So the Strike is over

[Avenger]

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[Splaya]

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Hollywood writers got their first look Saturday at details of a tentative agreement with studios that could put the strike-crippled entertainment industry back to work.
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<!--endclickprintexclude--> A summary of the proposed deal was posted on the Writers Guild of America's Web site hours before members were to attend meetings on the East and West Coasts to voice their opinions.
The writers planned to gather behind closed doors Saturday afternoon in New York and later in Los Angeles to consider the deal that guild leaders said "protects a future in which the Internet becomes the primary means of both content creation and delivery."
Compensation for projects delivered via digital media was the central issue in the 3-month-old walkout, which idled thousands of workers, disrupted the TV season and moviemaking and took the shine off Hollywood's awards season.
If members of the Writers Guild of America (http://topics.cnn.com/topics/writers_guild_of_america) react favorably to the proposed deal, the guild's board could vote Sunday to lift the strike order and the industry could be up and running Monday. This month's Oscars ceremony, which has been under the cloud of a union and actors boycott, also would be a winner. http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/2.0/mosaic/tabs/video.gif Watch Showbiz Tonight's Brooke Anderson's report on the tentative deal » (http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/09/hollywood.labor.ap/index.html#cnnSTCVideo)
Sunday's Grammy Awards ceremony has a picket-free pass from the union.
An outline of the three-year deal was reached in recent talks between media executives and the guild, with lawyers then drafting the contract language that was concluded Friday.
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<!--endclickprintexclude--> According to the guild's summary, the deal provides union jurisdiction over projects created for the Internet based on certain guidelines, sets compensation for streamed, ad-supported programs and increases residuals for downloaded movies and TV programs.
The writers deal is similar to one reached last month by the Directors Guild of America, including a provision that compensation for ad-supported streaming doesn't kick in until after a window of between 17 to 24 days deemed "promotional" by the studios.
Writers would get a maximum $1,200 flat fee for streamed programs in the deal's first two years and then get a percentage of a distributor's gross in year three -- the last point an improvement on the directors deal, which remains at the flat payment rate.
"Much has been achieved, and while this agreement is neither perfect nor perhaps all that we deserve for the countless hours of hard work and sacrifice, our strike has been a success," guild leaders Patric Verrone and Michael Winship said in an e-mailed message to members.
Verrone is president of the Writers Guild of America, West, while Winship heads the smaller Writers Guild of America, East, which together represent 12,000 members. About 10,000 have been affected by the strike.
The guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (http://topics.cnn.com/topics/alliance_of_motion_picture_and_television_producers), which represents studios, have not publicly commented on the proposed contract because of a joint media blackout.
One observer said the guild gained ground in the deal but not as much as it wanted.
"It's a mixed deal but far better than the writers would have been able to get three months ago. The strike was a qualified success," said Jonathan Handel, an entertainment attorney with the TroyGould firm and a former associate counsel for the writers guild.
The walkout "paved the way for the directors to get a better deal than they would otherwise have gotten. That in turn became the foundation for further improvements the writers achieved," Handel said.
A quick end to the walkout might result in TV viewers seeing a more new episodes of their favorite shows this season. A script takes about three weeks to write and about 40 working days to produce, so it could take as long as two months for the first new shows to air, Leight said.
But once a production has scripts and is up and running, episodes are worked on concurrently and an hour-long show can be produced within eight days, he said.
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<!--endclickprintexclude--> That could allow an hourlong drama to return with perhaps a half-dozen new episodes, and a half-hour comedy to squeeze in as many as seven new shows for the rest of the season.
Networks, however, are likely to pick and choose among shows, with low-rated newcomers less likely to get deals for more episodes than a series like "Grey's Anatomy," which has a big, faithful audience.


Here's from CNN

[Kris P Lettus]

OMf'nG

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO

The Office!!

[.44 Magdalene]

Woooo I still don't watch TV really

[Mr. Nerfect]

Yeah, don't watch much television these days. I hope Scrubs gets its series finale is all.

[ct2k]

Only 12 episodes of one tree hill:rant:


Yes I'm a sad fuck but fuck you too fucker:foc:

[Kane Knight]

Woooo I still don't watch TV really

I don't much either, but I can't help but hope that the shows I do watch end up getting proper treatment.

[Boondock Saint]

Here's a list of shows and their status with new episodes.



24
Returns either this Fall or January '09.

30 Rock
5-10 new episodes to air in April/May.

Back to You
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Future TBD.

