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Joss Whedon
Amy Acker
Morena Baccarin
The Bedlam Bards
Jeffrey Bell
Nicholas Brendon
Felicia Day
Steve DeKnight
Eliza Dushku
Ben Edlund
Jane Espenson
Sarah Fain
Michael Fairman
Raphael Feldman
Yan Feldman
(they were both pretty, in case you wondered)
Nathan Fillion - standing there being tall
David Fury
Drew Goddard
Ron Glass
Summer Glau
Harry Groener
James Gunn (writer/director of Slither)
Erich Hoeber
Samantha Humphery (with UH)
Juliet Landeau
Robert Lee
Tom Lenk
William Mapother (of "Lost")
Brett Matthews
Tim Minear
Marti Noxon
Rick Parks (with UH)
Doug Petrie
Loni Peristere
J. August Richards
Douglas Romayne
Mere Smith
Keith Szarabajka
Camden Toy
Alan Tudyk
Brian K. Vaughn

and, of course, with a special cameo appearance by the Krispy Kremes provided by Sarah Michelle Gellar

What happens when an organization doesn't think to register the .com version of their .org domain name? In the case of the ongoing writers strike, something like thishappens to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

(No idea who is behind this, but I'm surprised it's taken this lone.)

theonetruebix | December 11, 00:25 CET

La grève des scénaristes qui paralyse les studios de cinéma et les plateaux de télévision aux États-Unis se radicalise. La menace porte désormais sur la grande cérémonie prévue le 24 février.

Rien ne va plus à Hollywood, qui entre dans son troisième mois de grève des scénaristes. L'annulation de la cérémonie des Golden Globes, de fortes menaces sur celle des Oscars, les déclarations de stars - pour l'instant quelques-unes seulement - qui se sont déclarées solidaires et surtout le risque de centaines de licenciements dans les prochains jours : pour les producteurs, on se croirait dans un mauvais film catastrophe.

Le scénario est si effrayant pour la si florissante industrie américaine du septième art que sur place on ne sait plus bien comment le drame s'est noué. Le 30 juin prochain expire le contrat sur la répartition des droits des oeuvres liant acteurs, réalisateurs, scénaristes et producteurs. Une négociation portant sur les sept ans à venir est entamée, qui prend vite l'allure d'un bras de fer. Les acteurs rassemblés sous le Screen Actors Guild, les réalisateurs sous le Directors Guild of America et les auteurs sous le Writers Guild of America s'opposent au principal syndicat des producteurs (nos éditions du 5 novembre 2007).

Les premiers veulent une part du nouveau gâteau généré via Internet et les ventes exponentielles de DVD. Les seconds rétorquent que la diffusion traditionnelle, en salle ou télé, est en baisse et qu'il faut compenser.

La négociation piétine et, le 5 novembre dernier, commence une grève qui s'enlise. Première conséquence, les tournages de superproductions, tels Pompéi, Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé et Anges et Démons avec Tom Hanks, adaptation du livre de Dan Brown, l'auteur du Da Vinci Code, sont reportés à 2009. Le prochain James Bond fait l'objet d'inquiétudes comparables.

24
Returns either this Fall or January '09.

30 Rock
5-10 new episodes to air in April/May.

Back to You
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Future TBD¹.

Bionic Woman
Cancelled.

The Big Bang Theory
5-7 new episodes to air in April/May.

Big Love
Expected to go into production on Season 3 in March. Airdate info is TBD.

Bones
Four pre-strike episodes left. Unclear whether additional episodes will be produced for this season.

Brothers & Sisters
4-5 new episodes to air in April/May.

Chuck
No new episodes until fall.

Cold Case
4-7 new episodes to air in April/May.

Criminal Minds
4-7 new episodes to air in April/May.

CSI
4-7 new episodes to air in April/May.

CSI: Miami
4-7 new episodes to air in April/May.

CSI: NY
4-7 new episodes to air in April/May.

Desperate Housewives
4-5 new episodes to air in April/May.

Dirty Sexy Money
No new episodes planned until fall. The three remaining pre-strike episodes will undergo some tweaking and kick off fall run.

ER
TBD.

Everybody Hates Chris
Twelve pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.

