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On the surface the writer's strike seems reasonable. There are many good writers outside the guild, however, that would willingly work for what the WGA has turned down.

Recent developments within the Screen Actors Guild indicate they, like the Writers Guild, may be pushing for a strike.

The current Writer's Strike means halted production on some shows and no more Top Ten lists from Letterman so, as a writer in Hollywood myself, I'm providing a top-ten list of my very own.

Those who enjoy sitting down to watch their favorite shows, or anticipate seeing long-awaited films in theaters, had better think about taking up a new hobby for a while, as the possibility of an industry-wide strike in 2008 becomes a reality.

Thw Writers Guild of America, locked in bitter contract negotiations

The writers strike may be affecting more than the actors.

The Directors Guild and The Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers agree to start negotiating. Is this the beginning of the end to the writers strike?

On November 5th the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike. The strike was due to an inability for industry heads to agree to the demands the WGA had pertaining to residual payments for digital media. What does a strike mean for the everyday television viewer?

Support the Writers Guild of America Strike by Using Your Local Library

The early history of the Writers Guild of America and their struggle with the Hollywood studio moguls

Though there is still no official statement from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, sponsors of the Golden Globe Awards, media buzz is that the awards show has been canceled as a result of the Writers Guild strike.

The WGA has set out specific rules for the studio companies to abide by. Tomorrow will mark the first day of the strike leaving many studios in limbo for signing new writers.

I'll be honest with you. As the talks of a possible strike emerged and then became a reality, I was a little miffed. Why? Because it was affecting me and not very positively. One of my favorite past times has come to a screeching halt. But is there more at stake?

The WGA TV and movie writers strike officially began on November 5, and if you haven't started seeing the repercussions just yet, you'll be in for a surprise in the upcoming weeks. Is your favorite TV show going to see a dismal end in the upcoming months?

While Leno and company will return to the airwaves sans jokes, David Letterman has struck a deal that will put his writers back to work and guarantee laughs at his own networks expense.

Let's get down to the nitty gritty of why the W.G.A. is on strike, and discuss what it could mean for the future of your favorite shows and movie studios.

In an issue taking center stage in labor negotiations between Hollywood studios and writers, NBC Universal has lost a complaint against the Writers Guild of America over 'webisodes'.

Hollywood studios can't get it together. Writers feel cheated so they went out on strike. Over at Associated Content, content producers are treated fairly.

It's a tale of two talk shows. David Letterman and Jay Leno have been broadcasting repeats for weeks because of the writers strike. But that's about to change.

Negotiations on the writer's strike began on November 26th and they seem to be nearing closure but both sides are still holding out for the better deal while many people are losing their jobs indefinitely.

Are The 2008 Golden Globes and Oscars Dunzo due to the writers strike?

The Writers Guild Strike Could Be A Long One. Here Are Some Fun Filled Ideas To Help You Survive.

The fear in Hollywood and throughout the entertainment industry is that the writers strike will force a cancellation of the Academy Awards that mirrors the boycotted and subsequently cancelled Golden Globe Awards on January 13.

The Writers Guild of America, which is the union that represents writers in the entertainment industry, is on strike. The issues that have roiled the folks who write for TV and film are rather minor, but the gulf between them and the studios is wide indeed.

Wonder what's going to happen if the strike goes on? Wonder no more. It's not pretty.

A look at how the continuing writers strike is starting to effect more than just our regular scheduled programming.

Would you like to help the writers on strike? You can, and here's how you can help.

Regarding the strike, let's take a look at the top ten rated television shows, according to the Nielson ratings, and see how America's ten favorite television programs will be directly affected if this strike continues.

While the Writers Guild strike has seen some bending as of late, the truth is becoming clear that there may really be no end in sight and no pilot season in 2008.

What the guild will do for writers and how much they charge to do it. Yes there is a fee that they take from us writers.

Consumers, media watchers, viewers and industry insiders must all consider the effect the newly launched writer's strike will have on the holiday Southland economy of Los Angeles, California

The Writer's Guild of America Strike has convinced many that its aim are constructive. But myths have sprung up about the strike and its possible goals and ultimate achievements.

Writing is work. No matter where, when or what it's ultimately called, writers should get paid fairly.

Firedoglake has setup a site where fans can go to speak up for striking writers and let executives know exactly what they think!

A satirical look at the Writer's Guild Strike

Thank to the WGA strike the Golden Globe Award ceremony has been cancelled. Why did this happen and what is the fate of other awards shows.

A look at the writers strike. This is an attepmt to make what is being fough for easier for the public to wrap their minds around

The Writers Guild of America struck a deal with CBS over increased payments for Webisodes -- web only video content -- but it may be too little too late to avert a repeat of the industries devastating 1988 work stoppage.

News of a writer's strike is beginning to surface. What will we do when the writer's of our favorite shows simply walk away?

A look at the strike that's wreaking havoc in Hollywood

The Writer's Strike is causing shows to lose millions of dollars.

A rundown of current television shows that may get the ax. As shows go dark or run out of episodes, without available writers to prop them up midseason, many television shows may go boom.

Why are the Writers striking and how will it affect our television and movie viewing? Read this article to find out more...

The WGA has reached an agreement with the major studios and industry heads to end the strike. Workers may be back at work by Monday, February 11.

Give a gift to the screenwriter on your holiday list they need and will love.

