Writers strike officially over; they go back to work Wednesday
02-12-08 | 09:08 PM
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Writers strike officially over; they go back to work Wednesday
From AP:
Writers vote to end 3-month strike that crippled Hollywood
By LYNN ELBER
AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Striking Hollywood writers are going back to work.
The Writers Guild of America says 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.
The union's board of directors approved a tentative contract Sunday giving writers a share of the growing revenue from programs offered on the internet and other new media.
Guild leaders say they are fighting for a piece of the future, as Internet-delivered entertainment is expected to claim an increasing share of the market.
The writers' walkout stopped work on dozens of TV shows and disrupted movie production. The strike also turned the usually star-studded Golden Globes show into a news conference and threatened the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony.
Writers vote to end 3-month strike that crippled Hollywood
By LYNN ELBER
AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Striking Hollywood writers are going back to work.
The Writers Guild of America says 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.
The union's board of directors approved a tentative contract Sunday giving writers a share of the growing revenue from programs offered on the internet and other new media.
Guild leaders say they are fighting for a piece of the future, as Internet-delivered entertainment is expected to claim an increasing share of the market.
The writers' walkout stopped work on dozens of TV shows and disrupted movie production. The strike also turned the usually star-studded Golden Globes show into a news conference and threatened the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony.
02-12-08 | 09:32 PM
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woo hoo.
why is this not in the tv section?
why is this not in the tv section?
02-13-08 | 12:22 AM
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Great news!
02-13-08 | 02:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Mercury&Solace
Woot! Great news, hopefully a full season of Lost now! 
Damon Lindelof is eager for some answers. An executive producer of ABC's mystery serial "Lost," he should learn this week what his show's future holds as it closes out its fourth season.
"Lost" has been back on the air just two weeks. But the strike meant a planned 16-episode shooting schedule was halted after just eight episodes were shot. Fans braced themselves for no more this season.
"But we very much want to come back and do as many episodes as possible," said Lindelof, who then listed a few issues that first need to be settled.
"How many episodes can best serve our story? And what are the production realities?" He noted that the shooting facility in Hawaii, 2,500 miles from his Los Angeles office, had been shuttered since Thanksgiving. The crew has dispersed, the huge cast has scattered.
The first new post-strike episode of "Lost" could possibly be ready for broadcast the week after episode eight appears, he said. There likely would be three or four more after that.
Could there be even more?
"I'd be surprised if the network wanted to air episodes deep into the summer," he said. But if all the pieces fell into place, "Lost" fans would be blessed: "I don't see why we couldn't deliver all eight remaining episodes."
"Lost" has been back on the air just two weeks. But the strike meant a planned 16-episode shooting schedule was halted after just eight episodes were shot. Fans braced themselves for no more this season.
"But we very much want to come back and do as many episodes as possible," said Lindelof, who then listed a few issues that first need to be settled.
"How many episodes can best serve our story? And what are the production realities?" He noted that the shooting facility in Hawaii, 2,500 miles from his Los Angeles office, had been shuttered since Thanksgiving. The crew has dispersed, the huge cast has scattered.
The first new post-strike episode of "Lost" could possibly be ready for broadcast the week after episode eight appears, he said. There likely would be three or four more after that.
Could there be even more?
"I'd be surprised if the network wanted to air episodes deep into the summer," he said. But if all the pieces fell into place, "Lost" fans would be blessed: "I don't see why we couldn't deliver all eight remaining episodes."
02-13-08 | 06:56 AM
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I have a friend who works on Ghost Whisperer who wrote me last night saying "I am back at work! Woo hoo!"
Yay to the writer's finally getting what they deserve (more or less).
Yay to the writer's finally getting what they deserve (more or less).
02-13-08 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Draven
I have a friend who works on Ghost Whisperer who wrote me last night saying "I am back at work! Woo hoo!"
Yay to the writer's finally getting what they deserve (more or less).
Yay to the writer's finally getting what they deserve (more or less).
A show like BATMAN t.v. will cost more to put on dvd because now they have to give the writer's more money.
02-13-08 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Draven
I have a friend who works on Ghost Whisperer who wrote me last night saying "I am back at work! Woo hoo!"
I should have scabbed for that show:
[ENTER Jennifer Love Hewitt, where a low cut blouse]
HEWITT: Blah blah blah. Something inane.
Originally Posted by wm lopez
Does that mean dvds prices will go up or certain shows will never make it to dvd because now the price of profit went up?
02-13-08 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Groucho
What the hell? Ghost Whisperer has writers?!?
I should have scabbed for that show:
[ENTER Jennifer Love Hewitt, where a low cut blouse]
HEWITT: Blah blah blah. Something inane.I think the average consumer can afford 4 extra cents on their DVD purchase.
I should have scabbed for that show:
[ENTER Jennifer Love Hewitt, where a low cut blouse]
HEWITT: Blah blah blah. Something inane.I think the average consumer can afford 4 extra cents on their DVD purchase.
Last edited by Draven; 02-13-08 at 12:01 PM.
02-13-08 | 11:59 AM
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From: Formerly known as Groucho AND Bandoman/Death Moans, Iowa
Originally Posted by wm lopez
Does that mean dvds prices will go up or certain shows will never make it to dvd because now the price of profit went up?
A show like BATMAN t.v. will cost more to put on dvd because now they have to give the writer's more money.
A show like BATMAN t.v. will cost more to put on dvd because now they have to give the writer's more money.
02-13-08 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by wm lopez
Does that mean dvds prices will go up or certain shows will never make it to dvd because now the price of profit went up?
A show like BATMAN t.v. will cost more to put on dvd because now they have to give the writer's more money.
A show like BATMAN t.v. will cost more to put on dvd because now they have to give the writer's more money.
Why on earth shouldn't EVERYONE involved be compensated for this profitable work?
