Writer’s Strike Takes Another BIG Step Backwards
January 16, 2008
Source: Yahoo News, Los Angeles Times
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080115/ap_en_tv/hollywood_labor
LOS ANGELES – Four major studios have canceled dozens of writers’ contracts in a possible concession that the current television season cannot be saved, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.
The move means the 2-month old writers strike may also endanger next season’s new shows, the Times said.
January is usually the beginning of pilot season, when networks order new scripted shows. But the strike leaves networks without a pool of comedy and drama scripts from which to choose.
20th Century Fox Television, CBS Paramount Network Television, NBC Universal and Warner Bros. Television told the Times they have terminated development and production agreements.
The newspaper said more than 65 deals with writers have been eliminated since Friday.
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It’s going to be a bit before we see anything new. I read somewhere the writers have already lost 150 million and production has lost 250 million in salaries since the strike began.
And then there’s the people who have moved out there to get into the industry and to make a go of it.; actors, filmmakers, producers. The strike has ruined many potential careers before they’ve even had the chance to start.
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