WGA strike
Nov. 8th, 2007 11:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
caithionGabe hadn't heard about the strike yet, and it doesn't seem to be getting a huge amount of press yet, but, here, for those who hadn't heard yet.
As showrunners start to flex their muscle with plans for a major rally today, sitcom and drama sets are going dark -- in some cases sooner than the nets and studios had anticipated.
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Meanwhile, latenight TV remained dark Tuesday as word leaked out that "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" have told their support staffs they would be laid off in two weeks, barring a strike settlement. "Late Show with David Letterman" has also put its staffers on notice.
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Meanwhile, at 20th Century Fox TV, insiders said assistants and other show staffers will be informed of their fate shortly.
"It will be true across the board, and not just ‘24,' " one exec said, referring to rumors that "24" staffers had already been let go. "There will be layoffs."
Studio reps said they'll attempt to keep workers on as long as there is work to do, but that might not be much longer.
"As those jobs become obsolete and shows finish up their final script, we can't keep those jobs," one exec said.
[ full article ]
As showrunners start to flex their muscle with plans for a major rally today, sitcom and drama sets are going dark -- in some cases sooner than the nets and studios had anticipated.
...
Meanwhile, latenight TV remained dark Tuesday as word leaked out that "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" have told their support staffs they would be laid off in two weeks, barring a strike settlement. "Late Show with David Letterman" has also put its staffers on notice.
...
Meanwhile, at 20th Century Fox TV, insiders said assistants and other show staffers will be informed of their fate shortly.
"It will be true across the board, and not just ‘24,' " one exec said, referring to rumors that "24" staffers had already been let go. "There will be layoffs."
Studio reps said they'll attempt to keep workers on as long as there is work to do, but that might not be much longer.
"As those jobs become obsolete and shows finish up their final script, we can't keep those jobs," one exec said.
[ full article ]
