I understood that in the case of Lost, if ABC can't get most of a season, the show won't air this year.

Really? I heard ABC was planning to air eight episodes of the sixteen-episode season regardless, to Lindelof's dismay.

So he must be going in to ensure the entire production won't be shut down for the whole season.

It sounds to me like he's going in to make sure the final product turns out okay.

I understood that in the case of Lost, if ABC can't get most of a season, the show won't air this year. If the show wouldn't air whether he does post on those shows or not, there's no reason for Cuse to go in. So he must be going in to ensure the entire production won't be shut down for the whole season.

I'm not sure about that. I know Supernatural is still shooting, but Kripke (last I understood, anyhow) isn't crossing the line. He's going to let them put out a mess -- er, that is, he's going to let them put out the episodes that were already written without taking part in the process.

I can definitely see being torn if you'd already signed a contract and given your word to fulfill duties other than writing ones as a producer.

Here's a question. With THE INSIDE, we all know the cast options expired (or whatever the term is - I've no clue) before the show was officially dead. FOX failed to renew them, so we all knew the show was deader than a dead thing before Variety and the like announced it was dead.

Shows like Reaper... Surely those options are going to come up over the next few months, whilst the shows aren't even shooting any more? Unless a show has been a TV Hit, I can't see networks/studios wanting to extend cast stuff, so that'll kill the new shows?

Personally, I think Cuse is damaging the WGA's position here. That's purely a personal point of view. ABC have already made and announced the decision to air those 8 episodes, so he isn't risking loosing their franchise. He isn't costing people jobs.

ABC have already made and announced the decision to air those 8 episodes, so he isn't risking loosing their franchise.

Though, if those episodes totally suck ass (not out of the realm of possibility with Lost), it could lose them audience in the long run...

Can you tell us your issues. I'm inclined to agree with you, but I'd like to solidify my reasoning.

Ailleann, I don't disagree. Cuse has already gone on record and said he doesn't want ABC to air the episodes from Feb 2008 (as they are planning) as he thinks the show could 'canteen out of control'. Which sounds to me like he thinks it already sucks ass to me. I suppose you could argue he could make it good during post production.

Personal opinion: if you aim to strike and not damage anything for either side, you aren't going to get what you want. Not near. And that's not with regards to writing or studios, as I know nothing, that's from strikes of yester year.

From Strega's [link]

Then the voting began. There was even a vote about the vote -- whether it had to be unanimous or not.

I know there are Buffistas who are members of the WGA, but I didn't know the WGA was run by Buffistas.

Did anybody vote No Preference?