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The strike is over! The strike is over! (well, almost)

In news that has TV addicts flocking from rehab facilities across the country, the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have reached a tentative deal that will put an end to the 3-month strike.

Here's what we know, according to the New York Times: "A memorandum sent to some writers guild members summarized a four-hour meeting on Friday in which union leaders briefed a group of 300 strike captains. According to the memorandum, the guild boards and negotiating committee are expected to recommend the tentative deal unanimously, but they are withholding action to end the walkout until after Saturday’s scheduled meetings."

Sunday, the WGA West board of directors and WGA East Council will meet to decide whether to take the deal to members for ratification or end the strike immediately.

Since ratification could take up to a month, WGA leaders will likely choose the option that will get the industry back to work — as soon as Monday. To which I say, yippee!

Variety has a summary of the terms of the tentative contract and, as always, AfterEllen.com will keep you apprised of details when we know more.

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  • GertandBernie's picture

    Holding my breath

    I don't want to get my hopes up, but...

     

    OH MY GOD YAY. I really hope all this goes through, I miss my TV!

    chloe121212's picture

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     Well Said!

    "I don't kiss girls who wear doilies"

    www.myspace.com/xander121212

    nikkif99uk's picture

    Yay I hope they agree terms,

    Yay I hope they agree terms, thats most important. But looking forward to new episodes of Life, Moonlighting, Bones, Ugly Betty, etc
    pecola's picture

    After the Strike

    I don't want to put the cart before the horse, but I can't help it...

    Michael Ausiello has put together a list of what the post-strike TV landscape might look like.

    I'm a little sad that Women's Murder Club likely won't return--it was just starting to get good.

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    "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts." - Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan

    mercurychkita's picture

    Women's Murder Club

    There's still hope! I just checked the link, and it says:

    Women's Murder Club

    Shocking development: A deal to bring the show back this season is being hammered out as I write this. Stay tuned...

    I seriously hope this show gets a second chance. It got off to a rocky start, but it was just starting to find its stride when the strike began. (I wonder how much my increased love for the show has to do with the burgeoning amount of well-written Lindsay/Cindy fanfiction out there...)

     

     

    pecola's picture

    Thanks for the Update

    I think I'm going to have to check out some of that fan fiction, though ;)

     

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    "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts." - Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan

    mercurychkita's picture

    I'm not impressed, ABC!

    *pout* Except that now it says:

    Women's Murder Club

    Back on the critical list. I'm now hearing ABC is thisclose to shutting down Club for good.

     

    My nerves can't take this much flip-flopping! Anyway, in the meantime, I might as well spread the love and recommend a few stories to get you started. There's a good selection at Passion and Perfection; I highly recommend starting with Liz Estrada's series. I'm also a fan of Misty Flores' "Sneak" series, which is still on-going and is a crossover with Popular. Happy reading!


    Missy2003sl's picture

    yeah....

    i'm waiting for the moment i can say Hallelujah!
    Bodhi's picture

    Please Let the Strike Be Over

    I can't bear Reality TV.

     And I need more episodes of House M.D. - among so many of my favourite TV series.

    addicted88's picture

    Let it be true!!

    So hope it's true, don't know how much longer i can last without Grey's!!
    FireWontQuell's picture

    woot sarah silverman program

    woot sarah silverman program
    The_Artful_Dodger's picture

    WOOT

    I want my HOUSE!!, i wanna see wht they do with 13 now that its been discovered thats shes bisexual, whoo hooo,

    Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.
    Gertrude Stein

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    that was the first thing it

    that was the first thing it came to my mind too!!!!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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