Official WGA Writers Strike thread.

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Family guy is in hiatus, so at least some animated shows are covered (also I think Matt and Trey's not being WGA members is probably their decision, given that they have also made a live action show, the short lived 'That's My Bush').

Speaking of 'Family Guy', Fox announced today that they are having near-completion episodes completed without Seth Macfarland who has been a vocal striker and has said previously a number of times that if they did that, he'd be pissed.

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The overlords at Fox have announced plans to air an original Family Guy episode this Sunday and move forward on three more without the participation of mastermind Seth MacFarlane, who not only serves as show runner but supplies many of the key voices.

The move has angered MacFarlane, who stopped work on the series last week to join the picket lines with other WGA members. Film and TV writers whose union went on strike Nov. 5 to force Hollywood studios to negotiate a bigger cut of the profits from DVD sales and other future digital media platforms.

"It would just be a colossal dick move if they did that," Family Guy's creator told Variety, noting that the next three episodes of the animated comedy are "relatively close to completion, but they have not had a final pass."

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