Better bulk up on your TiVo

Oh, this ain't good. Not good at all. The last time this happened, Moonlighting was ruined. Let's hope some of today's best shows don't suffer such a fate.

Writers Guild votes overwhelmingly to authorize a strike

In what union officials say is a record turnout, 90% of members approve a walkout if a contract can't be settled by Oct. 31.

Hollywood's film and TV writers are ready to trade their pens for picket signs if they can't reach a deal with their employers by Halloween.

Members of the Writers Guild of America voted by an overwhelming margin to authorize their leaders to call a strike if they can't negotiate a three-year contract with the major studios to replace one that expires Oct. 31. Of 5,507 members who voted, 90% favored granting a strike authorization. Guild officials said the turnout was a record for the union, which has nearly 12,000 members. [la times]

Hey, I'm a writer...and a guild supporter and all for a union (CALL ME NORMA RAE). So, I totally don't blame them for needing to strike. Who I do blame are the friggin' greedy-ass producers who can't find a way to stop this from happening, because they're too worried about lining their own pockets. So, Hwood big wigs -- get your shit together -- cause you're nowhere without writers. Try it without them. You'll see.