PRODUCERS PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE WRITERS STRIKE
Tuesday, April 24 2007
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Anticipating a possible strike by members of the Writers Guild of America this fall, the television networks are making decisions on renewals far earlier than usual and some shows have already begun shooting for the 2007-2008 season, the Los Angeles Times observed today (Tuesday). The newspaper said that Gary Scott Thompson, who writes and exec produces NBC's Las Vegas, plans to begin production for the coming season on Monday -- three months earlier than usual. The show "will be strike-proof," Thompson told the newspaper. Another series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is currently shooting its ninth season. Dick Wolf, the show's executive producer, told the Times, "I firmly believe that the potential for a strike is much greater and more ominous than many people are saying. ... Therefore, we're going to make as many episodes as possible before a strike takes place."
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