They are apparently willing to sign the same deal as Letterman and "have contended in negotiations with the guild that they have just as much right to an agreement and that to deny them would amount to favoritism to Mr. Letterman. But as of Friday no deal had been made."
The mention was part of a larger article which also states the WGA will likely dole out some form of punishment to Jay Leno for continuing to writer his own monologues, an action which the WGA claims breaks their Strike Rules.
Recent scuttlebutt has Leno on the verge of going Fi-Core, which would raise the possibility of Jimmy Kimmel, Colbert and Stewart soon following his lead. All have been staunch supporters of the Guild to date.
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This is total b.s. by the writers. They say how easy they are to negotiate with, but then they pick and choose who they want to deal with.
It's like the golden globes and oscars. They deserve to be on too!
At this point I'm so pissed at the idiots who lead the WGA. Yeah, I do blame the AMPTP, but I've always expected them to act selfishly. I thought more of the WGA in the beginning, but not now.
The cost of this strike is not just the earnings that we will never be able to recover. It is also the loss of savings and eventually the loss of benefits. If we lose 5K a month is earnings and must use 2500 a month in savings just to scrape by, then the total loss per month is $7,500.
I'll never forgive them for this.
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