Hollywood Writers Take Studios’ ‘Best and Final Offer’ Phrasing to the Woodshed: ‘I Was Putting Our Best and Final Child to Bed’
After studios announced they had sent a “best and final offer” to the Writers Guild, the phrase was instantly dissected and mocked by the sharp-penned writers of Hollywood on X, where they’ve held nothing back since the strike began.
It’s worth noting that “best and final offer” is standard legalese – but that didn’t stop the fun. Horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan offered up a list of potential titles that included the studio’s phrasing, including “2 Best 2 Final,” “Final 6: A New Bestginning,” and more.
Best Final Offer
2 Best 2 Final
Best Final Offer: 3D
Off4: The Best & the Final
BFO 5: The Finalest Offer
Final 6: A New Bestginning
Best 7: The Dream Offer
Best Final 8: Offer Takes Manhattan
THE Best Final Offer
BFO X
Best Final Offer: Origin
Offerings: A Best Final Story— Mike Flanagan (@flanaganfilm) September 24, 2023
Writer George Samir Nader kept the trend going and contributed additional titles like “B&F: The Winter Solidarity,” “B&F: Infinity Walkout,” and “B&F: In the Multiverse of Studio Propaganda” among others.
Best & Final
B&F: The Winter Solidarity
B&F: Wage of Ultron
B&F: Civil Labor Action
B&F: Infinity Walkout
B&F: Far from A Deal
B&F: WandaBetterDeal
B&F: What If…?
B&F: The Legend of the Ten Deal Points
B&F: In the Multiverse of Studio Propaganda
B&F: The Gang of Four Dynasty— George Samir Nader
(@gnader) September 24, 2023
Director and screenwriter Corey Deshon took a swipe at HBO when he tweeted, “It’s a ‘best and final offer’ from the people who brought you HBO Max I mean HBO Go I mean HBO Now I mean Max I mean.”
It's a "best and final offer" from the people who brought you HBO Max I mean HBO Go I mean HBO Now I mean Max I mean
— Corey Deshon (@CoreyDeshon) September 24, 2023
Screenwriter Megan Rees took a seasonal approach to the phrase and inquired, “Does anyone know if they have Halloween candy yet at Best & Final?”
Does anyone know if they have Halloween candy yet at Best & Final?
— Megan is americanmegalo on everything but Threads (@americanmegalo) September 24, 2023
Writer Shawn Wines quipped, “Did I miss anything? I was putting our best and final child to bed.”
Did I miss anything? I was putting our best and final child to bed.
— Shawn Wines WGA Captain (@shawnwines) September 24, 2023
Mo Ryan also saw a lot of parental energy in the phrasing and wrote, “It’s such patently ridiculous “wait til your father gets home!!” energy. Thousands of guild members have gone through hell to be spoken to like recalcitrant children? Sigh. Continue stepping on rakes, AMPTP, it is truly your thing.”
It’s such patently ridiculous “wait til your father gets home!!” energy. Thousands of guild members have gone through hell to be spoken to like recalcitrant children? Sigh. Continue stepping on rakes, AMPTP, it is truly your thing
— Mo Ryan (@moryan) September 24, 2023
And then, of course, you have your wet blankets.
“I think best and final just means their lawyers reviewed their agreed terms as they understand them and passed them to WGA lawyers for review,” Brenden Gallagher tweeted. “Not worth remarking on IMO. Sorry to not be spicy.”
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