<![CDATA[io9: Wga Strike]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Wga Strike]]> http://io9.com/tag/wga strike http://io9.com/tag/wga strike <![CDATA[Can Our Hearts Withstand Another Strike?]]> Here we go again. After last year's 14-week struggle between the Writers Guilds of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers — one that ultimately caused the untimely death of Pushing Daisies and the unravelling of Heroes, among other disasters — it looks like Hollywood is still far from happy. Yesterday, the Screen Actors Guild announced its intention to "launch a full-scale education campaign in support of a strike authorization referendum." What that means is, well, nothing good. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5097107&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Battlestar Won't Self-Destruct]]> Both the Cylons' plans and those of the Battlestar Galactica producers will finish as planned, despite the production hiatus caused by the writers' strike. Executives at the Sci Fi Channel are going against rumor and expectation and not shortening the fourth and final season of the show. The first half of the season airs starting April 4, and the second half will probably appear in 2009. But there could be more strike trouble ahead. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=356842&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Where Did Bionic Woman Go Wrong? Fans Weigh In]]> Optimism is a wonderful thing, but too much of it begins to look like, well, like this:
Bionic Woman fell victim to sub-standard writing, but remains a show littered with potential, especially in terms of the caliber of actors on board and the premise - which I still believe is awesome.
Yes, Bionic Woman fans are beginning to come to terms with what was wrong with the show, only a couple of months after it's been off the air. I say "beginning," because defending the caliber of acting? Come on, people. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=349439&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Future of Comic-Con: Total Suck or Way Better?]]> Entertainment Weekly's Marc Bernadin picks up on a little-noticed comment from comics historian Peter Sanderson about the real impact of the WGA writers strike to ask "What about the San Diego Comic-Con?" More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=343128&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Battlestar Galactica Fans To Join Strike, Meet Disappointment]]> Pity fans of Sci-Fi Channel's Battlestar Galactica who plan to join the show's writing staff on picket lines this Friday lured by rumors that a lengthy strike may result in the show's fourth and final season being aired in full earlier than initially expected and without the traditional mid-season break. Talking last week, show producer and showrunner Ron Moore announced that the scripts for the final ten episodes of the season weren't even started before the strike hit, making an early showing extremely unlikely. Here's hoping that channel executives, like Cylons, have a plan. Flickr Image by immolation scene More »
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