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• Writer's Guild Strike Threatens Television

  Published: November 1, 2007, 5:01 pm

  Tags: Business, Hollywood Strike, Wga, Wga Strike, Writer Amp 039 S Strike, Writers Guild Of America

  Television's immediate future hangs on hinges today, as talk of a writer's strike threaten live shows, and depending on it's duration, television dramas and films.

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• The Writer's Strike For Dummies

  Published: November 2, 2007, 9:45 am

  Tags: Writer S Strike, Wga Strike, Writer S Guild

  Guild of America going on strike The short answer Money. The longer answer involves me spelling out over two dozen contentious issues, the most important of which include: 1. The Home Video Market. WGA members want a larger share of the profits from the booming DVD market. 2. The New Media Market. Currently WGA members are not compensated

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• Will writer/actors from The Office strike?

  Published: November 5, 2007, 10:40 am

  Tags: 30 Rock, 30rock, B J Novak, B J Novak, Bj Novack, Bjnovack, Miny Kaling, Minykaling, Paul Lieberstein, Paullieberstein, Screen Actors Guild, Screenactorsguild, Strike, The Office, Theoffice, Tina Fey, Tinafey, Wga Strike, Wgastrike, Writers Guild Of America, Writersguildofam

  Writers Guild of America (WGA), he could be fined by his union if he crosses the picket line.Continue reading Will writer/actors from The Office strike? Permalink   Email this     Comments

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• Jon Stewart to pay writers himself for two weeks

  Published: November 5, 2007, 9:23 am

  Tags: Huffington Post, Huffingtonpost, Jon Stewart, Jonstewart, Marueen Dowd, Marueendowd, New York Times, Newyorktimes, Rolling Stone, Rollingstone, Stephen Colbert, Stephencolbert, Wga Strike, Wgastrike

  heard about the writers' strike currently in full swing across the television and film industry in New York City and Los Angeles. And apparently, the writers are not the only ones getting in on the act. The Huffington Post is reporting that Jon Stewart of The Daily Show has committed to pay the salaries of his own writers and those of The

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• Why Was Owen Wilson At Butter Last Night? [Mysteries]

  Published: November 6, 2007, 10:50 am

  Tags: 30 Rock, Butter, Gossip, Mysteries, Owen Wilson, Wga Strike

  That little stretch of Lafayette where New York pretends to be L.A. was buzzing last night as strike-fearing actors packed into Butter. Says our spy, "Two stars from '30 Rock,' Kristina Bowen and...

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• ‘Gossip Girl’ Giveth and ‘Gossip Girl’ Taketh Away

  Published: November 6, 2007, 11:31 am

  Tags: Intel, Gossip Girl, Josh Schwartz, Valentine S Day, Wga Strike, Writers

  realized that because of the strike we may be deprived of future episodes of GOSSIP GIRL. Although (thank you sweet Jesus Imitation of Christ) new episodes will air tomorrow night and next week, the L.A. Times is reporting that the CW only has 13 of the 22 planned episodes for 2007–2008 in the can, which means that, depending on how long

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• A recent study shows that Los Angeles would ... [Psychohistory]

  Published: November 7, 2007, 9:20 am

  Tags: Elizabeth Currid, Los Angeles, Psychohistory, Wga Strike

  A recent study shows that Los Angeles would suffer more in a long-term writer's strike than New York City would! Isn't that a shock. (Apparently people in LA make T.V. and movies? And New York makes...

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• Eisner blames Jobs, and Radiohead cleans up

  Published: November 7, 2007, 9:00 pm

  Tags: Eisner, Itunes, Jobs, Media Distribution, Radiohead, Steve Jobs, Studios, Wga Strike

  the Writers Guild of America strike, of all things. In an interview with a CNET blog, Eisner says that Steve Jobs is taking media companies "to the cleaners," and that Jobsy's the one to blame for the writers' low pay on digital media distribution. "If I was a union," he says, undoubtedly making union leaders' heads everywhere fold back in on

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• Why The Writer’s Strike Won’t Affect Reality Television

  Published: November 8, 2007, 12:05 pm

  Tags: Reality Tv, I Love New York 2, The Hills, Wga Strike

  Now that the writers strike is well underway, with no end in sight, it looks like we are going to be stuck watching a whole lot of repeats and a whole lot of reality television. I’m sure you’ve read all articles, saying that soon we will be watching reality shows so lame it make Anchorwoman [...]

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• Kate Middleton Quits Fashion — Soon to Be Engaged?

  Published: November 9, 2007, 12:08 pm

  Tags: Company Town, Chuck Prince, Citigroup, Daria Webowy, Don Imus, Jann Wenner, John Mack, Kate Middleton, Merck, Morgan Stanley, Nbc, Retail, Stan O Neal, Tim Russert, Wga Strike

  to U.K. writers to break the strike? The Brits are so hush-hush you can't tell whether they're trying to protect their fellow writers — or planning to go scab. [Variety] LAW • Big-law associates may be happier than ever with their recent pay raises and special bonuses, but a new study shows loyalty is at an all-time low. [ABA

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• Should the Screenwriters Blame the Stars?

  Published: November 12, 2007, 3:06 pm

  Tags: Participation Deals, Participationdeals, Wga Strike, Wgastrike

  Newsstand, PoliticsSo, the strike continues. Each day, writers are hitting the pavement with their nifty shirts and signs. They chant, elicit honks, and try to slow down those who haven't stopped in solidarity. As I mentioned last week, Diablo Cody has hit the lines with her coiffed energy. She's also creating a little confusion now. See, a

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• The WGA Strike and the Death of Television [Solidarity]

  Published: November 13, 2007, 1:30 pm

  Tags: Clips, Feature, Solidarity, Top, Wga, Wga Strike

  This WGA strike sucks, to be sure. If it goes on for more than three months (which is looking increasingly likely), pilot season won't happen, no new shows will be created, no new seasons will come back, and we'll be stuck with the dregs of reality TV for a full year. Yep, that means no last season of Battlestar Galactica, no new season of Lost,

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• More reality television planned as WGA strike continues

  Published: November 14, 2007, 4:23 am

  Tags: Amazing Race, Amazingrace, American Idol, Americanidol, Big Brother, Bigbrother, Cops, Featured, Hells Kitchen, Hellskitchen, Reality Television, Realitytelevision, Regis Philbin, Regisphilbin, Strike, Survivor, Wga Strike, Wgastrike

  (US), Pickups and Renewals, WGA StrikeAs the members of the Writers Guild of America continue to strike, more networks are coming up with what I'll call Plan B. What's that? Why, it's reality television, of course.With the possibility of a long strike and some scripted shows already out of material, it's likely that most of the holes in the

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• Video of Studio Execs Bragging About the Internet Cash Cow [Weasels]

  Published: November 14, 2007, 9:55 am

  Tags: Clips, Home Entertainment, Weasels, Wga, Wga Strike

  I wrote a feature on the WGA strike that quoted the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers as saying that, while the Internet was great for promotional purposes, "there is not enough marketplace data to judge its true potential, ultimate impact on traditional media or viability as a business." Oh, so I guess they haven't been

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• Scabby TV Writers Outed By Fake Craigslist Ad! [Cheating]

  Published: November 14, 2007, 4:00 pm

  Tags: Cheating, Craigslist, Matt Elzweig, New York Press, Scabs, Stunts, Wga Strike

  Matt Elzweig, the New York Press reporter who recently took Deborah Solomon to task for unsavory journalistic methods, placed a fake ad on Craigslist in which he posed as a network executive...

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