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Writers Guild Strike Over, Now What?s On?
2008-02-28 03:43:00 As the writers strike came to a close, everyone waited with anticipation for some TV. Of course, it hasn’t been written yet so we have a while to wait. Fortunately, the kind editors of tvguide.com have compiled a list of 40 top shows and when they’re expected to come back. Maybe now we can all ...
By: Blarguments
Week 7 - Hollywood back from the strike
2008-02-16 12:41:00 HI! This is One Weekly Gun - part 7. Quite a lot of interesting things happened this week, and the choice has been difficult. The forthcoming independence of the Kosovo region was a tempting subject, but the strike of the Writers Guild had a more ironic edge to it. After all it’s funny to think about a ...
By: One Weekly Gun
Writers Guild of America votes to end strike
2008-02-13 04:54:00 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Striking Hollywood writers are going back to work.The Writers Guild of America said its members voted Tuesday to end their devastating, three-month strike that brought the entertainment industry to a standstill.Writers will go back to work Wednesday after voting in Beverly Hills and New York."At the end of the day, everybody won. It was a fair deal and one that the companies can live with, and it recognizes the large contribution that writers have made to the industry," said Leslie Moonves, chief executive officer of CBS Corp.Moonves was among the media executives who helped broker a deal after talks between the guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers collapsed in acrimony.One winner in the vote was the Academy Awards, which can now be staged Feb. 24 without the threat of pickets or a boycott by actors that would have dulled the glamour of Hollywood's signature celebration.The strike's end would allow many hit series to return this spr...
Writers Guild leaders urge end to Hollywood strike
(Reuters)
2008-02-10 06:06:00 Reuters - Union leaders for striking Hollywood writers said they have reached a tentative contract deal with studios and urged members on Saturday to support it, calling for an end to a three-month walkout that has crippled TV production and overshadowed Oscar season.
By: EasyElement
Writers Guild Of America Strike Ends, a Deal Has Been Reached!
2008-02-08 17:24:00 A deal has been struck between the major media companies and their striking writers, former Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner revealed on CNBC."A deal has been made, and they'll be back to work very soon," Eisner said, adding, "I know a deal's been made. I know it's over." Hurray that the strike is over! Now get back to writing my favorite shows pronto! Popular: 3 hours 34 minutes ago source: (www.cnbc.com)
By: CelebrityPWN
Ex-Disney chief says Writers Guild strike is over
2008-02-08 09:22:00 The former chief of Disney, Michael Eisner, declared Thursday night that the writers' strike was "over" and that a deal had been reached last weekend.During a CNBC interview, Eisner -- who now runs his own inves...
Writers Strike OVER!! Writers Guild of America Strike ENDED!
2008-02-07 23:46:00 LALATE BREAKING NEWS: WRITERS STRIKE OVER! LALATE can report to you that the Writers Guild of America Strike is over! Moments ago, Michael Eisner told panelists on the CNBC TV Show FAST MONEY that the Writers’ Guild Strike is over. Eisner, former head of Disney, explained that all which remains is formalities but that the Writers’ Guild of ...
Surviving the American Writers Guild Strike
2008-01-24 05:33:00 With the continuation of the American Writers Guild strike into 2008, earlier this month TVGuide.com launched a new channel called the Strike Survival Guide to help viewers discover new programming options. The channel uses TVGuide.com’s Online Video Guide to provide previews of new and returning shows, as well as highlighting full episodes of returning shows such as Prison Break, Jericho and Kyle XY. The Online Video Guide pulls content from 55 broadcast, cable and websites. The Strike Survival Guide covers: Returning scripted and reality shows New shows premiering in winter 2008 Movies on TV and highlights of TV Shows on DVD Editor’s favorite undiscovered and underappreciated shows TV Guide executives said that the idea is to present various options for TV fans, including original series or shows they’ve ignored in the past. Kirsten Rasanen, TV Guide Online’s director of video products said: With TVGuide.com’s extensive Online Video Guide, you wi...
