The Strike Is On!

[JayR]

From the LA Times:

Writers Will Strike, Union Confirms

Negotiators for the Writers Guild of America said they would notify members by e-mail Friday afternoon of when the walkout would occur, according to people present at the meeting.

 

[JayR]

From the LA Times:

Q & A: How a writers' strike would play out

 

[JayR]

Damn does no one care about the writers' strike?

It seems like they don't.

Obviously some on this board are more interested in posting fantasy/speculation posts about stations that aren't even in their neck of the woods and won't affect them than something that is about to affect all TV viewers in the long run. How pathetic!

That it is... :-\

 

[JayR]

From The Hollywood Reporter:

WGA votes to strike Monday; more talks set for Sunday

Barring a weekend agreement to forestall the walkout, pickets are expected at studios and networks on both coasts.

 

[mjlarochelle]

Oh, in the end they'll get some new contract and the quality of their work will go down again.

 

[JayR]

An interesting take on the strike from Canada.com:

Strike of the Stupids: Hollywood writers strike ill-timed

There are two things you need to know about the Hollywood writers strike, if you watch TV or you go to the movies.

1. It won't affect you immediately.

2. It will affect you eventually.

 

[JayR]

From the National Post:

Writers' strike may be good news for Hollywood North

"If the strike goes on long enough, they might want to get a little more adventurous with what they pick up"..."Their shelves will dry up soon enough and if they don't want to just fill it with just anything, then I think why not look north of the border where our writers are actually working and we're writing and producing shows?"

 

[JayR]

From ABC News:

Writers' Strike Is a 'Marathon, Not a Sprint'

"There are a lot of people who think this [strike] is going to be a matter of months and months not weeks and days," said Ben Grossman, the Los Angeles bureau chief for the trade publication Broadcasting & Cable. "This is a marathon, not a sprint."

 

[JayR]

From Deadline Hollywood Daily:

Deals, Lies & Backchanneling...

{B}oth sides in this writers vs producers fight are further apart than they have ever been, and that’s saying a lot. Both sides believe they have fresh and ample reasons not to go back into negotiations anytime soon. And by soon a worst case scenario of months and months and months.