(Picture: America’s Next Top Model writers – The girl to the far right was once a contestant, she got tired of waiting and finally ate… too much. Did that show actually have writers?)
The now two month old writers strike is looming over new shows and the studios are taking action. Four majors have axed the contracts of writers. Jan is pilot season and there are not many options for studios to choose from for new shows. 20th Century Fox Television, CBS Paramount Network Television, NBC Universal and Warner Bros. Television told the Times they have terminated development and production agreements. Four major studios cancel writers’ contracts; move may doom current TV season. Studio’s typically pay 500,00o to 2 million for teams to come up with concepts for TV shows (and I passed up a shot at writing for a couple of low budget shows while I lived in Cali?)
