Other than 'The Office', and '24', which was rumored to have gone all touchy feely Jack Bauer feels guilty for torturing mass murderers, so I'm not sure I miss it anyway, I didn't miss the WGA written shows a bit.
Sports, News, Documentaries, all I watch lately.
The quality of sitcoms has sunk so far, it hurts me now to watch them.
What are you watching this summer?
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Ed Mahmoud wrote:Other than 'The Office', and '24', which was rumored to have gone all touchy feely Jack Bauer feels guilty for torturing mass murderers, so I'm not sure I miss it anyway, I didn't miss the WGA written shows a bit.
Sports, News, Documentaries, all I watch lately.
The quality of sitcoms has sunk so far, it hurts me now to watch them.
Ed - you should check out newcomer, a one hour drama but with comedic moments called Eli Stone. We like it! You may also....
http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/eli-stone/287960
http://abc.go.com/primetime/elistone/index?pn=index
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SATURDAY 9:00 PM: I've received word from inside the Shrine Auditorium meeting that the WGA West membership was obviously "very positive" about resolving the writers strike as soon as possible and accepting the deal negotiated by the guild leadership with the Hollywood moguls. Also, the WGA governing bodies wisely decided to ensure that guild members be able to vote within the next 48 hours before the strike can be called off by leaders -- even though the AMPTP made the deal contingent on the writers going back to work immediatelt. Under this new end game, Hollywood could now get back to work by Wednesday at the earliest (not Monday as previously arranged). This also means the Academy Awards, just 14 days away, won't be picketed. A writer who just left the confab told me: "There was cheering for everything and standing ovation after standing ovation for all the leadership. There is no question in my mind that because of the atmosphere in that room this strike will be called off. There is no gearing for a fight. It's over."
WGAW President Patric Verrone announced that there would be a vote by the membership over the next 48 hours on whether or not to lift the strike. I'm told Verrone said specifically that the decision to call off the strike, regardless of the WGA Negotiating Committee's or the WGAW Board's or WGAE Council's recommendation, was to be in the hands of the membership (which wasn't originally planned). Pending that outcome, the 10-day ballotting process for members to accept the tentative deal would begin. Since the moguls insisted that vote not delay the lifting of the strike, WGA leader Dave Young Young told the auditorium that the writers, and therefore all of Hollywood, could get back to work by Wednesday. That means Back 9 orders of some scripted TV series could be saved along with a no-frills pilot season with less scripted series ordered than ever before. (And expect the upfront presentations to advertisers to consist of a lot more pleading than preening.) Some of the force-majeured deals could be reinstated. (But it's important to remember that three times as many pacts would have been cancelled if the agents and lawyers hadn't lobbied the networks and studios.) Feature films that were halted could get going immediately.
About 25% of the attendees left the auditorium after Dave Young explained the deal points. But the meeting is still going on as members now ask questions about specific terms. Nevertheless, it's g'night from DHD. More coverage tomorrow.
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Hollywood writers union leaders meet to approve strike deal
4 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Leaders of Hollywood's screenwriters union will meet later Sunday to formally endorse a deal which will end the entertainment industry's three-month long strike, union officials said.
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) board will approve a three-year contract package before holding a two-day ballot of the union's 12,000 members early next week to ratify the decision.
Reports had speculated writers would return to work on Monday, but union leaders decided to put the issue to a vote of the rank-and-file membership despite broad support for the deal, guild officials said.
That means film and television writers are now expected to be back at their keyboards on Wednesday, bringing to a close the most serious labor dispute to hit the US entertainment industry in decades.
WGA members met in New York and Los Angeles on Saturday to go over the fine points of the proposed new deal, agreed after months of bitter wrangling with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
The deadlock was broken after agreement was reached on the issue of payment for content broadcast free or bought over the Internet.
Under the proposed three-year contract, the writers share of movies and televisions shows sold online would be doubled.
For content streamed free over the web, writers will get a fixed payment of 1,200 per year for one-hour webcasts for the first two years, followed by two percent of any revenues earned by the distributor in the third year.
"The reason for this strike was to make sure we had coverage of the Internet, that it didn't become a guild-free zone, and I think we accomplished that," Warren Leight, executive producer of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" told Sunday's Los Angeles Times.
The strike deal received enthusiastic backing by WGA members who attended a meeting in Los Angeles late Saturday.
"We should say yes to it and move on," said Craig Wright, creator of television series "Dirty Sexy Money." "I said yes to it already."
"Multiple, multiple standing ovations for the negotiating committee," said writer Peter Lance following the meeting.
"People were extremely relieved and satisfied," another writer James Bannon added. "It didn't please everyone, but I would say nine out of 10 people were extremely happy."
WGA West leader Patric Verrone described the agreement as "the best deal the guild has bargained for in 30 years," while acknowledging "some holes."
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, WGA member and maverick film-maker Michael Moore described the deal as a pivotal moment in the history of US industrial disputes.
"This is an historic moment for labor in this country," the "Sicko" and "Fahrenheit 9/11" director told the Times.
"To have the writers union stand up like we did, not give back a single thing and make them give -- it was a really great moment."
The writers strike has been one of the longest and most damaging in the entertainment industry's history, with estimated losses running into hundreds of millions of dollars.
It has also severely disrupted Hollywood's annual awards season, leading to the cancellation of the Golden Globes awards after actors vowed to boycott the event, and casting a shadow over preparations for the February 24 Oscars.
