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WRITERS 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.

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.

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 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?

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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?

Now that the strike is over, what will happen to your favorite TV Shows?

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 Golden Globes got cut down to size. The Grammys are still at 50/50. Amid the burgeoning effects of the WGA strike, are the Oscars next?

Here is an update of the Writer's Strike.

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.

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

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

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.

"Maybe I'm the only one who saw the movie "Newsies," but I was under the impression that the whole point of a strike was to bring management to its knees by not providing some necessary aspect of it's product. Aren't they undermining themselves by making exceptions?"

While The Writer's Guild of America and movie studios are at war. This may be the opportunity for unknown writers and independent filmmakers to step forth and reclaim Hollywood.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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?

The Hollywood Foreign Press Award Winners are announced as the WGA strike turns an awards melee into a press conference news item.

Thw Writers Guild of America, locked in bitter contract negotiations

The motive for the Writer's Strike currently in effect across Southern California has frozen Hollywood movie production. But just as more of strange Tom Cruise allegations make the news, his new studio is poised to grab the entire movie industry for himself and his church.

A recent strike is occurring throughout television today. Writers are demanding better royalties and work conditions while the networks refuse to cooperate.

Why are Hollywood writers on strike and what does this mean to you, the AC content producer?

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.

The Writer's Guild has announced initiative for informal return to the egotiations table. But in the meantime another entire television season has continued on without new product. That's millions of dollar lost.

What did the writers gain now that the strike is over? Did they make the huge strides they risked job security and mortgage payments for?

The post strike episodes of CSI-Miami have begun. Read on for descriptions of the newest episodes and find the airing dates!

Avid fans of the ABC hit series "Lost" are puzzled about whwther the Writer's Strike will stand in the way of new episodes for the entire 2007-2008 television season. The new Season 4 LOST trailer gets fans excited again.

Rumors have it that SC Johnson Glade executives have called an emergency meeting and will sit down with networks on December 7th to debate pulling network spots.

A satirical look at the Writer's Guild Strike

The Writer's Strike which shut down Hollywood for over three months is officially over. Read for more info...

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?

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.

Sometimes it takes a strike to finally make people realize how indispensable writing is to Hollywood. The best movies are held together not by star power or special effects but by the teams of unsung creative minds writing the script and screenplay.

Thanks to the striking Writer's Guild of America (WGA), annual awards ceremony, the Golden Globes, has been scaled back to almost nothing this year.

The WGA strike may end as early as this Friday.

Review of late night TV shows during strike

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

Considering the striking WGA writers were away from their computers for months--we can only hope they made secret notes on future writing ideas. Otherwise, they may have a long road of recovery ahead to get their high-level creativity back in order...

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

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?

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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'.

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

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.

Did the writer's strike cause Grey's Anatomy viewers to change the channel?

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

During the writer's strike, I found my favorite shows suddenly gone. In their place, was shlock like Wife Swap, Deal or No Deal, Supernanny and Lost.

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

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

2008 Oscars: Will The Writer's Strike Benefit From Canceling The Show

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.

Who in the entertainment industry is actually a producer and who is actually a writer?

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.

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

Check out your favorite shows- Cold Case, CSI-Miami, NCIS, Criminal Minds, CSI-NY, Without a Trace, CSI, Ghost Whisperer, and Numb3rs! Find out what you will see in the new, premier episodes and the following episodes, and where you can watch online!

Find out when and where you can catch up on the last few episodes of ER season 14 and watch the brand new episodes airing in April.

Why writers are important

Alan Rosenberg, SAG president, announces that SAG actors are hesitant to cross WGA picket lines to present or accept awards at the Golden Globes.

The state of our decade...in comparison to the last one...

Another Strike could be near as offers and accusations fly to and fro

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

Awards Shows depend on writers to write the opening monologue and dialogue for the presenters. What can awards shows do if the writers are still on strike?

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

The writers' strike has taken away many popular TV shows? Why not replace these shows with sporting events?

After three months, rumor has it a tentative agreement may have been reached.

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

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.

On Tuesday, November 20th, over 4000 people from several unions joined the writers for a Solidarity With Writer's Rally. Here is my experience.

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.

How does the writer's strike affect others in the industry? One talent manager's assistant explains her own experience with the unfortunate ‘trickle down effect' of Hollywood's labor strikes...as the dominoes continue to fall.

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...