10/22 - Former Dawson's Creek star Joshua Jackson will return to television later this season for a guest arc on Grey's Anatomy." Jackson will play a doctor on the ABC series. His first appearance is scheduled for the show's 11th episode, which barring a writers strike will likely air in December or January. Source: Zap2it

A writers strike? whatttt

Yeah that's why i was confused...

No!!!! We don't need a strike!! We need TV!!!

exactly!!!

wow... Grey's just can't seem to get rid of the behind-the-scenes drama :unsure:

Guys, it's not a Grey's writer's strike, it's a Writer's Union strike, wich means, all the writers of all the TV shows :blink: :blink:

Oh no. :unsure:

But why?

I really don't know, I read about it, but in the article I read they didn't give reasons :unsure:

Give them what they want!!! We need TV!!!

i know! that is stupid

haha for some reason I think all the writers are pretty well off with the whole salary thing :rolleyes:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TV viewers hooked on cliffhanger episodes of hit shows such as Heroes and Grey’s Anatomy could be left dangling if writers walk off the job.

With Hollywood writers poised to go on strike as soon as Thursday, TV networks were bracing for the need to fill time with reality shows, game shows, even reruns.

Viewers could start seeing an onslaught of unscripted entertainment by early next year, when series such as Desperate Housewives and Heroes run out of episodes.

“I was in a network meeting (Monday), and they were referring to the fact the timing is good for reality producers,” reality TV producer Mark Cronin said.

“It’s going from 50 mph to 70 mph,” Cronin said, adding that networks must “protect themselves and fill their airspace” amid the upcoming writers strike.

The Writers Guild of America and the group representing film and TV producers were set to meet this week with a federal mediator after contentious talks.

With the contract set to expire at midnight Wednesday, negotiators remain far apart on the central issue of raising payment for profits on DVDs and TV shows offered digitally on the Internet, cellphones and other devices.

A newcomer to TV’s writing ranks earns about $70,000 per season for full-time work on a show like Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives or Heroes.


Veteran TV show writers who move up to a story-editor position would get at least a low six-figure salary, with a “written by” credit on an hour-long script paying an additional $30,000 plus residuals.

Writers are free to negotiate for higher pay, and people who produce or co-produce - called “hyphenates” in industry parlance - earn more.

If writers walk out, the effect wouldn’t be felt immediately. Networks have enough episodes of shows like CSI and Ugly Betty written and in production to last at least the end of the year and possibly into February of 2008.

After that, most schedules will run into trouble.

Source

I'd figure the writers of a show would get paid more.. They are the brains behindd the show...Seriously though....reruns? What would happen then? I don't think the networks can afford to lose them.......I gotta think about this...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Always thought they would get paid more too. would they even finish out the season....nice smiley mcbored fits very nicely to such a situation.

AH NO! I thought they would get paid more tooo though.

WGA Recommends Strike to Members; Stoppage to Begin Monday


The WGA has spoken. After brief recaps of the status of negotiations by Guild president Patric Verrone, Negotiating Committee chairman John Bowman and lead negotiator David Young, it was announced Thursday night that the committee will recommend an immediate strike to the Guild Board to vote on Friday morning. UPDATE: The vote has since been taken, and the writers will strike on Monday, Nov. 5.

Actor Alan Rosenberg was there to express SAG support and was well received. The meeting was held at Los Angeles’ Convention Center.

Verrone acknowledged that the only remaining issue to be decided is not whether the strike will take place but how soon it will commence. (It appears that Monday is likely.)

The most significant issue driving the strike is the AMPTP's refusal to negotiate payments for new media delivery. “There seems to be a consensus among even the most conservative strike-adverse members of the Guild that this is a compelling reason for the work stoppage,” an attendee told TV Guide.

The meeting was attended by more than 3,000 members.

Among those who didn’t attend were television writers scrambling to complete production work before their shows were shut down. Many shows do not yet have the scripts necessary to complete their orders from the network.

“It’s a very apprehensive time here,” a producer of a network one-hour drama told TV Guide.

Just before the meeting took place Thursday night, a WGA member told TV Guide that many writers are frightened of the strike, noting “it doesn’t just affect the writers, it’ll affect everyone in production."

The mood of the crowd “was serious and committed” in the face of a possibly long and financially draining action, according to one attendee. Those who strongly support the strike believe that a positive result for the WGA will likely benefit future members more than current ones.

http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TV...trike/800026300

"Grey's Anatomy"
13 episodes of 23 episodes written, 11 of which have been shot and six have aired. This means there are five more episodes in the can.