If and when the Writers Guild of America strikes this fall, I intend to cross the line and work for the other side -- and then I'll join the guild I just betrayed.

The chances of selling a screenplay are very slim, yet it is possible if you can master the art of writing and selling a motion picture.

The Writers Guild has reached an tentative agreement and it appears that the strike is ending.

Imagine if average Joe's & Jane's off the street wrote episodes for our favorite shows?

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences was founded by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer V.P. Louis B. Mayer to forestall unionization in Hollywood. During the height of the Great Depression, labor strife nearly destroyed the Academy and the Oscars.

The Weinstein Company could announce a deal in the writers' strike today.

Television shows, as we know them, have been on a vacation imposed by the striking screen guild writers. Seems they feel left out of the dvd business.

This is an analysis of the ongoing strike of the writers in the US for TV shows and movies. The strike has revived the question of ownership of power in the production of shows and movies.

Revenue sharing on sites such as Newsvine, Associated Content, and vanity book publishers only serves to marginalize writers, and shouldn't be tolerated any longer.

The WGA strike may end as early as this Friday.

Everyone has probably heard something about the writers strike that is currently going on.

WGA member Mark Albracht takes a look at some of the folks walking the picket lines in Hollywood.

Hopefully Americans will realize how valuable writers are. (And yes, I know I misspelled "Strike". There's a reason for that)

With the writer's guild strike, the Oscars may be on hold this year. Is this a bad thing or should we rejoice that at least one group of workers are defending their constitutional rights?

A TV viewer's point of view of the Writers Guild stike.

Most people are unaware of exactly what the WGA is striking about. What people are more unaware of however is what a long term strike could mean for California's economy.

There are many creative, interesting, and well-paid jobs that new writers overlook. Three examples are jobs in the design industry, banking and finance, and writing for non-profits.

Save money on your self-employment taxes by taking advantage of tax deductions available to freelance writers. What qualifies as a legitimate business expense? What else can you deduct? Read on.

This whole writer's strike business is getting hairy...really, really hairy. So yesterday, I had a hair-brained idea so simple and so bizarre that it just might work ~ at least in my fantasy world of getting this strike over and done with for good...

With the Screen Actors Guild contract expired, will Hollywood shut down once more?

Ongoing questions and a class action lawsuit focus questions after a whistleblower informs about undelivered money in millions being held back from writers.

The seemingly endless Writer's Guild of America strike doesn't have to mean the end of your television viewing pleasure.

Following on the heels of the United Artists deal, the Weinstein Company is expected to follow suit.

This article examines how current Hollywood screenwriters Dan Bucatinsky and Tim McCanlies learned from their predecessors' habits and how they jumpstarted their writing careers.

The AMPTP walked out of negotiations and refused to go back to the tables. The WGA has filed a lawsuit under the National Labor Relations Act and will begin bargaining with individual production companies.

Will scabs help daytime or will they make it worse? A look at how the writer's strike affects soap operas.

The Writer's Strike in 1988 cost the entertainment industry over $500 million dollars and left thousands without jobs. Here are some suggestions for ending this strike before our economy takes a hit.

Internet video is well on its way to putting the final nail into network televisions grave. With the writers strike going well into 2008, Internet video has the opportunity to fully take over.

Classic theory to be tested: 4000 Chimpanzees to be given typewriters, write for network television.

In no particular order, the author summarizes key national news stories of the year.

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Because producers and production companies are swamped with thousands of queries each week, it is vital to compose a query that grabs the reader's attention and provides them with the right information.

Steve Martin's best quotes

New and Improved Season.

This is a cry, or a scream, towards the lack of preparation this college provides students on the cusp of graduating. Be weary.

Writers Guild Dubuque announces the latest writers workshop in November

Justine Bateman has strong opinions on the "deconstruction" that is going on right now in entertainment

The move away from terrestrial radio has served to energize proponents of the classic short radio drama format. Irwin Gonshak is one such supporter.

College sophomore and spoken word veteran A'tira Banks comes to Isabella's

If we don't end this strike and fast America as we know it and possibly all of civilization will be destroyed. The economy will crumble. World leaders will cower in fear.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards, aka the SAG Awards were handed out tonight. The SAG Awards are given to actors and actresses and ensemble casts for theatrical motion pictures and for primetime TV shows.

The Romance Writers of America is more than writing romance.

Writing contests force you to create a body of work on deadline, and often within a strict set of guidelines. A writer who can use this as a springboard for stellar prose deserves all the recognition they can get.

Hollywood based Ur Network Alliance at http://www.urnetworkalliance.com/3.html will begin weekly networking and support group meetings featuring film and show business industry guests.

Being a member of the communist party has never been a crime. Invoking your Fifth Amendment right has never been a crime. So then why did Dalton Trumbo spend almost a year in prison if he committed no crime?

I watch too much TV. But as my favorite TV shows go dark one by one, I find myself in quite a quandary. So I've come up with my own 10-step plan to help me survive the strike.

The WGA, who has been on strike for over two months has a petition circulating. If interested, please sign.

Hollywood based Ur Network Alliance at http://www.urnetworkalliance.com/3.html will begin weekly networking and support group meetings featuring film and show business industry guests. . .

I joined my fellow SAG members to show solidarity with the WGA on Tuesday, November 13th at the "Picketing with the Stars" rally. Here is my encounter.

Looking for a replacement for your favorite TV writers? Look no further.