Writers Guild of America Strike

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On November 5, 2007, writers for film and TV Shows, including “Supernatural”, began a strike after the breakdown of negotiations between the union and the association representing more than 350 production companies and studios which employ them.

The main issues in dispute concerned payment (“residuals”) to writers arising from the distribution of film and TV in new media areas including DVD and the Internet. Playbill

As the strike began Supernatural has 10-12 episodes completed; roughly five scripts that are ready to shoot. La Times

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  • On November 15th it was announced that formal talks would resume on 26th November
  • Trade publications state that fans view the strike as "as a bunch of rich people fighting over billions of dollars. They just want their shows to stay on; they don't care who gets what." Source
  • A new campaign,Pencils2MediaMoguls, was commenced to demonstrate that fans support for the writers. Inspired by the Jericho peanut campaign it involves sending boxes of pencils en masse to the studio and network bosses. (Fans of the show Jericho sent 20 tons of nuts to CBS as show of support for the show when it was cancelled, resulting in it belong renewed for a limited season]
  • You can sign an online petition to support the writers here.


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