Friday Night Lights
No new episodes expected for this season. Future TBD.

Gossip Girl
Up to 9 new episodes to air in April/May/June.

Grey's Anatomy
4-5 new episodes to air in April/May

Heroes
TBD.

House
4-6 new episodes to air in April/May.

How I Met Your Mother
5-7 new episodes to air in April/May.

Jericho
Seven episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.

Las Vegas
Three pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.

Law & Order: SVU
TBD.

Life
No new episodes expected until fall.

Life Is Wild
Cancelled.

Lost
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Six additional episodes could air this season.

Medium
Six pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.

Men in Trees
Eleven pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.

Moonlight
No new episodes expected until fall.

My Name Is Earl
8-10 new episodes to air in April/May.

NCIS
5-7 new episodes, only three of which may air this season.

The New Adventures of Old Christine
Seven pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.

Nip/Tuck
Season 5 concludes Feb. 19. Production on the show's eight-episode sixth season expected to start up this summer. Airdate TBD.

Numbers
5-7 new episodes, only three of which may air this season.

October Road
Five pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.

The Office
5-10 new episodes to air in April/May.

One Tree Hill
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.

Prison Break
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.

Private Practice
4-5 new episodes to air in April/May.

Pushing Daisies
No new episodes until fall.

Reaper
Three pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.

Samantha Who?
Three remaining pre-strike episodes could possibly surface this season, or be held until fall (see Dirty Sexy Money).

Scrubs
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Four additional episodes will likely be shot; unclear whether they'll air on NBC or go straight to DVD.

Smallville
Four pre-strike episodes remain. 3-5 additional episodes to air in April/May.

Supernatural
Two pre-strike episodes remain. 3-5 additional episodes to air in April/May.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Five pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.

Two and a Half Men
5-7 new episodes to air in April/May.

Ugly Betty
4-5 new episodes to air in April/May.

Without a Trace
4-7 new episodes to air in April/May.

Women's Murder Club
No additional episodes expected for this season. Future TBD.

At the WGA's news conference today, union leaders declared the new contract is "a huge victory for us". Trumpeted WGAW President Patric Verrone, "This is the first time we actually got a better deal in a new media than previously." Verrone credited News Corp. No. 2 Peter Chernin and Disney chief Bob Iger, and also CBS boss Les Moonves, with "being instrumental in making this deal happen" after the WGA spent 3 months "getting nowhere" with the AMPTP negotiators and lawyers. WGA negotiating committee chief John Bowman added that, "What happened to the Golden Globes was instrumental in getting the CEOs to this table. It was a huge symbol."

Verrone said it was "heartbreaking for me personally" to drop the WGA's demands relating to reality and animation (Verrone is an animation writer) "But it was more important that we make a deal that benefitted the membership and the town as a whole and got people back to work." Verrone stated that "The legacy of the '88 strike was the ability of the companies to develop content without writers and creators. The legacy of this strike will be the ability of writers and creators to develop content without the companies. We are making deals, and we will continue to make deals, with Google, Yahoo, and others beyond just the 7 conglomerates."

The leaders confirmed that WGA members would have 48 hours to call off the strike and 10 days to accept the newly negotiated contract.

But Verrone said TV showrunners (who have producing duties in addition to writing duties on TV series) would be allowed to go back to work Monday before the 48-hour notice vote by members is conducted. This no doubt solves the dilemma that the moguls made the deal negotiated with the WGA contingent on having the writers go back to work immediately.

The Writers Guild East Council and Writers Guild West Board voted to approve the contract and sent it to membership for a ratification vote, which will be conducted via mail ballot and at special meetings conducted on a date to be determined. In addition, the Council and Board also voted to lift the restraining order (strike) upon the majority vote of the membership, casting ballots in a vote to be conducted Tuesday, February 12th.

Variety reports that industry sources say the WGA contract reached with the majors "includes a provision that will allow scribes who were force majeuered from ongoing series to return to their old jobs. The contract does not address those who were force majeured from overall deals and other contracts if they were not working on a series that will resume production." I can also report that the Screen Actors Guild, whose contract expires in June, has not set a date yet when it will start negotiating with the moguls.