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Writers' Block

"Once it starts, it's going to get ugly." -LAT writer

The first Hollywood writers strike since 1988 was expected to be long, expensive and debilitating from the get-go...and a few months into it, that seems to be the case. Writers are demanding a bigger share of DVD and new-media profits.

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December 2007
- Directors Hope to Call 'Cut!' on Strike
  
  Associated Press | Dec 13, 07 4:15 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hollywood directors will likely begin contract negotiations with studios in early January, a move that will put added pressure on writers to resolve their strike, the AP reports. The directors' guild had held off for two months in deference to the writers, but the latest collapse of talks has changed things. "We can no longer abdicate our responsibility to our own members," said the directors' guild chief. More »
- Strike Threatens Star Attraction at Golden Globes
  
  Variety | Dec 12, 07 3:33 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Hollywood writers' strike seems certain to impact the big awards shows, with picket lines under consideration at both the Golden Globes and the Oscars—and few stars willing to cross them, reports Daily Variety . The Golden Globes nominations will be announced tomorrow. The Writers Guild of America is unlikely to grant a waiver to members to write a script for the January 13 awards show. More »
- Struggling Stage Workers Demand End to Writers' Strike
  
  Los Angeles Times | Dec 10, 07 3:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Rank-and-file production workers marched through downtown Hollywood yesterday calling on the Writers Guild of America and the producers association to end the five-week strike. The group focused attention on the plights of those put out of work by the strike. Set decorators, hair and make-up artists, prop specialists and hundreds of others have lost their jobs because the strike has halted film and TV productions. More »
- Writers' Strike Deals Strong Dose of Reality
  
  New York Times | Dec 9, 07 2:46 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Reality will likely strike primetime TV with a vengeance if stalled talks between screen scribes and networks don't kick into gear, the New York Times reports. With most popular dramas on hiatus for lack of scripts, reality shows are about to explode onto the airwaves—and they may well stick around. More »
- Writers' Strike Talks Collapse
  
  Wall Street Journal | Dec 8, 07 6:14 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The prospects for an end to the Hollywood writers' strike turned grim last night, as producers walked out on tense talks with writers, vowing not to return to the negotiating table until writers cave on six of their demands. The two sides remain so far apart that the strike may drag on for months, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »
- Writers Pitch New Deal at Talks
  
  Bloomberg | Dec 5, 07 3:35 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Striking Hollywood writers presented a new contract proposal at talks yesterday that would cost studios some $150 million over three years, Bloomberg reports. If accepted, the deal would give writers a percentage share of revenue from internet and digital media. It's a potential starting point for fresh negotiations to seek an end to the month-long strike that has hurt network and movie productions. More »
- Leno Ponies Up to Pay Staffers
  
  Hollywood Reporter | Dec 3, 07 7:03 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Talk-show host Jay Leno stepped up to the plate this weekend, saying he will use his own money to pay, for at least this week, the 80 non-writing employees of "The Tonight Show" who were laid off by NBC Friday. Staffers blasted Leno when they were pink-slipped for assuring them earlier that their jobs were safe despite the writers' strike. Other late-night hosts had already agreed to pay workers out-of-pocket before layoffs were announced. More »
November 2007
- Writers Reject Producers' New Offer
  
  Associated Press | Nov 30, 07 10:38 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Striking writers angrily rejected a new offer from producers to resolve the biggest sticking point in negotiations—compensation for internet use. The producers said they offered $130 million more in annual compensation to writers, who dismissed the deal as a "massive rollback." Talks to end the 3-week strike will resume Tuesday, the AP reports. More »
- The Name's Bonds, Barry Bonds
  
  Variety | Nov 29, 07 3:54 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - HBO is planning a movie about the recently indicted Barry Bonds, to be written and directed by Ron Shelton—the man responsible for Bull Durham, Tin Cup, and White Man Can't Jump. HBO has acquired the rights to the nonfiction book Game of Shadows , which detailed the unfolding scandal over Bonds and performance-enhancing drugs. More »
- Dems Cancel LA Debate Over Strike
  
  New York Times | Nov 28, 07 10:02 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Wary of crossing picket lines, the Democratic National Committee today backed out of a presidential debate scheduled to air next month on CBS stations, citing the ongoing strike by TV and film scriptwriters. While talks to end that walkout continue, a potential strike by CBS news writers also complicated matters, the New York Times reports. More »
- Daly Defies Writers' Strike
  
  E! Online | Nov 28, 07 3:48 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - NBC late-night talk show host Carson Daly will defy striking writers by becoming the first to resume taping new episodes since the union action pushed the network night programs into re-runs. Daly's decision comes after NBC threatened to lay off all non-writing staff, reports E! News. There's no sign that Jay Leno, David Letterman or Conan O'Brien will follow suit. More »
- Writers, Producers Optimistic as Talks Resume
  
  Deadline Hollywood Daily | Nov 27, 07 9:45 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - "Reasonableness ruled the day” during yesterday’s renewed negotiations between producers and striking screenwriters, an insider tells Deadline Hollywood Daily scoop artist Nikki Finke. Producers and writers reviewed the status of proposals outlined Nov. 4 before talks broke off and the strike began, with plans to resume today, when "they really start advancing the ball," says a source. More »
- Reality Woes Add to Scribe Strike
  
  Los Angeles Times | Nov 24, 07 4:15 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - With negotiations in the Hollywood writer's strike coming Monday, a new survey shows that writers for "unscripted" TV are denied overtime pay and meal breaks, the Los Angeles Times reports. Reality TV is a major sticking point in the strike, as studios insist that writers be classified as editors and story producers. More »
- Writers March on Hollywood Blvd
  
  Variety | Nov 21, 07 12:45 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Though one marcher was "Looking for Mr. Write," the other 4,000 striking writers and supporters who took over Hollywood Boulevard yesterday were marching to boost solidarity before for next week's negotiations with studios. An Alicia Keys performance kicked off a rally aimed at keeping strike commitment high. "Let's get this done by Christmas," one writer urged studios, Variety reports. More »
- News Writers Vote to Strike CBS
  
  Broadcasting & Cable | Nov 20, 07 4:19 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Some 500 CBS News writers and other staffers are threatening to join Hollywood writers on the picket line. News writers, graphic artists, researchers and other network employees who are members of the Writers Guild of America have voted by a huge majority to authorize a strike against the company, the union announced yesterday. WGA news employees have been working without a contract since 2005 and without raises since 2004. More »