And the Times reported Sunday that Hollywood's labor woes might not be over, with the actors union making increasingly militant noises ahead of negotiations to replace an existing contract that expires in June.
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Leaders of Hollywood's screenwriters union will meet later Sunday to formally endorse a deal which will end the entertainment industry's three-month long strike, union officials said.
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) board will approve a three-year contract package before holding a two-day ballot of the union's 12,000 members early next week to ratify the decision.
Reports had speculated writers would return to work on Monday, but union leaders decided to put the issue to a vote of the rank-and-file membership despite broad support for the deal, guild officials said.
That means film and television writers are now expected to be back at their keyboards on Wednesday, bringing to a close the most serious labor dispute to hit the US entertainment industry in decades.
WGA members met in New York and Los Angeles on Saturday to go over the fine points of the proposed new deal, agreed after months of bitter wrangling with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
The deadlock was broken after agreement was reached on the issue of payment for content broadcast free or bought over the Internet.
Under the proposed three-year contract, the writers share of movies and televisions shows sold online would be doubled.
For content streamed free over the web, writers will get a fixed payment of 1,200 per year for one-hour webcasts for the first two years, followed by two percent of any revenues earned by the distributor in the third year.
"The reason for this strike was to make sure we had coverage of the Internet, that it didn't become a guild-free zone, and I think we accomplished that," Warren Leight, executive producer of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" told Sunday's Los Angeles Times.
The strike deal received enthusiastic backing by WGA members who attended a meeting in Los Angeles late Saturday.
"We should say yes to it and move on," said Craig Wright, creator of television series "Dirty Sexy Money." "I said yes to it already."
"Multiple, multiple standing ovations for the negotiating committee," said writer Peter Lance following the meeting.
"People were extremely relieved and satisfied," another writer James Bannon added. "It didn't please everyone, but I would say nine out of 10 people were extremely happy."
WGA West leader Patric Verrone described the agreement as "the best deal the guild has bargained for in 30 years," while acknowledging "some holes."
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, WGA member and maverick film-maker Michael Moore described the deal as a pivotal moment in the history of US industrial disputes.
"This is an historic moment for labor in this country," the "Sicko" and "Fahrenheit 9/11" director told the Times.
"To have the writers union stand up like we did, not give back a single thing and make them give -- it was a really great moment."
The writers strike has been one of the longest and most damaging in the entertainment industry's history, with estimated losses running into hundreds of millions of dollars.
It has also severely disrupted Hollywood's annual awards season, leading to the cancellation of the Golden Globes awards after actors vowed to boycott the event, and casting a shadow over preparations for the February 24 Oscars.
And the Times reported Sunday that Hollywood's labor woes might not be over, with the actors union making increasingly militant noises ahead of negotiations to replace an existing contract that expires in June.
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Brent wrote:And the Times reported Sunday that Hollywood's labor woes might not be over, with the actors union making increasingly militant noises ahead of negotiations to replace an existing contract that expires in June.
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To add to Brent's posting:
The SAG and AFTRA have kissed and made up. Their feud is over. SAG and AFTRA will continue to negotiate their contracts together. The negotiating team for SAG will be 50% SAG, 50% AFTRA. AFTRA is considered to more moderate than the SAG. More militant members of SAG want to eject AFTRA due to issues of lower residual payment rates of the AFTRA was causing problems for SAG in LA. (AFTRA mostly represents TV actors in LA and SAG represents mostly movie actors) So, basically AFTRA members were cheaper to hire. The reconciliation probably has to do with the fact that a lot of actors belong to both unions and a split would force actors to choose one union over another. Well, that AFTRA threaten to negotiate with the AMPTP separately from the SAG.
SUNDAY AM: I'm told the WGA's Negotiating Committee met today from 9 AM-10 AM and agreed to recommend the writers-moguls deal and to call off the strike. The WGA's board (and the WGAE's Council) began meeting at 10 AM to do the same thing. That confab is still going on but should have the same outcome in time for a WGA news conference at noon with WGAW President Patric Verrone, WGAE President Michael Winship (on the phone), WGAW Executive Director and Chief Negotiator David Young, and WGA Negotiating Committee Chair John Bowman. (FYI: I can't attend because I'm still fluish and coughing my head off. Comments will continue to stay open.)
Here's more detail, courtesy of United Hollywood, on the membership's 48 hour vote on whether or not to immediately lift the strike. The 48 hours starts today, probably by early this afternoon, with a view to a polling place-like vote probably in the WGA Theater on Tuesday. Voting will either be in person or by fax (proxy). If the vote passes, writers can go back to work. Then the writers will be given 10 days notice to vote by mail, in person or by fax (proxy) on accepting the new contract.
from the Hollywood Reporter:
Once the matter is bounced into their court, the board and council have three options:
-- Recommend the contract to the membership and end the strike.
-- Recommend the pact but let members vote on whether to end the strike.
-- Reject the tentative agreement.
There was a spreading sense Saturday that the board and council might choose the second option. If so, the process for members voting on whether to lift the strike could take from two to 10 days.
Members leaving the membership meeting after Verrone's opening presentation noted he made mention of a 48-hour process for getting writers back to work once the board and council votes occur.
The negotiating committee of the Writers Guild of America voted unanimously to accept a new tentative three-year deal with the major Holywood studios, according to a report on WSJ.com that cited a person familiar with the situation.
