George Clooney's Bid To End Writer's Strike - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 01-11-2008, 10:55 PM

George Clooney has offered to act as a mediator between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) union members and Hollywood bosses in a bid to end the strikes. The writers have been on picket lines since November, bringing production on Hollywood movies to a standstill and causing a number of TV networks to release staff and air repeat shows.

The strike has also forced the organizers of Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony to cancel the event after actors threatened to boycott. However the Ocean's Eleven star has offered to set up a "mediation panel" to settle the WGA members' grievances - and plans to ask Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and ER producer John Wells to help him end the dispute, according to L.A. Weekly.

Speaking of the strikes earlier this week, he said, "When the strike happens, it's not just writers (affected)... Our hope is that all the players will lock themselves in a room and not come out until they finish. We want this to be done. That's the most important thing."

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)

Dean Winchester · 01-11-2008, 11:58 PM

good luck, but I also think the writers kind of like having this "time off" as well, notice that they already are willing to picket the Oscars, which is six weeks off

01-11-2008, 10:55 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	George Clooney's Bid To End Writer's Strike George Clooney has offered to act as a mediator between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) union members and Hollywood bosses in a bid to end the strikes. The writers have been on picket lines since November, bringing production on Hollywood movies to a standstill and causing a number of TV networks to release staff and air repeat shows. The strike has also forced the organizers of Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony to cancel the event after actors threatened to boycott. However the Ocean's Eleven star has offered to set up a "mediation panel" to settle the WGA members' grievances - and plans to ask Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and ER producer John Wells to help him end the dispute, according to L.A. Weekly. Speaking of the strikes earlier this week, he said, "When the strike happens, it's not just writers (affected)... Our hope is that all the players will lock themselves in a room and not come out until they finish. We want this to be done. That's the most important thing." (This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)
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01-11-2008, 11:58 PM	#2
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	good luck, but I also think the writers kind of like having this "time off" as well, notice that they already are willing to picket the Oscars, which is six weeks off