Writers Guild of America Strike

"Idol" Makes Fox The Network Best Equipped To Handle Strike

Hollywood Reporter | Nellie Andreeva | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Three days in, the writers strike is hitting television hard as schedules are being juggled, overall deals suspended, production on series shut down a...

Eisner To Strikers: Blame Steve Jobs, Not Studios

CNet News | Caroline McCarthy | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


In his keynote speech on Wednesday morning at the Media and Money conference hosted by Dow Jones and Nielsen, former Disney CEO Michael Eisner talked ...

CBS Show Shuts Down Amid Picketers

AP | RAQUEL MARIA DILLON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Noise and other disruptions caused by a Hollywood writers' picket line caused filming to stop Monday at a location for CBS' "Cane." The shutdown came...

Video: Actors Speak As Hollywood Writers On Strike

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


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Update: Stewart's Rep Denies He's Paying Writers Out Of Pocket During Strike

Portfolio | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


In a show of solidarity with his fellow scribes, the Daily Show host has told his writing staff that he will cover all their salaries for the next two...

Writers' Strike Catches "Office" Co-Stars, Also Writers, In The Middle

Variety | JOSEF ADALIAN, MICHAEL SCHNEIDER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Once a WGA walkout begins, B.J. Novak -- a writer and a star of NBC's hit comedy "The Office" -- will face a very tough choice. As a card-carrying me...

McDreamy Dempsey: "'Grey's Anatomy' Is Not Prepared"

Us Weekly | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Dr. McDreamy may be checking out of Seattle Grace early this year, thanks to a Writers' Strike that kicked off early Monday. Writers in L.A. -- where...

"Show Runners" Forced To Pick Sides In WGA Strike

New York Times | Brooks Barnes | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Which top television writers are the least supportive of a strike? Some people in Hollywood are wondering if an unusual advertisement holds the answer...

Extended WGA Strike Would Save Networks On Pilot Season Costs

Los Angeles Times | Meg James | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The nation's major television networks say they are prepared to withstand a strike by the Writers Guild of America lasting three to four months. Some ...

Writers' Strike Begins: Mediation Talks Fall Apart, Thousands To Picket

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Film and TV writers resolved to put down their pens and take up picket signs after last-ditch talks failed to avert a strike. The first picket lines ...

STRIKE! Writers To Stop Work As Early As Sunday

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Hollywood writers said they would strike for the first time in nearly 20 years but left open the door for last-minute talks to avert a crippling walko...

Talks Fall Apart As Writers' Contract Expires

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Hollywood writers have a revision ready for TV and movie producers. Contract talks resumed on Wednesday, with the Writers Guild of America ready to s...