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Posts with tag: writers-strike | Return to WriteNews.com Homepage Writers' Strike Altering TV Schedules The writers' strike is going to have a huge impact on television. The longer the strike is the bigger the impact will be on television. Some shows like Desperate Housewives and The Office have already ended production meaning that only the shows that have already been filmed will be aired. Others shows are still in production but they are running out of scripts to produce. This chart shows how many episodes the tv shows still have left. If the strike continues into the spring it could delay the production of next year's shows as well. Lost co-creator and head writer Damon Lindelof wrote in a New York Times op-ed that if the strike is long enough new shows will not be seen until 2009. If this strike lasts longer than three months, an entire season of television will end this December. No dramas. No comedies. No "Daily Show." The strike will also prevent any pilots from being shot in the spring, so even if the strike is settled by then, you won't see any new shows until the following January. As in 2009. Both the guild and the studios we are negotiating with do agree on one thing: this situation would be brutal.It looks like this could be a long fought battle between writers and the big studios. Posted on November 12, 2007 Permalink | | | Comments (View) | The Writers' Strike is underway with writers now picketing outside major studios in Los Angeles and New York City. WGA reps and studio heads failed to cut a deal during last minute negotiations late last night. Writers are seeking higher payouts for DVDs. They also want to be paid for films and shows distributed online and by cell phone. The New York Times says the strike will initially have a much bigger impact on sitcoms, talk shows and soaps than on films. Ten hours of bargaining presided over by a federal mediator failed to close a deal before a strike deadline set last Friday by the Writers Guild of America, which has sought a greater share of DVD and Internet revenues for its members.You can keep up with the latest details on the strike on writerswrite.com's Writers Strike section and on the Writers' Strike Twitter. Posted on November 5, 2007 Permalink | | | Comments (View) | The Writers' Strike is On The L.A. Times reports that the feared writers' strike is going to happen. Guild members will be informed by email about the exact time the walkout is scheduled to begin. A strike would destabilize Southern California's signature industry and mark the first time in two decades that writers had walked off the job.Complete details about the strike and the timing of the strike won't be available until tomorrow. The strike will have an impact on films, television and late night talk shows. More details about the strike and events leading up to it can be found in the Writers' Strike section of the Writer's Blog. Posted on November 2, 2007 Permalink | | | Comments (View) | 
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