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SUNDAY 12:30 PM: At the WGA's news conference today, union leaders declared the new contract is "a huge victory for us". Trumpeted WGAW President Patric Verrone, "This is the first time we actually got a better deal in a new media than previously." Verrone credited News Corp. No. 2 Peter Chernin and Disney chief Bob Iger, and also CBS boss Les Moonves, with "being instrumental in making this deal happen" after the WGA spent 3 months "getting nowhere" with the AMPTP negotiators and lawyers. WGA negotiating committee chief John Bowman added that, "What happened to the Golden Globes was instrumental in getting the CEOs to this table. It was a huge symbol."
Verrone said it was "heartbreaking for me personally" to drop the WGA's demands relating to reality and animation (Verrone is an animation writer) "But it was more important that we make a deal that benefitted the membership and the town as a whole and got people back to work." Verrone stated that "The legacy of the '88 strike was the ability of the companies to develop content without writers and creators. The legacy of this strike will be the ability of writers and creators to develop content without the companies. We are making deals, and we will continue to make deals, with Google, Yahoo, and others beyond just the 7 conglomerates."
The leaders confirmed that WGA members would have 48 hours to call off the strike and 10 days to accept the newly negotiated contract.
But Verrone said TV showrunners (who have producing duties in addition to writing duties on TV series) would be allowed to go back to work Monday before the 48-hour notice vote by members is conducted. This no doubt solves the dilemma that the moguls made the deal negotiated with the WGA contingent on having the writers go back to work immediately.
Variety reports that industry sources say the WGA contract reached with the majors "includes a provision that will allow scribes who were force majeuered from ongoing series to return to their old jobs. The contract does not address those who were force majeured from overall deals and other contracts if they were not working on a series that will resume production." I can also report that the Screen Actors Guild, whose contract expires in June, has not set a date yet when it will start negotiating with the moguls.
I'm fairly confident that the strike is over now. . .
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The press conference:
SUNDAY 12:30 PM: At the WGA's news conference today, union leaders declared the new contract is "a huge victory for us". Trumpeted WGAW President Patric Verrone, "This is the first time we actually got a better deal in a new media than previously." Verrone credited News Corp. No. 2 Peter Chernin and Disney chief Bob Iger, and also CBS boss Les Moonves, with "being instrumental in making this deal happen" after the WGA spent 3 months "getting nowhere" with the AMPTP negotiators and lawyers. WGA negotiating committee chief John Bowman added that, "What happened to the Golden Globes was instrumental in getting the CEOs to this table. It was a huge symbol." Bowman said it was "imperative" that the WGA "get in on the ground floor of New Media. Henceforth, we're in from the start. It's 2% of distributor's gross. They can't have a business model without taking that into account." (Photo below by Jim Stevenson of WGA news conference with John Bowman, Patric Verrone and Dave Young. Text continues after pic...)
Verrone said, "Since we began negotiations in July, we've been saying, 'If they get paid, we get paid.' This contract makes that a reality. It's the best deal this Guild has bargained for in 30 years after the most successful strike this Guild has waged in 35 years. It was arguably the most successful strike in the American labor movement in a decade, clearly the most important of this young century. It is not all that we hoped for, and not all that we deserved. But as I told our members, this strike was about the future, and this deal assures for us and for future generations of writers a share in the future..."
Verrone said it was "heartbreaking for me personally" to drop the WGA's demands relating to reality and animation (Verrone is an animation writer) "But it was more important that we make a deal that benefitted the membership and the town as a whole and got people back to work." Verrone stated that "The legacy of the '88 strike was the ability of the companies to develop content without writers and creators. The legacy of this strike will be the ability of writers and creators to develop content without the companies. We are making deals, and we will continue to make deals, with Google, Yahoo, and others beyond just the 7 conglomerates."
The leaders confirmed that WGA members would have 48 hours to call off the strike and 10 days to accept the newly negotiated contract.
But Verrone said TV showrunners (who have producing duties in addition to writing duties on TV series) would be allowed to go back to work Monday before the 48-hour notice vote by members is conducted. This no doubt solves the dilemma that the moguls made the deal negotiated with the WGA contingent on having the writers go back to work immediately.
The Writers Guild East Council and Writers Guild West Board voted to approve the contract and sent it to membership for a ratification vote, which will be conducted via mail ballot and at special meetings conducted on a date to be determined. In addition, the Council and Board also voted to lift the restraining order (strike) upon the majority vote of the membership, casting ballots in a vote to be conducted Tuesday, February 12th.
Variety reports that industry sources say the WGA contract reached with the majors "includes a provision that will allow scribes who were force majeuered from ongoing series to return to their old jobs. The contract does not address those who were force majeured from overall deals and other contracts if they were not working on a series that will resume production."
I can also report that the Screen Actors Guild, whose contract expires in June, has not set a date yet when it will start negotiating with the moguls. Asked about the possibility of an actors strike, the WGA leaders concurred that "no part of the Industry wants a second strike".
SUNDAY 12:30 PM: At the WGA's news conference today, union leaders declared the new contract is "a huge victory for us". Trumpeted WGAW President Patric Verrone, "This is the first time we actually got a better deal in a new media than previously." Verrone credited News Corp. No. 2 Peter Chernin and Disney chief Bob Iger, and also CBS boss Les Moonves, with "being instrumental in making this deal happen" after the WGA spent 3 months "getting nowhere" with the AMPTP negotiators and lawyers. WGA negotiating committee chief John Bowman added that, "What happened to the Golden Globes was instrumental in getting the CEOs to this table. It was a huge symbol." Bowman said it was "imperative" that the WGA "get in on the ground floor of New Media. Henceforth, we're in from the start. It's 2% of distributor's gross. They can't have a business model without taking that into account." (Photo below by Jim Stevenson of WGA news conference with John Bowman, Patric Verrone and Dave Young. Text continues after pic...)
