Fri, 2 November 2007
Well folks, looks like it might be a short, short season after all.
From the AP: HOLLYWOOD WRITERS GOING ON STRIKE By GARY GENTILE, AP Business Writer (11/01/07)
LOS ANGELES - Television and movie screen writers said Thursday they
would go on strike for the first time in nearly 20 years in a dispute over royalties. Four writers told The Associated Press that Writers Guild of America President Patric Verrone made the announcement in a closed-door session, drawing loud cheers from the crowd [...] Writers said the guild board would meet Friday to formally call a strike and decide when it would start. They said guild members would be told Friday afternoon. For the rest of the article, click HERE. Nothing much to do here but ride it out and hope for the best. EDIT: Lots of media outlets have special articles up regarding the strike. This one at the WALL STREET JOURNAL does a pretty good job of summing up the issues at stake.
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-- posted at: 12:39am EDT
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RE: \"I\'m not sure how the contracts work for people like Mindy, BJ, or Paul. I assume they could still act, but wouldn\'t be able to write any material.\" Yeah, on Friday, Bill Maher said the strike also him to fulfill his duties as a performer/producer, but he can\'t have any hand in any scripted material. I\'d assume that\'s the same for Paul/Mindy/BJ
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