Support the Entertainment Community Fund for struggling strikers HERE: https://entertainmentcommunity.org/
Comments
Niknok Seyer
Haikyu? Let's go!
TwelveCat98865
If you guys need any new editors to help out with the extra workload, I'd be happy to help!
Zen Reacts
God damn i hope you guys dont burn yourselves out trying to get all of these done
I was happy when you guys first initiated the pause because it was awesome to have my belief in you guys’ integrity be reconfirmed (it was never in doubt!) however, now that they’ve responded and you’re resuming the previous schedule, I’m (perhaps a little selfishly) ecstatic that the Ahsoka reactions will be coming soon! I was a little bummed they’d be delayed but was content because it was for a damn good reason! props and love to all at the Wave Cave for being willing and able to quickly pivot to great content outside the scope of the strikes; awesome stuff!
Apri
Awesome
Jacob Lowe
It will be out on Sunday.
David Brown
What about the Secret Invasion finale?
Andrew
Excellent work lads ,just excellent 👏
Blind Wave
No, we will just be unpausing the shows that were affected. We really just didn't have enough hours in the day to do more then this.
Podcast Fandom Premium
You guys handled this so well. I hope you’ll continue to cover K-dramas and a bit more diverse content going forward.
Logan Wright
Will you be uploading multiple reactions at once for the shows that were paused too catch up or no
Nikki Sonrisa
hooray! 😃 so proud of you guys for sticking to your principles and supporting the WGA and actors’ strike, while still working so hard to deliver quality content. I’m so honored to be a fan and a patron. ❤️
