Posts with tag United Hollywood
Posted Dec 11th 2007 10:40AM by Jen Creer
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Festivus, TV Squad Lists, WGA Strike
... nine Writers' Strike supporting sites.
Sure, the WGA strike sucks. But it doesn't just suck for us, the TV viewers (or reviewers, as the case may be here at TV Squad). It sucks for a lot of people with families to support. But I don't want to be a total downer. If you have been following the strike, then you probably already know there are a lot of great resources out there. But if you haven't been reading closely, you may find these nine sites worth clicking to for more information (and, in many cases, entertainment).
Continue reading On the 9th day of Festivus, TV gave to me...
Posted Nov 14th 2007 4:21PM by Liz Finn-Arnold
Filed under: Industry, WGA Strike

Yesterday,
Variety reported that several writers from the
Young and the Restless had crossed the WGA picket line in order to keep their jobs. After the article ran, a spokesperson for the WGA-East condemned those planning to cross the picket line and warned them that they'd "never be full members of the Writers Guild again."
However,
the Variety article isn't true, according to a memo sent out late Tuesday from the WGA-West and the
Y&R writing staff. The
Y&R statement reads: "We were incensed to read the incorrect information
printed in Variety that several writers on our show sought financial core status...Our entire writing staff of 18 is united and we fully support our union."
Continue reading WGA Strike: soap writers won't cross picket line