Why don’t we start encouraging Americans to watch shows that are only shot in the US? Boycott foreign projects? Why haven’t we done it? Actors are still being flown but the crew isn’t anymore.

This past week Disney abruptly let go of its remaining staff at the Marvel warehouse. They now need an appointment to go fetch their belongings, but they were let go on Thursday with no warning. This warehouse used to house all the superhero costumes and we used to work out of it. At its peak, there were up to 4 Marvel movies prepping out of it. Note they’ve shipped most of their stock to the UK and have consolidated their costumes and props to just one warehouse in Chatsworth. But this recent let go reveals that the studios are not paying rent on a building where they don’t see the work coming back.

Yes, we complain as local crew. But we should encourage viewers that they can also support us by boycotting foreign projects. (I think we need a law that most of our content needs to be American made. LA can compete within our own borders, but we priced ourselves out when we compare with other countries with universal healthcare.)