Archive for the ‘writers' strike’ Category

It’s Official: The Strike is Over!

By Mel • Feb 12th, 2008

Variety reports that the Writers Guild of America announced just before 7 p.m. that members voted to lift the strike order with a 92.5% endorsement. WGA West president Patric Verrone - the most visible figure during the 14-week strike - made the announcement.
“The strike is over,” he said. “Our membership has voted, and writers can [...]



STRIKE NEWS: We’re 98% There

By Mel • Feb 10th, 2008

The WGA held a press conference in Los Angeles at noon today to announce that the new contract is “a huge victory” and is expected to be accepted by guild members. The guild has 48 hours to accept the deal, but the WGA leadership is so confident that it will be accepted that showrunners are [...]



STRIKE NEWS: Tentative Deal!

By Mel • Feb 9th, 2008

Variety reports that the writers and producers have reached a tentative deal. WGA members will be meeting today (February 9) to discuss the deal in detail, but insiders predict that the strike will be lifted by Monday.
What does this mean for Chuck? The decision on whether we’ll get more episodes this season or will have [...]



STRIKE NEWS: Progress Made but Nothing’s Settled

By Mel • Feb 5th, 2008

You may be hearing rumors that the writers’ strike is “almost over”, that it could be wrapped up by the end of the week. Well, progress has been made, but the strike is NOT over. During talks late last week and over the weekend, negotiators representing the writers and the producers hammered out some important [...]



STRIKE: Write to Les Moonves!

By Mel • Jan 18th, 2008

This is Mel from ChuckTV.net. I’ve been asked to be the fan liaison for Chuck, working with the Fans for the Writers and wanted to introduce myself to you in that capacity. The goal of the fan liaison is to act as both a link and a buffer between the writers and fans of [...]



Chuck Fans Supporting the WGA

By Mel • Dec 27th, 2007

Wondering how you can support the writers of Chuck while they’re on strike? How about the rest of the production crew who have been laid off? Here are a few links worth checking out for ways you can make your voice heard. After all, this really is about us, the viewers, getting our shows back [...]



Sarah in Speechless Video

By Mel • Dec 17th, 2007

Sarah Lancaster appears with Matthew Modine and Joey Pants in this SpeechlessWithoutWriters.com video, supporting the writers strike:



Pencils2MediaMoguls

By Mel • Nov 18th, 2007

Chuck fans, are you frustrated by the writers’ strike? Wondering how you, the viewer, can let the writers and networks know that you want a resolution? United Hollywood to the rescue! Several showrunners (including Joss Whedon) have launched a new campaign called Pencils2MediaMoguls to give the viewers a voice in this strike.
The premise is simple:
Buy [...]



VIDEO: Zac Talks About the Writers’ Strike

By Mel • Nov 15th, 2007



‘Chuck’ Actors Support the Writers

By Mel • Nov 15th, 2007

IGN visited with Zachary Levi, Sarah Lancaster, and Joshua Gomez as they stood alongside Josh Schwartz on the WGA picket line:

Down the street a bit, Joshua Gomez was standing with his Chuck co-creator Josh Schwartz and co-stars Zachary Levi and Sarah Lancaster. I hadn’t met Lancaster before and Gomez, an avid gamer and loyal IGN [...]