Tag Archives: Writers’ Strike

It’s Official: The Strike is Over!

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 go back to work. …

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STRIKE NEWS: We’re 98% There

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 going back to work tomorrow, …

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STRIKE NEWS: Tentative Deal!

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 to wait until  next …

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STRIKE NEWS: Progress Made but Nothing’s Settled

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 points. Now the lawyers are …

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STRIKE: Write to Les Moonves!

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. Should the fans have any …

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‘Chuck’ Actors Support the Writers

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 reader, earned my thanks …

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