WGA strike shuts down most scripted shows

By next week all but one scripted Hollywood television show -- ABC's "October Road" -- is expected to be shut down due to the Writers Guild of America strike.

Of the 52 scripted TV shows in active production when the WGA struck Nov. 5, all but five are dark. Of those five, four are set to shut down next week, the permitting agency Film LA told Variety.com.

ABC's mid-season drama "October Road" is to continue work until mid-January, making it the last scripted show in production.

Meanwhile, the production of Hollywood films is up by 45 percent from the same period last year, thanks to projects movie studios planned in anticipation of the WGA walkout. // Copyright 2007 by United Press International

Publication date: 14 December 2007

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