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Striking Writers to Resume Talks

With 2 dozen TV shows shut down, will meet with studio reps Nov. 26

By Jane Yager,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 17, 2007 5:48 AM CST
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(Newser) – With the Hollywood writers' strike starting to cause economic pain, writers and studios have agreed to head back to the bargaining table Nov. 26. The breakthrough came via back-channel talks between top TV writers and studio execs, the Los Angeles Times reports. The strike halted production on some two dozen TV shows; late-night talk  shows are in reruns, and stockpiled episodes of others are dwindling.

Pressure mounted last week, as the strike halted production on the high-profile film 'Angels & Demons' and everyone from talent agents to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged the two sides to go back to the table. Writers will continue their pickets and rallies until Nov. 26, including a massive march along Hollywood Boulevard expected Tuesday.

Picketers supporting the writers strike, including Jack Kenny, center, walk the line outside Paramount Pictures studios, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007, in Los Angeles.(AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Picketers supporting the writers strike, including Jack Kenny, center, walk the line outside Paramount Pictures studios, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007, in Los Angeles.(AP Photo/Nick Ut)   (Associated Press)
Michael Lent carries his three-year-old son, Willem, on his shoulders as Lent and other Writers Guild of America members picket outside the Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif., Monday. Nov 12, 2007, at the start of the second week of the strike. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Michael Lent carries his three-year-old son, Willem, on his shoulders as Lent and other Writers Guild of America members picket outside the Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif., Monday. Nov 12, 2007, at...   (Associated Press)
Screen Actors Guild (SAG) member Nicolette Sheridan, with a strike sign reflected in the window behind her, joins members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and others on the picket line in front of Universal Studios and Universal City theme park in Universal City, Calif., Tuesday, Nov., 13, 2007....
Screen Actors Guild (SAG) member Nicolette Sheridan, with a strike sign reflected in the window behind her, joins members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and others on the picket line in front of...   (Associated Press)
Picketers supporting the writers strike walk the line outside Paramount Pictures studios Tuesday Nov. 13, 2007 in Los Angeles.(AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Picketers supporting the writers strike walk the line outside Paramount Pictures studios Tuesday Nov. 13, 2007 in Los Angeles.(AP Photo/Nick Ut)   (Associated Press)
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