Growing Weakness in Writers Guild Revealed as they try to Attack Leno Succe
2008-01-05 01:50:00 After boasting about their commitment to David Letterman and saying their inclusion on his show will make it superior to Jay Leno's Tonight Show, the Writers Guild of America is panicking and backtracking as it attempts to draw attention away from their ignorant actions, and put it on Jay Leno, who continues to crush Letterman in the ratings.Of course what the Guild was hoping was people would rally to watch Letterman because they were involved. That backfired on them, as Leno enjoyed his best audience size in about two years. That has the Guild scrambling to cover their rearends, as the obvious rejection of their so-called plight by consumers, has been confirmed by their choice on who they want to watch. As the strike goes on, people are starting to understand how much money the writers really make and some of the dishonesty involved in making them look like they're one step away from the soup kitchen. That's why they're trying to come up with all sorts of irrelevan...
Leno and “Tonight Show” KOs Letterman and Writers Guild
2008-01-04 01:41:00 I wrote a couple days ago that the hype about Dave Letterman getting back writers for his show being touted as a competitive advantage, had better come through in reality. The results for the first night are in, and the Writers Guild and Letterman faltered in the first battle between the late night talk hosts, as Leno clobbered them both.Not only did Leno clobber them, but he posted his highest ratings for the season which began in September. Leno got a 5.3 percent household rating while Letterman ended up with 4.4 rating. For Leno, it was also the highest rated Tonight Show since December 7, 2005.Overall viewership had Leno getting 5.8 million viewers, while Letterman had about 4.7 million.It's interesting to read a lot of the comments by viewers across the Internet who say they wish Leno would continue writing his own material, as it's far better than his writers'. When you consider that Leno and NBC (GE) pay their writers more than anyone else, with the highest pai...
Bono To Pen A Strike Song For The Writers' Guild
2008-01-04 00:00:00 In a skit on 'The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson' on Wednesday night (January 2), Craig played the role of U2 frontman Bono considering writing a WGA strike song in a conversation with "The Edge", with the help of some little people. Watch the co
Writers Guild: Jay Leno Violated Rules
2008-01-03 19:01:00 After meeting with the late-night host, the WGA says he broke the strike rules More: continued here
By: Feed Me Gossip
Letterman To Return Next Week
2007-12-29 00:52:00 The WGA and David Letterman’s Worldwide Pants have reached an agreement that will allow “Late Show with David Letterman” and “Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson” to return to the air next week with their writers. WGA issued a statement Friday confirming the agreement, citing the deal as proof that its demands aren’t unreasonable. “This is a ...
By: The Hot Joints
How I?m Supporting the Writers Guild of America - Chase's Myspace Blog
2007-12-20 13:05:00 The writers deserve a fair wage. And I drink coffee.5 Zoom(s)
Writers Guild Files Unfair Labor Complaint
2007-12-16 08:25:00 Share on StumbleUpon: Movie Studios, Reacting To Accusation, Says Allegation Is "Baseless"Union officials representing striking Hollywood writers said Thursday they have filed an unfair labor practices complaint claiming studios violated federal law by breaking off negotiations.The Writers Guild of America demanded in a statement that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers return to the bargaining so the six-week strike can be ended and thousands of workers idled by the walkout can return to their jobs.
Writers Guild Charges Unfair Labor Practice
2007-12-14 03:55:00 Friday, December 14, 2007 10:31 AMLOS ANGELES (AP) -Union officials representing striking Hollywood writers on Thursday said they have filed an unfair labor practices complaint claiming studios violated federal law by breaking off negotiations.The Writers Guild of America demanded in a statement that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers return to the bargaining so the six-week strike can be ended and thousands of workers idled by the walkout can return to their jobs.Negotiations broke off Dec. 7 when the producers alliance refused to bargain further unless the union dropped a half dozen proposals that included the authority to unionize writers on reality shows and animation projects.The producers criticized the complaint filed with the National Labor Relations Board.The "baseless, desperate NLRB complaint is just the latest indication that the WGA's negotiating strategy has achieved nothing for working writers," the alliance fired back in its statement.The labor ...
Democratic Debate in LA Canceled Due to Writers Strike
2007-12-05 09:56:00 On December 10, 2007, Democrats were set to participate in a debate on CBS in Los Angeles, moderated by Katie Couric . The Democratic Party was forced to announced that the debate was canceled because of the writers strike that is currently under way."Due to the uncertainty created by the ongoing labor dispute between CBS and the Writers Guild of America, the DNC has canceled the Dec. 10 debate in Los Angeles. There are no plans to reschedule," a statement from DNC Communications Director Karen Finney said.Hillary Clinton was the first to cancel because entering the debate would be seen as crossing a picket line. Clinton wanted no part of that and the rest of the candidates agreed to cancel as well.Now there is only one nationally televised (CNN) debate left for Democrats before the crucial January 3rd primary in Iowa.
