On Sunday WGA leaders voted unanimously to endorse the proposed deal with studios which will effectively end the Writer’s Strike. Technically it will not be over until Tuesday when all guild members will vote on it. If that passes (which every one involved is confident it will) then the writers should return to work on Wednesday – which means that some of our favorite shows might still be salvaged!

I’m very excited about the news – as I’m sure you are if you’re reading this – and I’m happy to see that, while this contract still falls short of the writer’s demands – it does make some positive steps in the right direction towards acknowledging online media as the future of television that it is.

However, since this is not yet a deal comparable to a standard television deal for the writers, I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a strike based on this same issue again in the future.

Also, it’s worth mentioning that SAG will be negotiating with the studios in the coming months, and they’re going to want a piece of the online pie too – so lets hope that gets settled before we have another one of these things on our hands.