YES!! The strike has been lifted!!
From Deadline Hollywood Daily:
STRIKE OVER: Hollywood Back To Work!
Here’s the official WGA announcement to striking writers:
On Tuesday, members of the Writers Guilds East and West voted by a 92.5% margin to lift the restraining order that was invoked on November 5th. The strike is over.
Writing can resume immediately. If you were employed when the strike began, you should plan to report to work on Wednesday. If you’re not employed at an office or other work site, call or e-mail your employer that you are resuming work. If you have been told not to report to work or resume your services, we recommend that you still notify your employer in writing of your availability to do so. Questions concerning return-to-work issues should be directed to the WGAW legal department at 323.782.4521 or the WGAE’s assistant executive director Ann Toback at 212-767-7823.
The decision to begin this strike was not taken lightly and was only made after no other reasonable alternative was possible. We are profoundly aware of the economic loss these fourteen weeks have created not only for our members but so many other colleagues who work in the television and motion picture industries. Nonetheless, with the establishment of the WGA jurisdiction over new media and residual formulas based on distributor’s gross revenue (among other gains) we are confident that the results are a significant achievement not only for ourselves but the entire creative community, now and in the future.
We hope to build upon the extraordinary energy, ingenuity, and solidarity that were generated by your hard work during the strike.
Over the next weeks and months, we will be in touch with you to discuss and develop ways we can use our unprecedented unity to make our two guilds stronger and more effective than ever.
Now that the strike has ended, there remains the vote to ratify the new contract. Ballots and information on the new deal, both pro and con, will be mailed to you shortly. You will be able to return those ballots via mail or at a membership meeting to be held Monday, February 25th, 2008, at times and locations to be determined.
Thank you for making it possible. As ever, we are all in this together.
Best,
Patric M. Verrone
President, WGAWMichael Winship
President, WGAE
Congratulations, writers, on staying strong through a really tough time. We’re thrilled to have you back, and we’re even more thrilled at your winning the contract concessions that you did.
Here’s to an era of improved recognition for all that you do!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! That is all.
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Hallelujah!
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Yay! *Dancing around like an idiot*
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YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES.
WRITERS, I LOVE YOU! OH HOW I MISSED YOU. *hugs everyone; also everything*
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YYYYEAAAAAAYYYYY!!! Woooo whooooooo!!! Congratulations, ladies and gents! We’re so happy that you’re back (and are out of the cold)!
*puts on Kool and the Gang’s “Celebration” and dances around…even sings a little*
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Yes!! I’m doing my happy dance right now – such fantastic news for everyone!
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*balloon drop* Lets dance to this success!
Wooooo
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Oh good! I haven’t read the details of their new contract yet, so I’ll just say that I hope they got a fair deal. Stephen has done a great job by himself, but I’m sure he’ll be both happy and relieved to have his fantastic writers back. It’ll be great to have the show back to it’s full strength, I’m especially looking forward to seeing “The Wørd” again!
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Now you can take a nap Stephen!
Congrats WGA on your hard won contract and facing down THE MAN.
WOO HOO!
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Fabulous news!
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Tell ole…pharoah…let my people go!
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I’m chiming in with my own jubilation!! And to repeat that I’m going to go down to the studio early tomorrow morning (7:30ish – yikes!) despite the fact that the weather has finally noticed it’s supposed to be winter. I hope to joyously greet the returning TCR writers and pass on some goodies I’ve collect for them. I would imagine they’d all need to be in somewhere around 9:00, so if anyone wants a good excuse to get to the office late, join me in whoopin’ it up tomorrow morning.
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yessssss! omg i’m totally spending all day tomorrow on thedailyshow.com, how i’ve missed that site.
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Somebody please get me on a plane and to the TCR studio. I’m so far away and really want to congratulate them for fighting the man!!!!! Anyone who lives close o the studio is lucky.
Congratulations writers!!!!!
Come in from the cold now.
Take a nap Stephen and Jon. You did great work and you deserve it.
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Hooraaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! (Wasn’t sure if I should repeat the “a” or the “h,” so I went for both.)
Good thing it’s over: it’s d*** cold in New York! No time to be out on a picket line.
Welcome back, writers! We missed you!
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Praise God, and welcome back guys ‘n’ gals — so happy you’re back!
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And thanks to Ms I for the yummy eye candy to accompany the article. Gorgeous!
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*does end-of-strike dance*
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thanks goodness :D
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Woo hoo! Welcome back, writers!!!
I agree with auds: thanks for the Stephen-in-a-tux photo! *sigh*
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@Lucy & auds,
I second the eye candy — very nice touch. Yey writers! Yey Stephen in a tux! : )
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About bloody time! Man, I cannot wait for the first ‘Word’ back, I bet its going to be amazing =D And hopefully lots of threat downs, tip of the hat/wag of the fingers, Cheating Death with Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA ….and maybe, just maybe, if we’re lucky…we might even get A MONKEY ON THE LAM!! woooo lol
Well done writers, Stephen, and everyone at the report! and NFZ for keeping the colbert nation sane during the strike!
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This is sooo exciting! Welcome back writers!!!!
I am looking forward to seeing the first shows back with the writers. Some of our favorite segments may be back, TCR/TDS won’t have to beg for guests, and Stephen and Jon are going to be all fired up.
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This is such wonderful news!
And congratulations to Stephen and Jon for being able to successfully keep the shows running until the writers returned – something I wouldn’t have wished on my worst enemies.
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stephen’s dad’s strike 100 days.
Stephen’s writers strike 100 days.
*chills*
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@gina
I have been thinking about that the last few days. I wonder if he will mention anything about it on the show.
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