NBC To Leno Staff: ?If We Need You We?ll Call You?
2007-11-30 23:41:00 Today was the last day for most of the 120 staffers on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” who left with an early Christmas bonus check and no guarantee of a job when the strike ended. Each of the 120 staffers received a letter from the Human Resources department at NBC that said, “If your services ...
By: The Hot Joints
Democratic Debate Cancelled Due to Writers Guild Strike
2007-11-29 03:25:00 Well, the DNC has cancelled the December 10 CBS Presidential debate due to the Writers Guild strike. Last time I checked, debates didn’t need screenwriters. I feel sorry for Clinton - she really needs to fire her writer because he has NOT been doing a good job - where’d she find him? He must have been ...
Political Convenience: Hillary Will Not Cross Picket Line For CBS Debate
2007-11-22 00:56:00 This is truly hilarious! If this isn’t “The Politics of Convenience” I don’t know what is. Hillary Clinton is now saying that she won’t cross the picket line for the CBS debate. From Drudge: Clinton: I Will Not Cross Picket Line For CBS Debate Hillary Clinton issued the following statement: “The workers at CBS News have been without ...
By: The Hot Joints
KT Tunstall Performs For Writers Guild Of America Picketers
2007-11-15 00:00:00 Singer KT Tunstall performs on the picket line to support striking members of the Writers Guild of America at Walt Disney Studios on Wednesday (November 14) in Burbank, California. Tunstall had been scheduled to perform on 'The Tonight Show' last nig
Wikipedia Wednesday: Writers Guild of America.
2007-11-14 18:17:00 There's the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West.What's going on with the strike?If the writers don't tell me who Amanda's biological father is on Ugly Betty, I wouldn't know what to do with myself. Does Marc stay with his corpulent boyfriend? Will Betty ever eat anything healthy? I need answers!Designer man bags and fashion accessories
TV Blogs Go Dark in Solidarity with the Writers Guild of America
2007-11-13 08:45:00 On November 13th, this blog and the blogs listed below will be on strike for the day in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America. As fellow writers and as TV fans, we are coming together to express our strong support for the writers and their goals. We believe that when a writer’s work ...
By: Daemon's TV
TV Blogs Go Dark in Solidarity with the Writers Guild of America
2007-11-13 03:11:00 On November 13th, this blog and the blogs listed below will be on strike for the day in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America. As fellow writers and as TV fans, we are coming together to express our strong support for the writers and their goals. We believe that when a writer’s work makes money for a company, that writer deserves to be paid. Â Many writers depend on residuals for a stable income, and that income shouldn’t be based on an outdated formula which ignores the existence of new media and all but a tiny percentage of DVD sales. The talented writers responsible for so much of what we love about television should and must be paid fairly and equitably, and we will stand with them until they reach that goal. For everyone’s sake, and for the sake of television, we hope both sides can come to an agreement quickly. Â To further that goal, we are calling on our readers to sign this petition and to contact the following television networks, voicing support...
By: the TV addict
TV Blogs Go Dark in Solidarity with the Writers Guild of America
2007-11-13 00:00:00 On November 13th, this blog and the blogs listed below will be on strike for the day in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America. As fellow writers and as TV fans, we are coming together to express our strong support for the writers and their goals. We believe that when a writer's work makes ...
Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross & Nicolette Sheridan on the Writers Guild picket
2007-11-10 15:39:00 Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross & Nicolette Sheridan on the Writers Guild picket line. Visit site for more fresh celebrity photos, candids, photoshoots, gossip, rumors, paparazzi pictures, entertainment news
Explaination of the Writers Guild Strike (Video)
2007-11-10 06:08:00 There is a good reason why Lost, 24, and the rest of your other favorite television shows could face big delays. The Writers Guild Strike is about money, like everything else in this world. Currently every dollar the studio makes, writers make 2.5 cents from that dollar. They get NO compensation from internet streaming. Sound fair? You decide. Popular: 3 hours 12 minutes ago source: (www.youtube.com)
By: CelebrityPWN
Off-Beat: Why the Writers Guild is on Strike
2007-11-09 05:22:00 This explains well why the Writers Guild is on strike: News and World, off beat, politics, Video, Videos
By: What a Weenie!
