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WGA Voting Now on Lifting Strike Order (Hug Your TiVo!)
Both the East and West wings of the Writers Guild of America are voting Tuesday afternoon on whether to lift the three-month strike. Polls on the East Coast close at 7 pm/ET, while West Coast scribes have until 6 pm/PT to get their ballots in.
The vote was put to WGA membership following leadership's recommendation of a tentative contract on Sunday. If members do vote to lift the strike (as is widely expected), they could be back at work as early as Wednesday. The tentative contract, which leaders presented in guild meetings on Saturday, is expected to be ratified over the next 10 to 12 days.
So what's first up for fresh TV, assuming the strike's lifted? Late-night laughter. Writers for The Daily Show and Colbert Report expect to be back at work Wednesday, as are scribes for Leno's Tonight Show and O'Brien's Late Night. Saturday Night Live, meanwhile, is slated to air a fresh ep Feb. 23 — its first since November.
Votes should be in Tuesday evening, with an official word on the strike's status coming micromoments thereafter. Until then, we're guessing, across L.A. and New York, champagne's getting chilled and laptops are getting plugged in... just in case. — Anna Dimond
When will your favorite shows return? (Will they return?) Check out the Ausiello's "Strike Recovery Chart" at TVGuide.com/ShowStatus for frequent updates.
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Feb 12, 2008 6:18 PM
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SIR HI THERE IM HAPPY THE STRIKES OVER, BUT IM UNHAPPY TO READ THAT WOMANS MURDER CLUB ISNT GONNA HAVE ANYMORE NEW SHOWS THIS SEASON........THATS AWFUL I LOVE THAT SHOW AND HAVE MISSED IT, SO VERY MUCH NOW YOU TELL ME THERES NO NEW EPISODES THIS SEASON.IT WILL BE BACK WONT IT.........YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT ladybugday61@yahoo.com PLEASE EMAIL ME AT MY EMAIL ADDRESS I HOPE thats ok thanks rhonda day
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Feb 12, 2008 7:11 PM
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So glad its over, I'm happy that those greedy producers/studeo execs finally gave the writers what they deserve (not all but enough). It never should have gone on this long, I don't blame the writers.
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Feb 12, 2008 7:47 PM
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Fingers crossed that the good feeling from the meetings holds and hardliners don't take over. The writers got gains. They deserved much more, but I just don't think even 3 more months on strike will get them any more. I hope they don't throw out what of this season can be salvaged for nothing. But I'm hopeful. People seemed happy, and after fighting so hard, they should be.
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Feb 12, 2008 8:02 PM
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