Hey, everyone– Just wanted to post this email sent this evening from Writers Guild presidents Patric Verrone and Michael Winship.  They say some interesting things about the post-strike world of new media and online entertainment, as well as their stance on the current standoff between studios and the Screen Actors Guild…Dear...

Hey, guys– On the heels of yesterday’s Variety article about the aftermath of the writers strike, check out today’s article about the WGA‘s upcoming elections.  Even if you’re not living or working in L.A., the results of these elections will help shape Hollywood– and writers’ roles in it– for the near...

Hey, everyone– it’s been six months since the end of the 100-day writers strike that shut down Hollywood for almost four months in 2007 and 2008… and we’re still feeling the effects.  Pilot and development season has been revamped (at least for now), networks and studios have fewer projects in development,...

Hey, screenwriters– Half an hour ago, the Writers Guild of America announced that membership had voted to ratify the new AMPTP contract, putting an official end to the tumult and negotiations that had caused the 100-day writers strike. Here’s the official email from the WGA… “To Our Fellow Members: Today, it is...

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Hey, everyone– the latest update: the WGA West Board of Directors and the WGA East Council will meet tomorrow and officially recommend the new WGA/AMPTP deal.  This recommendation will start an speeded-up two-day voting process for the entire WGA membership.  Work will not resume until the membership votes to ratify the...

Hey, screenwriters– As analyses and perspectives on the pending deal go up, I’ll try and post links to the most interesting.  Check these out… •  UnitedHollywood.com – Ad Supported Streaming: Point/Counterpoint•  Huffington Post – Hollywood Writers Union Head Backs Deal•  Mark Evanier’s News From Me – Back from the Shrine You...

Hey, screenwriters– After an all-night negotiating session, haggling over deals, the WGA and AMPTP have set in ink their new deal.  The deal is very similar to the deal finalized by the Directors Guild last month, although it does have some impressive gains in the areas of residuals, separated rights, etc....

Still no official contract announcement from the WGA or AMPTP, but the L.A. Times published this story this morning, offering more hope that a deal could be imminent.  Very imminent. Then, just over an hour ago, the WGA sent this email to members: “To Our Fellow Members, While fully mindful of the...

Posted on the New York Times less than ten minutes ago… WILL A WGA DEAL WITH STUDIOS BE ANNOUNCED TODAY?! You might also like:No Related Posts

Hey, screenwriters— Every once in a while, I like to take a few moments to pay tribute to someone who’s done something so lame, so asinine, so irrefutably SUCKY that they deserve their own reward. I call this honor a “Suck-Salute,” and I am pleased to announce today’s very special winner…...

Hey, screenwriters– So: the DGA signed its deal with the AMPTP last night, and Hollywood is abuzz with what it means for directors, writers, actors, the strike, and the future of Hollywood.  Of course, the actual language of the contract itself has yet to be put together, so right now, all...

Hey, screenwriters– It was announced less than two hours ago that the DGA signed an agreement with the AMPTP.  Although the terms of that deal haven’t been announced, all eyes are now on the WGA‘s response.  Will they accept the terms of the DGA’s deal?  Is the DGA deal fair for...

Hey, everyone– This email is hot of the press from the WGA… and a really interesting read… To Our Fellow Members, As you know, since the conglomerates walked away from the bargaining table on December 7, we have adopted the strategy of negotiating independent agreements with select companies.  We believe this will accomplish...

Hey, screenwriters– Just wanted to weigh in on a piece of interesting news that broke yesterday afternoon.  As you may have read, ABC became the first studio yesterday to axe nearly thirty overall deals.  Obviously, this is a horrible thing for the writers involved and their families; these people were effectively...