Bullshattuck Supports the Writers Guild of America
2007-11-08 01:00:00 BULLSHATTUCK'S OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA'S STRIKE As a not-very-good writer, I empathize with the 12,000 writers who always seem to be on the short end of a getting-the-shaft stick, and agree with the Writers Guild of America's decision to strike. The production companies are being uncharacterisitically greedy, and I strongly believe that writers should be paid much more - they are after all, the flesh and blood and pen juice of most television shows that use words. Said striking writer Zoe Green, who recently sold her first pilot, "This will be very tough for me personally, but I 100 percent support our cause. I'm going to be struggling on $6,000 until this ends." Writers are being forced to survive off a mere $6,000?! What do the production companies think they are - animals? Animals who write television shows? I totally know where Zoe Green's coming from - a mere $6,000 is only a year's worth of my rent. Barbaric! The strike has been supported by ...
Thoughts on Writers Guild of America Strike
2007-11-07 15:11:00 This strike is a big deal, but it’s much bigger deal for Hollywood, the producers and writers than for the rest of us. I think they are facing some specific dangers that they had better think about before they drag on too long. The actual points the union and producers are arguing about are probably ...
Will Writers Guild Strike Spoil 'Heroes'?
2007-11-07 06:47:00 Share on StumbleUpon: Play VideoWill Writers Guild Strike Spoil 'Heroes'?Associated Press - (APTN)Nov. 06, 2007. 04:49 PM ESTFind out how the writers strike is already affecting the show 'Heroes.' Also catch the latest popular theories about the NBC hit and a few spoilers as well. (Nov. 6)
Writers' Guild Strike
2007-11-06 07:08:00 The Writer's Guild strike is an interesting turn of affairs, particularly for writers of all types. The entire affair has gotten melodramatic much more quickly than I would have imagined, especially with no writers writing it that way (sorry, I couldn't resist). The producer's group spokesman has called the strike "irresponsible," which really made me laugh. Irresponsible? Are lives at risk? It's pretty much a few weeks of Leno jokes, right? Yeah, pretty much. Strikes like this never last long, so I can't see all new movies coming to a grinding halt. Producers make a nice bit on the venues they produce, and actors make entirely too much. So, why drag their feet over the writers' pay? I don't remember any producers getting upset over the latest overpaid actor getting $20 million plus residuals. But since actors get them, why shouldn't writers get residuals? I'd much rather see writers get them than actors.Imagine if web content writers went on strike. I tried to do that, but...
Writers Guild of America - On Strike!
2007-11-05 18:11:00 The Writers Guild of America strike began as of 12:01 A.M. this morning. At issue, more money from producers over issues such as DVD royalties and the internet. lalate whose team has been a part of the WGA since its beginning is going to help the WGA ….. we encourage you do the same! For information on the strike, click here.
Writers Guild of America Goes on Strike
2007-11-05 15:58:00 Early this morning writers of television and film have gone on strike outside of Rockefeller Center in New York. You may have heard wind of this in the past months. Producers have been hoarding scripts for months in anticipation of the strike threat. Why would all these talented writers go on strike? It is another ...
By: TalentSpeaks
Writers Guild of America ON STRIKE
2007-11-05 07:34:00 On October 31, 2007, the contract for the Writers Guild of America, which represents 12,000 television, movie, news, and new-media writers, is set to expire. Despite more than two months of contentious talks, the usual sticking points—such as formulas for the distribution of residuals—remain. And this time, negotiators must contend with an additional problem: Neither side knows for sure where the money they hope to divvy up will come from, as new methods of content creation, distribution, and consumption emerge. With contracts for actors and directors set to expire in June, Hollywood is bracing for a meltdown. WGA Writers Guild of America is set to go on strike one minute after midnight Monday November 5, 2007 if contract bargaining fails. Strikes could start at Rockefeller Center in New York as early as 3 a.m EST and fan out to multiple Los Angeles Studios early Monday. At least audiences have this consolation: If theaters go dark and TV gets boring with re-runs, they can alway...
