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Writers Strike Officially Over

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the sick-of-reality-tv dept.

CNN is reporting that the 100-day Hollywood writers walkout is now officially over. The new contract managed to snag two of the three major points the Writers Guild was looking for. The writers will now have "jurisdiction" for content created especially for new media (Internet, cell phones, etc) and will get paid for the reuse of content on new media when the studios get paid. "Leslie Moonves, chief executive officer of CBS Corp., told The Associated Press, 'At the end of the day, everybody won. It was a fair deal and one that the companies can live with, and it recognizes the large contribution that writers have made to the industry. [...] It's unclear how soon new episodes of scripted programs will start appearing, because production won't begin until scripts are completed, the AP reported. It will take at least four weeks for producers to get the first post-strike episodes of comedies back on the air; dramas will take six to eight weeks, the AP said.'"

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  1. First post by shentino · · Score: 2, Funny

    And I'm just hoping that my favorite shows like Numb3rs and NCIS weren't affected.

    I really don't care what happens as long as my shows keep coming and nobody gets hurt.

    Thanks to scuttlemonkey for posting my submission.

    1. Re:First post by syousef · · Score: 2, Funny

      or since we're talking movies....

      dy/dx (Movie)

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  2. YAY! by sm62704 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now I'll get to see the new episodes of Star Trek!

    What? What do you mean "cancelled?"

    OK Battlestar Galactica. No? How about Babylon...

    Oh hell. Somebody please point to a nerd show I can watch tonight?

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    1. Re:YAY! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Heroes - The dumbed down show full of pretty people that tries to appeal to every market.

      Coming in season 3...

      The pensioner heroes like Reginald has the power to kill just by talking. He starts about the war then mentions how things aren't how they used to be back in the day.
      Eastern European minority hero Svetlana who has the ability to setup a soft-porn website in just 22 seconds and can scam your credit card details by knowing your name.
      CGI heroes like Jar-Jar Binks who has the ability to make all viewers watching a show turn channels instantly.

  3. earth-friendly programming by themushroom · · Score: 3, Funny

    Good that we have writers so we don't have to deal with reruns anymore.
    Now we can get back to rehashed stories with slapdash writing as usual.

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  4. Finally... by abaddononion · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can get back to enjoying "The Daily Show" and the "Colbert Report", instead of those generic knock-offs, "A Daily Show" and the "Colbert Report".

  5. Re:writers read... by SQLGuru · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think we need to unionize Slashdot posters so that we can get a better deal, too. If it weren't for us, this site wouldn't make any money and what do we get for it? Articles 3 days after Digg had them? Typo's and grammatical errors in the summaries? ASCII porn?

    Layne

  6. As a Canadian by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    As a Canadian, I'm looking forward to violating the copyright on your writer's new material.

    Hope the International Intellectual Property-hoser Alliance has taken into account any price changes due to this agreement in their industry 'loss' report. Wouldn't want them to miss squeezing any more profits out of Canada, eh?

  7. Re:writers read... by 91degrees · · Score: 5, Funny

    Absolutely! I propose that all Slashdot posters get a 35% increase in pay right now!

  8. Re:writers read... by abaddononion · · Score: 4, Funny

    Terms seem reasonable. Granted. Get back to work. ~The Management

  9. Re:Maybe too late. Already weened. by Enigma2175 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unrelated to the writers strike, I got rid of my television and cable. Why is it that every time there is a television thread, area man has to show up? Isn't there some sculpting you need to do or some Proust you need to re-read?
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    Enigma