Verrone said, "Since we began negotiations in July, we've been saying, 'If they get paid, we get paid.' This contract makes that a reality. It's the best deal this Guild has bargained for in 30 years after the most successful strike this Guild has waged in 35 years. It was arguably the most successful strike in the American labor movement in a decade, clearly the most important of this young century. It is not all that we hoped for, and not all that we deserved. But as I told our members, this strike was about the future, and this deal assures for us and for future generations of writers a share in the future..."
Verrone said it was "heartbreaking for me personally" to drop the WGA's demands relating to reality and animation (Verrone is an animation writer) "But it was more important that we make a deal that benefitted the membership and the town as a whole and got people back to work." Verrone stated that "The legacy of the '88 strike was the ability of the companies to develop content without writers and creators. The legacy of this strike will be the ability of writers and creators to develop content without the companies. We are making deals, and we will continue to make deals, with Google, Yahoo, and others beyond just the 7 conglomerates."
The leaders confirmed that WGA members would have 48 hours to call off the strike and 10 days to accept the newly negotiated contract.
But Verrone said TV showrunners (who have producing duties in addition to writing duties on TV series) would be allowed to go back to work Monday before the 48-hour notice vote by members is conducted. This no doubt solves the dilemma that the moguls made the deal negotiated with the WGA contingent on having the writers go back to work immediately.
The Writers Guild East Council and Writers Guild West Board voted to approve the contract and sent it to membership for a ratification vote, which will be conducted via mail ballot and at special meetings conducted on a date to be determined. In addition, the Council and Board also voted to lift the restraining order (strike) upon the majority vote of the membership, casting ballots in a vote to be conducted Tuesday, February 12th.
Variety reports that industry sources say the WGA contract reached with the majors "includes a provision that will allow scribes who were force majeuered from ongoing series to return to their old jobs. The contract does not address those who were force majeured from overall deals and other contracts if they were not working on a series that will resume production."
I can also report that the Screen Actors Guild, whose contract expires in June, has not set a date yet when it will start negotiating with the moguls. Asked about the possibility of an actors strike, the WGA leaders concurred that "no part of the Industry wants a second strike".
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I know what I'm watching Tuesday, Feb. 12th at 10 pm, on CBS - JERICHO!
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Strikewatch Exclusive! TV Bosses Reveal What's Next for Our Favorite Shows
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Executive Producer Damon Lindelof Says: "Indeed it would appear that we are in the endgame of the strike. Personally, I couldn't be more psyched to be part of this union. Like any negotiation, some parts suck and some parts surpassed my wildest expectations for what we could accomplish, but most of all I'm left with a feeling of pride.
"As for Lost (pending the actual lifting of the strike, which we vote for on Tuesday), a game plan should begin to manifest by the end of the week. All I can say is that Carlton and I and the rest of the writers have every intention of making sure you guys get more episodes this season beyond the eight already completed. How many and how they will be aired is a conversation we'll be having with our bosses, but as soon as we've got a plan, we'll tell the fans first."
What We're Hearing: Lost's actors are on stand by, and the show is expected to produce more episodes this season. Fingers crossed! The bigger question is who'll keep the golden Thursday at 9 p.m. time slot once those Seattle Grace docs also return...How 'bout we put Sawyer and McDreamy in a cage and let 'em duke it out? ('Cause we know who'd win...) http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristi...8-16696cec775d
UPDATED HOURLY! After the Strike: When Your Favorites Will Return!
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Viewers can expect to see ABC bring back new episodes of its highest-rated, veteran scripted shows this spring, but not its three, already renewed freshman Wednesday night shows that won’t be back until the fall, or its average-rated series for which a decision has yet been made for next season.
While the network had no official comment on its programming plans, sources at the network said once the writers get back to work, they will be called on to pen new scripts for Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters, Ugly Betty, and freshman comedy Samantha Who.
But new episodes of the network’s three Wednesday night freshman successes, Pushing Daisies, Private Practice and Dirty Sexy Money are not expected to be produced until the new TV season this fall.
Scripted shows said to be on the fence at ABC as far as renewal goes are Men in Trees, Boston Legal, October Road, and Friday freshman drama Women’s Murder Club. Gone for sure are freshman sitcoms Cavemen and Carpoolers. Freshman mid-season dramas Cashmere Mafia and Eli Stone are airing first-run episodes now, so the network will wait until their run before making a decision on those for next season.
Boding well for the return of the fence-sitting scripted shows on ABC and the other broadcast networks, however, is that it is questionable about how many new scripted shows can be developed and ready for the fall, unless the official start of the season is delayed. This may result in front-end 13 episode orders for some series that normally might not have strong enough ratings to return.
While the other networks have been mum as far as their programming plans go, most are expected to follow ABC’s strategy of at least producing for this spring some fresh episodes of their most watched shows-particularly in time for the May sweeps.
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While the network had no official comment on its programming plans, sources at the network said once the writers get back to work, they will be called on to pen new scripts for Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters, Ugly Betty, and freshman comedy Samantha Who.