Home prices will be effected by a Screenwriters Guild strike
2007-11-05 04:35:00 Home prices will be effected by a Screenwriters Guild strike More than any other group the unemployed tend to loss their homes. Thus, the impact of a strike by Writers Guild of America effecting the entertainment industry, a major source of income for those in Los Angeles county, is very noteworthy. The impact of a strike is likely to be widespread. First effecting those directly employed by those in the industry and other business used in the day to business of producing entertainment, such as caters and security. A strike of 2 months or more will effect places business further down the spending chain such as art galleries and coffee shops. The areas likely effected by a strike will be areas not seriously effected by the sub prime woes. Hollywood, West Hollywood and most of the west side are likely to be the hardest hit. If a prolonged strikes occurs, foreclosures will put significant pressure on prices. I think it is interesting that the...
'The End' of TV shows? Writers Guild of America STRIKE!
2007-11-05 04:23:00 With Hollywood on the verge of all-out war, last-minute talks gave a slight hope that today's writers strike could be averted -- or at least delayed for a few days.A flurry of back-channel efforts to stave off a strike by the Writers Guild of America culminated in a Sunday meeting in Los Angeles that began at 11 a.m. PST -- only 13 hours before the official start of the WGA strike.Federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez, who joined the talks a week ago, summoned both sides to the Sunday meeting in the wake of the WGA officially declaring the start of the strike.Sunday's last-ditch effort focused on those viewed as voices of moderation, such as "ER" showrunner and former WGA president John Wells. Conversations among key players from both sides focused on exploring possible concessions in hopes of luring the WGA back to the bargaining table and away from picket lines.Among key players pushing to jump-start the bargaining process -- CBS topper Les Moonves, Disney's Robert Iger, Fox's...
By: Tv Torrent
Writers Guild of America Has No Business Striking
2007-11-03 09:12:00 Yes, I'm in favor of writers getting as much money as possible for their work - I'm a writer (published novelist, nonfiction and textbook and op-ed author), and I have no allergy to money, believe me - but television writers going on strike makes no sense for at least three reasons:1. Television viewing is declining. Writers want to get a piece of the Internet, DVD, mobile phone action. Makes perfect sense. But it doesn't make sense to adopt a strategy that will drive even more viewers away from network and cable television, which is still the primary venue for television.2. Writers are not exactly starving - it's not as if they would slip into poverty if they didn't go on strike. The economic circumstances are not dire enough to warrant a strike.3. I think, in general, that writers are an elite enough group that they don't need a union. The worker being taken advantage of by the greedy capitalist just doesn't ring true or apply to the television writer.So, I hope the W...
By: Infinite Regress
Writers Guild Of America Set To Strike
2007-11-02 22:22:00 Trouble has been brewing for days now, but it appears that the Writers Guild of America will in fact go on strike beginning Monday. At the recent WGA meeting, the union’s negotiating committee recommended that they go on strike. Negotiations have been going on for about three months. The issues for the writers are ...
By: Gone Hollywood
** Important Note Regarding Writers Guild Strike **
2007-11-02 07:06:00 The announced strike by the Writers Guild of America will not have a large impact on current primetime tv show production due to the fact that the primetime television programs currently have enough... Hannah Montana casting call, talent search, and audition information will be posted as it becomes available. JONAS (J.O.N.A.S.) auditions will be ongoing. Acting jobs will be posted when available for High School Musical 3, Wizards of Waverly Place, Suite Life of Zach & Cody, That's so Raven, and Cory In The House.
** Important Note Regarding Writers Guild Strike **
2007-11-02 07:06:00 The announced strike by the Writers Guild of America will not have a large impact on current primetime tv show production due to the fact that the primetime television programs currently have enough... Updated current casting call, audition, talent search, and agent information. Resources on getting started, scam alerts, classes, workshops, networking, Screen Actors Guild, and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
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** Important Note Regarding Writers Guild Strike **
2007-11-02 07:01:00 The announced strike by the Writers Guild of America will not have a large impact on current primetime tv show production due to the fact that the primetime television programs currently have enough... High School Musical 3 casting call, talent search, and audition information will be posted as it becomes available. JONAS (J.O.N.A.S!) auditions will be ongoing. Acting jobs will be posted when available for Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly Place, That's so Raven, and Cory In The House. |
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