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• TV networks prepare for a possible strike

  Published: September 27, 2007, 10:28 am

  Tags: Abc, Ben Silverman, Cbs, Eric Mccormack, Ericmccormack, Fox, Invisible, Mcg, Nbc, Ryan Murphy, Section 8, The Philanthropist, Tnt, Tom Cavanagh, Writers Strike, Zak Penn

  is the possibility of a writers strike in early 2008, and TV networks have started to buy more and more scripts ahead of time just in case. ABC has Section 8, which is described as being about "everyday people with exceptional neurological abilities recruited to work for a secret branch of a government agency" (again? *sigh*). NBC passed on

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• Is That Impending Strike Around the Corner, Instead of Months Away?

  Published: October 9, 2007, 11:02 am

  Tags: Wga Stirke, Wgastirke, Writers Strike, Writers Strike

  mentioning that upcoming strike, remember? Well, we might have to forget about that priority list now, and all of those films on the fast track. While the contract is set to expire on October 31, everyone was expecting that the strike wouldn't happen until half-way through next year. Now it seems that the strike must just happen when the

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• NBC might show reruns of UK Office and Curb Your Enthusiasm

  Published: October 11, 2007, 3:06 pm

  Tags: Ben Silverman, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hollywood Strike, Nbc, Reality Shows, Ricky Gervais, Slate, The Office, Tv Networks, Writers Strike, Writersstrike

  a strategy in case there's a strike in Hollywood. And that strike is looking more and more like it might become a reality. It sounds like hyperbole, I know, but the two sides are really far apart, and we're closer to a strike than we've ever been. Writers want more money for DVD sales and other forms of media. At one point they were going to

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• Studios Back Off Residual Revamp in WGA Negotiations

  Published: October 16, 2007, 1:32 pm

  Tags: Alliance Of Motion Picture Television Producers, Amptp, Wga, Writers Guild Of America, Writers Strike

  score one for the writers on this one ... but will it be enough to move forward and prevent a strike? Can we all just join hands, sing Kum-Ba-Yah, and get back to the business of making good movies now, or are there other hurdles too big to clear? We'd love to hear from some of you screenwriters (and producers) out there on the issue

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• Return of the Writers: WGA Strikes Back

  Published: October 21, 2007, 7:02 am

  Tags: Wga, Writers Guild Of America, Writers Strike, Writersguildofamerica

  PoliticsMembers of the Writers Guild of America overwhelmingly backed a strike authorization on Friday evening, with over 90% of members voting in favor of a strike authorization, according to Variety. Nearly half of WGA members voted, with 5,507 ballots cast. Although the vote comes on the heels of the Alliance of Motion Picture and

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• Film Blog Group Hug: WGA Strike Edition

  Published: October 23, 2007, 5:02 am

  Tags: Amptp, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jeffreykatzenberg, Wga, Writers Strike

  Producers (AMPTP) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) makes me tense. I really just want someone to handle the conflict the way I do when my kids fight with each other ... just sit them all down, listen to both sides, and then work out a resolution that everyone can live with. And if that doesn't work, duct-tape their hands together and

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• Pushing Daisies gets a full season; three more scripts for Carpoolers

  Published: October 23, 2007, 12:59 pm

  Tags: Additional Scripts, Barry Sonnenfeld, Bruce Mcculloch, Bryan Fuller, Carpoolers, Full Season, Pickups, Writers Strike

  scripts in case there's a writers' strike. Permalink   Email this     Comments

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• Here's an update on the writers strike

  Published: October 23, 2007, 11:03 am

  Tags: Abc, Cbs, Fox, Nbc, The Cw, Tv Networks, Tv Shows, Tv Writers, Writers Guild Of America, Writers Strike, Writersstrike

  on a new deal, and a strike by the Writers Guild of America could start in a couple of weeks (the last offer was rejected by writers). That means that scripted shows (Lost and House, for example) and late night talk shows would suffer the most. Some shows have a schedule that means they won't be affected that much, like The Simpsons, but

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• TV Squad Daily with Brigitte - VIDEO

  Published: October 31, 2007, 4:41 pm

  Tags: Dancing With The Stars, Dancingwiththestars, Featured Video, Featuredvideo, Sabrina, Spock, Writers Strike, Writers Strike

  TV networks secretly want a writers' strike? You know what hurts the ego? Getting sent home from Dancing with the Stars even though you're really good at the dancing part. Like music? Maybe you need Spock ears. (Update: Hi, I'm gullible. I guess this thing is a hoax... but still...) The video's embedded below, or you can subscribe

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• Reality Looms: Writers' Strike Could Change Pace of Television

  Published: November 1, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Reality, Looms, Writers, Strike, Could, Change, Pace, Television, Howard A Rodman, Greg Garcia, Hollywood, The Daily Show, Los Angeles Times, Nbc Universal Inc, Darth Vader, Jon Stewart, My Name Is Earl, Orange County, University Of Southern California, Writers Guild Of

  Dear Viewers of Television: Do not adjust your sets.

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• Heroes: Origins put on hold

  Published: November 1, 2007, 9:20 am

  Tags: Ben Silverman, Bensilverman, Hollywood Reporter, Hollywoodreporter, Kevin Reilly, Kevinreilly, Origins, Writers Strike, Writers Strike

  due to fears of a pending writers' strike. Or, maybe not. According to The Hollywood Reporter the Heroes spin-off will not be receiving its six-episode run, which was to begin in April of 2008. While NBC hasn't officially said that the series is canceled producers have not been given a date when it would be put on the schedule. During the

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• How Does the Screen Writers Guild Strike Affect You? Depends How Trashy You Like Your TV! [Polls]

  Published: November 1, 2007, 6:00 pm

  Tags: Amptp, Hollywood, Nikki Finke, Polls, The Fauxletariat, Wga, Writers Strike

  Many of you may be aware that a Writers Guild of America strike is basically a forgone conclusion at this point, but you might not realize how the lack of working screenwriters might affect the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• "We'll march day and night, by the big cooling tower..."

  Published: November 2, 2007, 7:33 pm

  Tags: Writers Hacks, Monkeys, Simpsons, Wga, Writers Strike

  Looks like the Writers Guild is going on strike. And yes, that includes me, because even though I am not currently a voting member of the WGA, my agents are signatories to the Guild, as is almost every producer I've ever worked with, and every possible buyer for any of my scripts. In troubled times like these, it's important to laugh. So,

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• Hollywood Writes Call For Strike On Monday - What Would Johnny Utah Do?

  Published: November 2, 2007, 9:51 pm

  Tags: Hollywood, Dave And Thomas, Writers Strike, Wga, Point Break 2

  film's already shot. The strike will halt scripts from this point on which means down the road, say next fall and the summer after, you'll see some rushed shit come out to the theaters.Hollywood writers call Monday strike vs. studios>WRITERS STRIKE AT 12:01 AM MONDAY; Federal Mediator Intervenes At 11th Hour>Peter Iliff Says He's Writing

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• Out of the Blogosphere

  Published: November 3, 2007, 4:37 am

  Tags: Californication, David Duchovny, Heroes, High School Musical, Seinfeld, Television Blogs, Tucker Carlson, Tv Blogs, Tv Commercials, Writers Strike

  Duchovny. With this writers strike, could the Heroes season finale actually air in December? Don't worry, High School Musical fans: Vanessa Hudgens is going to be in Part 3. Here's a new way advertisers are trying to sneak past all you commercial-skippers. Actually an old way. MSNBC isn't happy with something Tucker

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