But new episodes of the network’s three Wednesday night freshman successes, Pushing Daisies, Private Practice and Dirty Sexy Money are not expected to be produced until the new TV season this fall.
Scripted shows said to be on the fence at ABC as far as renewal goes are Men in Trees, Boston Legal, October Road, and Friday freshman drama Women’s Murder Club. Gone for sure are freshman sitcoms Cavemen and Carpoolers. Freshman mid-season dramas Cashmere Mafia and Eli Stone are airing first-run episodes now, so the network will wait until their run before making a decision on those for next season.
Boding well for the return of the fence-sitting scripted shows on ABC and the other broadcast networks, however, is that it is questionable about how many new scripted shows can be developed and ready for the fall, unless the official start of the season is delayed. This may result in front-end 13 episode orders for some series that normally might not have strong enough ratings to return.
While the other networks have been mum as far as their programming plans go, most are expected to follow ABC’s strategy of at least producing for this spring some fresh episodes of their most watched shows-particularly in time for the May sweeps.
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UNDERSCORING THE STRENGTH OF ITS FALL SCHEDULE, ABC ENTERTAINMENT PICKS UP NINE SERIES FOR NEXT SEASON
Pickups Return Fall's Most Successful Series: "Brothers & Sisters," "Desperate Housewives," "Dirty Sexy Money," "Grey's Anatomy," "Lost," "Private Practice," "Pushing Daisies," "Samantha Who?" and "Ugly Betty" Receive Pickups for '08-'09 Season
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Pickups Return Fall's Most Successful Series: "Brothers & Sisters," "Desperate Housewives," "Dirty Sexy Money," "Grey's Anatomy," "Lost," "Private Practice," "Pushing Daisies," "Samantha Who?" and "Ugly Betty" Receive Pickups for '08-'09 Season
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Strike Update: So When Will We See New Episodes?
2:53 PM PST, February 11, 2008
With the entertainment writers strike all but over, the obvious question emerges: When will our favorite shows return? (It's been nearly three months since my last new Office and I'm pretty shaky.) Reports the New York Times: "Several network executives said the best these shows could offer is four to six new episodes for drama series and perhaps as many as eight for the comedies. And some shows may not be brought back at all." Here's how things are shaping up so far:
New episodes in April/May: The Office (NBC), 30 Rock (NBC), CSI/CSI: Miami/CSI: NY (CBS), How I Met Your Mother (CBS), Big Bang Theory (CBS), Gossip Girl (The CW), Grey's Anatomy (ABC), House (FOX)
Back in the fall: Heroes (NBC), Moonlight (CBS), Chuck (NBC), Private Practice (ABC), Pushing Daisies (ABC), Life (NBC)
See ya in 2009: 24 (FOX)
Not likely to return: Bionic Woman (NBC), Big Shots (ABC). Feel free to say a prayer for Friday Night Lights (NBC).
TVGuide.com has a fabulously detailed list of shows and their prospects here. And you can get more from the New York Times here.Of course, there are also some midseason shows with new episodes ready to roll (Jericho, I'm talking 'bout you). But more on those soon. -- Stephanie Reid-Simons,
2:53 PM PST, February 11, 2008
With the entertainment writers strike all but over, the obvious question emerges: When will our favorite shows return? (It's been nearly three months since my last new Office and I'm pretty shaky.) Reports the New York Times: "Several network executives said the best these shows could offer is four to six new episodes for drama series and perhaps as many as eight for the comedies. And some shows may not be brought back at all." Here's how things are shaping up so far:
New episodes in April/May: The Office (NBC), 30 Rock (NBC), CSI/CSI: Miami/CSI: NY (CBS), How I Met Your Mother (CBS), Big Bang Theory (CBS), Gossip Girl (The CW), Grey's Anatomy (ABC), House (FOX)
Back in the fall: Heroes (NBC), Moonlight (CBS), Chuck (NBC), Private Practice (ABC), Pushing Daisies (ABC), Life (NBC)
See ya in 2009: 24 (FOX)
Not likely to return: Bionic Woman (NBC), Big Shots (ABC). Feel free to say a prayer for Friday Night Lights (NBC).
TVGuide.com has a fabulously detailed list of shows and their prospects here. And you can get more from the New York Times here.Of course, there are also some midseason shows with new episodes ready to roll (Jericho, I'm talking 'bout you). But more on those soon. -- Stephanie Reid-Simons,
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- With the strike on track to be lifted tomorrow, the broadcast networks are hard at work reconciling their plans for the rest of the 2007-08 season and beyond.
While exact details are still several days away, the consensus seems to be tentpole shows like "Grey's Anatomy," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "The Office" will be back on the air in late March or early April. The rest - mostly first-year offerings and returning shows on the bubble - then will sit on the shelf but remain under consideration for next season.
Here's a breakdown of each network's plans, all of which obviously are subject to change. As always, keep an eye on our strike guide for the latest information.
