Members of the Writers Guild overwhelmingly voted to accept the new agreement with Hollywood producers, meaning that the writers' strike is officially over. They're returning to work today, so let the countdown to your favorite shows begin. — BuzzSugar
Barack Obama and John McCain swept their parties' primaries yesterday in Virginia, Maryland, and DC, giving Obama enough delegates to pull ahead of Hillary Clinton.
As the Writers Guild votes on the new agreement reached with Hollywood producers, some of the striking writers with producing responsibilities are back at work today, while (pending approval of the contract) everyone else should resume work Wednesday. Hopefully they're well rested and ready to give us some new TV. — BuzzSugar
On top of his weekend caucus victories, Barack Obama took home another award on Sunday: the Grammy for best-spoken word performance of his book, The Audacity of Hope.
The striking writers may be back at work on Monday, as studio heads and the Writers Guild are close to formalizing a new three-year contract. Some shows, like Grey's Anatomy and The Office, will probably return to air in the late Spring, while other more complicated production shows, like Heroes, will resume in the Fall. We can hardly contain our excitement.
The Directors Guild of America avoided a strike of their own by reaching a deal with the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers regarding how they are paid when content is purchased online. Fingers crossed this will pave the way for the Writers Guild to finally come to a similar agreement. — BuzzSugar
