Feb 12, 2009 -
One year ago today, Hollywood was rejoicing: The 100-day writers' strike finally came to an end! And just a few months later, our TV schedule returned to normal.
Or did it?
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Oct 29, 2008 -
Well, at least one good thing came out of last Winter's writers' strike. This week brought the launch of Strike.tv, a venture for comedy writers to put their own content on the Web without the interference of networks. (Think Dr.
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Jun 10, 2008 -
Earlier this year, TV writers were in the news like never before — but, unfortunately, that's because they were on strike. So, what's it like when they're working? The New York Times has given us a peek, taking us inside the rooms where the writers come up with the dramatic scenes and witty one-liners that make television so great.
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May 01, 2008 -
TV ratings have been pretty miserable overall ever since scripted shows started returning to the air. It seems to be a little surprising to networks and advertisers, who expected viewers to come rushing back in a show of "absence makes the heart grow fonder"-style affection.
Today's New York Times notes that serial dramas have taken the brunt of the ratings hit and suggests several theories, one of which is that the strike gave viewers an excuse to quit shows that they just weren't that into anymore.
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Apr 07, 2008 -
If you were eagerly looking forward to this Summer for new seasons of HBO favorites like Big Love, Entourage, and Flight of the Conchords, here's some bad news: You're going to have to keep waiting. As a result of the writers' strike, all of those shows have been pushed till Fall — if not beyond.
The strike delayed filming on several series, including Entourage and True Blood, the vampire series starring Anna Paquin and written by Six Feet Under's Alan Ball.
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Feb 27, 2008 -
- USA Today has a gallery of images from the psychological thriller The Box, starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden.
- It's official: Hollywood writers approved their new contract with almost 94 percent of WGA members voting in favor of the agreement, the Associated Press reports.
- Miss/Guided, the ABC comedy starring Judy Greer, will premiere in March, Zap2it reports.
- The next Terminator movie, starring Christian Bale, will open Memorial Day weekend of 2009, Variety reports.
- Billboard writes that Justin Timberlake, Lou Reed and Billy Joel are among the people who will induct members of the 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class next month in New York.
- The New York Times reports that several networks are ready to claim Jay Leno once he's done with The Tonight Show next year.
- The Martin Scorsese film Shutter Island, starring Leonardo Dicaprio, just added Emily Mortimer, Jackie Earle Haley and Max von Sydow to the cast, according to ComingSoon.
- Variety has the news that Jonathan Rhys Meyers will join Julianne Moore in the supernatural thriller Shelter.
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Feb 15, 2008 -
Wondering how you're going to get your Shonda Rhimes fix before new episodes of Grey's Anatomy return in late April? Well, if you live in LA, and you have 85 bucks and no plans for Feb. 29, you can go see the casts of Grey's and Private Practice as they throw a singing benefit.
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Feb 14, 2008 -
So, the writers' strike is dunzo — but that doesn't mean we're getting our shows back right away. It generally will take between four and six weeks to get a comedy back on the air, while dramas will need six to eight. CBS became the first network to announce when its shows will return, and NBC followed soon after.
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Feb 13, 2008 -
In the past 48 hours the writers voted overwhelmingly to end to the three-month-old writers' strike. Writers should be able to go back to work on Wednesday, and the Oscars will be going ahead as scheduled, thanks to a massive 92.5 percent of the Writers Guild of America members voting to stop the strike immediately.
The WGA president's statement can be found here, and Buzz has more on what's next.
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