Well, we’re down to zero hour, end of the third act, and pick-your-Hollywood-metaphor time. There will be much to tell. And two places that do that telling well, to be found right here in the intimate “online neighborhood” of a zillion webpages, are two blogs: The Artful Writer, and United Hollywood. Both give [...]

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Of course, this doesn’t mean there’ll be a strike — but the WGA wanted their negotiators to be “fully strapped,” heading into talks. Thus, the vote allowing them to pull the trigger, as they deem necessary.

Union Says It’s Still Hoping to Negotiate a Deal
Los Angeles (AP) — Members of Hollywood’s film and television writers [...]

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Austin’s own Rick Klaw sends this bulletin-y link from the NY Times. It’s the first shard of movement/evidence to suggest there might not be a strike.
Maybe.
Producers Back Off Altering Residuals
By MICHAEL CIEPLY
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16 — Attempting to break a three-month impasse in contract negotiations with screenwriters, Hollywood producers withdrew a controversial proposal that [...]

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Savings account much?

Strike Fears Rise As TV Writer Talks Lag
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Talks between Hollywood writers and studios abruptly broke off for the weekend, dimming hopes of averting a strike that could cripple the television industry.
The Writers Guild of America has been in talks since July with studios represented by the Alliance of Motion [...]

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