ABC
ACCORDING TO JIM - Not expected to resume production this season; still has episodes yet to air
BIG SHOTS - Won't resume production; presumed dead
BOSTON LEGAL - Will resume production on 4-8 episodes; still has 2 episodes yet to air
BROTHERS & SISTERS - Will resume production on 4-5 episodes; still has 1 episode yet to air
CARPOOLERS - Already completed production; still has 4 episodes yet to air
CASHMERE MAFIA - Not expected to resume production this season; still has 2 episodes yet to air
CAVEMEN - Won't resume production; presumed dead; still has 7 episodes yet to air
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - Will resume production on 4-5 episodes
DIRTY SEXY MONEY - Won't resume production this season; still has 3 episodes yet to air; renewed for second season
ELI STONE - Already completed production; still has 11 episodes yet to air
GREY'S ANATOMY - Will resume production on 4-5 episodes
JUST FOR LAUGHS - Already completed production; still has 9 episodes yet to air
LOST - Will resume production on 4-5 episodes; still has 6 episodes yet to air
MASTERS OF SCIENCE FICTION - Won't resume production; presumed dead; still has 2 episodes yet to air
MEN IN TREES - Not expected to resume production this season; still has 11 episodes yet to air
MISS/GUIDED - Already completed production; still has 6 episodes yet to air
NOTES FROM THE UNDERBELLY - Not expected to resume production this season; still has episodes yet to air
OCTOBER ROAD - Already completed production; still has 4 episodes yet to air
PRIVATE PRACTICE - Won't resume production this season; renewed for second season
PUSHING DAISIES - Won't resume production this season; renewed for second season
SAMANTHA WHO? - May resume production; decision forthcoming; still has 3 episodes yet to air; renewed for second season
UGLY BETTY - Will resume production on 4-5 episodes
WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB - May resume production; decision forthcoming
CBS
BIG BANG THEORY, THE - Will resume production on 7-8 episodes
CANE - Won't resume production this season
COLD CASE - Will resume production on 6-7 episodes; still has 1 episode yet to air
CRIMINAL MINDS - Will resume production on 6-7 episodes
CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION - Will resume production on 6-7 episodes
CSI: MIAMI - Will resume production on 6-7 episodes
CSI: NY - Will resume production on 6-7 episodes
GHOST WHISPERER - Will resume production on 6-7 episodes
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER - Will resume production on 7-8 episodes
JERICHO - Already completed production; still has 7 episodes yet to air
MOONLIGHT - Will resume production; no episode number given
NCIS - Will resume production on 6-7 episodes
NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE, THE - May resume production; decision forthcoming; still has 6 episodes yet to air
NUMB3RS - Will resume production on 6-7 episodes
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT - May resume production; decision forthcoming
SHARK - Won't resume production this season
SWINGTOWN - May resume production; decision forthcoming
TWO AND A HALF MEN - Will resume production on 7-8 episodes
UNIT, THE - Won't resume production this season
WELCOME TO THE CAPTAIN - Already completed production; still has 4 episodes yet to air
WITHOUT A TRACE - Will resume production on 6-7 episodes
The CW
ALIENS IN AMERICA - Won't resume production; still has 8 episodes yet to air
EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS - Completed production; still has 12 episodes yet to air
GAME, THE - Will resume production on 8-9 episodes
GIRLFRIENDS - Won't resume production however is in talks to produce a series finale/retrospective
GOSSIP GIRL - Will resume production on 5-6 episodes
LIFE IS WILD - Won't resume production; presumed dead
ONE TREE HILL - Will resume production on 5-6 episodes; still has 6 episodes yet to air
REAPER - Will resume production on 5-6 episodes; still has 3 episodes yet to air
SMALLVILLE - Will resume production on 5-6 episodes; still has 4 episodes yet to air
SUPERNATURAL - Will resume production on 5-6 episodes; still has 2 episodes yet to air
FOX
24 - Will resume production for 2008-09 season
AMERICAN DAD - Will resume production; already works well ahead of air schedule
BACK TO YOU - Not expected to resume production this season; still has 3 episodes yet to air
BONES - Won't resume production this season; still has 4 episodes yet to air
CANTERBURY'S LAW - Already completed production; still has 6 episodes yet to air
FAMILY GUY - Will resume production; already works well ahead of air schedule
HOUSE - Won't resume production this season
KING OF THE HILL - Will resume production; already works well ahead of air schedule
K-VILLE - Won't resume production; presumed dead; still has 1 episode yet to air
NEW AMSTERDAM - Already completed production; still has 8 episodes yet to air
PRISON BREAK - Won't resume production this season; still has 1 episode yet to air
RETURN OF JEZEBEL JAMES, THE - Already completed production; still has 7 episodes yet to air
SIMPSONS, THE - Will resume production; already works well ahead of air schedule
TERMINATOR: SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES, THE - Won't resume production this season; still has 4 episodes yet to air
'TIL DEATH - Not expected to resume production this season; still has 3-5 episodes yet to air
UNHITCHED - Already completed production; still has 6 episodes yet to air
NBC
30 ROCK - Will resume production; no episode number given
BIONIC WOMAN - Won't resume production; presumed dead
CHUCK - Won't resume production this season
ER - Will resume production on 4-6 episodes
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS - Won't resume production this season
HEROES - Won't resume production this season
JOURNEYMAN - Won't resume production; presumed dead
LAS VEGAS - Won't resume production this season; still has 2 episodes yet to air
LAW & ORDER - Unknown; still has 7 episodes yet to air
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT - Will resume production; no episode number given
LIFE - Won't resume production this season
LIPSTICK JUNGLE - Not expected to resume production this season; still has 6 episodes yet to air
MEDIUM - Will resume production; no episode number given; still has 6 episodes yet to air
MY NAME IS EARL - Will resume production; no episode number given
OFFICE, THE - Will resume production; no episode number given
QUARTERLIFE - Already completed production; still has 6 episodes yet to air
SCRUBS - May resume production; decision forthcoming; still has 4 episodes yet to air
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7554
While exact details are still several days away, the consensus seems to be tentpole shows like "Grey's Anatomy," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "The Office" will be back on the air in late March or early April. The rest - mostly first-year offerings and returning shows on the bubble - then will sit on the shelf but remain under consideration for next season.
