Supernatural Scoop

Once post-strike production settled down, Supernatural writers Ben Edlund and Cathryn Humphris took some time to talk to the folks over at Morgan’s Maniacs.
The two talk about their experiences writing, working with Eric Kripke. Ben Edlund’s description of his painful sounding process of writing may seem strikingly bizarre, just as much as it may sound familiar to anyone else who has written for a living, for fun, or school. The final phases of his process sound so poetic, they’re descriptions are the essence of writing themselves.
Well, see for yourself, by reading the actual Cathryn Humphris and Ben Edlund Interview at …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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United Hollywood has been setting up chat sessions for the last couple of weeks. Check this out! This week, go to Warner Brothers, GATE 2, for a little chit-chat with the writers from Supernatural, Moonlight, and Sarah Connor Chronicles!
SPOOKY WEDNESDAY AT WARNER BROS:
For the last two Thursdays writers of various genres have been invited to join us at Gate 2 at Warner Bros, making themselves available to discuss story, structure and everything in between.
This week it’s SPOOKY WEDNESDAY! Writers from SUPERNATURAL, MOONLIGHT, THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES, plus a few surprise guests, will be there to answer all questions and 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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