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Some striking writers and actors told us it would be a rom-com. Others suggested a mystery, an alien abduction movie, or even a heist flick!

Look closely: A billboard near the picket lines outside the Netflix headquarters in Hollywood has been altered.after striking against the major studios and streaming companies for nearly five months. Now performers in the union SAG-AFTRA are waiting for their happy ending.Picket signs during the Hollywood strike pointed to possible scenarios."I think it's a David and Goliath story," WGA strike captain Geetika Lizardi told me. She's a real-life writer from the series.

Woods joked about an alien abduction plot, but as far as rom-com plotlines go, some picked lines actually did include host singles meetups, so the story might center on lonely screenwriters:"I've been single for four years," said writer Augustus Schiff, who was also there."So I'm thinkin' this would be a nice side effect of being out here.

Other actors and writers I met on picket lines suggested a variety of genres: a superhero movie"where unexpected sidekick SAG shows up and now they're the hero," offered writer Nicholas Geisler."Or a musical," Woods added."I mean, we've had all of those karaoke machines and flash mobs."Of course, a Hollywood movie also needs its heroes and villains:

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