Here's a breakdown of each network's plans, all of which obviously are subject to change. As always, keep an eye on our strike guide for the latest information.
ABC
ACCORDING TO JIM - Not expected to resume production this season; still has episodes yet to air
BIG SHOTS - Won't resume production; presumed dead
BOSTON LEGAL - Will resume production on 4-8 episodes; still has 2 episodes yet to air
BROTHERS & SISTERS - Will resume production on 4-5 episodes; still has 1 episode yet to air
CARPOOLERS - Already completed production; still has 4 episodes yet to air
CASHMERE MAFIA - Not expected to resume production this season; still has 2 episodes yet to air
CAVEMEN - Won't resume production; presumed dead; still has 7 episodes yet to air
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - Will resume production on 4-5 episodes
DIRTY SEXY MONEY - Won't resume production this season; still has 3 episodes yet to air; renewed for second season
ELI STONE - Already completed production; still has 11 episodes yet to air
GREY'S ANATOMY - Will resume production on 4-5 episodes
JUST FOR LAUGHS - Already completed production; still has 9 episodes yet to air
LOST - Will resume production on 4-5 episodes; still has 6 episodes yet to air
MASTERS OF SCIENCE FICTION - Won't resume production; presumed dead; still has 2 episodes yet to air
MEN IN TREES - Not expected to resume production this season; still has 11 episodes yet to air
MISS/GUIDED - Already completed production; still has 6 episodes yet to air
NOTES FROM THE UNDERBELLY - Not expected to resume production this season; still has episodes yet to air
OCTOBER ROAD - Already completed production; still has 4 episodes yet to air
PRIVATE PRACTICE - Won't resume production this season; renewed for second season
PUSHING DAISIES - Won't resume production this season; renewed for second season
SAMANTHA WHO? - May resume production; decision forthcoming; still has 3 episodes yet to air; renewed for second season
UGLY BETTY - Will resume production on 4-5 episodes
WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB - May resume production; decision forthcoming
CBS
BIG BANG THEORY, THE - Will resume production on 7-8 episodes
CANE - Won't resume production this season
COLD CASE - Will resume production on 6-7 episodes; still has 1 episode yet to air
CRIMINAL MINDS - Will resume production on 6-7 episodes
CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION - Will resume production on 6-7 episodes
CSI: MIAMI - Will resume production on 6-7 episodes
CSI: NY - Will resume production on 6-7 episodes
GHOST WHISPERER - Will resume production on 6-7 episodes
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER - Will resume production on 7-8 episodes
JERICHO - Already completed production; still has 7 episodes yet to air
MOONLIGHT - Will resume production; no episode number given
NCIS - Will resume production on 6-7 episodes
NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE, THE - May resume production; decision forthcoming; still has 6 episodes yet to air
NUMB3RS - Will resume production on 6-7 episodes
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT - May resume production; decision forthcoming
SHARK - Won't resume production this season
SWINGTOWN - May resume production; decision forthcoming
TWO AND A HALF MEN - Will resume production on 7-8 episodes
UNIT, THE - Won't resume production this season
WELCOME TO THE CAPTAIN - Already completed production; still has 4 episodes yet to air
WITHOUT A TRACE - Will resume production on 6-7 episodes
The CW
ALIENS IN AMERICA - Won't resume production; still has 8 episodes yet to air
EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS - Completed production; still has 12 episodes yet to air
GAME, THE - Will resume production on 8-9 episodes
GIRLFRIENDS - Won't resume production however is in talks to produce a series finale/retrospective
GOSSIP GIRL - Will resume production on 5-6 episodes
LIFE IS WILD - Won't resume production; presumed dead
ONE TREE HILL - Will resume production on 5-6 episodes; still has 6 episodes yet to air
REAPER - Will resume production on 5-6 episodes; still has 3 episodes yet to air
SMALLVILLE - Will resume production on 5-6 episodes; still has 4 episodes yet to air
SUPERNATURAL - Will resume production on 5-6 episodes; still has 2 episodes yet to air
FOX
24 - Will resume production for 2008-09 season
AMERICAN DAD - Will resume production; already works well ahead of air schedule
BACK TO YOU - Not expected to resume production this season; still has 3 episodes yet to air
BONES - Won't resume production this season; still has 4 episodes yet to air
CANTERBURY'S LAW - Already completed production; still has 6 episodes yet to air
FAMILY GUY - Will resume production; already works well ahead of air schedule
HOUSE - Won't resume production this season
KING OF THE HILL - Will resume production; already works well ahead of air schedule
K-VILLE - Won't resume production; presumed dead; still has 1 episode yet to air
NEW AMSTERDAM - Already completed production; still has 8 episodes yet to air
PRISON BREAK - Won't resume production this season; still has 1 episode yet to air
RETURN OF JEZEBEL JAMES, THE - Already completed production; still has 7 episodes yet to air
SIMPSONS, THE - Will resume production; already works well ahead of air schedule
TERMINATOR: SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES, THE - Won't resume production this season; still has 4 episodes yet to air
'TIL DEATH - Not expected to resume production this season; still has 3-5 episodes yet to air
UNHITCHED - Already completed production; still has 6 episodes yet to air
NBC
30 ROCK - Will resume production; no episode number given
BIONIC WOMAN - Won't resume production; presumed dead
CHUCK - Won't resume production this season
ER - Will resume production on 4-6 episodes
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS - Won't resume production this season
HEROES - Won't resume production this season
JOURNEYMAN - Won't resume production; presumed dead
LAS VEGAS - Won't resume production this season; still has 2 episodes yet to air
LAW & ORDER - Unknown; still has 7 episodes yet to air
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT - Will resume production; no episode number given
LIFE - Won't resume production this season
LIPSTICK JUNGLE - Not expected to resume production this season; still has 6 episodes yet to air
MEDIUM - Will resume production; no episode number given; still has 6 episodes yet to air
MY NAME IS EARL - Will resume production; no episode number given
OFFICE, THE - Will resume production; no episode number given
QUARTERLIFE - Already completed production; still has 6 episodes yet to air
SCRUBS - May resume production; decision forthcoming; still has 4 episodes yet to air
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7554
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hmmm. . . I thought I heard House was going to be back this season with additional episodes. 
