2007 Writers Guild of America strike

[atlantean0208]

Strike begin at 12:01 AM on November 5th. So lots of tv shows are currently out of writers and all are on the picket line.

Not even half a season completed -- sigh...

reason for strike:

issues of royalties earned from Internet distribution services such as iTunes, as well as DVD sales

So no Lost and 24 in January, time to watch all those backlog, anime and asian drama.

[Qin_Shu_Bao]

Ahh, this will definitely make things more interesting.
It`s a pity for some of the talk shows, though.
Serves them right, for being puppets who cling to their strings.

I heard there's a talk show host who is currently paying his writers out of his own pocket.

[atlantean0208]

Lots of update here:

Shows that affected/frozen and stars who join the picket line with their writers, lol its the end of the world as we know it, no heroes, reapers, chuck etc..

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/34700

Only 11 episodes of heroes this season, lol this is so suuuckyyy

Shows affected/frozen list (list still growing):

The Office
30 Rock
How I Met Your Mother
Bones
New Adventures of Old Christine
Battlestar Galactica
TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES
Rules of Engagement
CSI
Friday night lights
Desperate Housewives
PUSHING DAISIES
Lost
Heroes
Grey's Anatomy"/"Private Practice
The Unit"
"The Shield

[atlantean0208]

More list of who join the strike:

Robert Carlock Tina Fey (30 Rock) Warren Bell (According to Jim) Tim Doyle (Aliens in America) Rich Appel Mike Barker Matt Weitzman (American Dad) Dee Johnson (Army Wives) Steven Levitan Christopher Lloyd (Back To You) Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) Mark Olsen Will Scheffer (Big Love) Jason Cahill (Bionic Woman) Hart Hanson Stephen Nathan (Bones) David E. Kelley (Boston Legal) Mark Perry (Brothers & Sisters) Greg Berlanti (Brothers & Sisters, Eli Stone, Dirty Sexy Money) Matt Nix (Burn Notice) Walon Green (Canterbury's Law) Marsh McCall (Carpoolers) Bill Martin Mike Schiff (Cavemen) Josh Schwartz (Chuck, Gossip Girl) James Duff (The Closer) Meredith Stiehm Veena Sud (Cold Case) Dennis Rinsler Marc Warren (Cory in the House) Edward Allen Bernero (Criminal Minds) Carol Mendelsohn Naren Shankar (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) Pamela Veasey (CSI: New York) Marc Cherry (Desperate Housewives) Matthew Carnahan Joel Fields (Dirt) Josh Reims Craig Wright (Dirty Sexy Money) Marc Guggenheim (Eli Stone) John Wells David Zabel (ER) Charlie Craig Jaime Paglia Thania St. John (Eureka) David A. Goodman Seth MacFarlane Chris Sheridan (Family Guy) John F. Bowman (Frank TV) Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights) Stephanie Savage (Gossip Girl) Anne Kenney (Greek) Krista Vernoff (Grey's Anatomy) Shonda Rhimes (Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice) Steven Peterman Michael Poryes (Hannah Montana) Tim Kring (Heroes) Carter Bays Craig Thomas (How I Met Your Mother) Carol Barbee (Jericho, Swingtown) Kevin Falls (Journeyman) Warren Hutcherson Alison Taylor (Just Jordan) Jonathan Lisco Craig Silverstein (K-Ville) Eric Tuchman (Kyle XY) Rene Balcer (Law & Order) Warren Leight (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) Neal Baer (Law & Order: SVU) Kathleen McGhee- Anderson (Lincoln Heights) Carlton Cuse Damon Lindelof (Lost) Matt Weiner (Mad Men) Jenny Bicks (Men In Trees) Mark Hudis (Miss/Guided) Tom Fontana (M.O.N.Y., The Philanthropist) Chip Johannessen (Moonlight) Betsy Thomas (My Boys) Shane Brennan (NCIS) Kari Lizer (The New Adventures of Old Christine) David Manson (New Amsterdam) Stacy Traub (Notes from the Underbelly) Greg Daniels (The Office) Eric Kaplan (Out of Jimmy's Head) Marti Noxon (Private Practice) Tara Butters Michele Fazekas Tom Spezialy (Reaper) Dmitry Lipkin Dawn Prestwich Nicole Yorkin (The Riches) Tom Hertz (Rules of Engagement) Donald Todd (Samantha Who?) Ian Biederman Ed Redlich (Shark) James L. Brooks Matt Groening Al Jean (The Simpsons) Al Gough Miles Millar (Smallville) Tom Lynch (South of Nowhere) Danny Kallis (Suite Life on Deck) Josh Friedman Toni Graphia John Wirth (Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles) Josh Goldsmith Tim Hobert Cathy Yuspa ('Til Death) Joe Medeiros (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno) Alan Ball (True Blood) Silvio Horta Marco Pennette (Ugly Betty) Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory) David Simon (The Wire) Peter Murrieta (Wizards of Waverly Place) Elizabeth Craft Sarah Fain R. Scott Gemmill (Women's Murder Club) In Solidarity Tyler Bensinger Steven Bochco Jim Leonard Phil Rosenthal Robin Schiff

[atlantean0208]

oh.. what was the reason why it happen? thanks in advance...

read the first post

[atlantean0208]

UPDATE:

No Jack Bauer Power Hour, hiatus/postponing indefinitely...

http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/james-hi...e_postpone.php