If Writers Go on Strike, Viewers Can Expect More Shots of Reality
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Viewers may want to brace themselves for a lot of  jury-rigged entertainment if writers and producers do not come to an agreement on a new contract by the end of the month.
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A settlement of the  Writers Guild of America strike appears imminent, but members  of the postproduction industry -- the craftspeople and  technicians who work on films after principal photography is  completed -- are worried that it's already too late to repair  the harm done.
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Hollywood writers are optimistic the end of the three-month strike is in sight after reviewing a proposed deal from studios that increases their payments for online use of TV shows and movies.
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NEW YORK  Â Life without writers could be a slog for Jay Leno Â and a no-frills affair for his viewers. But his fans may not care. Oddly enough, NBC's "Tonight Show" wasn't markedly different from a typical night before the writers strike began two months ago.
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Group of television writers have different story lines, but none knows how this chapter will end.
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To prepare for a prolonged writers strike, television networks have stockpiled a gladiator battle, a lie-detector game, a remade "Password," a celebrity "Apprentice" and a competition for aspiring Pussycat Dolls.
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LOS ANGELES  - Striking Hollywood screenwriters must turn in their unfinished projects by Friday so that union officials can ensure they don't secretly work for studios during the walkout, which is expected to be lengthy.
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One of Hollywoodâs biggest independent film companies is expected to announce an agreement with striking writers.
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For union film and television writers, life without employment is starting to exact its toll.
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As writers negotiate with producers for a bigger slice of online-distribution revenues, the possibility of actors and directors joining with disgruntled scribes for a megastrike rears its ugly head. It could simultaneously shutter the production of movies, TV and videogames.
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The writersâ strike is on the brink of ending in true Hollywood fashion: through connections.
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The now 3-month-old Hollywood writers strike could enter its final chapter Saturday when guild members gather in Los Angeles and New York to consider a proposed contract.
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While the writersâ strike dealt a devastating blow to the entertainment industry, it has also imbued the nascent medium of Web-based comedy videos with a new vitality.
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It's a blizzard of reruns through December. But thanks to the writers strike, there won't be much relief for your favorite fall shows even when January arrives.
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With Hollywood bracing for a season of possible labor strife, screenwriters sat down on Monday with studio executives for contract talks expected to hinge in part on how the Internet has altered show business.
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Despite the Hollywood writers' strike, the big TV networks have more than a hundred episodes of scripted series ready to roll out over the next few months.
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Hollywoodâs movie and television writers plan to embark on an industrywide strike for the first time since 1988.