The 14 most brilliant writers strike 2023 signs, including a perfect Mandy Patinkin ‘Princess Bride’ sign

The Writers Guild of America strike continues this week, with the union that represents much of the names behind TV and film trying to get the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to give them a better contract after negotiations failed.

As the protests continue all over Hollywood, social media has shown some of the most creative signs they’ve written — after all, these are writers we’re talking about here. Of course they would come up with brilliant ways to call out their cause AND get them shared on social media.

So here’s a roundup of some of the best signs we’ve seen this week:

The Writers Guild of America Strike: Actual sign spotted on the picket line… pic.twitter.com/sbUYeNKRhO

— Tom Ruegger (@tomruegger) May 5, 2023

Several reporters today were walking around asking writers how long we’d *actually* be willing to strike. I don’t know dude, how long do you think it’ll take 11,000 unemployed writers to run out of sign ideas? #wgastrong #writersstrike pic.twitter.com/C0cq81jTcF

— mah ree nah (@marinarachael) May 3, 2023

my favorite wga strike sign as of late pic.twitter.com/G7KWJQYMNl

— james marsden’s agent (@jessicaaphan) May 7, 2023

"I'm just a girl standing in front of a studio, asking them to pay her." – a sign from the writers strike picket line outside of Warner Bros. https://t.co/1mvgzautWQ pic.twitter.com/1QU0ffrmtD

— Variety (@Variety) May 2, 2023

Finally landed on a strike sign #wgastrong pic.twitter.com/aZCkTp2Dxd

— Rachel Palmer (@palmerrachelc) May 5, 2023

"We're not content to be underpaid for your content!" – a sign from the writers strike picket line outside of Warner Bros. https://t.co/1mvgzautWQ pic.twitter.com/X41mli6nEL

— Variety (@Variety) May 2, 2023

Writer @damnparka references #WandaVision in his WGA Strike sign.

“What is good TV, if not writers persevering?” pic.twitter.com/cVHjqD2RVr

— Scarlet Witch News (@scarletwnews) May 4, 2023

Mandy Patinkin showing up at the writers strike with the best sign pic.twitter.com/KDRXI26oJD

— Dylan Roche (@DylanIsWriting) May 10, 2023

Have I mentioned how my wife’s WGA strike signs are objectively excellent? Because they are. They’re excellent. pic.twitter.com/I6mJVzB5kw

— Mason Lieberman (@MasonLieberman) May 4, 2023

Proud WGA member on strike! I hope Inigo Montoya would approve of my sign. @PatinkinMandy pic.twitter.com/H3xUPgkzz1

— Debbie Ezer (@DebbieEzer) May 11, 2023

My strike sign. #WGAStrong pic.twitter.com/qtyJQ5U8ol

— Carlos Cisco (@carlos_cisco) May 2, 2023

I was locked out of twitter today for telling a radfem to [redacted] but i actually had a lovely day striking with the writers. picked this sign because I loved this show and it only aired 15 of its planned 22 episodes due to the strike in ‘07. Apt pic.twitter.com/pQq8y8qrdf

— push push (@itspushpush) May 10, 2023

Signs included in today’s #WGA strike pic.twitter.com/PvBH5yYBDG

— John Asbury (@JohnAsbury) May 3, 2023

Writer Eric Heisserer hold his sign on the picket line on the fourth day of the strike by the Writers Guild of America in front of Netflix in Hollywood, California, on May 5, 2023. – The Hollywood writers’ strike broke out this week over pay, but the refusal of studios like Netflix and Disney to rule out artificial intelligence replacing human scribes in the future has only fueled anger and fear on the picket lines. With their rapidly advancing ability to eerily mimic human conversation, AI programs like ChatGPT have spooked many industries recently. The White House this week summoned Big Tech to discuss the potential risks. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Writer Ilana Pena holds her sign on the picket line on the fourth day of the strike by the Writers Guild of America in front of Netflix in Hollywood, California, on May 5, 2023. – The Hollywood writers’ strike broke out this week over pay, but the refusal of studios like Netflix and Disney to rule out artificial intelligence replacing human scribes in the future has only fueled anger and fear on the picket lines. With their rapidly advancing ability to eerily mimic human conversation, AI programs like ChatGPT have spooked many industries recently. The White House this week summoned Big Tech to discuss the potential risks. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 10: Members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) East hold signs as they walk in the picket-line outside of HBO and Amazon’s offices on May 10, 2023 in New York City. As the strike enters its second week, negotiations between a top guild and a trade association that represents Hollywood’s top studios failed to avert the first walkout in more than 15 years. Union members have stated that they are not being paid fairly in the streaming era and are seeking pay increases and structural changes to the business model. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)