Bionic Woman
Cancelled.

The Big Bang Theory
5-7 new episodes to air in April/May.

Big Love
Expected to go into production on Season 3 in March. Airdate info is TBD.

Bones
Four pre-strike episodes left. Unclear whether additional episodes will be produced for this season.

Brothers & Sisters
4-5 new episodes to air in April/May.

Chuck
No new episodes until fall.

Cold Case
4-7 new episodes to air in April/May.

Criminal Minds
4-7 new episodes to air in April/May.

CSI
4-7 new episodes to air in April/May.

CSI: Miami
4-7 new episodes to air in April/May.

CSI: NY
4-7 new episodes to air in April/May.

Desperate Housewives
4-5 new episodes to air in April/May.

Dirty Sexy Money
No new episodes planned until fall. The three remaining pre-strike episodes will undergo some tweaking and kick off fall run.

ER
TBD.

Everybody Hates Chris
Twelve pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.

Friday Night Lights
No new episodes expected for this season. Future TBD.

Gossip Girl
Up to 9 new episodes to air in April/May/June.

Grey's Anatomy
4-5 new episodes to air in April/May

Heroes
TBD.

House
4-6 new episodes to air in April/May.

How I Met Your Mother
5-7 new episodes to air in April/May.

Jericho
Seven episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.

Las Vegas
Three pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.

Law & Order: SVU
TBD.

Life
No new episodes expected until fall.

Life Is Wild
Cancelled.

Lost
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Six additional episodes could air this season.

Medium
Six pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.

Men in Trees
Eleven pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.

Moonlight
No new episodes expected until fall.

My Name Is Earl
8-10 new episodes to air in April/May.

NCIS
5-7 new episodes, only three of which may air this season.

The New Adventures of Old Christine
Seven pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.

Nip/Tuck
Season 5 concludes Feb. 19. Production on the show's eight-episode sixth season expected to start up this summer. Airdate TBD.

Numbers
5-7 new episodes, only three of which may air this season.

October Road
Five pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.

The Office
5-10 new episodes to air in April/May.

One Tree Hill
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.

Prison Break
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.

Private Practice
4-5 new episodes to air in April/May.

Pushing Daisies
No new episodes until fall.

Reaper
Three pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.

Samantha Who?
Three remaining pre-strike episodes could possibly surface this season, or be held until fall (see Dirty Sexy Money).

Scrubs
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Four additional episodes will likely be shot; unclear whether they'll air on NBC or go straight to DVD.

Smallville
Four pre-strike episodes remain. 3-5 additional episodes to air in April/May.

Supernatural
Two pre-strike episodes remain. 3-5 additional episodes to air in April/May.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Five pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.

Two and a Half Men
5-7 new episodes to air in April/May.

Ugly Betty
4-5 new episodes to air in April/May.

Without a Trace
4-7 new episodes to air in April/May.

Women's Murder Club
No additional episodes expected for this season. Future TBD.

[Heros Welcome]

SCRUBS!

[HeartBreakMan2k]

Wtf, really possibly going straight to DVD with the last episodes of the fucking series?

[Skippord]

24 :love:

[Inadequacy]

30 ROCK! Just after my birthday too!

[Splaya]

I hope they air the new season of 24 in the fall. With the interest on it already dwindling from everyone but diehard fans, you have to put it back on asap. Especially with the impending return of Tony Almeida as the villain :love:

[Mr. Nerfect]

Wtf, really possibly going straight to DVD with the last episodes of the fucking series?

Yeah, that would be kind of shitty. I hope they manage to somehow shoot more than four. The cast and crew of Scrubs has always been surprising, so I hope they take it to that next level and give the show the send-off it deserves.

However, Australian network TV is so crappy, that it makes it nigh impossible to catch Scrubs on TV, so I'll probably just end up buying the DVD anyway.

[Dave Youell]

So I might get more lost? Sweet!

[Splaya]

Also, One Tree Hill was only scheduled to have the 12 episodes anyway ct2k. But they might produce more you never know

[Russenmafia]

hopefully they can churn a few more episodes out of that new Terminator show. Been a good series so far.

[Splaya]

I just found out that they are going to shoot 5 or 6 more episodes of One Tree Hill with the 6 they have remaining. That means they are going to shoot at least 12 more episodes :love:

[Kris P Lettus]

OMG

r u serious Splaya

:nono:

[Stickman]

You know, there's only like 5 shows I can religiously watch. So I'm happy those will be back in a month.