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Re: What are you watching this winter?
Striking writers vote to go back to work
Three-month walkout brought entertainment industry to standstill
LOS ANGELES - Striking Hollywood writers are going back to work.
The Writers Guild of America says its members voted Tuesday to end their devastating, three-month strike that brought the entertainment industry to a standstill.
Writers will go back to work Wednesday after voting in Beverly Hills and New York.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23134596/
http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/s ... bers-vote/
On Tuesday, members of the Writers Guilds East and West voted by a 92.5% margin to lift the restraining order that was invoked on November 5th. The strike is over.
Writing can resume immediately. If you were employed when the strike began, you should plan to report to work on Wednesday. If you're not employed at an office or other work site, call or e-mail your employer that you are resuming work. If you have been told not to report to work or resume your services, we recommend that you still notify your employer in writing of your availability to do so. Questions concerning return-to-work issues should be directed to the WGAW legal department at 323.782.4521 or the WGAE’s assistant executive director Ann Toback at 212-767-7823.
The decision to begin this strike was not taken lightly and was only made after no other reasonable alternative was possible. We are profoundly aware of the economic loss these fourteen weeks have created not only for our members but so many other colleagues who work in the television and motion picture industries. Nonetheless, with the establishment of the WGA jurisdiction over new media and residual formulas based on distributor’s gross revenue (among other gains) we are confident that the results are a significant achievement not only for ourselves but the entire creative community, now and in the future.
We hope to build upon the extraordinary energy, ingenuity, and solidarity that were generated by your hard work during the strike.
Over the next weeks and months, we will be in touch with you to discuss and develop ways we can use our unprecedented unity to make our two guilds stronger and more effective than ever.
Now that the strike has ended, there remains the vote to ratify the new contract. Ballots and information on the new deal, both pro and con, will be mailed to you shortly. You will be able to return those ballots via mail or at a membership meeting to be held Monday, February 25th, 2008, at times and locations to be determined.
Thank you for making it possible. As ever, we are all in this together.
Best,
Patric M. Verrone
President, WGAW
Michael Winship
President, WGAE
Three-month walkout brought entertainment industry to standstill
LOS ANGELES - Striking Hollywood writers are going back to work.
The Writers Guild of America says its members voted Tuesday to end their devastating, three-month strike that brought the entertainment industry to a standstill.
Writers will go back to work Wednesday after voting in Beverly Hills and New York.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23134596/
http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/s ... bers-vote/
On Tuesday, members of the Writers Guilds East and West voted by a 92.5% margin to lift the restraining order that was invoked on November 5th. The strike is over.
Writing can resume immediately. If you were employed when the strike began, you should plan to report to work on Wednesday. If you're not employed at an office or other work site, call or e-mail your employer that you are resuming work. If you have been told not to report to work or resume your services, we recommend that you still notify your employer in writing of your availability to do so. Questions concerning return-to-work issues should be directed to the WGAW legal department at 323.782.4521 or the WGAE’s assistant executive director Ann Toback at 212-767-7823.
The decision to begin this strike was not taken lightly and was only made after no other reasonable alternative was possible. We are profoundly aware of the economic loss these fourteen weeks have created not only for our members but so many other colleagues who work in the television and motion picture industries. Nonetheless, with the establishment of the WGA jurisdiction over new media and residual formulas based on distributor’s gross revenue (among other gains) we are confident that the results are a significant achievement not only for ourselves but the entire creative community, now and in the future.
We hope to build upon the extraordinary energy, ingenuity, and solidarity that were generated by your hard work during the strike.
Over the next weeks and months, we will be in touch with you to discuss and develop ways we can use our unprecedented unity to make our two guilds stronger and more effective than ever.
Now that the strike has ended, there remains the vote to ratify the new contract. Ballots and information on the new deal, both pro and con, will be mailed to you shortly. You will be able to return those ballots via mail or at a membership meeting to be held Monday, February 25th, 2008, at times and locations to be determined.
Thank you for making it possible. As ever, we are all in this together.
Best,
Patric M. Verrone
President, WGAW
Michael Winship
President, WGAE
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