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East is East: In New York, WGA Members Support Leaders by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Steven Zeitchik Big crowds, (mostly good) vibes and Michael Moore were among the things characterizing the scene at the WGA's Crowne Plaza confab in Manhattan Saturday afternoon. Nearly 600 WGA East members -- TV writers on NY-based shows like...
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Strike Update: Draft In, Members Set to Debate, Discuss by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

A draft of a WGA-AMPTP deal is done, with many of the DGA terms carried over in this tentative agreement. Now leadership will hear from members, who are meeting at 2 p.m. ET in New York and 7 p.m. PT... Read More...
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An Interim Agreement: Like a Tattoo, Only Less Permanent by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Steven Zeitchik A DVD of "Mutual Appreciation" and a lunch date with Bingham Ray are so last Sundance. The latest sign of indie-film cred ? That little piece of paper known as a WGA interim agreement. Paula Wagner has... Read More...
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The AMPTP's lighter side by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Carl DiOrio Despite the tension surrounding the WGA strike, at least some of those clued into the discord seem to have maintained a well-developed sense of humor. A site spoofing the official Website of the Alliance of Motion Picture... Read More....
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(A Different Kind of) Apocalypse Now? by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Steven Zeitchik Directors may be in a mood to compromise with producers over labor issues, but don't tell Francis Ford Coppola. The iconic writer-director is unrepentant in his support of the WGA, even seeing a Corleone-esque logic in the... Read...
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Daly news by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

Carson Daly addressed his decision to return to work in his monologue Monday night on the first new episode of NBC's late-night talk show "Last Call With Carson Daly" since the writers strike started Nov. 5. Daly became the first... Read...
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Bring on the mascots by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Leslie Simmons For the writers of the "Late Show With David Letterman," the way to win over supporters is with a cute, cuddly mascot. So, they've created "Strikey." Strikey has an impressive background. He's apparently partnered...
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We eat scabs by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Borys Kit Chanting "Out, demons, out!" a group of more than 65 horror writers staged an exorcism outside of two gates at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank at noon Tuesday. The turnout was much larger than what the organizers... Read More.....
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Penny pinchers by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Leslie Simmons The news that the WGA and AMPTP will resume talks came at a good time for many writers who have already had to cut corners to save money. At a rally outside NBC Studios on Friday, where... Read More...
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Girls' Power by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Christy Grosz New comedy might be in short supply on network television these days, but it flowed through today's luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The nationwide organization Girls Inc., which provides education to girls living in high-risk...
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Diller dig by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

Barry Diller echoed the words of his former protege, Michael Eisner, by calling the writers strike "stupid." "Both sides must have really mishandled this one," Diller told Fox Business Network's Neil Cavuto on Monday. "In...
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Present tense by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

Wondering what Mandalay Entertainment chair Peter Guber thinks about the writers strike and Michael Eisner's comments that it's "stupid"? Well, wonder no more. Guber appeared on Fox Business Network on Thursday, telling Neil Cavuto,...
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Roxy gratis by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

The Roxy on Sunset has just announced that any card-carrying member of the WGA is "welcome cost free" to any of their shows on Sunset for the duration of the strike. Upcoming Roxy shows include B-Side Players on Friday and... Read More...
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Showrunners show on 'wasted days' by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

UPDATED 5:45 p.m. Nov. 7, 2007 Disney's Mouse House in Burbank was overrun Wednesday morning by more than 125 showrunners from TV shows including "Ugly Betty," "Law & Order: SVU" and "Lost." "Every day the producers...
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