Supernatural Scoop

The youth-oriented network may stay in flux, but The CW has announced planned return dates and episode counts for its series.

Supernatural: 4 episodes begin April 24. (1 more pre-strike episode airs February 21.)
Reaper: 5 episodes begin April 22. (3 more pre-strike episodes begin February 28.)
The Game: 9 episodes begin March 23.
Smallville: 6 episodes begin April 17.
Gossip Girl: 5 episodes begin April 21.
Everybody Hates Chris: Already had 22 completed episodes. Remaining 12 completed episodes begin March 2.
Aliens in America: 18 already completed. Remaining episodes will air March 2 to March 23, then April 27 to May 18.
One Tree Hill: …read more

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Last night, at 6PM PST, 92.5% of the 3,775 writers voting, voted ‘YES’ to ending the 100 day old strike. We all knew this was coming. The CW had just issued its plans for the rest of 2008, and the industry seemed to have already breathed a giant corporate sigh of relief. The governing board for the Writers’ Guild of America had unanimously approved the agreement on Sunday.
While everyone is going back to work, today, there is still one last piece to fall into place. The union must still ratify the contract. This should happen any day now. Currently, though, …read more

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Michael Eisner. AP
Former Disney exec, Michael Eisner revealed in a CNBC interview, the other day. that the major studio execs and the WGA shook hands, last Friday, on a deal to end the strike. Saturday, 9 February, The contract will go before the WGA general assembly for final acceptance. When asked about the possibility that the assembly won’t accept the deal Eisner stated that acceptance was “inevitable.”
This, of course, is bittersweet news for fans of scripted television. Many shows will likely not have any more episodes written and produced, until Autumn 2008.
Go to CNBC to read more from Eisner on …read more

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According to leaks to the Associated Press by two anonymous insiders, the Writers’ Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, representing the studios, made significant progress, in talks Friday.
Until now, the sticking points included insistence by the studios to limit writers’ residuals for online content to a flat $1,200 fee. The WGA wants a percentage of the distributor’s revenue.
Initial reports of agreements on important issues is certainly good news. I hope that we hear some credible verification from the parties involved, in the next few days.
Read more at Yahoo! News.

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With Parliament looking at banning –again- strikes by personnel essential to the public, and incarcerated good, Zoe Williams compares –a little- and contrasts –a lot- last Summers’ U.K. Prison Officers’ strike to the current Writers’ Strike.
She makes some interesting points, definitely worth discussing, as can be seen by those who commented about the piece.

How does a Hollywood Writers’ Strike stand up against a Prison Officers’ Strike?
Do the writers lack the sympathy factor of under-paid public servants?
Do the writers lose out a bit, since their $500 million impact on the entertainment industry pales in contrast to a prison full of …read more

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Joss Whedon. Believe it or not, there may be Americans who don’t have any idea who this man is. When the man calls for support for any cause, however, he has many friends, who are ready, and more than willing to help.
Supernatural, and erstwhile Angel and Firefly, producer/writer, Ben Edlund, was one of Joss’ friends who came to stand up for the WGA writers’ strike, recently. Mr. Edlund and many others spoke to iF Magazine’s T.K. Dehn, that day, about the strike, and about the important issues at stake for television, movies, and all new media.
From the article, Joss Whedon’s …read more

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Supernatural Episode 3.11 – Jus In Bello

If the networks and studios don’t work something out with the WGA –perhaps, even if they do- Thursday, January 17 could be the last episode for Supernatural Season Three.
Let’s hope for some reason, soon. There’s not a lot of time to complete the writing, and the production of even a couple more episodes of any of our favorite hour-long evening scripted television shows. If things don’t turn around soon, all the good ideas are going into Supernatural Season Four.
So, call your network exec friends, and tell them to follow David Letterman’s lead.
Of course, as …read more

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David Letterman rides. Maybe he could keep up with the Impala. No? Photo: James Devaney, WireImage.com.
Hooray for David Letterman! Though many scripted TV dramas and sitcoms may end the season in chaos, perpetual reruns, or replacement by reality tv, the deal struck between David Letterman’s Worldwide Pants and the WGA is a ray of hope in this strike-sick season. The agreement will hopefully lead to more smaller production companies making their own independent agreements with their writers. Key to this agreement with Worldwide Pants, of course, is the section detailing residual payments for content made available on advertising and subscription …read more

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YumeNoKo had the fortune of meeting Supernatural creator Erik Kripke on the picket lines, Tuesday. Mr. Kripke shared his hopes and plans for the rest of Season 3, and for Season 4. We won’t get too excited yet, but it’s nice to see that he’s looking forward to it, and more…

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