Strikewatch: The Buzz from Back East

Hey guys, just wanted to let you know about where things stand as of right now. News reports coming out of the East Coast meeting of the WGA membership seem to indicate that while the WGA-AMPTP deal as drafted is not perfect, it's good enough for most of the writers who attended.

The consensus seems to be that continuing the work stoppage could yield some incremental gains but probably not enough of an improvement to make more striking worthwhile.

A writer friend in New York City tells me the membership back there "basically approved" the deal, although there's no official verdict yet.

The big pow-wow at the Shrine Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles goes down in a couple of hours; we'll let you know how it goes...