In light of the rain, it may be just as well. But the “Strike a Deal” coalition has announced a new date for their “let’s get this settled, get this done, and keep us from losing our houses” (if we may be permitted the subtext) rally to get the Great Hollywood Strike of ‘Aught Seven [...]

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… which doesn’t sound nearly as hopeful as the local headlines would have it. Then again, there’s allegedly a “second half” of the offer –about how to handle streaming “residuals” — still to arrive in the writers’ hands. Right now, as you know, there’s a four day recess. No news, then — officially — [...]

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Latest, as we head into the weekend, according to the tipsters working Nikki Finke’s blog:
“There’s little more to say about Wednesday’s talks other than that, unfortunately, ‘This is not heading in the right direction,’ a mogul quoted his labor exec as saying to him yesterday. Another source told me, ‘It’s stalemated. Nothing’s getting achieved.’”
If so, [...]

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So there we were, starting off our morning with some coffee and a lively discussion of children’s books. The discusee was a BTL-friendly Producer Pal.
When the discussion inevitably turned toward The Strike, PP said “a deal has been reached!” Meaning, as per the reports, over that “non-talking” period when various CAA and other agency [...]

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