Writer's Strike is Over

Hey America, all those great reality television shows that have been crowding our air waves should start thinning out in a month or two. The Writer's Guild of America (WGA) has finally come to an agreement that they can live with. This means, they're going back to work and your favorite scripted programming should be back in a month or two. Here's some details on what they finally agreed on.

On Feb. 25, writers are expected to ratify a new three-year contract that ensures them a stake in the revenue generated when their movies, television shows and other creative works are distributed on the Internet.

The new contract gives them residual payments for shows streamed over the Internet and secures the union's jurisdiction for programming created for the Web. Yet the new contract falls short of what writers were initially seeking. "It's a good deal but not a great one," said Handel, adding that both sides made key compromises.

For example, writers received guarantees that any guild member hired to create original shows for the Web would be covered under a union contract. But the tentative contract enables studios to hire nonunion writers to work on low-budget Internet shows, giving them the flexibility they sought to compete in the burgeoning world of Web entertainment.

Even though they're not super excited about the new contract their signing, I sure am. I'm abso-fucking-lutely tired of there being nothing good to watch on television. That should come to an end, and I can indulge my eyes and ears with brand new scripted shows. *sighs*