If all goes as planned today, the Writers Guild of America will formally announce its decision to call off the 100-day-old writers' strike, putting writers back to work as soon as tomorrow. But what happens then? How long must we wait to see new TV? And did the strike resolve all the issues at hand? Here's a roundup of the latest news: For viewers, the big questions are: When do my shows come Read more

Want to see your movies back in production, series back on TV, and writers back at work? Then cross all your fingers and toes today: Members of the Writers Guild of America are meeting to chat about the status of negotiations in the writers' strike. Word as of yesterday was that an agreement between writers and producers was being drafted, and if it's done —and the WGA membership supports it Read more

Our long Winter of repeats, reality shows, and terrible awards show press conferences may be coming to an end —and sooner rather than later. The entertainment world is buzzing with the news that "major roadblocks" to a new contract between writers and producers have been eliminated, meaning the writers' strike could be over as early as this week. There's no official contract as of now, and Read more

It's not a contract. Heck, it's not even official negotiations. But as the Hollywood writers' strike enters its 12th week, at least there's a little bright spot out there on the horizon: The writers' union will hold informal talks with studio executives this week, in the hopes of eventually getting back to the table for a formal bargaining session. At least they're speaking at all — something Read more

The writers are striking! The writers are striking! And it's becoming increasingly apparent that the only way to end the dispute is with a pair of magical penny scissors. So can we bibbidi-bobbidi-get on it already? I'm tired of prime time déja vu. Read more

Bad news for the Golden Globes: The striking Writers Guild of America has turned down a request from the producers of the Golden Globes to allow a union writer to work on the January show. That means the ceremony will be treated like any other Hollywood production or studio being picketed by the writers. Well, not just any production. It's still a fancy awards ceremony, after all, so the writers Read more

It's award central around here today: First the Golden Globe nominations, and now the first set of nominees for the Writers Guild Awards. Yup, that's the same Writers Guild that's on strike right now. It's nice to have some positive news coming from them these days! Today's nominations covered television and radio, and just like the Golden Globes, cable dominated the television categories. A lot Read more

There's a recess in writers' strike talks today, as the writers' side considers a new proposal presented yesterday by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The producers say the proposal, dubbed the New Economic Partnership, would offer writers more than $130 million beyond what they already receive for broadcasts of their work over the Internet and other "new media" methods. Read more

Negotiations in the writers' strike are resuming today, but for the moment, pencils are still down in Hollywood. What would a writerless TV and movie season look like? Several A-list actors are offering up their interpretations in a series of videos called Speechless. The videos, which feature the cast of Ugly Betty, Harvey Keitel, Kate Beckinsale, Holly Hunter, David Schwimmer, and many more, Read more