Writer's Strike is Over!
A tentative 3-year deal was reached where writers will get a flat fee of $1200 for online distribution for the first two years. In the third year, they get residuals -- but only after the first 17-24 days, considered a promotional period and royalty-free. But, as anyone who has released a YouTube video knows, that's about how long the video is going to be viable in the first place. Sigh.
Still, it's a better deal than the Director's guild got, which was flat-fee-only for the same three year period.
Here's a list of shows I got from Powet.TV. Some shows still have episodes and will be coming back in time for May Sweeps. Others won't be coming back until next season. Some won't be coming back at all.
The shows I care about:
30 Rock: Expected to shoot 5 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
Battlestar Galactica: Returns April 4 with first half of 20-episode final season. Production on second half could start as early as March. Airdate for those TBD.
Big Love: Expected to go into production on Season 3 in March. Airdate info is TBD.
Heroes: No new episodes expected until fall.
Lost: Six pre-strike episodes remain. Six additional episodes could air this season.
Pushing Daisies: No new episodes until fall.
Scrubs: Four pre-strike episodes remain. Four additional episodes will likely be shot; unclear whether they'll air on NBC or go straight to DVD.
Smallville: Four pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 5 or 6 additional episodes to air in April/May.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Four pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.
~Sean
Still, it's a better deal than the Director's guild got, which was flat-fee-only for the same three year period.
Here's a list of shows I got from Powet.TV. Some shows still have episodes and will be coming back in time for May Sweeps. Others won't be coming back until next season. Some won't be coming back at all.
The shows I care about:
30 Rock: Expected to shoot 5 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
Battlestar Galactica: Returns April 4 with first half of 20-episode final season. Production on second half could start as early as March. Airdate for those TBD.
Big Love: Expected to go into production on Season 3 in March. Airdate info is TBD.
Heroes: No new episodes expected until fall.
Lost: Six pre-strike episodes remain. Six additional episodes could air this season.
Pushing Daisies: No new episodes until fall.
Scrubs: Four pre-strike episodes remain. Four additional episodes will likely be shot; unclear whether they'll air on NBC or go straight to DVD.
Smallville: Four pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 5 or 6 additional episodes to air in April/May.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Four pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.
~Sean