Topic: WGA-strike

• Breaking: WGA Tentative Deal Reached

  By: Tom | 1 Comment | Feb 9, 1:20pm ET

  Hallelujah!  Holy crap! Where’s the Tylenol?
  Patric Verrone and Michael Winship have finally come out and said what everybody has been whispering:  there has been a tentative deal struck in negotiations between the WGA and the AMPTP.  Here is what the letter sent out early this morning in an email to the … More

• Poll: What Are You Dying To See When The WGA Strike Ends?

  By: Tom | 6 Comments | Feb 8, 10:08am ET

  According to former Disney chief Michael Eisner, the WGA strike is over.  He said on CNBC, “It’s over. They made the deal, they shook hands on the deal. It’s going on Saturday to the writers in general.” 
  Now, I’ll give you a caveat: Is Eisner really in “the know” anymore?  Nikki … More

• Report: Ugly Betty WILL Resume Production!

  By: Tom | 4 Comments | Feb 4, 8:29am ET

  Yesterday, I told you about the imminent deal that will end the WGA strike, and posed some questions of my own, mainly – will Ugly Betty return this year?
  Well, our good friend Ausiello has his ear to the ground, and has this to say:
  With a tentative agreement between striking writers … More

• Reported Breakthrough In WGA Strike

  By: Tom | 3 Comments | Feb 3, 12:23pm ET

  Ugly Betty fans – let’s cross our fingers!  The New York Times is reporting that a tentative agreement between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers could come as early as this coming week. 
  Now, I know we’ve been burned by this sort of … More

• AMPTP Statement On Latest Proposal to WGA

  By: Tom | 2 Comments | Nov 29, 10:40pm ET

  I think we’re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel in the Writers Guild strike.  Today, The AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) released the following statement concerning their latest offer to the WGA:
  The AMPTP today unveiled a New Economic Partnership to the WGA, which includes … More

• Breaking (Rumor): WGA Strike Over?

  By: Tom | 5 Comments | Nov 26, 1:41pm ET

   Dear readers, this could be big…
  The talks between the two sides in the Writers Guild strike began anew today, and there is a strong hope there may have been a breakthrough!  From Deadline Hollywood:
  As the WGA strike begins its 4th week, I’ve been told positive news about today’s resumption of contract … More

• Ugly Betty Cast Films Video Supporting Writers

  By: Tom | 2 Comments | Nov 23, 6:44pm ET

  The highest profile cast members of Ugly Betty, as part of the Screen Actors Guild, had produced a video in support of the striking Writers Guild.  It is part of a series of videos, “Speechless”, that is, ironically, being released exclusively on the internet:
  This is the fifth of the Writers … More

• Ugly Betty Writers Stylize Picket Signs

  By: Tom | Comment | Nov 13, 6:14pm ET

  As their own contribution to the WGA strike, the writers of Ugly Betty put a little Mode style on their picket signs.  Check this out:

  (Photo by Abby McClelland – who helped make the signs). Pictured are the Ugly Betty writing team, Ugly Betty creator Silvio Horta, and Ugly Betty writers Sara … More

• Photos of Picketing Ugly Betty Stars

  By: Tom | Comment | Nov 9, 2:25pm ET

  At least for now, it appears that the best place for candid photos of Hollywood stars are on the picket lines of the Writers Guild of America strike.  This is especially true for stars of Ugly Betty, who are not necessarily the best paparazzi fodder (with the long hours they … More

• Ugly Betty Knee-Deep In WGA Strike

  By: Tom | 1 Comment | Nov 7, 10:12am ET

  America Ferrera joined the Writer’s Guild of America picket lines Monday in solidarity with the writers.  Notice from this photo that she’s wearing her Betty necklace, and I think, one of Betty’s dresses.  Did she come stright from the set?  If so, that would be quite interesting. Hopefully the actors … More