Writers' Strike Finally Over

After a 100 day walk-out, the writers of the Writer's Guild of America voted on Tuesday to go back to work. 92.5 percent of the 3,775 voting writers chose to end the strike after many talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. On Sunday, a tentative three-year agreement was approved by the governing board of the guild, which led to the vote to end the strike. Part of the agreement deals with giving the guild a greater profit from the digital distribution of television shows and other entertainment written by its members.

The producer's alliance estimated that the strike cost about $285 million in lost wages to the guild members and $500 million to other film unions.

Via the New York Times.

My thoughts: I had heard rumors that the strike could be ended by yesterday (Monday), and I was disappointed when it wasn't. I realize why they waited, however: today was the 100th day of the strike. Everyone likes nice big round numbers. I'm just glad it's finally over, which means I can start enjoying The Office and Smallville once again, and LOST will run for more than 8 episodes.

-Update-
I just found this article that outlines which shows seem to be coming back and which are canceled after being off the air for so long. Thankfully, The Office has plans for about 8 new episodes for April and May. Some other shows, like Cavemen, the sitcom spawned from the Geico comercials, and Big Shots are dead, however.