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Letterman To Cut Deal To Bring Writers Back To "Late Show"

Deadline Hollywood Daily | Nikki FInke | Posted 12.15.2007 | Media

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UPDATED THROUGHOUT: Sources tell me the Writers Guild Of America is intending to grant David Letterman's independent production company Worldwide Pant...

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Hey, Come Back! Writers Guild Pickets in New Orleans as Pelosi and Reid Write Bush

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.14.2007 | Entertainment

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Karen Dalton-Beninato

But as the strike lingers a major sore point for New Orleans is K-ville. Production on the Fox show was shut down shortly after the strike started.

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Writers' Strike Diary: High Spirits at Paramount

John Ridley | Posted 12.14.2007 | Entertainment

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John Ridley

I ran into a director friend of mine before heading to the line and he pretty much confirmed what everybody knows and I've been saying since the writers strike started: the DGA is going to make the deal that ends the strike.

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ATTENTION! ATTENTION EVERYONE!!! I have an important announcement.

Alec Baldwin | Posted 12.14.2007 | Entertainment

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Alec Baldwin

Barring any imminent settlement of the WGA strike, the 2007 Golden Globe Awards will be held at my apartment on the Westside of Manhattan this year. The HFPA makes only one simple request.

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Writers Guild Files Labor Complaint Against Studios

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 12.13.2007 | Entertainment

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Union officials representing striking Hollywood writers said Thursday they have filed an unfair labor practices complaint claiming studios violated fe...

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"Power Concedes Nothing Without Demand"

Trey Ellis | Posted 12.13.2007 | Entertainment

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Trey Ellis

This is what the AMPTP most underestimates about us: despite how some nattering nabobs of negativity might carp, the writers I've talked to are grimly determined to fight this fight.

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Writers' Guild Is Losing Ground

BusinessWeek | Ron Grover | Posted 12.13.2007 | Business

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Hollywood union strikes have never been a dainty affair. On one side, you usually have powerful people with tons of money and even weightier egos. On ...

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WGA Strike Primer: Spin the Bottle

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 12.13.2007 | Entertainment

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Robert J. Elisberg

Only one thingi s certain: the longer the AMPTP corporations drag their feet, the more accelerated the Writers Guild's efforts to sign up major technology companies to produce TV series and movies for the Internet.

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No Industry For Old Men

Eric Williams | Posted 12.13.2007 | Entertainment

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Eric Williams

All the lousy deals the WGA has accepted in the past must not have prepared the producers for the defiance and solidarity they're encountering this time around.

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Hollywood's Dinosaur Moment

Krisztina Holly | Posted 12.12.2007 | Entertainment

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Krisztina Holly

I'm not a screenwriter. Or a studio bigwig. But as an expert in innovation, I can say with authority that Hollywood is desperate for a little innovation.

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A Very Good Dog Who Taught Me Some New Tricks.

Jon Robin Baitz | Posted 12.12.2007 | Entertainment

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Jon Robin Baitz

Among the things I've learned from my three-legged dog: When sleeping with a human, sometimes it's fun to lick them in the middle of the night for no reason, or get really, really, really close, especially in winter.

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Why the Writers Strike was Doomed to Failure (And How We Can Win Next Time)

John Ridley | Posted 12.11.2007 | Entertainment

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John Ridley

"Collective bargaining" speaks to why this strike and every writers' strike will fail: the guild uses collectivism to seek a bargain. Why should we get a bargain when we can buy the store?

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On Being a Female Writer in the TV Business

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 12.11.2007 | Entertainment

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Melissa Silverstein

Throw a dart in this town and you'll hit a male comedy writer. But the issues are the same for all of us.

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An Interview with Sarah Fain, Executive Producer of Women's Murder Club

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 12.11.2007 | Entertainment

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Melissa Silverstein

This strike sucks for everyone. I think most of the voices out there have been male comedy writers because there are just so MANY of them.

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WGA Members Should Reevaluate Rock Star Negotiators

Ron Galloway | Posted 12.11.2007 | Entertainment

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Ron Galloway

At this point the well is so poisoned both sides should probably bring in at least one new face just to get things moving again, as the battle has clearly become personal.

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Unions Support WGA, Fire Labor Busting Spinner Chris Lehane

Jane Hamsher | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics

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Jane Hamsher

SEIU Local 99 in LA yesterday fired former Clinton spokesman Chris Lehane from a consulting contract in support of the WGA . The decision came after Lehane began consulting for the AMPTP.

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WGA Strike: What Are the Deal Points?

Jonathan Handel | Posted 12.10.2007 | Entertainment

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Jonathan Handel

Negotiations have broken off for the time being at least, but it's still important to understand what's at issue. There are now several recent proposals that have been publicly disclosed, as I had hoped would be the case.

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How Eerie Are the Parallels Between the Behavior of the AMPTP and the Behavior of the Bush Administration?

Gary Rosen | Posted 12.09.2007 | Entertainment

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Gary Rosen

When the CEOs of the AMPTP dub their cash and power grab a New Economic Partnership, doesn't it sound like "Operation Enduring Freedom" or the "Clear Skies Initiative"?

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WGA Strike Primer: Merry Christmas from Your Friends at the AMPTP

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 12.08.2007 | Entertainment

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Robert J. Elisberg

The AMPTP corporations will now be putting out how wonderful and decent and put-upon they are, and how grubbing the sniveling writers are. And how evil WGA leaders are. Watch.

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"Prodese Quam Conspici"

Jon Robin Baitz | Posted 12.07.2007 | Entertainment

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Jon Robin Baitz

As we go into the second half of December, I remain entirely certain that my Guild will prevail. It will do so through solidarity, through an educated, energized, politicized membership, and through the cool, calm anger of the just.

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Writers' Strike Diary: Rumors and "Information"

John Ridley | Posted 12.07.2007 | Entertainment

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John Ridley

"Information" -- the dispensation of rumors passed off as news -- has become kinda a cottage industry. Remember that "deal" that was oh so in place last Monday?

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St. Nick Counter

Ken Levine | Posted 12.07.2007 | Entertainment

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Ken Levine

Twas the night before Christmas... Nick Counter settles in a nice night's sleep after six months of telling writers there's no money or future in the internet. Suddenly, he hears a voice.

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WGA Strikers: Don't Cross the Streams

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.07.2007 | Media

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Shelly Palmer

If the writers actually agree to some formula that contemplates "per use" of their work, they are going to get screwed. It will make their home video deal look like a trip to Disneyworld.

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Just Work: Do the Write Thing

Ursula Epps and Alba Vasquez | Posted 12.06.2007 | Entertainment

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Ursula Epps and Alba Vasquez

We might not be able to provide as much for our children as those producers and CEOs at the top, but we will do whatever we must to achieve our own American dream.

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Writers Guild Strike Primer: Part 8, The Big Question

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 12.06.2007 | Entertainment

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Robert J. Elisberg

The AMPTP is comprised of competitors. And they are negotiating together against labor?? In heaven's name -- why?

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