Writers Strike
November 7, 2007 Jessica Tripp
Production on Desperate Housewives will stop on Wednesday as they run out of scripts.
The Writers Guild of America began striking this week because they want more money on DVD and Internet royalties, and the people in charge are refusing to negotiate. They will picket until negotiations are resumed.
E Online says that while there will be a few new shows,
Producer Alexandra Cunningham said the network would run out of new episodes to air before Christmas, should the strike continue.
They also said that some of the major presidential candidates are supporting the WGA
“These writers deserve to be compensated fairly for their work, and I commend their courage in standing up to big media conglomerates,” Edwards said Tuesday, while Obama said he urged “the producers to work with the writers so that everyone can get back to work.”
Sign on San Diego says
Marc Cherry, executive producer and creator of the show, said the writers had his blessing to picket as long as they were respectful to the actors.
They also say no new negotiations have been scheduled as of yet, but the ending of these shows should push producers to make the negotiations soon.
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