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On Tuesday, February 12th, the WGA strike was officially ended after voting occurred on both coasts. The motion to go back to work was passed with a 92.5% approval.

The three year deal was reached on Saturday, February 9th between WGA officials and members of the media conglomerate AMPTP and was widely believed to be the best that could be had by most members of the WGA who decided to talk about it. After looking at what details I could find about the deal, it looked startlingly similar to the deal reached not too long ago with the Director's Guild. There is still the same window of time when any streaming content will be considered to be paid for the writers, there's the same amount of financial restitution when a DVD or related format sells more than 100,000. Some might think that the WGA strike enabled the DGA to get their deal faster.

Whatever the case may be, the writers have officially spoken and will be returning to work today, February 13th. This means that some of our favorite shows may be returning with new episodes (I'm hoping for Lost, Grey's Anatomy, and Desperate Housewives) and more of the movies we have been waiting for will finally begin to be written.

Of course, you must surely be asking what comes next? Well, the contract is expected to be ratified through voting and the votes will be tallied on February 26th at a meeting. This is quite the happy day for writers and studios after 100 days of striking. Coming soon, though, is the renewal of the SAG contract. Talks have already started, and we hope that everything will be tip-top for that one. I don't think Hollywood would be the same if another strike hit so quickly after the last one.